The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1877-12-19

Some of them had been water. bound in
Arkansas One family had a go-cart,
with one horse attached, seven head of
cattle, three mules, fourteen goats, six
dogs and eleven children. We all stop
ped al The same camping ground tor dim
ncr, aud it was amusing TO see the corall
or h"iI"w-square that mongrel crowd
presented Mules and cattle upon one
side. goats and dogs ON another, while
the cd woman and children formed a
circ'r ia the center OF the group, around
4 brnsh fire, cooking their frugal meal
They al sccmed To enjoy life, aud talked
as il they entertained bright hopes Of a
happy future "Sich ia lie Well,
there is plenty of room Tor all who may
come to the Lone Star State
From Sherman we took rhe Trausconti-
mental for Tcxarcaua, 10 Northeas, Tex
as. Failing 10 make connection ut tins
place We were compelled to lay over for
a dIy. Here we met our friend aud ac-
quainlauce, j. l.. OConnclly, formerly of
OF Louisville, Ky aud OF the Paducah
and Southwestern Railroad, hut. now
general freight agent OF .Ihe ST Louis and
Iron Mountain. aud also of the transcon-
tincntal Railroads lie took specia!
charge Of and rendered our stay at this
place very pleasant They have at this
place the finest cotton compress in the
United States, which has just commenc-
ed operation. From Texarcana we took
train for Cairo, H., having a daylight
ride through the State OF Arkansas
Along the line of railroad we find II great
many tlourishing little towns, Arl,adel-
phia, NalvGrn, jackson, Newport, and
many others, all of which seem To he do
ing iiut business in the way of shipping
cotton. Lict'e Rock, the capital, is situ>
atod nu high ground on the west bank OF
the Arkansas river, and contains pop
ulail"n OF about twenty thousand.
A. Ca'ro. III. we failed again to make
connection, which, however, we did not
regret IL was our pleasure to form the |
Acquaintance 0f James johnson, Gen-
eral Southern Agent Of the Illinois Cen
lral Railroad, whom we found to be a
most excellent gentleman, and 1--we,
wide-awake man in every particular. lie
took great pains in showing us the genes
cral offices, stock>yards, &c OF the COM
pany, and introducing us to a great many
of the leading citizens Of his town. III
you are not acquainted with him, if YOU
ever meet him you will know him. Tor he
has splendid faculty Of getting acquant-
ed with everybody; and whether you be
farmer, merchant IT newspaper
the first question will be:
We'll, Cap, got any stock TO ship?' In
fact, we think hiM the hest talker we
we ever met; his tongue is certainly hung |
on pivot and loose at both ends. We
babe him a pleasant edieu, hoping to |
meet him again. From Cairo we took |
AAN hNNt itl dtuNdu, which town we
will not now write up Suffice it to say
that It il The town OF all Southwestern |
Kentucky, with beautiful residences and |
a live, energetic people. At this place
we met on the street an aged couple, who /
10y mutual consent, had agreed to disa
gree, and to plod hfe. uneven way alone
IN the future. Religion was the cause
-oEe a Catholic, the'other Protestant |
All is this religion? Oh, the deceitlul- /.
ness OF this world of ours
"a man may rent pew in church,
And boast a diamond pin;
lie may have gray hairs. and family cares, /
And still DO a bunch of sim"
From Padu ,ah We had pleasant trip,
arriving at this place at four O'Clock ON
Wednesday evening
Yours, &c, NC. TuroRp