Cotton On The Brain

mr, Texas, Deo. 10, IS? : Feiexd Pond - You wished me to give you ] some ideas about Texas, and 1 will eornmence ' about Cotton - the grand staple. lt ia cotton here, and cotton there, and cotton, cotton, everywhere. On coming iuto Texas you will be surprised. to see how dark the darkey is ; but when you come to look iuto it, it is ouly because he is picking cotton. In the cars thore was a most beautiful aud iair skinned young lady, and I asked who she was, the answer was " Bali's daughter." I asked who Mr. Ball was ; the reply being, " Mr. Cotton Ball, and he is very ricli, and all he has in the world he has made by cotton." On looking out I saw a place on flre, found it was a cotton gin and press ; a large heap on flre also, it was a heap of packed cotton. On arriving at Galveston I saw a very elegant threeïnasted schooner sittiug on the water like aswan, and worth a trip to sec ; asked what schooner tliat was, " Cotton Planter," was the reply . " What wood is she made of ?" " Cotton wood ;' ropes and riggiug beautiful and white, 1 asked what they were made oi ? " Cotton ;" " WTiat ia her cargo 't" " Cotton ;" "What is her propelling power ?" " Cotton." All the docks aro piled with cotton ; warehouses f uil of cotton ; teams piled up with cotton. If you see a mili, it is cotton. I saw a man who had a very heavy load aboard ; the next moming I met him on the cars, he kept hawking and spitting, I aaked him what was the matter, he said his Ihroat was full of cotton. In coming up on the cars at the first stopping place the people asked, " what is the price of cotton 't" The next place we stopped at, I was asked the price of cotton, "Advanced half a cent per Ib," I replied ; this pleased tliem very much. The next place, thinks I; I will have some fun, so I carne out on the platform, " Stranger, what's the price of cotton ?" "Advanced one cent," said I. ra ! hurra 1" and catching me by the arm he took me in anti callud for a bottle oL champagne, had to tuke somo. very mucli against my will, and drank success to cotcon- feit rather sheepish. The cara here have ot the jolt they have up North, but move along sp'.endidly and very easy ; maiie iuquiry in regard to it, flnd the wheels are cotton webbed (a great improvernent). An old lady in the cars ia very industrious, she is making a cotton tidy. The fields on each sido of the cars look very white, as far as tlio eye can see, with cotton. Some of the trees here are beautiful, hanging full of moss : thought it might be cotton (no go). Caine to ■ another woods all full of cables and ropes hanging from every tree ; here is the place where they grow ropes for their cotton bales, but found it wa,, " where the grape vine twineth." See men here with largo white hats: thought of Horaco Greeley, but find that they are cotton planters. Seo loads drawn by four to twelve horses, oxen, and an animal, half cow and half horse, with long ears, drawing cotton. Up early, plenty of bells ringing, go to church, - hear very good discourse about hell-fire and brimstone and infernal punishment - everything is vory still, no noise winle congregation are entering ; after chureh go to the hotel, ask what kind of carpet in the aisles - cotton ; seats very soft and pleasant - cotton ; some beautiful work hanging from pulpit - cotton ; asked my friend how he liked the sermón - cotton, cotton. At dinner beef vory stringy ; asked friend what was the matter - long staple. Wild duck very white and tender- fed on short staple. On goiug to bed find very white sheets, mattress and feather bed- all cotton. In wakef ui dreams I think of thee. COTTON, COTTON, COTTON.