The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-01-18
Echoes from the Holiday !

Bowie, away out In Montague
county where the fine fruits grow,
and the milk and honey flow. The
milk was native born and bred but
the honey flowed from as far south
as Alvin. Out from Waxahachie to
Midlothian, as everybody knows
who knows anything at all, the
country is above criticism, but be-
yond the Ellis county line change
of scenery sweeps over the face OF
the earth, and a great wave of home
sickness swept over my soul. Mans
field is a pretty little town set
among the rolling red hills, but
from there on up to Fort Worth the
land grows nothing whatever but
bushes, coarse grass, and yellow
brickbats, and they are not the kind
our new library building is to be
composed of either. Fort Worth is
vastly bewildering, and not in the
least beautiful perfect network
of highways, byways, overhead
crossings, railroad tracks, and from
the time | entered a crowded .trans-
fer at one depot to lumber over to
another | didn't know straight up
when I saw it suspended above my
head. The magnificence of the big
depot was pointed out to me, and
admitted it to the best of my ability,
but ] never one time hinted that |
considered it quite inferior to the
little new structure we set sail from
in Waxahachie. | regained my eqil-
ihrrrl however. as we wereirat'ling
out Of the city, ringing the electric
gongs at every street crossing, and
when / had given all due Difference
and awe to the great packing plant
in the suburbs, we dashed cut In
the open country, and it was un-
doubtedly the most open ever saw
lin all the davs of my life. II was
wide open, and don't believe the
sound Of Gabrielle trumpet will ever
shut it up again. one immense
ahfb A'fAAb tb AAA'hAtFi A'A ''AfA''
aud miles-cattle, hayricks, wind
mills and barus-and the distressed
fellow VINO swore he'd give his
kingdom for horse wasn't In II
with me, for I'd have given all the
kingdom | ever expect 10 own for
the sight Of single tree. | hate To
look and look, and see 50 much, and
see 40 far that | have to close my
eyes toikeep from seeing any fur
Their. don't like the prairies any
way, though IL you are living on
one and expecting guests you can
see them when they start, and have
the house In order aud have the
baking done long before they get
there.
Decatur is pleasant break iu the
monotouy Of the country, and when
/ saw the lovely homes dottiuE the
wooded hills I was quite ready to
decide 90 was the prettIest town !
had seen since We left Waxahachie.
n #AF| IalAA INV N.'''tffhA w. At+stf 10y
IDLY rocks, btlls. scrubby timber.
and valley farms las thick along the
way. and soon the famous fruit or
chards Of Montague county began
90 uurou themselves 20 view APP
pies, peaches. plums, berriea, and
grapes flourish Ia the fertile red
sandy soil, aud the people at the
lille towns we passed seemed as
happy. busy aud coutented a. though
they lived in Ellis county, and were
bIsst
was dreaming 81 berry pies and
peach cobbists when Ee sailed into
Rowis. aud As looked ont and saw
two sweet uGtl- girl angels coming
along The platform 60 meet me, led
by long legged man angel, knew
the time ot rejoicing had come, and
the beginning eff a happy vtsit Was
at hssd. fhe week that followed
Justified ali INr teutest auticipa
u4us Dli sou ever <p Cop "a pia e.
looking for "A NEE. friendly big
spuI~d people. aud uuc hud theW
Well. never lid. aud Bowie I~ 800
exception ta tle rule 40 you stand
zap before ulrrur tad gan
tae reflection will gram back
at sou. .ure Bowie claims
about fsur thousand Inhabitants,
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