The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-04-24

II good public school, Wehave quite
u number Of ordinary private sihools,
but | find th"Ie exits among tn,
southern people prejudice against frel,
schools, which ! hope time VIII crad'
icatc. There II truly more business
transacted here In one day than III
MObrrly in six months. II was To me
a novel, rs well us cheering sight, 10
see, last fall, the great stream of lncom-
inp teams, loaded with huge tales Of
cotton, day after day, for several
months. The business thOrOu%hlnrcs
were 50 dcnsely jammcd aud crowded
as to often require the services ofpolice
to effect II crossing.
Before leaving Moberly one OF my
friends expressed his fears that we
would not have good health here, as
the climate of Texas was considered
very deleterious. We have now been
living here almost twelve months, and,
with truth, | aver that my family new
er enjoyed better health than since we
came to this state. In proportion to
the population the deaths are not OF
more frequent occurrence here than IN
any town or city in Missouri.
Again, before | left my native sol, a
friend remarked to me, "Why, Mrs.
F., you really do not intend to take
your daughters to so wild and rough n
country as Texas ?" That last sugges-
ton startled my sense of right and du-
ty more than did the first. However,
my plans for migrating were all per-
fected with no chance of recall. But,
since my advent among the people
here, | have happily found that my
fears upon that point were iallacious.
There exists rs much culture, polish
and refinement In Dallas society rs In
any of the older states. ! find in the
southern people much Of that native
pride and hauteurOf manner, yct,w with
al, they are kind and generous, inter-
mingling with the "Iankees," freely
and friendly without an apparent feel
ing of discord or animosity. The peo-
pie here do not seem to be in that per-
petual state of political cflervescence
rs they are in the north.
In regard to the scorching hot sum-
mers which was the expressed cause
that deharred one of my Moberly
friends from coming to Texas, / find
the heat not any more oppressive than
in Missouri, for we are ever blessed
with gentle breeze, while the nights
and mornings are delightfully."- cool and
invigorating. In fact, | suffered more
with the cold Of the past winter than
with the summers heat, the majority
of the houses that are for rent not
being built with view to warmth and
comfort, simply box houses, unplas-
tered, entirely too thin for northern
blood. The surrounding country is
grandly beautiful. Dallas is environed
by groves of evergreen trees, which
are filled with the sweet songs of the
moclling bird and various other bright
plumaged warblers, making the very
air resonant with enchanting music,
which cannot fail to charm the sense
of the most stolid, yet there are some
restless, dissatisfied beings amongst us.
| met an extreme case of this kind Il
few days ago. | was visiting lady
who had sick servant girl. said to
her, "FlOrence, are you suffering 2"
With piteous moan she answered,
"Oh yes, but don't care if do die so
| can get out of Texas don't think,
though, that there are many who would
prefer such an alternative.
MRS. NJ. p.