The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-08-25

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TO the Edisot OF the Herald.
Ny last left rne, after had scram>
bled out Of the gully, in the dark. on
the south side of Waxahatchie. in sight
% a siiTing-house one t1riong distant. ]
reached the spfing~house. and. in the
dark, | carefully entered aud stepped
Into the spring, II was only about
two Feet desp, ard got water enough
20 do, and left torrcanp. On nv way
back took a tack 10 the left 20 avoid
the kline, climbed four fonces crossed a
corn patch. cotton patch and patch
Of weeds. and after some general wan-
deTing among the bushes, hauled up at
camp with fun private understanding
that there was an account 10 be settled
between myself and jeff He had built
ire big enough 30 roast an OK, and
wss standing behind tree waiting for
it TO burn down, that he might approach
and cook. At the last the happy
moment came, and while he made
coffee, / brciled the birds we had killed
m our new fryingPan. We were tired
and sleepy when supper was over and
Jrl egreed TO elem up all the things If
! would select q spot and make down
The blankets. All right We wentsto
work JcH cleaned up by pitching the
things in pile al the foot Of neiEh-
boring tree. ald then went t. look al
Gle stock. I fdSad n splendid place,
where tAere was nice sofs mound Of
loose dirt that | thought would be capi.
I'll for my pillow, aud az once made
down. Then ! pulled OIL NY clothes
and laid down. A moment after felt
8 hot sting on my neck, put up my
hand and caught big red ant. j got
uP quetly, but imniediately My head
was On an ant hill An idea struck me.
knew that in three minutes these
brave defenders Of their native hill
would cover that blanket with a cloud
Of infariated skirmishers on the look
out for the intruder Then thought
how nice Il would be to see Joft. who |
had sent me out Ia the dark for water !
iie down there, then get up quick, then |
dance a war dance. and perhaps rub |
himself up against tree. So | saun- |
cred oil, whistling gently, to a con-
yeulent bush and got behind it 70 wait |
Tor the circus To- open.
Presently the young man came up |
m the moonlight--ior the moon lad /
fisen--Pulled off his shirt and pants.
and threw himself down, head on the /
ant bill, with \ deep sigh Of satisfac-
ton. Presently, however, he got up /
ngain, and the circus began. First he |
bowed 20 the audience, clawing fran,
ticilily ~ his neck, and laws. and arms
then ne uttered whoop and began a
YaS " suet that beat anything ever be.
tore exhibited Ii was a combination.
Highland fling, bolero and Comanche
war dance all IN one. and none of the
steps ieft out. Finally he Waited |
into thick bush and wheeled around /
Tor a space, and then came out with his
drawers IN his hand evidently through
with his part.
! saw that the show was over. and
advanced innoceptly from my bush, and |
said ".leii, what's the matter? WHY /
ain YOU IN bed p
"Ohi nothing, said he 81 took a no>
ton 10 have bath, and have been
down 10 the creek"
oh = said ] ~ got water enough at
the spring
lie looked straight at me for mos
nlent then he put out his hand and
said; Less stop this tosiishness.H
We pulled our blankets out of the
nest, and shook and beat till the enemy
was gone Then we spread down at a
secure place and went TO sleep. During
the nj ht Shiloh got loose and struck
tor home Luckily for as, there was q
mule tied out to grass in the public
square Of Waxahaehie. and Shiloh /
stopped 10 smell howdy and take a
bite with him, and thus he was over,
taken
Next morning we kfasted, loaded
up and went into Waxahachie. We
found the town quiet, and business
dull, bat every one hopeful OF splen-
did iall trade, which hope, doubtless
VIII Oe tuily realized, even If no more
rain tslis in that section
After a stay OF three or four hours in
the town, we drove southwark, IN the
direction of Milford, little village in
the southwestern portion of Ellis coua-
ty As we progressed, JEFF pointed out
large scopes OF country, which. within
the lest twelve months, had been con-
verified from wild prairie into titled
aln.s, A new road had to be learned.
ana we were soon lost in thanking farms.
The crops, everywhere. were superb in
their pFonIse. The boundless prairie
bad been subdued. and raade produe-
livt. Bat the picturesque had not been
destroyed on tine FTestine beauty MARI
e,t only ~ character had been changed.
where once dselt thai sin, awful. go
isnnity 81 the PLAIN, produced 10y its
sweep, apparently. 70 tho very verge OF
the world, now nestled and reposed the
quiet beauty of hamlet and teaming
isr-a--a change from the grandeur Of
hros,d spread, sterile lands to the more
humlIe, brt more humane scene Of
fields waving with corn and cotton, aud
other eomiort-pro&reing crops.
SIGMA.