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67 that he is a man, municipal honors await him six months after his arrival in the country when he becomes a citizen. In a few years with industry & perseverance he has the gratifying feeling of being seated in the Congress of the nation, assisting in the administration of his fellow citizens - This by some may be considered high colored - but I will only confess that it has but the slightest 'colour de rose' about it. X May 4. Wind dead a head & strong currents against us 6. PM came to anchor between the San Bernard River & Cedar creek. At night saw a very large patch of prairie fire, which as the night was dark looked strange indeed. Its occasion at ? Streaks of light, when the wind fanned the burning grass, then the huge black vapors rising & rolling about; it did not require a very considerable stretch of the imagination to picture some large city on fire; then the wind would alter the appearance & being low land, the fire appeared to ? as of

X a friend of mine ? of Galveston in 1841

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Brazos, Caney and Bernard lands have fallen instead of risen in value. Texas money has been daily depreciating although it is getting almighty scarce. Town speculators begin to look blue, but how they manage to get so the Lord only knows. Merchants are making money - over the left shoulder. Money is getting so abominably scarce the T.T. notes are hader to come at than specie used to be. In fine, unless Old Tip is elelcted and sends us over a branch of the United States Bank, or Gen. Hamilton obtains the loan- I don't see how the devil the loafers and lazy town gentlemen will much longer maintain their dignity. By the way--the latter gentry begin to look very chap-fallen and confoundedly shabby of late.

 but let me not put all my readers in a bad humor when bidding them farewell.   The industrious tillers of the soil and growers of stock are rapidly accumulating wealthy and improving their lands and will continue to do so as