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It begins at Chicago, strong like a man's wrist, with a finger each on Sacramento, San Francisco, San Diego, and El Paso, and a thumb touching the Gulf at Galveston. The mileage of the system, at that time, was equal to one-half that of Great Britain; and upon the companies' payrolls were ten thousand more men than were then in the army of the United States.
I cut my stay short one day when I came nearly having to shoot the pass of a mammoth Boa constrictor I concluded I was a fair trapper a common hunter, but no snake charmer I enjoyed the fruits and foliage of that summer land, but was glad to get back to Galveston, Texas. Back Among the Rockies
A number were gratified by the sense of their well- doing, they had gone their limit to help; others were equally comfortable in their satisfied sense of shrewdness, they agreed with the porter they had sized her up and not been "taken in." Mrs. Platt had been Lena Dalton. She was born in Galveston forty-five years before.
Sally Austin added to her autograph these lines of her own composition: When on this page your beauteous eyes you bend, Let it remind you of your absent friend. Sally J. Austin, Galveston, Texas. The girls found this sentiment charming, at least a dozen borrowed it, and in half the albums in the school you might read, "When on this page your beauteous eyes," &c.
So many men were financially interested in the project, or were ready to be, that it would at all events have been tested, had not its leading spirit, the very life of it, died. Even though he was at the same time engaged in investigations so important as those at the Mersey and at Galveston, Eads devoted the last six years of his life mainly to this daring and tremendous enterprise.
Potash," Max said, stroking a small gray mustache with a five-carat diamond ring. "What can I do for you?" "I got some goods belonging to Mr. Potash what a fellow called Lowenstein in Galveston, Texas, shipped me," said Hymie, "and Mr. Potash wants to get 'em back." "Replevin, hey?" Max said. "That's a little out of my line, but I guess I can fix you up." He rang for a stenographer.
If we didn't have a fairly good formation the yellow fleet could play us a nasty trick by taking us by surprise in such weather." "A wireless message from the cruiser California," said a lieutenant, handing it to the captain, who read: "Chattanooga and Galveston stationed on right and left flanks of advance guard; Denver and Cleveland establish connection between latter and squadron.
Before ever Moses Austin had obtained his grant of land, parties of American adventurers were constantly invading, to seize the country which as yet seemed to belong to nobody. In 1819 James Bowie had landed, in just such a company, near Galveston; and although the company was driven out he chose Texas for his home.
Tell me quickly, mademoiselle, where did you get them? Did Florine give them to you? Is she dead? Tell me all." "You are deceived, Miss Gardiné," said Lilly, almost ready to burst into tears. "All I can tell is very little. A trunk was brought to my uncle's in Galveston by a young man, who rushed off before uncle could even ask his name.
Climbing aboard the smoker he found a seat and was soon on the way to Galveston Arriving there he took a gulf steamer to New Orleans, where he boarded an Illinois Central train and came to Chicago, where he arrived a week after his escape from the detectives.
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