Fort Griffin Echo (Fort Griffin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 44, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 1, 1879 Page: 1 of 3
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FO$T GRIFFIN, SHACKELFORD COUNTY. TEXAS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1870. NO. 44.
THE ECHO JOB OFFICE
U Nuppli^l Willi nfW type niiil claim.- •<
have
The Best Prese in the Country.
j Our price* for Job Work re u tow a*
I any country oBlee c*u work for and live
j*bqfkn5rpb':ir,.
J# P°SEI,
?YS AT tA*W,
. Court nt
of tte-
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ON THI RMOHIONT WNIN
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"Of all things, a night journey
is the most tedious," said Clar-
ence Hatfield, as he let himself
fall heavily into the stiff, un-
iial %f the railway
ear, with its faded' velvet cush-
ions, and its back at exactly the
wrong angln forjanght approach-
ing the luxury |f a hap. "I say;
Clifton, do you! think we might
smoke r | >
'•Weil, I rather imagine hot,1
said I with a motion of my
head t .ward the other passen-
gers. " There appear to be ladies
* " 1 ■ KjjfflPSf:
Texas.
AGE XT
a million
ng to th<)
'mkiM""'
on boa d-fMlliPiiiS
KM
oner br costume, but, nev
PUSy
mmmm
gligpil
If I were to waste quarts of
*'&
rfifold
to .the
have been tried be
fetmimag-
the
feet.
did s^e like best t
Ithat was
mmvm
■ilROS
* Oiurds
that Hat-
with plenty
TEXAS
tik'mtm.
CHANGE,
cloak, surrounded by a perfect
chemux de frleat of squirrel
cages, brown paper sareei*, and
sandwich boxes. She was fol-
lowed closely by a younger
lady dressed in bla«k, and
closely veiled, and paused hes
itatingly in .front of our seat,
''Young man,*'said she, in a
low voice, as graft as that of a
man,, is this seat engaged ?"
"Yes," said Hatfield, "it is."
"For your feet r
"No matter what for," super-
Pie^to^^^dd lady'
; And seats enough be
I 11 t -mm.- v
But etching the
yond, as the old lady could ea-
sily perceive,-unless she chose to
sit directly oppbsite a red-hot
m i m
: oiicel'
Oj.w•«! \l ilSi >• .j "tft V/-: i j.ttiH
wmMmmti JHHHI
the shriek of the train as it flew
through sleeping villages sound.
' '♦Stamford I" bawlled the con*
^ tOf." . "V- " ^
itty>weary -and stiffened limbs
cage, Warn—it'll go very ctfm.
fortably undo* the seat, I
>PiSf, Texas.
"the belt of Wlne ,
& SCALING,
iiivrisTocK
jplf MERCHANTS
SfjCsttto, HwmmJ
HI.
uleatlon by
9;mm^
DS,
Ri. Louis, Illinois.
OMb'MlifSMM mtule on pon^ljfnnwnt*.
Corrwpoaaencu Milldtetl nnd murket n>-
pon^ftiniMMd on application to
•*Wj£ HVJITBB, OeuMAfft.
t'*>rt Worm,
"Hello!" cried: _
ing unceremoniously in
thei thread of; |r.y/iusin
"there goes the whistle. 1
shall W off directly. Thank
4 - for that r : ■,:
put up his feet, on the
sea t* and prepared to*
as comfortable a four-hour's
ride as possible.
•Clarence Hatfield and I, be it
understood, were employes in
the extensive business of Messrs
Jenkins, Jumperton & Co., auc-
tioneers, and had been down in
the rourttty "putting tip" a' '" r
<rf swampy fots,'ijuMnto' streets
and''squares, according to the
most • approved'• metropolitan"
method of doing such things.
tt had been a dismal bnslness.
November is not an inspiring
month at the best, and a three-
days' fog had conspired against
the success of "Mount Morra
Park," as Jenkins, Jumperton
& Co. had christened the new
speculation. Yel we had done
reasonably well, and were now
thankful enoogh to get back
to New YOrk.
As the train gave its starting
lun^e, the door flew open, and in
came a tall old lady, in a prodi-
gious blaok bonnet ami u fur
observing
drew a sleeping child into her
lap, and beckon ed the other to
replace thmi vacated,
y this time m^ old lad^ had
established herself to her entire
satisfaction, and opened her
sandwich box* ,
"Moch obliged to ypu, young
said she. "It's easy to
pee that you've a mother of
joir own at home, and you're
in the habit of doing reverence
to her gray haiw^ As for this
person—with a nod of her poke-
bonnet in the diirection of Mr.
Hatfield—<'if he% got a mother,
I can't say nrachifor her bring
ing of Aim r;Perhaps he
may be old himself one day,
and stand in need bf a little po-
liteness and consideration from
the young
"When I'm anxious for your
good opinion, ma'am, I'll let
you know," returned Mr. Hat-
field, rather flippantly
The, old lady coald only ex-
press herself by a vehement
snillV; And eveti I was.a little
annyed at, his. manner,
"Hatfield," said 1, in a low
tone, "you might behave like a
gentleman."
"So I will," be retorted, with a
shrug, "when I find ;nyself in
company that culls for such
measures."
.j said H>o more; but, leaning
up against the side of the door,
prepared to make myself as
comfortable as possible, until
the train should stop at Stam-
ford, its first \yay station, and
some descending passenger
might make room for me.
Reader, did you ever stand in
an express train in full motion 1
Did you ever feel yonrself
swayed backward and forward,
bumping one of your phrenologi-
cal developments against one
side of the car, and.bringing the
base of yoto spinal column
against the top a seat at the op-
posite swerve of the train ? Did
yon ever grasp blindly at noth-
ing for a support ? Did you
ever execute agtffekintary jot
seul, by WMU^^^Pping; your
balance, ainFtlR^grlnd your
teeth to see two pretty young
ladies bfyond laughing at your
antics f If so, you will know
how to pity me during the hour
and * half between B. and Stam-
ford.
■t to sleep and
who far outshone me in general
society, and I think Bee had
been disposed rather to fancy
him until that night. But she
was disenchanted now for good
and all. And Grandma Hale
comes to see ns every Christmas
with a hamper of good things
from Hale Farm.
The mainspring of a man's
action is hidden from view, as is
the mainspring of a watch,
The art of forgetting is a
blspsetd art, but the art of over-
looldbagis mote important *
It is estimated that 5iO,QOO
more persons visited Saratoga
this season than ever before.
Over 9l,000 a7mdhth is wasted
in lottery tickets by the, mill
hands of Bridgeport* Connect-
Seventeen thousand Russians
^ tencea to penal servitude in 81-
ft°m a, wicker flask
, ^ *• Pit _ j ® uciyy I
young lady sat m hoiseiiNis
, black-veiled statue; fretful
|M«' wlilmnctrud • Will
; for I had
ipy^fttrmer.
attitude, and' I";
own
haily thunder-
grastneSeof
"™MlaM .
squirrel csge over!"
thesquilfMleager
~ g*i«hing h|s
teeth, its the ancient dame
herself directly in the aisle to
set the furry pet up again, there-
mpletely blocking up his
"8erves yott right, Hatfield !'*
said I, as I stooped tojassist
Just then the young compan-
ion of the old lady advanced,
^7;''^rba^'herveiL, '
"Grandma," said she, "the
carriage is waiting/ 1*11 send
Thomas for the parcels. Mr.
Clifton, I am very much obliged
to you for your politeness to uiy
grandmother, who is unused to
traveling. As to to Mr. Hat
field—the less said about his
courtesy the better." And Be
atrice Hale's black eyes flashed
disdaiufally on Clarence's cowed
visage. ,
"Miss Hale," he stammered,
"If I'd had the least idea who
yott were-—"
"You would have regulated
your conduct accordingly," im
patiently interrupted Miss Hale.
"TlianRB—I prefer to see people
in their true light Mr. Clifton."
Uirning graciously to me, "you'll
call and see how grandma
stands her Journey, to-morrow,
won't you ? O, thank you, the
carriage is close by."
And to this day I do believe
that is thn way I won my wife;
for Clarence Hatfield was a
brilliant, showy sort of fellow,
A precocious youth, prompted
by an unpleasant recollection of
the last term, says school teach-
ers are like dogs, because "they
love to lick you hand." This
carries off the palm,
Smith ft Wesson, of Spring-
field, Massachusetts, have just
received a contract to furnish
the Turkish . government with
5,000 No. 3 army revolvers!, and
they will beging on the order
Immediately.
It is not the.iBind or nature of
a man's vocation that consti-
tutes his respectability, but,
rather the honest and upright"
ness of bis conduct. That is
the character by which be
should be judged*
11
incih*pj||
and
Work; For
eight hours has constitut
u .
Proverbs lose thel
iet|l9
ind lose thi
The diamond fall
dirt is hot the less pi
to heaeen is not the
M8H&l4liilN
dOOr, but it is
fortune of maiiy' men, never -
be at^mme to receive t
ThiRuaaiaug
it for its interest to
_ T,„
•rniaeM ' ''-€$1
.ruisers. ^ .....
Never before were there so .
many orders tor locomotives as
are reported now at all the loco
molive works in the middle and
eastern states. ; ..
At Pittsburg the rolling mills
have orders whioh
into next year, and
them half a
number jf
K|
i;0f.|-;S
ln£'Wt
ie
t rs in Philk- "1
of<
mm
sWftwing^^ndbot
resumes her flight, but'sorrow,
M
«m.A
■,.. v:«^, ^pk^st ^ajfrito
foul air from a well is to 1
a,bar of iron red hot« and lower
,U.d0Wn into the water; the sud-
den formation of steam is effct
ual.
In the depth of the sea the
water is still; the heaviest grief
is borne in silence; the deepest
love flows through the eyes and
totttit ; 'the purest joy is' un-
speakable,
A woman* purchasing some
cups and saucers, was asked
what color she would have.
"Why, I ain't particular," said
she, "almost any -color that
won't show dirt"
"Your son, madam, persists in
doing nothing," says the direct-
or. "Then," replied the woman,
by no means disconcerted, "you
should give him the prize for
perseverance."
The worst case of selfishness
on record in that of a youth who
complained because bis mother
put a larger mustard plaster on
,his younger brother than Hhe
did on him.
People are sometimes apt to
say that they don't call any one
a relation who Is more remote
than a second cousin, at farthest,
but when ' the present earl of
Breadalbane succeeded his
twelfth cousin in the possession
of Taymonth castle, the finest
seat in Scotland, with $300,(XX)
a year, he felt that relationship
with
barn
IBBl
uatoutaida
^ ^| UAe expo**
weather. Th . crop
from tov Uttex.-rfouKjl
er. Texas farmers, try ir.
^ ■FWt. or ^fa righteous
?oing up to heaven. In
ter case il is believed that
.. a wish isu^eied at the' jlao-
ment the star shoots by It will
go atraight upwiththe^olcing
spirit to the throne of God. So,
when a star falls, the Servians
say "Some,one's light has gone
out," meaning some one is dead.
—I^OodelpMa Ledger.,
Over the triple doorway*; of
the Catbedrel at Milan there aie
three inscriptions spanning the
splendid arches. Over one is
carved a, beautiful wreath of
roses, and underneath Is the
legend, "All that which pleases
is but for a moment." Over the
other is sculptured a cross, and
there are the words, "All that
which troubles us is but for a
moment." But underneath the
great central entrance in the
main aisle is the . inscription,
"That only is important which
is eternal "
We hear so inuch vague lau-
dation of "old country" folks,
and equally vague depreciation
of ourselves, that it is pleasing
to come upon some close figur-
ing with regard to the morals of
both sections. From these it
seems that here 47.000,000 peo-
consunie yearly $450,000,000
worth of liquor, while in the
United Kingdom 33,000,000 peo-
ple consume $687,000,000 worth.
We consume 1 024 gallons of
alcohol per head, against 2 37
in Great Britain; of beer and
might be recognized even at that! wine, Great Britain's eonsump-
distance. ition is 8 1-2 times ours.
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