Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-02-05
AVirginian in Texas Remembers
Old Home
COMANCHE, TEXAS, Ian. 2S. zoos

CoMANCHE, TEXAS, Jan. %, 1905
EDITOR GAZETTE. or the many
good things and kind favols that
have been shown US In Our new west
ern home, none has touched our hearts
more than the coming of the dear old
GAZETTE. What can take the place
OF the regular coming of a coed paper
when one Is far from the old friendsP
Our move was rather unexpected.
The physicians, 1t is true, had been
advising a climate with less vigorous
winter, and dryer air but the Bishops
telegram found me on a. hunting expe-
ditlon In Loudorm county. Then
had to look on the map for Comanche,
Texas. AT random l should have look
ed in the old Indian Territory for
place by thar name. But it's the
Comanche county seat. or the loca-
ton and character Of my future home,
| knew not one thing. Yet If the pri-
vllege had been granted. a more suit
able locality. or kinder people could
not have been found, suppose.
The trip westward was a delight.
One week we spent In Ronceverte,
West Virginia, and one in Nashville,
Tenn, among old friends and family
connections. In Fort Worth we spent
the night with an ex-presIdlng elder
with whom | spent my first night In
Texas twenty-tw years ago, in Bren-
HON, 800 miles south of here The |
daily papers heralded our coming,
and friends V ere at the depot awaiting
our arrival.
We supposed, of course, that away
here We would be among total stranr-
ers, but the first time | walked down
the street a lady said: "'There, / know
that man" Last Sunday gentleman
stepped up after church and said: 81
am from old Virginia and | believe you
are too" He was Mr.. Faulkner from
We have a citizen from
Staunton, a lady who grew up in
Winchester and one who IL a niece of
he Miller family Of fruit fame In
Berkely county, w. Va. To corplete
he pleasure, DR.. Sau Steele is my
rext-door neighbor' at Brentwood
nd the same man joins work with me !
who did so twenty years agO-Rev. J.
W. Holt. 1
We have an excellent little city of
Ibout 5000 inhabitants, with three 1
)anks, six large departments stores, a {
arge cotton compress, many large lum I
Ter concerns, no saloons, no ne :
roes" (nOt ole of either class in the
ounty.) -Four prosperous churches. s
There are three large school buildings /
allied colleges" with 700 or more t
upils, A diploma is equivalent to . !.
rst grade teachers certificate. One 9
{ my church members owns an apple a
richard which contains eleven thors. U
nd trees preach to splendid con- 9
regation with over 400 members in 3
ne church. C
We are not in the hot. malarial J.
cit, but in 1.-THE delightful country" -
,11 feet above sea level in rolling
rairie country skirted by line of
fountains ten miles to the south west Il
us, looking into the distance much -
Ike the Blue Ridge, cool nights all Il
lmmer. Thus far the temperature at al
e coolest has not been below % de- u
rees, and any day we need but little e.
re. Think of bright sunny days with :,
Ie mercury at -. while old Virginia IL
being pelted with slee', or is blank VI
ed with snow The wheat fields are
cen all about us and the birds are
lging Peach and pear orchards ii
'oun J; and, gardens are being made. IL
The people are cultured and kind. oo
III the liturature of the day. The Is
ildltn are the brightest | ever saw. III
lille the short cotton crops and bank az
mic" togetheFs makes times a little ~
,ht, yet the people are hopeful ard
eerful. Ny stewards have personally
cured ne a salary Of $1,000. Could tn
less than my best for SO kind peo- VI
:? All, one finds pluck in Texas y,
ey are ready to stand by the right su
4 vote for Bryan! We
q. II. BUCHANAN. ~
Suffering and Dollars Saved