The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 29, July 1925 - April, 1926 Page: 233
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Bryan-Hayes Correspondence
ance, industry & thrift own a home, educate his children & lay up
a support for old age. 3. The United States must begin to deal
with the whole subject. I approve heartily of Prst Cleveland's
message & so said at the great Soldiers meeting at Cleveland.
H.
BRYAN TO HAYES
Wharton, Dec. 18th, 1886.
Dear Rud:
As the year draws near its close I feel like communing with you
again, as it has been so long since either of us has written the other.
My health is much better now than when I wrote you in June from
San Antonio.52 I have recovered the use of my left leg which had
wasted away as I wrote you; it is now strong and good but still at
times sensitive showing that rheumatism has not entirely departed.
I am up here attending to my planting interest and trying to
sell my place, so as to get rid of it in my old age and infirmities.
But for my age and health I would not sell it for double what I
can get for it.
This country is progressing in every way. The little town has
grown very much within the last eighteen months. It has a rail-
road extending from Richmond on the Brazos to Victoria on the
Guadalupe. I mention these places as you were once in them, and
know something of the geography of the country. Willie my son
married up here a few weeks since. Guy is at a private school at
mouth of the Brazos, Hally with her Aunt in Galveston, and Laura
on a visit to a friend in Baltimore. So you see I am pretty much
alone, and naturally turn to my old friendship of nearly half a
century in duration. Old times, old friends and old scenes will
come up and I love to dwell upon them. Can you tell me any-
thing of George Jones ? I have not heard from him for a long
time; he used to write me, but he has not written me for several
years. I hope that you and your wife and children are all well
and doing well. Write me and direct to Galveston. The Bal-
lingers are well; Laura is at home and out in society. She is a
very fine looking young woman. I think the finest of the girls;
the parents are proud and happy with her., Tom was looked for
when I left (last week) to spend his Christmas; this is his last year
in the University. I hope that he will be all that his parents expect
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