At that time the railroadeonnecting thecity of Heidolberg. celebrated for its university. with the city of Frankfort on the Main. formerly a "free city" and the seat of Government of the old German confederation. was being built. and here Mr. SCULnInttus practiced his profession. surveying and superintending a portion of that road. It is a fact that the company of emigrants of which Scnionna was a member. and who were known in Texas and are so known to the present day as "The Forty." were adherents to socialistic and even communistic theories. ani in Texas they expected to test the practicabilities of their theories. where there was plenty of room for testing the most chimerical theories. Reality. however. soon broke upon the theorists. The necessities of practical life and the diversity of the inclinations and the individual wants of the partners brought about a relinquishment of their original plans and a diesolution of the company.
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