. Incidents of western travel [electronic resource]: in a series of letters. inis-ters of the Lord Jesus. Brother Hobbes, who had very kindly broughtus to Rusk, here surrendered his charge, andturned us over to Brother Kavanaugh, who volun-teered to take us the rest of the journey. I shallnot soon forget the kindness of these belovedbrethren. They gave more than a cup of coldwater. The Lord reward them a hundred-fold ! Brother Gillespie left us at this point, and tookthe direct road to Galveston. I had four otherappointments yet to meet, and we parted asun-der, without a quarrel, however, and
. Incidents of western travel [electronic resource]: in a series of letters. inis-ters of the Lord Jesus. Brother Hobbes, who had very kindly broughtus to Rusk, here surrendered his charge, andturned us over to Brother Kavanaugh, who volun-teered to take us the rest of the journey. I shallnot soon forget the kindness of these belovedbrethren. They gave more than a cup of coldwater. The Lord reward them a hundred-fold ! Brother Gillespie left us at this point, and tookthe direct road to Galveston. I had four otherappointments yet to meet, and we parted asun-der, without a quarrel, however, and in good-humor. Brother Sanson had come over to take usby his house for dinner, on our way to Moscow. 118 INCIDENTS OP WESTERN TRAVEL. He took us through the woods for short, fed ushigh, and went with us to preaching at night atthe little town with the big name. Here I foundseveral Baptist ministers conducting a gave way to me courteously. I preachedto the people, and joined them in the altar was a time of tears. May the harvest be readyfor the sickle!. INCIDENTS OF WESTEEN TRAVEL. 119 LETTER XIV. GALVESTON HOMEWARD BOUND NEW ORLEANS LAKE PONCHARTRAIN—IN A FOG MOBILE UP THE RIVER DRINKING, SMOKING, AND GAMING MONTGOMERY RAIL-ROADS. Galveston, the city of cottages, is a charmingplace. Open to the winds on every side, withwide streets and sandy soil, and a soft and balmyclimate, it is eligibly located for a great and flour-ishing mart. Orange and lemon trees are found inalmost every garden. They grow luxuriantly, andwere laden with fruit when I was there in Decem-ber last. The oleander is the common ornamentalshrub in the town. It flourishes even along thesidewalks. The plantain, too, with its clusteringfruit, is successfully cultivated. What the temper-ature may be in summer, I know not; but a visitorin winter would conclude that the good people hadthe productions of the tropics, without the accom-panying fervor of a tropical climate. It is well- 120 INCIDE
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