The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-21
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TEXAS AND TENNESSEE.
Ex-Goy. Hogg and GOV. McMiInn Are
Proud of Their States and Don't
Hesitate to Proclaim 1t Loudly.

IIOLl til6 Ot IOuiS NIlSDS-ACSliiOCial
Said the Ex-Governor of Texas to the
Governor of Tennessee, II say, Mac,
this is a gloomy, dreary, desoiate sort of
a day, and here's forlorn looking news
paper man-noW, the loneliest looking an
imal on earth is a lonesome newspaper
man-so let's take him up in my room and
jolly him up Bit
The big man from Texas led the way,
the Governor of Tennessee followed, and
the other trailed along. They were soon
comfortably seated in Gov. Hoggs room
at the Planters, and the noted Texan
proceeded to demonstrate that a dull.
cherries atmosphere outside does not OBJ
struct any sunlight where a real, genial
Westerner turns on the conversational arc
light
II don't know if you gentlemen have
observed it," said Gov Hogg, "but the
state of Texas is an ever-blooming pansY
blossom, and don't you forget it. Did
you ever stand on a hillside and see the
sun sink over the Texas prairies? Did
you ever see the heavens where they seem
to bend down and kiss those widespread
ing plains? Did you ever stand on the
| banks of the BraZos river and see 1t
stretching out for hundreds of miles, like
a great copper-colored serpent, winding
its sinuous folds in the sun? Well, if
you haven't, when you come 10 die your
having lived will not have been all of life,
and you may have the satisfaction OF
knowing there is something for you to
return for
Yes. I know, Governor" continued the
| Texan to the Tennesseean, you have
great state, and a great people. In fact,
it is asserted that you have a more boun-
teOus mixture of sunshine and moonshine
| than any other state in the Union. Es-
pecially moonshine, if the revenue officers
are to be believed. I know you have
iron and coal and phosphate mines in
abundance, and It's said you have enc of
the most liberal and progressive state ad-
mnistrations in the Union, but you want
to come TO Texas for expansion I'll tell
you what. there is some thing in that big
state, with its 1,000-mile stretch of terri
| tory that just naturally makes a man
grow in spite of himself.
Tennessee.
Yes" said The Tenpesseean to the Tex
an, Il, too, will admit you have a great
state and a great people? Why shouldn't
you? Most of them went from Tennessee.
Alabama and Kentucky, but, speaking of
seeing things, Did you ever get out on
camp stool, on the rear of a sleeper, GO
ing down from Nashville to Chattanooga
with those two mountain chains running
for hundreds of miles on either side of
you, the blue sky above and the green
earth beneath? Did you ever have that
feeling of mans insignidcance and ma
| lures vastness? Did you ever come Jolt
up on the tawny Tennessee river. with
its mighty waters seeming to cut their
way through mountain sides? Did you
ever round that mighty river curve COM
| ing into Chattanooga and find yourself IN
der the frowning brow of Lookout noun
! tain where divided nation once stood
in battles magnifcently stern array? DID
| you ever see the frowning brow of that
| mountain clothed in imperial purple and
try to penetrate the purple haze in search
of the blood spots left by bleeding ma
ton? No; we'll YOU too, have missed
! something
Texas.
"By the way" said the Texan mot to
| treat serious subject with unbecoming
levity do you know that the soldiers on
both sides now unite in declaring that in
the artillery fire directed against the
| troops on Lookout the, guns least aimed
did the most execution? Now, that's a
thing I've noticed that applies to people
as well as guns. l don't mean to detract
| from the skill of the gunner, or even in
innate that intent and training are not
| one-half of life's battle, but still we must
make allowance for fortuitous chance But
! speaking of states, I want you to come
down Texas-way and visit me- l want to
show you what a young American giant
! Neiii VIZ wien ~ StiS up anu humps user.
You know We've deal of territory to go
on. From Texarkana TO Ell Paso is l 900
| miles as the crow flies and it's 500 miles
| from Texline to Corpus Christi. We've
got everything down there from cattle and
cotton TO pecans; the finest fruit lands
that the eye of man ever rested upon
and there's hardly any season In the year
that our strawberry beds are not in bios
som.
II know you can beat us on iron and
phosphates, and it may be you have a
better brand of moonshne, but, If you'll
come down to Texas about watermelon
time, if we don't make you follow the
lead of Sam Houston and other Tennes-
| see pioneers, and apply Tor citizenship I'll
forfeit my hard-earned reputation as a
prophet"
Here the great men branched off into
talked of the great resources of their
states, developed and undeveoped: of the
wonderful progress of the Southland, and
grew eloquent over the virtues of her
distinguished sons.
81 declare your address on Andrew
jackson, at the Tennessee Society's ban
quet in st. Louis the other night was
masterpiece said the Texas Governor
to Gov McMilin. 'If that address is
ever published in it's entirety want YOU
to send me a copy of it. ! am fond OF a
good talk, and think l know one when
l hear it."
Both states and st. Louis.
The Governor of Tennessee promised to
honor the requisiton of his exceuencv
of Texas, and they again drifted into
Southern subjects. They talked of the
good old days and discussed the rapid
changes in men and affairs. They had
kindly remembrance and loving word
for the good old Southern gentleman and
his old world ways. They spoke Of the
chivalry of Southern men and the beauty
of Southern women, and although both
are notably abstemious men they had a
kindly word for Southern hospitality and
conviviality. They discussed the differ
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