The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-04-23
A Just Tribute.
From the Houston Age.l

Sunday morning, 10y invitation, we
were present in the Western Union
telegraph office of this city and wit
messed the presentation ola magniii-
cent gold watch to Mr. ID. p. Shepherd,
the manager ftheseventh district-re-
Gently resigned and about to leave the
otlice--hy the operatives and employees
of the Office here as q slight testimo-
NAL of their respect and love for him.
MIR. SHEPHERD
was completely taken by surprise, not
having the slightest inkling of what
was on hand, and manifested his as
constituent very palpably at seeing so
unusual u gathering in the office on a
Sabbath morning, not only ofall the
attaches of the office, but of press re-
porters, and few of our leading and
solid citizens us well.
THE PRESENTATION.
At given signal Mr.. Samuel W..
Small, of the Houston Telegraph news
paper, entered the room with hand
some case in his hand, interrupted
Mr. Shepherd in the midst of an inter.
esting conversation, and addressing
him:
Mr. Shepherd-The pleasing duty has
been assigned me by the attaches OF
the Western Union telegraph office, OF
This city, of presenting you with TINS
handsome watch as a slight testimonial
and token of their esteem and respect
for YOU as their superior during series
of wears, and as q mark of how well
they appreciate your kindnesses and
courtesies to them as your subordinates.
They have not language to express the
rogret and keen sorrow they feel fol
the separation that is about to take
place by your resignation, and the sun
dering of the pleasant ties and associa'
tions formed during the past in the re-
lations that have existed between you
as superintendent of the seventh district
and them as your subordinates. They
will ever cherish as the pleasantest
memories of their lives the days spent
under your superintendent and direc-
ton in their official capacities, and
know that you will appreciate this of,
fering, slight as it is in intrinsic value,
as a token of that esteem and love for
YOU that will ever linger and bloom
fresh Ill tnelr nSdTtS'
THE ACCEPTANCE.
Mr.. Shepherd with much emotion
and feeling, accepted the watch, saying
that he would ever cherish and pre-
serve il as a memento of the kindness,
tfactability and courtesy ever shown
him with single exception, which, it
was not out of place to say, occurred III
the Galveston office) as manager OF
the seventh district. He had always
striven to make it as pleasant and
agreeable for his subordinates rs 1t was
possible to make it, and 1t was source
of 10Y as well as pride to him TO say
that never, in the whole course OF MS
twelve years administration as mana
ger of this division with the single eX.
ception referred toy, had anything oc-
Cured to mar the pleasant relations
between him and his subordinates'
He claimed to be rather q pioneer In
Texas telegraphy. He had established
and maintained all the lines OF wire III
Texas belonging to the company, and
it reioiced him to say that his dis
trict was one of the best paying dis
trIcts in the south. His retirement
WaS UOb SbIICtiy Vi lis ONb
but feeling that he had not beer
treated in a manner COMFORTING with
his own self-respect, by the company
i'm the matter of the characterization
and unruliness of one of the attaches
of his district at Galveston; that thu
company ignored his wishes, feeling,
and prerogatives, and rather sided
with the insubordinate, indorsing hi
insubordination as it were, therefore
he felt 1t but Just to himself to resign
He again thanked his friends, for thei
kind offering, and regretted that he
had not had some little notice before
hand that he might have prepared
few remarks more expressive OF hi
own feelings.
THE WATCH
was purchased of those enterprising, re
liable and popular jewelers., e. w. Pes
cay & Co., of Main street, and OF cours
was a firstclass and elegant instru
ment. 1t was made by Charles L
Jacot, of Geneva, Switzerland, Is
most twn bnn0ro