Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-05-21

bring us right into Brownsville,
Texas, the terminus of our long
journey.
We arrive here at $50, p. m,
Sunday night, March p. We
could see at once that conditions
here were rot up TO date. Utter
darkness prevailed on most of
the streets, and after promenad-
ing around this old town in the
dark, we decided that the change
from cold to hot climate did
not magnify our powers of vision
sufficiently to see through the
darkness of this old, un-
slightly city, and without
much persuading we soon re-
traced our steps back to the car,
evidently anxious and ready for
night of peaceful sleep under
the canopy of Southern sky
with the twinkling orbs Of the
starry Heavens peeping through
our car window, kissing away
the darkness and gloom from the
weary travellers tired body and
sleeping mind.
Monday March q, Brownville,
Texas: Here we are over 1000
miles from home and not one of
us injured in any way after such
a flying trip. 'Tis wonderful
indeed. We were pretty we'll pre-
pared in case there was any
accidents, we had with us one
professional man. DR. Gibson
from Wisconsin, and by the way,
he was a jolly good fellow. AS
to his ability and skill as a doctor
| cannot say, as there were no
emergency cases came up for
treatment, but l Imagine he could
dose out the calomel with a spoon
or a spade and give you dose
that would soon lay you in the
shade. Every one was up early.
A number of the boys went to
see the market place and see how
| Mexicans do things in this far
off south land. 1t does look a
little odd to see their peculiar
ways and customs. They have
no scales but weigh everything
| by guess. Here we saw some
pretty hard looking beefsteak and
some sides of meat thin enough
for drum heads. This market is
a small affair compared with
some Of the great markets of our
northern cities.
| We did not stop long in this
place as the time for breakfast
was about up and we must not
be tardy at our first meal hear
| We had fresh beef steak for
breakfast, yes, it was fresh,
killed at 3 a. m, and served at
a. M, the same morning, and
for fact, it was pretty good to
be fattened on cactus and hot air
Without question of doubt oul
cooks should have the praise IN
making this Mexican beef steak
so palatable and acceptable to
our early morning appetites, and
the way those Kansas fellows
did devour this breakfast was q
fright. / always felt sorry fol
the cooks when these Kansas
fellows pulled off their coats
: before they sat down to the little
2x4 tables, because it always
meant something, and whole
] lot too.
1t was decided in the earl,
morning that we would visi
Brownsville in the forenoon, hav,
!. an early dinner and then go owe
in the afternoon to the old tow
d of Maramoris, Mexico, and thi
S part of the days program wa
fully carried out with som
S additions.
II Breakfast over. Roll called
every fellow ready for duty
: Kansas Katy Flyer took the lea
a and DR.. Gibson brought up tn
q rear, and we left the car in tn
:. care of the cooks while we too
U in the city. After a brisk wal
s of about 30 minutes trying t
keep up with that Kansas Kat
Il Flyer No. 2, we called hall
r every fellow making use of hi
n handkerchief freely wiving tn
perspiration from his heate
W brow, and after a few moment
d of counsel, it was agreed t
> divide the crowd into squads {
le about four, and each crowd TAX
'5 their choice of what might
the places of most interest I
IS each one. for it was an evider
st fact if the whole crowd followe
re KatY FLYER No. D there would !