The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-09-25

large crowd, white aud black, aud the
sweet hnundH ( a splendid hrhnh blillh'
Every passenger WIS surprised, and Tue
ladies appeared IN donbt whether We
we're IN u peaceful Texas town or pe'
tween Kellogga polIceand the people'h
defenders, In Now Orleans ~ lhe
lime the undersigned was seated near
lhe lady of prominent eX-repnbllcnli
member Of tile legislature, nursing Gus
"A gentleman sh0uldl, her ininnL ana
on the same scat set WITH w John H.
Reagan, on route ~ speak That day ~
Tyler, Reagan, tor once, wnH thrown
of his benin ends, The ladies' almost
screamed 10 know what Ia Ro0ulleH
was 10 pay, We caught the ldea per,
hapa 200 scr thea Huy other VINO llid
tho brass 10 speak, aud igpllrd ! Use
content, lndlca, the soverelgna have
comed down 10 welcome Judge Reagan
The Judge bluahed mud squlrmed on nla
sent nj the suggestion. But we oil
united In restoring hlsequlllbrlunl, aud
literally pushed HIN forward to the
front platform. Tho moment no mp
reared u HtcniorIan voice yelled,
''rhroe cheers for Reagan y aud then
came the contest 10 wee whether me
colorcd brothers or the whites could
huaan the loudcat, The band followed
with n stirring air and then the Hon.
VIM. =. Hcrndon present member OF
congress, aud late opponent OF Judge
Reagan lOr the nomination, stepped 10
the front Of the crowd, aud, IN the
mime OF the people Of Tyler aud smith
county, babe him nm eloquent ana
touching welcome, The judge replied
happily, aud NJ he descended 10 the
platform of the depot, both white and
black crowded forward to take his
hand.
At2P. NJ. before u large audience OF
both races, Judge Reagan began II
speech of over two hours, Better Mt
tcntIon was never paid to II speaker.
He eschowed all minor matters, old
anecdotes, aud went ut once into the
fundamental principles of constitutions
nj liberty, their safeguard and abuses.
II was n grand speech, designed to
enllghten the young ana revive the
memories of the old. In short, II was
a mastery effort 10y u statesman pure
and unsullied Captain Herndon fol-
lowed in II speech In which self was
forgotten, aud Reagan and liberty
were shoTed to the front.
During the forenoon we took advan-
tage of the interval to call upon some
ancient irlends, aud number of Ty-
ler's noblest ladies, who won our alice
ton during the war by their lahors and
sacrifices for what they and we be-
lieved and still believe to be ~ just
cause. IL was u precious privilege to
the writer once more to call upon Mrs.
Boren, and her excellent daughters,
now wives and mothers, Mrs. George
w. Chiffon, Mrs. John q. Robertson
and her noble daughter, now wife
and mother, and TO grasp once more
by the hand of friendship old Captain
| Hanson, once war horse on the high
seas Mr.. Boren, Colonel Marlborough,
Captain Jim Douglas and his brother
John and 1t ALI Davis, the three last
of the old ood-Douglas battery, Colo
mel Geoge w. Chiffon, Mr.. Boren, Cap
| tain Herndon, Judge and Colonel Tom
Bonner, old farmer brother Green, old
brother Dewberry, Chief Justice o. NJ.
Roberts, Colonel Bill Martin, the dis
trict attorney, Tignall w. Jones,
Lieutenant Governor Dick Hubbard,
and many others with whom we held
tender relations before or during the
war. Say what we may, Mr.. Editor,
Tyler is glorious place, and as occu-
pied by rs brave and noble people az
we ever knew. We would mention
others, but the loss of one among that
happy group of 1862, Miss Nora Nickel
lar, torbids the introduction of several
who held our esteem in that dark and
trying day. We regretted not seeing
the portly John G. Robertson, Van
Hamilton, Mr.. Beverly Walker, and
others, and grieved to know that so
many of that day--tried and true--had
left earth for the great unknown world.
Lieutenant Boren, Rev. Albert G.. r.
vine, his model wife and two daughters,
Judge Turney, Colonel Erwin, Colonel
Il. t. Lott, and many Others whose
memory is precious to all good people
who knew them.
| Tyleri Is good town, and possesses as
good society, in the true sense, as any
place of its size between the st. Law
renee and the Rio Grande. 1t has
about three thousand Inhabitants, Il
noble, able and honest judge-Bonner
good district and county officers, the
best water in the state outside of els
terms, and hotel that would be credit
able in New Iork--the "FergusOn
House," operated by Mr.. Busse. Ele-
giant rooms, u superb table, everything
in neat order, with gentility and polite
ness from the proprietor down to the
humhlest servant, all Mt low rates-we
left it without once thinking of slop
coffee or bedbugs.
But while on the subject of hotels
we would be just to all. Arriving ut
Troupe at IL p. NJ, we had to lay over
till 3 A. NJ, for the Tyler train on the
Great Northern road. Naturally, hav-
| ing lady and child in charge, We
sought the nearest hotel, quite distant.
Reagan, brother Cole, the lady and the
subscriber took beds.
The landlord looked like crab apples
drowned in sour bnttermilk. He was
a sorrel i'm hair and complexion. He
looked like he did not believe in the
christian dispensaton. He moved
like he had the Tyler grip. His voice
savored of silence aud secrecy. He
wore n calico gown, close-fitting,
which reached TO his heels. He spake
not, but grunted. He looked like a
good honest laugh among friends
would brake him into n thousand
pieces. He looked as pious out of his
two eyes IA Muscovy duck in
thunder storm, and that means great