Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1870-07-23

| replied ehly with light, nervous
laugh, disliking.i 10 eNpTvs nay true feel.
ings. Jasi thea ne beard the barking of
I've aIs asar habilaliSa a. sdus kill, %
said MF. Lamont, breathing . sigh of Esiisf,
@ahi ss rill ael be very particular sbani
The style cf eaF eFiainKsnt, as snything
Is bslisr 'Aaa travelling amer aATA in these
HoOls
In q ,fsg mihiults ne came 10 = clearing
AAd double Ice house tas fatally disesr'
nahls ia The twilight. ff..
A. AIR iAmehls call, man came cur,
tearing hugh pias torehs Of shea ne re-
qassisi eee0n0daiions for the night. lie
replied that IL vas impossitls for hlm 70
entertain as, as his fAnily was large aud
nearly all sleki bat infsrmed, us however,
that lhsFe was house about a mile dislan,
where travellers sometimes stopped.
~Thsrs Is one OF the men here nov who
lives there, he added" aal he can tell you
whether you can stay there. eJaek he
called, aud rough, heavily built man came
out, Nhe, upon hearing our request, gave
us aud our turnout serulinislns look
aud In draWllng voice, said; ....l.
"wall, yes, l reckon so ~ you eau stay
here, ne can put you away somewhere al
our house
.You say /, Is really impossible for you
10 entertain us : Mr.. Lamont then asked
OF the other man. ~ ,.
al'm afraid so, sir" he replied, "as every
bed In the house has a sick one In II"
Mr. Lamont then asked directions 20 the
other house, and bidding them goodnight,
drove on. .ss.
We found the next house 10 be merely d
log cabin situated In an open space In the
woods, with one out. house, which appeared
To be the crib, as cattle were feeding
around Il.
There were three ar four covered wagons
standing In the road near TIE house, and
several large camp-hres were built, around
which lumber OF wagoners were collect
cd, eating their supper.
Igroaned In spirit at the prospect before
us, but dii not say anylhing;. while Mr..
Lamont expressed his dissatisfaction In o
few mnttercd sentences which IL would not
be well 10 repeat.
Several large, fcrocious looking dogs ran
out on our approach, and Immediately abont
d dosen dirly-faced children came 10 the
door 10 gaze at us.
az il was not for the consideration that
il Is dark and you are already fatigued, l
would Not stop here, but risk the chances of
another place" said MIR. Baniont, i'd vexed
tone.
Before / csuld reply, a tall man with q
long gray beard came out 10 meet us.
Mr.. Lamont asked If we could spend the
night in his house.
ayes sir,p he answered very readily.
shrank back behind Mr.. Lamont and
whispered s'pleasc do nit stop here."
"llow far 10 tie hcxt house?' lie then
asked.
The man looked around at his dwelling,
then at us, with an expression as though
surprised that we should wish better ac-
commodations, and answered CURLY, "six
miles,"
awe need not think Of going any farther
tonight Mr.. Lamont then said to me; and
assisting me to alight, he walked to the
house with me, then returned to see that
his horscs feceiSed proper attention.
There were two women in the house, and,
as 1 entered, one advanced. and placing o
dirty homemade chair for me, asked me
to be seated.
The room contained two beds Of very un-
tidy appearance, a rickety table, and few
oiu chairs' ms ! wus 'usils ou.r ~
me apartment, ! delecieu tne eyes VI .no
woman, VINO hau placeu 'he chuir ior ny
hSep upon me.
oaran ann she callea ,;,s. ~ ouu, ,.hr;m f.,n
uious voice, " ohe oi 'ne onnu'en, o',hs -, .
me the broom here. l want 10 sweep 'he
room little and see if it will not make
things look little better. am alers q
teiilng OF yer par no, 70 .ake IN lraVsieis,
cause they Is moss aier1 ssucn up unu Juss
cause We ars not nAeu up qui'o 90 m.ov ao
some lolks, lkey wah' ~ 'urn " 'no'i Ao''
a'cvery ihnS' -. , -.
AN amused smile hoyerea aroana sa "a ,.u ,Ss
mouth, ae ner morus' pu' aPpe"isu ~ '"A' :
no nolice &C. oi ner. a. Ia, ,n;,h
Icw nlliu'es .no 1n.'u s',ns ,lo ~ ",
,ae proom, Wuioh Proftu " ~ 'pS :. ~,
oi pine tree, anu sne shl.onihe =. ,.on,
her, oegan vigorous swcepiuk' mu..e' ':. .hs .hs
an tne whiie 70 heISeii. 4, py ,ne .,nv sns
haa hnishsu smeep,ns ana nuu o' Az,
On soine o'net nouse- wiieiy oa,v I, a t;a, ,%a ~ (,
Lauoh. ensereu anu lsiJtoa ~. = M. ,;,ah mnh'
SUI ,ue., nsu oa.u, "n'on ~ 80, 10
"nne W. Mu.e yes a.A my 'ne ~ 1894, taaa ho.
surheu; pea.is ,a,S @ ptMu so, sorsS sS,aa,i,;r ~
Suh se"se aIour '.d,i spnI a,;saa e.,
as sne nashed .he nen. apou. o.,oSa ,o.oa ~.
.ne noor, near .ncle wao S..ns,
uaiA spo'' u;re0teu .;ar.r ~. ." aaJas Mn n
.ios - -, una ~ Mn'sp;. XII. h,oad s,a;n.
~ u,u not .hinA Z i9oAed I an1,oa @ s;,i,
pus ~ ohiy iausneu unu 0""'a '"0 +" '-'
chiid. .t,a. .n.ss ..sri, -. hanes, J,
10 hot 'hlnA 'nese peop,o III a.o sa,;usd
! again said, %hen 'he woman .t nau .,.;,areu vu
ana we were aiohe. saw .ne I ,,.n ~, ~
medahng WIN my .runk .s anu o1nu,pva w. X; nj .
ing 70 open themi anu, Desides, ao ho' IN .i.e
the appearance Oh .nu,, PUihtins ne
spot on tne noor, Il oeiie'e oioou n"' D''A
spill mere. ~, ,,.,
wen, What does that signny rePa,et Pisr
Mr.. Lamont, seriously, .the oioga nay so naso
been split therc py accident. l KNOW .nese es
people are very poor, put we nave no SUM-
cient reason TO doubt their honesty.
just then, one OF the children came 70
summon us TO supper wh,cn repas. CONSIST
ed ofcorn bread ana peei' ana lew dir'y
bowls OF thin, sweet miix, arranged upon
table out OF doors. y.
When We we're seated at the tapiei tne
old man, to my great astonishment, askeu
lea NV r. n