The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-07-18
THoRp SPRINGS, July Q, 1875.

DEAR HERALD: Thinking that per-
haps few items from this part OF the
State wonld be acceptable, ! seat my
selfthis bright summer morning "a
write you u few lines.
The morning we left Dallas was a
gloriously bright one. We started out
hopeful for IA pleasant trip and for The
permanent restoration TO perfect health
of those of our little party who were
not well, but especially for the little
delicate snow-drop-like baby that had
already struggled so hard for Its little
life, and was again threatened by the
relentless archer. The country after
getting out of the bottom of the Trini-
ty, is very beautiful The prairie was
like vast emerald carpet with boz
duets of beautiful flowers scattered ev-
erywhere. o
We could look back and see "the
city, for many miles after we had left
IL. Truly, it is the Queen City OF
northern Texas, and looked very love-
ly to us as we babe it adieu for time.
We were astOnished to see the
amount of land In cultivation, field
Joined field of bright waving corn. To
my eyes there is nothing prettier than
field of corn just before 1t blooms,
there always seems to me to be voices
lurking in the ribbon-like leaves whis-
pering sweet things to one another.
Everywhere, as far aseye could reach,
were the great yellow squares where
the golden grain had just been mar
vested; and the threshers were now
buisly getting out the wealth of brown
grains, ON which depends our future
hone of shot biscuits" We saw a
steam thresher AT work in one field,
but were not near enough to see how
well 1t performed. Cotton did not
look very well, but may come out.
We made 1t convenient to stop for
lunch near cool, shady stream, and
YOU aught just to have seen some la
dies could mention, hustling around
gathering sticks to start fire to make
a cup of our favorite beverage you
would have thought they were OLD
hands at il. We had dinner spread
under the shade of the trees and
vines, that an epicure would here rel
ished. and as we were all hungry we
did ample Justice to it. We carried
orr own ice, so had good cool water all
the way through. We staid at Alive
RADIO the first night, all glad TO ex-
change the hack for the house.
The country around this place is as
fine as can be found in any State. l
don't believe people could help liking
Texas If they would just leave the rail-
roads and 90 out through the country
and see what splendid crops are produ-
ced here. We passed through Cleburn,
A very pretty town of, suppose, two
Thousand inhabitants. Everything in
Dictated that this Is thriving town.
/ noticed very nice church ana some
other nice building that would nave
been credit to large town.
We reached Sharp Springs Thursday
evening just after sunset, we had u
very warm days drive. and were al
well Drowned by sun and winu, out
this and the indisposition of one OF our
party were all we had TO complain OF
on our whole trip. The little one had
began to implOre by the time wewere
fairly out ofsight Of Dallas. :, :,
Thorp Springs Is very small ~.
lage, and people coming here must MOI
come with any expectations OF any
thing else. The town consists OF two
dry goods stores, one grocery store, one
drug store, one tin shop, one black
smith shop, one cabinet maker. They
have no church buildings, but they
have a large two story stone school
building that IL used by one or two de
nominations to hold services In. They
have a good large school here, but IT i
vacation now. There is but one hotel
It is kept by Captain Sam. Milliken
and his most estimable wife. To say
thew are from Kentucky and keep the
house in good Old Kentucky style
would be sufficient description to al
those who have ever been the recipi
ents of the whole-souled hospitality o.
that State. They make everybody