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VOL. 2.
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BRENHAM, TEXAS?
NO. fc
C(tt Brrnlia Ctgtinr.
D. H. KIlfKfK,
^qf h>k)er wd
rmm?
rtTAlU IN adv.
Ascription for one year,
six months,1
three '
opies one year,
ing us five s'
the. order, will
on taken for a
ipecial uniterst
the time of si
From the Flag of our Union.
THE FINAL THROW,
OR THE GAMESTER'S PERIL.
8T itsD avuren.
rio uot*pa<f
liars at /he eufiiof the'- yea
of advertising:
Much tbaber was prostrated bjMhe storm
below Houston.
AtSanfiouis Island tho house-of Capt.
Burr «li blown down, and a nam bar of
cattle drbwned. The house of Mr£Follet'
on the peninsula, west of Galveston bay,
wps a goo'l deal injured. On a cold witoer'saight many /ears j|go
The towns of VcISbco and Quintana, at when the famous Crockford maintained hi
T5, the cash '^e mouth of the Br.'zos suffered a good magnificent gaming-house in the veryj£pa
a copy free ical.particul^rl^^uintana, wheTe we&ern oFLondon, a little domestic scene ^tas en
e than one tl,u gtore 01 Ca^i. R. Brown waa^Wown^acti'rtg at a privals dwelling in tfi® vicinity
isiuade with .own,and its co items greatly injured^ AjofRegent st a t,„wfeich. offers food for rs-
" ijood . eatoi other damage ^"YepOrteff'to flectioiTfo thou who areMtspos^d Tabefffee
83 00
81 75
SI 25
85 00
M
4peii
dVance, jvLU be 'have taken placethere* H\
Matagorda and Lavaca BatS,—Our
FA season.
Mi
to the den whose ha has sactt*
much, and when, tonight, l ast
will make Ma last vieit!"
you, deaf fatherPV
U km ft Ilea, daughter. " Alfred
|be i fO§J|fri*e*p«rienced,
WOMEN AND MARRMG£.
ft Washington irvin.
her lortf and ftaster. If your immortality '>•/_
is as complete, and your gift of mind as ca-
pable as ours, I would put no wisdom of
mine against God's cl.otmer.t. I would
\charge you to water the unclyingjilonj aj
n«feu-
he had
! have speculated a great deal upon mat-
rimony. I have seen young and beautirutlgive a' healthy culture, and
^■ w4 1901 Cheat l^e Pr'd« of gay circles, married ty to tjje sun> anj yOU mny hope ttyet, ><.-fae:
end-rightly, tpvtL He wiiij* the world ssjs-* welM Some have mov-:your life is ho9ad witlranot^
doubt, i?)®^ iniecoslty houses, amd'their friends have on equally, apd in a fitfo
all come and looked at their fine furniture'p^v^ie every aartfcly'iuL
aiffl thair sp|—did arrangements tor hapi-j " —. .. - ...
iwMad thayh#ttr§<is « wsy?q<Uoaflg^"' OPPOSEgW-jfATRmONT.^
"life iJtin'Vnl- lad them to their sunny hopes cheerfully Yankee Scene rrifrx the Drams or "Th*
lytl do
v means..
inarmed bar parent that
* 1
lianto, •
A noble leoking young man,in the hig eft ho®1
n the same proportion. boats
o advertise by the year; a reason- ,•
from the above rates will te uiade, and Varnell are nearly destroyed
TLe wharves of Messrs. Fromme
The
<' F"">' M««. b.l.nji g ..
; thev wilKalsfJ be required to confine Capt. Bonhner, were both beached and
froni'a* yearly « **1" They
, not directly appertaining to the business were loaUed with goods, from the Morgan,
Vtffed l°xlnh>S yeari>' adverlls€ments' wil1 be lor Lavaca. The cargoes were saved in a
' Tne number of insertions required must be sta- damaged condition. The sloop Louisa,
uu or yiarked on the advertisement, or they will also with fre; ht from j, Morgan, is a total
i user led unUl forbid, and charged accordingly. ° .
Professionad Cards, (.per anuuni) one square or wreck, but most ol the cargo picked up on
fe~-siU in advance, or sri not lu advance. (shore
Calls oil persous tobeconte candidates, inserted
as advertisement?; payable invariably in advance. 'I uo not know of a single boat afloat that
-Alt obitaariesauii uibutes of respect exeeeding wag in th B below £avaca.* The dam
ten lines, charged for as advertisements. 1
All political, personal and business communi- a e aiLav< .a was slight, and no lives are
re lions, promotive of individual interests, will be ka„*n l0 l8 | ,ston that ,ide of tfae b
c jigedas advertisemeiKs; hi noi paid in advance, *
si ist be assumed by a responsible person, before • -ureto Sal una. Saluria is almost total y
ubb.icaiiou.
Ad veins ineuts, the publication of which are
reiiiied by law, payable in advance.
mental distress—The apartment was el-
egantly furnished, and there seemed lo be,
a show ;of luxury in its varied and sujftrb
appointments,
••No!" he said, "it is not too late—all
is not yet gone] The house, the furniture,
the horses, the plate, all the personal chat-
ties-are covered, sacrificed, devoured—but
that locket is left us. It's a mere bauble;
[Fro: i tne Galveston Civilian. J(names Uljkn0wn) weBt to sea in the gale
EFFECTS OF THE STORM. ja"d. are supposed to have been lost with
Accounts froii) other places fr 11^ con "jail hands on board. One of them was seen
firm our first impression, that Galvestorijbottom-up, on the bar. #
got oif on-very easy terms, so far a-the late' Schooner Emma de Rossey went to sea
storui was concerned. As compared witbjin the gaie; but hopes are entertained of
some other places, the loss ancf injury injher safety. Schooner Mustang, from New
this city wa trilling indeed. Not a roo); York, lying at anchor, was dismasted, but
out she values it. Naturally enough, too!
Our lnclianola correspondent says, wras ^er mothers, but there is no other re- Spei
sourcc, I must risk it! He has followed me, "I
with the certainty of Fate until he hadswal- and'
lowed all—all, save that.
"Fortune will favor me now. The fickle * **Gi
goddess cannot be thus ever coy, surely. I
drfatr-.yeii; not & riore or warehouse lefijsball w>n! I know I shall win, I feel it, cer- Agi
.standing, or a hou;e without damage. The tain! I shall retrive my now shattered, ruin- on hit
'whari is entirely gone* Two schooners;ed fortune. I shall return to Eloise with a j
ight heart, recovered mean6, and never er ha<f j
^8*41
state*
and without'fcsr. hi* natural to be san-
guine ter the youiijf, and at such times I
intrinsically worth some two
: The latheT said
aad hastily departod in i]*m, carried away by similar feelinga. I
[**<ttement.
afterwards, AJfitd might
at the side of the re I let te Wl1^ her smiling face, and her sott- eyea|>tands, a pretty smart chance of harm* an*
his old«£guaintn.ee presid
love to get unobserved into a corner, and
watch the bride in' her white attire, and
New Yore FtmcKEN, or the Heiress of
Bono street.'
"Is your Tamily opposed to tnatriipon) ?'
"Wal, no, I rather guess not, seem* as
how my mother has had four husbands, an'
10 stripped 1tim of his patri-
ae previous half year. As
irortn, Alfred watched it a
pulled forth the locket.
moving, before me in their pride of life,
weave a waking dream of her future hap*
pines, and persuade my self that it will be
other,*
"0, yes. You see, my mother's christeff •
ed name was Mehitable Sheets, an* dad'a
true. I think how they will sit on theixj&ame was Jacob press; an* when they got
luxurious sofa as the twilight falls and build|married the printers said it was puttin* .he
r«pounds," said the youth, gay hopes and murmur in low tones th«
preset
was Li own oft or a foundation shaken.
otherwise not much injured. All the small
The Oi ly injury was caused by the wettiug craft either sunk or washed away. AlDe
meii haiid.se on>lon floors. ^crow's Poin) not a house is left standing
A 7 Wd Sah X*gj*TS, at ifcwhar?, warehouse, and store wmtg
lie&i oRESTveston Bay, the Houston' lh« ^*y fcnd le" of water left 1 J -t!J-
the water spread over the'flats, ro -i; where they stood. From that point to the
Cuionel Washington's to Judge Burnett' head of 'he Peninsula seven houses were
place, and on the San Jacnto side to uiejwasfae,! or blown. The lighthouse schr.
hi-h lan .s near the bau e Ground. i)u !Fairy was blown up on the beach, about
; the stoim, on Tuesday night,the .well-%a,i a toi,e ai>ove ll,e lighthouse; and it is
believed will prove a total loss. Several
bayous were cut through from the bay to
the Gulf, in one instance carrying a house
entire, with its contents, into the Gulf. Sev-
eral families had to retreat to the sand hills
to save their lives.
Matagorda is in Rviks.—Our
corres
house of Mr. Depper^an, a cierk ot
Col. Washington's, was blown o.er ami
carrie 1 oif with the current, a • ■ the entire
family, consisting of Mr. an 1 Airs- Dep
perman and their two children, were ;iro*wu
ec£— Great damage was done to property
in the vicinity. The two-story <iweili
o! 1. V\ . uraauear, on
was bjown down, an.
• an L Mrs. Coleman, were considerably in- Sartwell.
gjured. Ttie warehouse ol Mr. Hiram Er<'Wn,|lats:
h!>rf, at San Jacinto, was blown! 'The steamboat Kate Ward was lost and
ie side of tne ways of Han i & Mill- Capt. Wm.J. Ward, his two brothers and
jyar' was carried away; they will'nine ofthe crewdrowned. The new steam-
The fences,; boat Colorado, nearly finished, is 300 yards
flats are air from water now. The schoonerTom Payne
-'sh! she comes,"
again—
A lovely woman entered the drawiag
room at this moment;, but she was pale as
the Water-lily, and evidently distressed.
"Alfred," sa'ui the gentle wife, in her
tendereat accents,"lam weary watching for
you. You did not return last liight, as you
promised."
"No; I was detained
"The time
pillow, but I do not chi^e you. Von have
come bftck again; safely, and I am happy.
You will not go out to night, Alfred!
"Yes. Business, that is, Eloise,"
"Do not go again, to-night. Alfred," said
the poor wife, beseechingly; "do not leave
me again so soon."
"Eloise!" responded the husband fierce
ly, I must go again! This is my Inst visit
there."
"O, Alfred! What strange infatuation."
"Eloise, I am done with it, from this
night forward. Be my fortune what it may.
t..e xj.n.ie Ground pomlent says, but two hou&esare ieft stand*j^)te^j>5,'ou 's 'ast venture, so help me
i the occupants, Mr ling—those of Col. Williams and Mrs,
He gives the following particu-
considerable loss,
ami lumber, from the
A great many cauie i n ;he Islands'wrecked and the Captain (Frank Hulsman)
rowned. The inhubitants at San'djowned. Four lives were lost in the town,
wf.e in the second stories. J Mrs. DuSy, Mr. Merry man and a negroj
"vmers Star State. Neptune, Eei!
Swan, all broke from-theii
were driven several hundred
bayou. The Swan was
Mile out of the bayou, in
'head of Carpenter's Bay '
rlfelwa* first gotten under
m raised and she went to ' "/" " — > "v""° ——— 6,
women screaming, and every person mov-
ing in every direction.' .Some with even
.^^^JUlwirxlathes blown of them in the streets-
* The cotton crop of Matagorda is entirely
|ruined. It is thought there will not be ten
The wife gazed upon her youthful hus-
band's face, and the strange fire that lit up
hi* full dark eye forbade further caution!
she knew he had resolved upon tempting
fate once more, and O. how earnestly did
she hope and pray that this might really be
his last error!
"Who he is, Eloise, who this strange
banker is, that has thus robbed me of every
!shilling 1, I ever possessed, whence be
in it,
drops4
brow,g
the laat^
roundl
halted,*
' Stag
husband
p«d at
up the vi
flowed
sled miniature.
raitned the.banker. "How
rhai do yta value it at?
inda upou tb« cinque,
ge," said the youth
(^the banket.
[ doublet* added Alfred.
the tdbles.turned up-
Wf and again!
i the t&ble—the bank-
three-fourth's interest
I's final throw. Big
upon hid pale
ifed fifty pounda-
ge. The ball went
' speed was lessened, it
t^pekwartf, the young
fbreast a pistol, cap
to press. When I was born they
now forbidden tenderness; and how thril*jipul,iwa34he ^,st edition.—An' you sea
lingly the allowed kiss, and the beauufultmo't|ilfr ummo be the tarnelist critter to go
endearment of the wedded life, will maka^o^^woia* meetings—She used to go out
even their patting joyous, and how gladly!pretty:i«teeverv night and dad was ofraid
come back from the crowd and the empty I'd get^ff the same habit, so ke used to pat
the
iged. Th blood
desperate young
mirth of the gay to each ether's quiet com
pany. 1 picture to myself that young crea-
ture, who blushes even now at his hesi-
tating caress, listening eagerly for his foot-
steps as the night steals on> and wishing
that he would come; and when he enters at
last.fand, with an affection as undying as
his pulse, lolds her to his bosom, I can feel
the very tide that goes flowing through his
heafli and gaze with .him on that graceful
form* as she moves about him for the kind
offices of affection, soothing all his inquiet
cares, and making bim forget even himself
in her young and shadowing beauty.
1 go forward for years, and aee her lux-
uriant bait put soberly away from her brow
an'd her jpilsih graces ripen into dignityt ^ ^
with, fouat iiim lyin'%har,
meekness of maternal affection.
r husband looks on her with a proud eye,
and the
heavily u]
"Alfitd
banker^
his f<
yourfai
The sj
man andfhe
wa% insta
and shows her the same fervent love and
gambler's head* upon tfie old man's hand, delicate attentions which first w?o.h<>r, and
forward fair children are growing about them, and
they go on full of honor and untroubled
years, and are remembered when they die!
I say 1 love to dream thus when I go to
! speak, speak to jive the young bride joy. It is the natural
te^lency of feeling touched by loveliness,
iwded around the old that ^ars nothing for itself: and if ever 1
yield ta darken feelings, it is becauee the
light of the picture is changed. 1 am not
fond of dwelling upon such changes, and 1
will not minutely now. I allude to it only
because 1 trust that my siulpletpage will be
read by some young and beautiful beings,
hysbaod fell
Ifred" shouted the
youth stumbled a^
pester, and a surgeon
>ned. Before he arriv-
woman an i child. All the small sail boats
destroyed or blown into the prairie; all the
stores blown down and the contents destroy-
ed or greatly damaged. 1 was told by an
eye witness, that such a sight he never iina-
| sin ed. The most disastrous time was from
4 to 5 o'clock on Monday morning. He
says 'it was terrible, the houses crashin
Star State, which was lodg'
11 and (ailing to get
situation.
much
rpn in requisition,1. ......
sent all ofthe othersbaleS«,ckf,d UP lhe COUOty' #nd the
back an I secured l!-*rCane M bl°Wn gt«atly damaged
)or entirely rained. At Palacios every
! to Captain Wood,
is due for savin?
destruction or
house blown down, bp^did not hear of any
leaM- ™ b"nS l°« there. I have not beard
if^rtl.eVubsideoce ofthejfr0m G°rPU* Cbr'Sti J*1' but fear lhey havej
*Ke bce'.r likened to that ol|fared ba !l-V«aMbe^ Were in lb® airection wf|
the heaviest part of the gale.
Mount ArrataL The ojfi-
laudalupp report that there is
wool left on the bank ofthe
The loss sustained from Houston
will be very lar^e. We gather
iformation from the Sta .
^t fJoi^sToy the wind was very high, and
?ater?ra>e frcm five to seven feet high-
ian was ever before knowt, since the
trm^tion of the city. Many houses are re-
'^ortel to have blown down. The frame
the new hotel of Mr. Hogan was blown
rn, and his lo*s will amount to $1,500,
icb i« particularly hard upon him, as
wned tho house lately burned down
the same she. The Baptist Church
i a good deal injured. Both bridges o
^ «ar Buffalo bayou were swept away.
At HARRtsaoRo, the new bridge over
f* bayou was carried away, and the
did considerable damage to other
A «egw jno^the property of
Sobert IsclAin, of Haaiuna, was
comes, or where he acquired his accursed and knewthis
The wharf at Powder Horn stood firm, and
there was no damage there ta any property
(except McCoppin's.)
We have had a few cases of yellow fever
here (at Indianola,) but so far it has been
confined to strangers from vessels. 1 do
not know of a case amongst the citizens*
although i have heard rumors that there
were some.*
Items.—The Light-house damaged at
Pass^aballa.and the Lavaca mud machine
dunk opposite Indianola.
The Presbyterian Church at Indianola
uinped off the blocks again; but it i< ased
to that, this being the second or third time.
Mr. McCoppin, chip carpenter, at the
mouth ofPowdar Bora Bayou, sustained
considerable damage in the gale by loss of
building materials, aa well as damage to
some vessel* partly repaired, and his ways
and apparatus for hauling ap vessels.
The Louisana arrived here to*day anj
ceavarto*morrow rt 3, p. m. 'She is die
faffing on Powder Horn wharf.
dexterity and cunning, 1 know not, nor is
he known in London. There ie a sieight-of-
hand with him, he is a jugler, a devil,
Eloise! and 1 must be even with him, I tell
you I must!"
A sigh escaped the sad wife's lips, and
this was her only response.
"Now, Eloise," continued the husband
approaching her, and placing his k«ud up-
on her neck, in a strangely earnest *nd ex-
cited manner, as" I have told you, all is
gone, all, save this!" and, at the word, he
quickly drew from his wife's neck the glit-
tering diamond locket, which encased her
mother's miniature.
A wild, mad, deafening shriek went up
from the lungs of Eloise, as she saw that
precious memento ofthe "loved and lost,"
her mother's gift, thus ruthlessly torn irom
her possession. Bearer than her own life
she valued this, and she little suspected
that Alfred would be driven to this ex-
treme.
"0, Alfred! Hosband! do not rob me of
that cherished gift!" eried the wife. "Do
not risk that treasure! Alfred, one mo
meat J"
But he had gone! lake a madman a frantic
maniac, as he was for the moment, he dash-
ed along the pavement, clutching the dia<
mond locket closiey in his gripe, and mak
ing the best of his way to the gaming bouse,
where, within the ail months past, he had
bean fleeced of bis entire fortune.
As he left the dear af his house, on old
man entered it. Ho was intMtaSe -in the
family, evidently, for ha foumT his Way at
once to the drawing room, unannounced.
As the strsngsr entered* Eloise loaked ap,
and exclaimed:
ed, how^geti^Hpl' came to himself—for
he had been-i^^Epd, and grazed upon the
skull onlyJUj^^Hitt* fortunately, and the
woftid proqf^^HHpi/but very slight.
When tyri^^Hpis eyes, the old man's
disguse fSsM^^HVOttn aside alfred beheld
the face $f /athcr "bending over
him, in an a^^HEpufferiug.
At the earlt^Hmneat the wounded man
was taken honj^Kjad very shortly afterwards
matters were-^vuxplained.
The fa loia^had watched the
course ol' his soapiu-law, for many months,
ng. He#h*d arranged
With Crockfotd^permit bim to play **the
bAktfr," for th#fcn.e being; and disgusinp
himself, he hadjwntrived to be th^grinner
of Alfred"* mben^and valuables, lor the
purpSse ofsavflHttmat last. He was not
prepared lor thanreatening denouncement
which transpinsl, however,, not dreaming
that the hufbaatjUrhis child bad come to be
so tfapemy. ' Tjst ■' * v
He was forta^ifoi, "tfowever, in averting
the peril, at thaAast momqpt; he saved bis
life—he -returiMf bim his property—he
chided film geshr. for he loved him, 8nd
Alfred WarlauMmWcame an altered man
from that fearfownight.—He was a sueful
and fright cititiwi in after life, for the les-
son proved a 'frmhtful and lasting one to
him. He n&e&orgot his final throw.
Lite at Sai
of the New
Saratoga, is res
There h&
grades and jhi
pure," down'
fi*b,uend-,
the valtffi
hotel
beauties, who-!
at the other. -
good as bis i
young lady'
ly on him, <
come ao near
that he had i
iug coats andr]
i mi
ro«A.—A correspondent
. Times, writing irom
isible for the following:
aristocracy here of all
jfrom the genuine "simon
fce "mushroom" and" cod*
in one evening and saw
re ofa gentleman at one
ith one of the haughtiest
• denominated the "belle"
t may have beep quite as
r; but 1 doubt whether the
lyve smiled so gracious-
itted his moustache to
' cheek, if she had knowu
t part of the evening brush*
eking boots.
me to bed at early candle light, cover me
over with a pillar, an' put me to sleep w'th
a bootjack. Wal, dad had to get up every
night to let mother in; if be didn't ge) down
and open the dOor pretty darn quick when
she cum, he'd ketch particular thunder; so
dad used to sleep with his head out of the
winder, su's to wake up quick; an* one night
he got his head a little too far out an* be
slipped out altogether; and down dad cum,
caffnmux right on tk&pavement, an' smash-
ed into ten tuousand pieces.'
" What! was he killed by the faiir
•• Wal, no. not exactly by the fall.
I rather kinder sorter guess as how it was
the sudden fetch up on the, pavement that
killed him. ; But mam she cum hum, aq^
and' she"
swept up,together an' put in a coffin, an'
had a bole dug in the bury'm' ground, and
had dad put in and' buried up, an had a
white oak plank put up to his head, and
had it whitewashed all ever for a tomb*
stone.'
So your mother was left a poor lone
widow.'
Wal, yes, but she didn't mind that much;
wasn't long before she married Sam Hyde;
you see she married Hyde because he was
just about dad's size; and she wanted him
to wear out dsd's old clothes. Wal, the
way old hyde used to byde me was a caution
to my hide.—Hyde had a lee tie the tough-
est hiue ol any except a bull's hide, and
the way Hyue used to hide away liquor in
who daily move accross my path; and This hitie was a cauuoueven to a bui-'o hide,
would whisper to them as they glide by Wal, one cold day, old Hyde got bis hide
joyously and confidently, the secret of an <so tamet luti ol wius&ey, that he pitched
unclouded future. {head first into a snow-bank and the.re be
The picture I have drawn above is not igmck and inz to death. So mam had bim
peculiar. It colored like the fancies of the
bride; and many oh! many an hour will she
sit, with her rich jewels lying loosley in her
fingers and dream such dreams as these.
She believes them too—and she goes on for
b while undeceived. The evening is not
too leng while the talk of plans for happi-
ness, and the quiet meal is still a pleasant
and delightlul novelty of mutual reliance
and attention. There comes soon, however,
a time tfhed personal topics become bare,
wearisome-, and slight attentions will not
alone ke/ep up thiMocial excitement. There
are long intervals of silcnce, and detected
ampt oms of weariness; and the husband,
first, in his manhood, breaks in upon the
hours they were wont to spend together. 1
cannot follow it circumstantially. There
comes long hours of unhappy restlessness,
and terrible misgivings of each others
worth and affection till, by and by they can
conceal their uneasiness no longer, and go
out seperately to seek relief, and learn up-
on the hollow world for the support which
one who as their lover and friend could not
give them!
Heed this, ye who are winning by your
innocent beamy, the affection of highmind-
ed and thinking beings. Remember tbat
he will give up the brother of bis heart,
with whom he has had even a fellowship of
mind, the society of his cotemporary run-
ners in the race of fame, who have
shl daughter, be colak -This drama
Talk abouti
never wai* it
abundance
A men who
with him stern companionship; and, fre-
quently, in hie passionate love, he wiU
break away fromzhe arena of hia. burning
ambition* to come to listen to the "voice of
his charmex." It will bewilder him at just,
but it will not long. And then, think you
that an idle blanisbment will change {he
mind that has been used for years, to an
pulled out, an laid out, an' then she bad
auother bole due in the ground an' had bim
buried, an' then she bad another white oak
plank put up at his bead and whitewashed
all over an:—'
"So your mother was again widow.*
"0, yes, but 1 guess she didn't lay awake
nights long, to think about it, for in about
three weeks she married John Strong—an*
he was the strongest heaued cuss you ever
did see. He went a fishin' the other day,
an' got drowned, an'.he was so tarnel strong
headed, I'll be darned to darnation if be
didn't float right agin the current, and tbey
found him about three miles up stream, sti*
it took three yeke of caitie to"haul fctm.otyt-
Wal oram had him buried along oiue~
tother two, and had a white oak plank £Ut
at his bead, an' whitewashed ell over nicef
an' so there's three on 'em, all in a row—'
"And your mother was a Widow for jhe
third time.'
"Yes, but mam didn't seem to mindj
tarnel sight. The next feller 6he ma
was Jacob Hays, and the way mam]
make him haze is a caution, now I teli^ye.'
If he does anything a leetle out of the way;
mam makes him take a bucket and white
wash brush, and go right up to the burying
ground and white wash the three oak planks,
jest to show him what he may come to when
held she's planted him in the sam* row. and got
married to the fifth husband. So you see
my family arn't a tarnal sight opposed to
a dose-of matrimony.* -
The Rowan (N. C.) Whig learns that in
Cabarrus county, last week, a man by the
name of Holbrooks hung his own ton.
Holbrooke had sent ilia son off to some
neighbor's house to procure something to
eat, and he returned without it. Holbrooke
An'themes of men, and the search into the :then sent him back, and threatened that if
equal communion! Think jiou ive will give
enjoyment of wealth, itjup for a weak dalliance, the animating
ivercan be enjoyed.
oMaoney is alkeop of misery.'mysteriei of knowledge? Oh, no, ladylike returned again without it tie would bang
t owns a smalt house a small| believe me, nol Truet not your influence him. Tne boy returned as before, where*-
♦•Father, father! H«ve yaa seen him!" ; wife, a aig beg^a good cow,' tire or three'to such light fetters. Credit not tbe old'upon his father took him out to a tree-and
ie wall nigh over.. 1 haHpfll himihoiete*. If be
frt pigs, and iwe chiMita, aught to be Satis*
j*
*
fashioned absurdity, that woman's ie a sec-'hanged him. Holbrooks fled, but has be. n
Oudory lot, uHfietartag to ittf seceerike* of apprehended. ~~ '
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Rankin, D. H. The Brenham Enquirer. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, October 6, 1854, newspaper, October 6, 1854; Brenham, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth233483/m1/1/?q=%22Brenham%20%28Tex.%29%20--%20Newspapers.%22: accessed April 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.