The Frontier Echo (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, August 30, 1878 Page: 1 of 4
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JACKSBORO, TEXAS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 1878.
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THE DELINQUENT SUBSGRIB-
EB.
Onedsiy last week, while sad and dreary
As we wended, Wcuk. and weary,
r v Acr°« thejunswept floor;
Wo beard, at firm, p. gentle tapping,
llien it became an earnest rapping.
At our sanctum door.
'Come In!' we said; while yet he pondered
And in xilenee we still wondered
What for iih could be In store:
Then. thedoer-bolt gently turning.
In be walked. Our cheelc was burning!
Thoughts of crimson gore.
■Are yon the man who does the writing?'
(What words will rhyme with this but
fighting?
■ Quickly thought we o'er and o'er)
'8ir. we are,' we gently told him.
Nodding to the boys to bold lilin,
If he tried to beat us sore.
•Then you'll please glvo me a credit
Opposite that little debit,
For two dollars more.
I like yonr paper, and Will take It
As long as you will strive to make it
As good as It has been beforo.'
We jumped I be dodged! Thus we ndtsed
htm,
Or we surely would have kissed him.
No matter if the boys did roar,
So seldom treated in this mannei,
We felt inclined to sing hosanuab!
Only tills and nothing more.
Pepper's Sermon,
In the little village of any-
where, Aunt Hepsy Wiggins
■was an acknowledged and a
shining light in h«r own particu
lar sphere. She lead often and
long and in prayer at the week
ly meetings. Almost every
choice bit of scandal owed its
start to her indefatigable energy
in that especial department. In
fact, she felt herself aggrieved
that any one should attempt to
rival lier in that social duty,
and generally distanced all
competitors. She was a sort of
nurse in general—doctored all
the children with l,yarbs," show-
ed all the young married women
how to make soft soap, and,
when they had "bad luck," aud
the soap did not come, made the
dwellers in the house sit cross-
legged until the "luck" turned.
Being so important an individu-
al, Aunt Hepsy, of course, was
always busy.
One bright* sunshiny after-
noon, as she was speeding past
Squire Pepper's office, she was
about to pass on, when lie
stopped her with,—
"What's the hurry, Aunt
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on this hot afternoon V'
I "declare, squire, but you
take a start out of me t" And
Aunt Hepsy stopped short.
Where are you going ? On
some good work, I'll warrant!"
said the squire, who well knew
that Aunt Hepsy's works were
seldom good. j .
Well, I was gist on my way
to Deacon Sinuliet's ; his wife' j
down with the rheumatics j doc-
tor sa^s she's goin' to have a
hard time to pull through."
"ft she so bad as that ?" said
the squire, who, knowing Aunt
Hepsy's power of exaggeration,
was not ne'arly so much alarm-
ed as lie seemed.' "It V(oald be
a great loss to the deacon if his
wife should be called away,
and I think it kind of you to
take so much care of her"
Hepsy had. been giving a graph-
ic account of her own .activity
in taking care of SisterSmuilet.
"But if anything should hap-
**n you kntjw, Aunt Heps}', the
eaeou would need anotlier
[je/pmate; and who knows
what might come to pass ?"
"Pshaw! now, squire, how
can you talk so? I declare, I
oughtn't to listen to you:!" look-
ing virtuously -indignant. "But
now, squire," she continued, "I
often think.if you would only
leave off your worldly ways,
and be converted to the Lord,
and be a regular church mem-
ber, what a pow<*r o' good you
might do! You might be a
power in church and State,"
warming with her subject.
"Oil, 1 don't know." said the
squire. "God loves a cheerful
heart, and I believe I am about
as good as some of you church
members, any way."
"Thare it is; you have the
Srripter at your'tongue's en i,
and 011I3* need to lie enlightened
to be a lender ill. the camp of;
the Lord."
"Still, iih I said, I believe f ;nn
as good its Home of your clmrcli,
memlVurs. You reinmniier when |
1 went to Moston last, fall j-'
"Yes, and 1 niiiid who went
with you—Susie UullerH, and
your wife, and--'" 1
"Well, never mind who went
with me. In fact, Aunt Lepay.
I don't know what makes nie
say this to you, but I hope you
will forget that I ever said any-
thing to you about it. I would
not for the world have what I
was about to say be known
"Now, Squire' Pepper, you've
kndwed me all your lite, and if
there's anything on you mind
you may jist tell me, and I'll
take my davy I wont tell no
mortal crater."
"Will you take a Bible oath ?"
said the squire, solemnly, "that
yon will never breathe a word
of what I tell you, nor get ine
into trouble any way ?"
"I will," said Hepsy, with
grim determination;
They entered the office ; the
oath was duly administered;
aud then the squire oaid, in an
impressive whisper:
"Well, on my way to Boston
I kissed one of the likeliest of
your lady church members "
Aunt Hepsy's eyes dilated
with horror ; for some minutes
she was speechless; then she
said, wrathfriliy:
"The trollop ! I didn't like so
many curls about her head when
she .made her profession !"
"Mind," continued the squire,
"I mention no names."
"No, squire, and for gracious
sakes don't 1 If that tluiiK was
knowed generally, the congrega-
tion would be scattered like
sheep without a shepherd. Oh.
deal, the wickedness and deceit
of this world is jist disheart-
iliin'! To be sure, I seen
through her—I never liked her.
But, as you say, squire, we'll
mention no names, and we need
fear no laws. How she ever
had the face to show herself!"
Aun t Hepsy leaned back in the
chair into which she had sunk,
and fanned herself with her
bonnet ; and after again warn-
ing the squire to be guarded in
his speech, she departed, when
Squire Pepper, leaning back in
his chair, gave forth peal after
peal of laughter, until the tears
stood in his eyes.
In about ten daj's or two
weeks afterwards thu squire re-
ceived a note from Parson
GoodWn, requesting his pres
ence at a church meeting, and
telling him it might be as well
not to mention it to Mrs. Pepper.
The squire took the hint, and,
his .wife there was a
church meeting that afternoon
at three o'clock—to be ready
and he'd call for her—he pre-
pared to attend.
When the worthy "couple ar-
rived at the chut oh," they found
almost the whole congregation
assembled, besides many out-
siders. Aunt Hepsy was there,
looking triumphantly at Susie
Butters, who looked as if she
had been crying for a week.
Parson Goodwin, after a few
scathiug words upon the evils of
slander, hoped the Squire Pep-
por could explain the meaning
ot some lemarks he had made
to Aunt Hepsy reflecting upon
the character of a young lady
belonging to the church.
Squire Pepper replied that
anytning he had told Aunt
Hepsy had been under the seal
of a Bible oath.
Aunt Hepsy was called upon
to answer the charge of break-
ing it Bible oath. She, in turn,
satd that she had sworn Roger
ToOthtaker's sifter, who in her
turn had sworn Deacon Tuttle's
wife, and she had sworn Dr
Adderly's wife, and so it had
gone round the congregation,
and at length round the village.
Mrs. Pepper looked from the
sqniie to Susie in perplexity,
and the eyea of the wholo au-
dience were upon tile' squire as'
he rose and said :
I told Aunt Hepsy that on
my^vWay •< Boston I kissed a
lady whom I considered one of
the likeliest of.your church
members, inasmuch us she
neither hears nor retails slander
- tie* member I referred to .be-
ing Iny own lawful wif>."
Tim squire, as usual burst in-
lon hearty laugh, in wlii'-lt ho
was joined by Mis I'.'pper,
•S'lsie Mutters, and, indeed the
whole audience.
.-VilliI. Ilep.-y drew her head
ui)d«'i" h';J be'i-net as a t*J *' !<*
draws its head into, its shell, and
marched into a back pew with
much the air of a sheep thief
dog; and, oddest of all, every
one was ready to declare that
they "never i*lleved one word
of it, and wondered why people
would tell such stories."
Parson Goodwin, however,
was heard to declare afterwards
that Squire Pepper had given a
greater death blow to scandal in
the village of Anywhere than
all the preaching of all the par-
sons had ever been able to do.
One of Life's Shadows.
At 8 o'clock the other morning
a Second street wife followed
her husband down to the gate
as he was starting/or down town
and kindly said to him :
"William, you know how sad-
ly I need a bluo bunting dress."
"Yes, deai'," lie remarked,
"but j-ou know how hard up I
am. As soon as I can see*my
way clear you shall have the
dress, and a new hat to .boot.
Be patient,be good, and your re-
ward shall be great,"
Forty minutes after that he
emerged from a restaurant with
a big basket and a fish-pole,
bound up the river. In the
basket was a chicken, pickets,
cake, fruit, pie, and a bottle of
liquid of a rich color, and just
lighting a twenty-cent cigar
when his wife came along.
" What-!. you here I" be ex-
claimed.
"Yes, I was just (roin'g to the
market. Where are you going
—what's in that basket ?"
"I was going to carry th is
fish-pole around to a hiend on
Johnson avenue," he modestly
answered. «.
"And that basket ?"
"This basket—well, I.was go-
ing to take it to the orphan asy-
lum as a present to the children.
It is a donation from six loading
citizen's." ■
"William. I don't believe it !"
"Sh ! Don't talk so loud !"
"William, I shall talk louder
yet!" she exclaimed. "I'll bat
yon are going fishing!"
"Maiy, have I ever deceived
you?" he plaintively asked. "I
never hove! As proof of my
sincerity you can take this has
ket to the asylum yourself I"
"And I'll do it!" she prompt-
ly replied as she relieved him
of it. •;'-
"iMary, hadn't yon ?"
"No, sir, I hadn't! You'd
better hurry up with that fish-
_ ile, as tlie man may. want it,
and be careful how you stand
around in the hot sun 1"
She left him there. He watch
ed her take the car for home,
and then he returned tile fish-
polo and crossed the street and
said to an acquaintance:
"Tom, Pm' suffering with neu-
ralgia. and the excursion is off
till next Week. Too bad, but
we can never tell what a day
may bring forth." • ■ ■
There was chicken and pickles
and other good tilings 011 the
table at dinner, but he never
smiled. Even when his wife
wished she was an orphan, if
that was the way thej' were fed,
he never betrayed the gloom in
his heart. l*t was only when
she handed him the bottle iie
had 80 carefully tucked into the
basket, and'lie saw it labeled;
"Good for Little Children," that,
he said:
"Mury, it is an awful thing
for a wife to get the impression
that her husband is a cold-
blooded liar!"
"It must be," she replied as
she took the other chicken leg.'
—Detroit Free Press.
will have a great m iny doors to
shut, if ever he nukes much ol
a man."
• What kind of d 1 tor.' ; Pray
do tell me, gr.an'pa." . '
"Sit down a minute and I will
give you a list."
"Ill the first place, the door ol
your ears must be closed against
the bad language aud evil coun-
sel of the boys and young men
you will meet at school and
college, or you will be undone.
Let them once get in possession
of that door, and I would not
give much for Edward. C 's
prospects."
"Tlie door of your eye, too.
must be shut against bad
books, idle novels^ and low,
wicked newspapers, Or your
studies will bo neglected, and
you will grow up a useless, ig-
norant man. You will have to
close them sometimes, against
the fine things' exposed for sale
in the store windows, or.you
will never learn to lay up mon-
ey, or have any left to give
away." ' *" '
"The door of your lips will
need especial care, for they
guard, an unruly 'member, which
makes great use of the bad
company let in at the doors of
the eyes and ears. This door
is very apt to blow open; and,
if not cdhstantly watched, will
let out atigiy, trifling or vulgar
words. It will backbite worse
than a March wind, if it is left
open too long. I would advise
you to keep it shut much of the
time, till you have laid up a
store of knowledge, or, at least,
till you have something valua-
ble to say." ■
"The inner door of your heart
must be well shut against temp
tations, for conscience, the door-
keeper, grows very indifferent
if von disregard his call, and
sometimes drops asleep at his
post, and when, you may think
you are doing very well, you
are going down to ruin."
"If you carefully guard llle
outside doors of the eye9, ears,
and lips you will keep out
many cold blasts of sin which
may'creep in before you know
it."
"This shutting doors, yon see,
Eddie, will be a serious business
—one 011 which your Well-doing
in thta life and the next de-
pends." .
Shut the Door.
"Do not look so cross, Ed-
ward, when 1 call you back to
shut tho door: grandpit's old
bones feel the March wind ; and,
besides 3-011 will have to spend
your life in shutting doors, and
you may as well begin to lean
now." p
"Do forgive me, graii'pa; 1
ought to be ashnified to hi' cro«s
to you. But wluil do. you
niein ? I am not going to lie a
sexton; I am'goiiig t" cuile^e,
and tli"ii I inn g<'ing |o 1>«; a
litwyer!"' •
" Well, a llniltini; all lll.lt. 1
jni:e.rine |uii--1 !v'. •urd
. A Yankee Trade,
"I reckon I couldn't drive a
t rude with you to-day, Squire,"
said a genuine specimen of a
Yankee peddler, as he stood at
the door of a merchant in St.
Louis.
"I reckon you calcula te about
light, for you can't," was the re-
ply.
"Well, I ffuese you needn't get
huffy 'boiit it. Now here's a doz-
en genuine razOr strops, worth
$2.50, you may have 'em for $2."
"I tell you I don't want any of
your traps— so you may as well
be going along *''
"Wal, now look here, Squire,
I'll bet you $10 that if you make
me an offer for them 'ere strops,
we'll have a trade yet."
"Done!" replied the merchant,
placing the money in the hands
of a bystander. The Yankee de-
posited a like sum..
"Now," said the merchant.
"I'll give a picayune (sixpence)
for the strojjs."
"They're yonr'n," said the
Yankee, as he quietly, pocketed
the stakes.
"But," said lie, after a little re-
flection. and great apparent- hon-
esty, "I calculate a joke is a
joke ; and if yon don't want
them strops, I'll trade back."
The merchant's countenance
brightened. "You're not so bad
a chap after all," said lie.
"Here are your strops—give me
the .noney."
"There U is," said the Yankee,
as he recieved the strops and
passed over sixpence.
, "A'trade is a trade, and now
you are wide i't"wak>. The next j
time you trade wilh ;t 'ere!
sixpence, you'll do a little bet-
ter than to :.buy razor strops."j
And aivay walked the peddler
with his strep-: ;in I lie- un-.-er.
amidsi 1 lie -dm :1 s uf 1 iie I:ii ••!:
t !/«•<:!' • !
An Euer>*et.ic Dratutiio Mid,.
At one of the thealei .
town of Nevada, the play of 1: ,
"Forty Tlii< vtr" v.a.>- h.ti |y pi,
senU'«"l, but in iathei
luaniur, iif- amy l-e -iwl.
troii* the lack -of al.<niid:.i'i
scetury and properties in th<
far West. When Ali Buba ha-.l
seen ihe-thieves enter and qui:
the cave, he went to the wines
and brought in a mule, whieii
having taken giave offence m
something, awaited, his oppor
tunity for revenge. No sooner
had All come out of the cave
with his bags of wealth, hud ni
tempted to put them on the
back of the beast, than ins be
gan his part of the perforuiaiut-.
He let fly wiih his heels; kicked
the shavings (the supposed rich
es) out of the liags; kicked
down the cavern ; kicked down
a whole forest ; kicked down
the wings; kicked the end of
the bass viol, leaning qgainst
tlie stage, t^ pieces; smashed
the floot-fighfs; and finally
doubled up "AH" by plaining
both feet in the pit of his stoni
ach. The mule fairly cleared
the stagb and set the audience
into a great mar, the miners
laying wagers that he could out
kick any mule in the state. The
quadruped continued kicking as
if he were hung on a pivot, and
a rope was fasrehed nroutid him
and lie was. dragged off by the
united strength ot the company.
The Nevadaus want to give the
mule a benefit.
One Meal a day.
At hi ate meeting of the Babi-
more Academy of Medicine, Dr.
Cordell thus, briefly reports the
cure of a gentleman of that city
—understool to bo Mr. H. K.
Gregg, a real estate agent: "He
is now 58 years of age, six feex
; /]iret and a half inches in height
and weighs lsopounds, At the
age of 11 lie had the typhoid fe
vor; since that lime he litis tiev
or been Sick. Weight is the
same nt>w as at SI. ' A t the age
of 25 he lost his appe'ile for
breakfast, and has ever sit.ee
dispenced with that meal. At
tho age oCMlkowing to Ihe dis-
tance froin^^l#^# of business
to his residehce^Wgavo up din
tier also. For the lastsix years
he has, therefore, conliued him-
self to one meal a dajr, and that
about C p. ni. Prom tho time of
rising in the morning until this
hour not a particle of food or
fluid of any kind enters his
mouth. During theAix years in
which lie has partaken of but
tho only daily meal his heall h
has been excellent. He uses no
stimulants, and for the two
years has drank 110 tea or cof-
fee. The evening meal is mod-
erate brquality, embracing the
nsuht variety of a dinner-ttibie.
He rarely, however, eats any otli •
er meats than fresh pork and
bacon. Between the meal and
bed-time he drinks, a large quan-
tity of water."
An Enthusiastic Operator.
The Medleal iiccorrf tells this',
story: Surgeon Cox was an
enthusiastic and eccentric army
surgeon in the late war. After
the battle of Ail tie tail) lie essay-
ed the ampHtation of the man-
gled limb of a soldier, and be-
came so absorbed in his task
that he did not notice that the
man was dying. As he began
sewing up the stump, it hospital
steward who chanced to pass
said : "Doctor, there is
of going on; the man is dead.
The surgeon looked up in sue-
prise, and then said: "J
sony flie. poor fellow i > dead ;
but there is one consols MP11
about thi; ni.itter—lie has gotie
to heaven with a 'flop' he m<iy
be proud of." .
In oi.e of the English colonic:!
a competitive examination was
lately held for the purpose of ap-
pointing tit persons to son'.-' ol
tlie government offices. Oi:o <>'
tlic candidates inadvertently
Spelled the' wor.f TiMiice wit'i
two 11's thti*, \'ennii'''. Ili'C.y
nniiiier. a i'!ev(,-t man,.but ,l0f •'''
vva\ s a .c'.-rrect; v. st'.'i'nlv
iii/piired. "Do-you know, : i<
l .it thi.'ie is bin one b.'ii in • •
I,;.-e I lien e.L',:s 1111 i 't
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