, 1874-07-11


Pfobahly unth the opd OF Angust'
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THE HOT SPRINGS oF ARKANSAS.
From tie .yels York Eteninq f'oxt.
The leading papers OF tho Southwest contsin
sta,.1,n,, advertisements desorip,iva nf tho f1e,
ILL.,, sr,,;.. .,.a;t ~ .ss,,a,ar ~ .a,. -,
,lsnls "uieh a"aat 1'io s'a'olos ~ soatcn u
health and pleasure at tho Hot Springs Of Ar-
kallsas. After carefully onumeratlng tho mnla-
diep for whicl, their healing wators arc bono
ternA the beauties Of Nature. tho magnificent
Kcopery Tue oxcolle,lt hunting and flyliiug, aud
winds up by assuring tho p,i lilo TINT tho hoto
olTers "al tho comforts aud elogances Of ro-
refined home combined With arst.caaa society,"
II tho recent report TINT our worth Vice -presi-
dent, Mr.. Wilson, is about to visit tho Arkansas
Springs and 1n,nglo with this society las any
foundation, Senator Carpenter OF WISCONSIN,
WHO is the noting President OF tho Senate Of tho
United States, may vol expect \ permanent
A1r. Epllraim Taggart, In an evil moment, as
VIC will SEQ later, tell iu with paper containing
au account Of tllis "pays do Cocague." lie had
been for 1nauy yours martyr to aeuto rheuma-
could @ not oxlst for moaent WHOM brought into
,contact with the waters Of these wondol rul
springs. Alr. Tageart had lived q solitary iifo
OH bis plantation upon the banks Of the slug
gish uomoclitto, in the Suite Of Missiasippi,
entirely deprived not only Of " first class eocfc-
ty." bnt Of society Of every kind. Tho % appeal to
him was droct and irresistible. He packed his
trunk and started for Arkansas, in soarch of
health and " tle comforts aud elcsauces Of re-
tluod home"
At the springs Mr.. Ephraim Tageart made the
aooua1ntaI,ce Of Col. Charles Gordon, of Gulyos-
toI Texay, pleasant gontlenan OF winning"
mallnerB, as Alr, Taggart found out ouly too ]uto
Az is tho habit in :" first. .class society" ut hot
sprinss ail tie world over, those yotsries Of fus-
lon Killed. many q aull hour with cards, Que
iipe Thursday AFTERNOON tho Colonel proposod q
MIpniss.ppi. On Ills eYentiu{ OCCASION occss,ou Alr. r.
Tugeart waa pursued by tho most astonishing
ili.lncK. 10 mattor how strong his hanil' GnT.
1.g al, lis moloy. nut In his Witch ugainBt S9DD
ol lY own money which lad been won by Tho
Colonel and called his adversary on a mir of
aces. dordou's luck did not desert lin. lie
There were. it seems, "iiys other gentlemen" "
III tue room Taggart Jumped IN from ajB chair.
accused lie Colonol Of cheating' and lomandai
his money aud lis watch, Tie Colonel way fully
ooual to Tho ono, gunoy, and replied Nwitn croat
dignity OF mau1lor," 70 the account saws ::
"flhevo eau be- no sac1 tling as chostiiIe a,nour
gentleman, sir: but the cards Layo boeu runnine
yory wjllly." his uuroaaonaDlo Tacgars tioree,
uuon refused to bo comlorted. boca,ne yery yio-
lcnt, forgot for tho moment iii tho usagoa OF
Coloncs iuco shouted out :: "YSu blacslcy, It
you don't settle wifi, mo right here iii -"
isut lie never flushed lie pGluse: Tor Col, Cor
don. with stou bacxwa,d. draw out hia hnfo
and deftly shoatLed it iu Mr Ephram Tayxart' i
body to tho "estent Of ahout D: inclcs."S viii i
tia remark, ~ reckon tint viii settjo you,"
Tlo Colonel was entirely corroot in Lis rockon-
ing. Alr. Ephraim Taggart foll dad to the t[oor
w6op Gordon, ouietiy romoyin. his knIfo from
its temporary sheath. wiped ti,o blood from tho
blade i viii tho end Of rod susl he woro ,xnu1
lis waist" and bran{lishiuc It in lis air t,,ruo1
to tLe ilya Gstonjshcd speetators OF tic lively