The Bellville Countryman
Texas
June 12, 1861
We are under the necessity of issuing but a half sheet this week. It is well to recollect that paper is very scarce, and that unless the blockade is raised before long, many newspapers will have to suspend for want of the article, as we understand there is none or very little for sale in Houston or Galveston. The Countryman will be as tenacious of life as any of them.