The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-08-09
THE MAN FROM TEXAS
Was Interviewed by a Washington star
Reporter

Reporter
He was registered from Texas, says
the Washington Star, and the hotel re-
porter being anxious to see Texan
fresh from his native heath, asked the
clerk to point him out, and at once pre-
ceeded to interview him.
"You are from Texas, believer" he
said in his winning reportorial manner,
as he stood in front Of him.
81 beg your pardon?" res pended he
gentleman with slight frOwn.
I'm a reporter" hurriedly explained
: the intervie wer, somewhat abashe6,
land would be glad to have little talk
with you on Texas matters. How are
times down there?"
"Oh alb, l beg your pardon" said the
Texan. 81 did not thoroughly compre-
bend the purpose of your approaching
NE. ard being somewhat apprehensive
of strangers | felt a natural hesitancy,
don't you know, in greeting you with
that bonhomie, not to say camaradieri,
so characteristic believe, Gf the gentle
men OF YOUR profession. Now that
am appraised of your identity l shall be
pleased to communicate any infOrmatiO on
| NAV possess, and in response t. your
eminently pertinent inquiry | may say
that as far as my knowledge extends the
times in my political division OF the
union are notably sautary."
The reporter wondered II the clerk
hadn't made a mistake.
'Business, | presume" he SAID, us
good?"
"ThA commercial interests of Texas,
responded the gentleman, exhibit a
most encouraging absence of those
phelgmatic conditions which certain
individuals, who are prone to look upon
the Tartarean side of every entity, have
persisted in prophesying would neces-
sarily follow certain political coalen-
scenes with capitalistic ordinations,
which is not exigent at present to desig-
nate or discuss. 1t is sufficient to say
that the caliInitous cimacteric which
they were so bomblatious in tutminat-
ing. has signally failed Of eventuation
in my own or any contiguous communl~
ties y
81 am glad to hear it," gasped the
reporter. Chow are the crops?'
GAS the duties of my vocation are
rather subtegulaneOus than extraforan>
| eous," answered the gentleman from
! Texas, with cautious discretion, "pOs-
sibly | am not entirely competent TO
| become conclusively respondent to your
| INDICATIONS in that direction. However,
from the presentmen.s of responsible
and reliable delators, | am constrained
to believe that our agronolhic conditions
are improbable, and that predical profits
! are no less sure than they will be Super
| lative. Indeed, am profoundly im~
pressed by the resultant efforts Of every
| Triptoemus of Texas IF whom it has
| been my fortuitOus fate to have cogno.
| scene that agriculture and its consaten~
| ated cOlateraities in our state is destined
10 WELD plenipotentiary pruissauce in
| oolitics as we'll as in all pragmatic and
professional pursuits. l have predicat-
ed upon this" bell boy Lere; annOunc-
ed that the gentleman was wanted at
the telephone. pardon mt a mons
ent' he said, rising to 90.
Certainly, certainly" said the repol-
ter, and as the gentleman disappeared in
the box, the reporter disappeared
through the nearest street door. Gee
! whIz," he exclaimed when he reached
the open air, "what has ever happened
TO Texas? Wonder if Boston has Slip
ped cog and dropped down that way?"
"Our baoy was SICK tor month with