The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-12-20
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From Thursdays Daily tierald.l

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From Thursdays Daiiy Heraid.j
A RELIGIOUS matiknec-A congrega-
ton at prayers.
We all take stock In Y Christmas
stocking.
THE game Of life shOuid be played Oh
the square; n game Of chess must De
played on the square.
THERE is no abatement In business.
Five dresses and four hornets were Or
.dered for one female In this city yes
terday.
WATER street IL being obstructed by
a fence. AS long US whiskey il not In
teriered with, water ought u have half
y chance, vt lpast.
CIIRlsTsiAs is coming. II you want
pretty things for the children, look on
the advertising columns Of the HER
AID, and 1t will tell you where ~ 20
for them.
"AsoFT answer turneth away wrath"
and the cotton buyer who whispers In
your car l3i for the cotton you have
just been offered l2A for, IL extremely
apt to turn you away from the latter
offer.
VIZ are most gratifed to know that
several Of the hardest drinkers among
the young men Of THU eity intend "
msst, On Wv evening Of the Dist Of this
month, and take pledge never TO
touch another drop this year.
"Bless me! bless met" exclaimed MI
old lady yesterday, confused in her al
manac, "here 1t IL just ore week to.
Fourth Of July, and Mary gane's fun
ere not fixed u w over 10 her .sunt's
to eat those nice spring chickens"
AS two children, aged about ten
years, were running along Lamar
street yesterday, opposite our office, q
horse hitched to wagon and occupy
ing, as usual, the sidewalk, bit one Of
them severely upon the shagldsh
SOCIAL uptown wife my dear, !
wish the custom Of visiting was not o.
1t Is now, to wait to be called upon
before your neighbor receives a like
compliment, but to come and 20 when
you please.n Dis-Social 'desr"-"And
q cQpfoHndsa sight 81 ZEN " ~ when
they plesys, ! suppose"
For few days past . couple Of wa
termelons have been offered for sale at
one Of our fruit stands. The other day
q man dresss,l himself in linen, put ON
u panama hat, got fan, and after pQr'
chasing one Of the Msions, looked UP
a shady spot, Sat down and ate 1t.
As "a man by the name Of March
banks, living near Cleburne, johnson
county, was driving across the Trinity
bridge, yesterday morning, his team
took fright at the west end of that
structure, and, In attempting to check
them, Mr.. Marchbaaks fell off In front
Of his wagon and one of the fore and
hind wheels passed directly over his
breast. He was picked up insensible,
many supposing him, at the time,
dead. He was taken to the residence
of Mr.. Pettist one mile from the
bridge. 1t is supposed he cannot sur
vive the injuries.
Learning that Colonel J. w, Forney
was at Shreveport His Honor, Mayor
Long by the advice of the City Coun-
Gil, telegraphed last evening to the
distinguished gentleman, offering the
Inequalities Of this city If the nature
of his engagements were such as to ena-
able him tn visit US. tS
1t is quite probable that we may be
honored by Colonel Forney's presence,
and we should extend him the c0nsid.
GRAFTON and homage due a spirit who
has taken an almost poetic interest in
the development Of our State, besides .
proper recognition Of his prominence
US an American politician and one of
the abiest members Of the American
press.
There could not have been less than
nine hundred bales Of the staple re.
ceived in this city, yesterday. Some
estimate the amount as high as one
thousand, which will make the receipts
of yesterday larger by four hundred
bales than any day Of the season. This
shows a healthy and remarkable
state Of commercial affairs in this city,
and It strengthens our belief that this
market will ship not less than forty
thousand bales Of cotton this season
aud it may go largely beyond this.
There is talk of still greater reduction
In the tariff on cotton shipped from
this city.
Yesterday afternoon as float loaded
with cotton was driving up to a certain
depot, one Of the front wheels struck
the stump Of q tree and tilted the wagon
sufficiently one side to displace top
bale, which came tumbling down, with
the driver clinging to it with the grip
Of q leech Of the first muscle, and the
ambition of Wolsey.
Beside the wagon ut the moment Of
the accident gentleman, and, we
judge, his wife, were passing and did
not observe the impending danger I'M
til just % the bale struck the ground.
This so startled the lady that she
tainted. OF course, the gentleman
caught her In his arms. A little water !
was administered to her temples and
her face bathed. This revived her, and
on regaiuing her feet and findipg her
hair all down, she turned to her re-
storor and observed, 1.-THE next time
faint l do wish You would catch me
q little further below the back hair;
dontt lika IL rumnled ~