The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-06-13

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Special Correspondence OF Dallas llorald,l
Der TON, June ~.
Since my last Denton has been Wis
tied with most copious seasons, The
wheat crop IL NOW about harvested,
aud everybody IL Jubilant, No more
encouraging prospect ever gladdcncd
the hearts Of people than Is now pre-
scented in this county.
The people behold themselves in pos
session of II wheat harvest that is
simply unparalleled in this section,
with the promise of n corn crop that
Il Think will make u bounteous yield
without another rain,
The DentOnites are Illustrating in
the use and enjoyment OF the finest
GA; dens ever known here, No vcget-
able In the category of Lnndreth or
lIuiss IL behindhand in quantity or
quality. The fact IL, we have got the
finest country up here in the world.
The soil seems adapted TO the perfect
development OF every agricultural and
horticultural product known to this
latitude, under anything like fuvora-
bic ausp ccs, in point Of weather.
Thousands OF beeves are in herd ON
Grand prairie, west and northWest utus,
getting tat for market. i'm fact, they are
already fat, but | suppose they need to
have their flesh soliditled on the Eu-
trcious grasses for which this county
is so justly celebrated. They viii be
shipped at Denlson principally. II has
been estimated that not less than 10 600
head are grazing in ten miles of Den
ton.
a Jail delivery occurred here last
week. a young gent, sporting the oc-
cupqtion of "horse-hunter,n became
emtroiled in feud with some of his
ncighbors last year, and appeared as a
witness against one of them before the
district court in January, when he
swore with such headlong intrepidily
as to attract the attention OF the dis
trict attorney, who went for the young
man to the tune of & hill for perjury.
Failing to give bail, he went to Jail.
lie was II restless youth, having been
habltuated to the wild, free life of
horse-hunter, and it went hard with
him. He wept continually, and
yearned for the air of liberty.
Speaking to n friend with tears
in his eyes, he was wont
to protest that he was not guilty, but
to go and tell his younger brothers to
Qm Tying, and be good boys. Well he
kept his eye skinned for hole to
creep out through. At length he found
the desired aperture, and walked out
into the broad midday light and set
out afoot for the nearest timber. He
might have succeeded had he not, in
his over solictude, kept looking back
over his shoulder as he left in long
turkey trot for the brush, which at
tracted attention, and he was appre-
hended. a night or so after however.
this ambitious child of the prairies cut
through the wall and now Is as free as
the winds. 1t is universally thought
to be good radiance, for he will never
show his scalp in this county again
and he was q nuisance to 1t either in
Jail or out. His name is Malley Shell
ley; and if you find him don't bring
him back here.
~ spelling match at last has fallen to
the lot of Denton. Prof Davis school
was about closing last week, when a
reckless limb of the law, in an I'M
garded moment, sent challenge to
the school, pitting the bar against the
students in spelling match. On
Friday morning about ten of the fra
ternity were on hand, and after the ex-
ercises we've over about seven of them
squared themselves Oh the floor for the |
contest. There was some dissension at
first rs to who should call out the
words, and from what book they |
should be taken, the lawyers objecting
to Prof Davis giving out aud to |
Holmes spelling book as the text. The
young ladies, however, insisted on
their teacher calling, and on his using
whatever book he saw proper. At last |
the school carried its point, and the
professor called ont dab" "D-a-b,n
said a long, lean, lank attor-
ney who stock at the head. "Cah,"
said the professor. "C.a-b," cab,
responded a beautiful blond young
miss on the other side. Surcingle;
said the professor with flash of his
eye towards a lawyer with bold toss.
"C-i-r.c-i-n-g-l.e;" was the ready and
response. "Next,p said the
professor passing to one of the lasses
over the way, who bit like miDnow,
: C-n-r-c-i-n-g-l-e." "You may retire
MIR RI But-but, that word isn't In
me book you're uslng,n said the
'pellist. Some confusion arose here
nnu II was agreed that the profpsso,
should eonfine himself to the identical
'peller In which he had begun. The
professor eontended that "surcingle,'