.MTM3MQ.MTE2NjMw

Accoucheres call themselves Midwives in some part of the Country, & when they can they send in a pretty long bill for attendance.

 A Christening goes off very much in the same way as the Marriage party and an excellent apologies for a 'Frolic' - This Ceremony is performed by a Minister, & winds up with a jollification, with long life & success to the embryo Senator or maybe as future President of the Country.
 I was present at the interrment of one of the oldest settlers in Texas. He had come into the Country with Austin, & one of the first to plant corn & raise cattle. He had fought in nearly all the battles of the Republic from the storming of the Fort of Velasco to the fight of San Jacinto. His wife had gone to the tomb long before him. The spot were many friends met to do the last mournful office for their old friend, was picturesque indeed. The family grave was situated on the estate consecrated by patriotism, valor, & honesty; fenced in, and decorated with

195