Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-06-13
down SOUTH.
A Day on a Texas Ranch as
Seen BY d Northern
Woman.
E Richmond Pallallum

Dallas, Texas, June 10
At 1 in the morning we arise and
take hurried walk OF two miles to
the Texas 81 Pacific depot, where by
appointment we meet our host and
hostess Of the day. Together with
several New York gentlemen and
their wives we accompany our new
made friend and 81 end the day on
his extensive cattle ranch We board
the fast express and wheel westward
thirty-fiv miles to FIT. Worth over
one of the grandest prairies you ever
saw; now passing large fields of
corn in full tassel, now whirling
through hundreds of acres
of cotton fields; next,
grain fields seemingly unlimited.
The roadway is one grand garden Of
Texas flora, miles and miles OF
nothing but yellow DAISIES (nigger
heads they call them here) then wild
peoples of various hues from white
To deep purple, and numerous other
flowers Of which am unfamiliar. The
wild flowers bloom the year around
here and each month has something
new to please the eye. Arriving at
Fort Worth at ) 10 we are escorted
To the magnificent Hotel Worth,
where we appcase our ravenous an
petites, a hearty meal we'll served,
and we board the cars again and
travel sixty five miles southwest
stopping at little station called
Wappe Hooken. Here we are
met by the big covered ranch
wagon hauled by six mules, the
driver, an old colored man
of ye olden ii mes. He is so old his
wool -that is what they call it down
here's as white as snow. When
one OF the New Workers asked how old
the driver was, he replied that he
was alive at the time of the flood and
was floating on the water on a bale
OF cotton He declares (the darkev
does that he caught and ate the
dove that was turned loose, that
never returned. A drive of sixteen
miles over hot, dusty road or
trail, brought US hale and hearty TO
the gates Of the large ranch where
herded thousands of wild cattle. |
tell you | was frightened when | saw
the performance of lassoing and
branding commenced. the men in the
saddle would ride at full speed,
throw the long l..rias, which would
fly through the air in coil s.ftcr cor
and Invariably fall over the horns of
some fleeing animal. The horses
knew their work and as soon as a
COW was caught they would throw
themselves back on their launches
the long ropes We're quickly fastened
to the PROSTATE animal and the nen
with the red hot brands quickly put
the mark of their owner on the flank
of the animal. We watched the per
Torrance until late in the afternoon
when we were escorted to the tents
of the herderS where we were served
with a true ranchman' 5 dinner, and
not very uninviting repast W 5 it,
in fact il consisted of all the good
things of the season One of the great
dishes here is called Mexican chill,
pronounced chilley. Why it is called
"chilley | have no apprehension
for il is the hottest stun ever
tasted. 1t is made from beef and
chill beans and is ground up to a
thick gravy and seasoned with about
two parts OF red pepper. They say
il will cure cold. should say ii
would, for one taste caused me to
feel as il | was a furnace the rest of
the day; but they eat it and say it i
good. Late at night.our return train
landed Us safe at Dallas and we felt
grateful TO our generous host for his
kind attentions and for q delightful
day spent on a Texas ranch.
Mrs. AMANDA BEACH.