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Show Celeste, Texas, 15 J uno 1896. Editor of the Union: I am still in the land where grows the cotton and the corn, where we are eating ripe peaches, potatoes, green corn, etc. An I sit in the eve at twilight ana watch the flash of the ligntning bug and listen to the shrill notes oi the whip-poor-will, I can hear the hunter's horn and baying of the hounds as they pursue the won and opossum. The farmer, too, returning from his work joins in the chorus by singing a religous j melody or nore often a Negro hoe ; down, all of which gives to the j eorroundings an air of contentment 1 and peace. But soon a dark cloud is seen rising in the wost, which drives like a hellsent plague (as it is). Before it all joy, peace and happiness departs, and a person is soon convincced that this is also the land of the cyclone. Soon all eyes are upon itl Scared faces, with paled cheeks and staring eyea are seen at every door and window. Some have storm houses dug below be-low the surface of the ground, and people can be seen running in every direction to one of these dugouts. dug-outs. On the vortical monster of death comes. The continual flash of fierce and vivid lightning deafening deaf-ening peals of thunder and roaring of the wind and ram, looks like a moving mass of foam and fire, and causes a person to wonder how far it is to tho judgement seat I have been uncomfortably near to one of these Texas Playmates and have watched three more from a distance; dis-tance; being so near the one that proved so destructive to Shumar as to be able to hear it roar. We watched one for some time, on the evening that Saint Louis was torn up. In shape it was like a funnel, fun-nel, being narrow at the ground and and widening as it extended into the air. The work of the Lord is in a prosperous pros-perous conditiou in the Lone Star State. I have assisted in leading many honest souls through the door of the fold of Christ and organizing two Sunday Schools, in the post 6 months. Though the enemies of all truth continue to howl" Imposters," "Dangerous Doctrine,'" etc., their assertions have about as much reason and argument as a man talking in his sleep, for they are wrapped in spiritual slumber, and they soon find that the Gospel of Christ is infallable, either from aScientifical, philosophical philosop-hical or Biblical standpoint. Yours truly, S. H.Wells. 1 |