The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-05-28
shoot STRAIGHT
Two Rebels Outrun Canon Balls for Mile
Not Because They are Scared But
for the Exercise.
INTERESTING STORY FROM TEXAS

San Angelo, Texas, May 20, l9Oo,-
I will again address you from my far
away western habitation, which is some
l4OO miles away from johnson City. In
old East Tennessee you can sometimes
pretty safely conjecture about the
weather, but you can't do it here, for
all kind of signs fail in all kinds OF
weather, or rather there is no sign at
all about the weather here. But no cy-
clones or tornadoes visit here, or have
not since | have been here, and much
of the weather Is mild and exhilarating.
'The wind blows where it isteth, and
SO, Notwithstanding it is very hot here
now, it is tempered by the mild and
gentle zephyrs making it salubrious
desirable cline. This is truly coun-
try of many curiosities and diversities,
where it gets red hot in election times,
but as soon as it is over "the lion and
the lamb lie down together and little
child can lead them" claiming he is
"Joe Bailey democrat. AS l said he
would be, sure enough he was elected
by about $4,000 majority, though some
100, 900 failed to vote, it only being an
election for delegate to the national
convention. Many unlikely things
happen and Joe Bailey might be on the
democratic ticket for vice. president, for
as Bob Taylor says, he is about one OF
the greatest men in America, the Dal-
las News to the contrary notwithstand-
ing. The Dallas News is a little like
the Courier. j Journal-th mighty have
fallen and their influence gone where
7 the woodbine twineth. This part oi
Texas is not so much of an agricultural
as a stock country, where cattle anc
t sheep pasture on the ranches IN grea
t numbers and grow into money for thu
s ranchmen. But like as of the balanc'
s of the south, 80 we may appropriated!
sing of this:
"Dixie's land is land Of cotton,
o Dixie's land is not forgotten.
9 The Confederate reunion at Birming
ham will be q grand affair, and b
, largely attended and much talk an
telling of old jokes INDUCED in. Eve
. Yankee couldn't shoot crooked. Thei
., breastworks were taken at Petersburg
but couldn't be held because of reir
= forcements. M. D. l.. Miller and All
Mcclellan always claimed they in fsl
ing back outran two Yankee mimi
, balls for 100 yards going siz ~ all tt
way behind them, and as they turne
o behind some old winter quarters ii
40 ~ balls went zip into the corner OF Il
~ cabin. They outran the balls in
y straight run and then made the tul
which the balls couldn't do, for Il
% Yankees couldn't shoot crooked, b
they could do about everything else
be thought of.
n Now this is 'the land Of the free al
Q" home of the brave" and the nigh
deeds of valor we're not confined
y, ~ north or south, but to every section
no our beloved land. The bitternt
d growing ont of Stewards "irrepressit
conflict" is hardly remembered q
fraternal peace and good will abide.
May the presidents warships ne'
me be needed through all the unmeasui
.od years to Come-may "nation never
to up sword against nation and ne
ec- learn war any more"
oil, Mrs. D. s. Taylor and all are dol
!, "a finely-in fact, I was little off
i've what said of her before. 1t was he
ev- say, but have been about the co
us house enough to know "hearsay e
,oo M dence is no evidence at all, so
take 1t back. All friends geners
we'll.
Goodbye till we meet again in
- 10 own beloved East Tennessee, the Ii
~ we love as we'll as any other cart
. 10 paradise. A. II. BULLoCI