Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-03-13
Trim 10 Pleasant Run.

Trip 10 Pleasant Kun
On Saturday evening last We Aade ""'
r,sI and uneS peeted trip TO Pleasant h""'
n company with few friends We 'sA'H'
I'd this pleasant little village about sunset
md found our young friend, Robert Story,
l,adly wounded, in the hip from pistol
,ali. fired by one Copeland, Dr. Wills an
.eeomplished surgeon, had already extract
d the lead, and rendered the sufferer as
comfortable as possible under the e'renm'
.tances. The wound was painful, but not
dangerous, the ball having entered an inch
Glow the crest Of the iliuRi, ranging back
ards and lodging beneath the skin, near
ne upper and left alas of the o' 'dr'""'-
Aiter seeing him properly cared for we
vent 10 the comfortable quarters OF L. u
IIawpe's Rancho, got supperand saw The re-
aims Of n magnificent Swan, that had been
He'd the day before, measuring I H. rom
N TO tin. This beautiful creature was
He'd with one of Colts Navy Skies, in
Ike near the house. Our friend wishing
20 preserve the exquisite plumage OF the
o.. I'd, gave II 70 the cook and told her to
u,epare II carefully, thinking she Would re-
owe the skin entire, and proceed to dry 1t
thoroughly. But the Cook was no adept
fr taxidcrmy, and when dinner was an
,uunced, 10 | and behold Shades of Ledn,
Is .stor and PolluI! the Cook, like an Irish
Biddy, had picked the Swan and served II
ur, nicely roasted, like vulgar duck, and
. ready for dinner!
The last notes over that poor Swan were
not very mournful.
After candlelight, We proceeded to the
me Steam FIGURING Mills of MIR. Hawpei
ID under the guidance Of Mr.. Spencer,
a., intelligent and accommodating Super
inscndent of the mills, We took survey oil
fls -four works and machinery. This is
ON, of the finest establishments of the kind
in the Statc,-is worked by an engine oil
horsepower, capable of grinding sew
raj hundred bushels per day, the macl'in-
cry new and complete in all its parts. The
u. ting cloths are of Swiss manufacture,
Gui the finest we have ever seen. We saw
sr,c imens of -four of superior quality, forty
gounds nett per bushcl of wheat; and we
were informed by Mr. Spencer that it was
90 IN the case, that customers realized 40
lbs. to the bushcl. This is doing well to
III, patrons of the MILL whose grist is al
ways ground in preference to any other
IN few hours, we saw one hundred bush .
G. of corn-mcal turned out, to fill con- .
trg 1T that came in after dark and we were
AZ, ured that it was all ready for delivery
by midnight.
While inspecting the works of the pom
dc rous engine, amidst its internal clattcr,
We distinguished the sweet sounds of female
VOICES; and looking across the room, we
saa, the Fairy of the Mill, radiant with
hcuuty, vivacity and youth, standing like
the guardian Ceres of the place, her bright
ercs and rosy cheeks throwing co"ler de
rosa over the whole scene. Like ourselves,
she was attracted hither to witness the
pdrairable works by candle-light. i,
Returning to the sick room, We found
our wounded friend, enjoying the consola-
ions of female society, number of whom,
Ike ministering angels" had assembled
10 checr and revive the brave fellow.
Next morning after taking sumptuous
breakfast at the hospitable board of mine
host Johnson, of the Lone Star Hotel, wc
started back towards Dallas, and had am
nIc time and lezure to see the lovely farms
tba Law near the road. Mr.. Halls farm
ace ned in fine condition, and that of Mr.. |
4. Harris looked as fresh in the morning
dew, as a spot of Eden. Green fields of
waving wheat, peach trees in full bloom,-
neat fences, a handsome house and gardu
in which we saw some fine hyacinths in
bloom, fat and thriving stock,-all told as
plain as words, that we looked upon the
wcrk of the thrifty and industrious farmer.
A far as we could see, the intensely green
,ielis of wheat met our eyes, and rendered
ne prospect inexpressibly charming. The
nm of DR.. King struck us as being re-
N, .kably fine one. Hundreds c, sheep
and goats were browsing on the hills and
hre horses running on theluxuriant wheat.
We stopped an hour or two with our friend
Judge Hord and saw n fine field of young
corn, just visible above the ground, thrifty,
healthy and uninjured by the cold. We
lca rncd from the Judge that large crops of
c5r n will be planted this season, and if no
am oward circumstance bcfall the wheat
crop an enormous yield may be expected.
There is still an abundance of corn and
" h cat of last years crop, now in the gran
aries of the farmers, and n bright prospect
ahoad.