The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-08-18

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combination nusineas ANA Proves
iiiiaseit An Avis, in n yariEated
Comaaehc war Dance--rhs wonder
tut Change Of tho VITA Prairiea inlo
TITLED Farms.
To the Editor OF the Herald.
My last left me- AFTER had scram>
hled out of tho gully, In the dark, ON
the south side OF Waxahatchie, in sight
ofaspringhouso one furlong distant |
reached the spring-houso, and in tho
dark, carefully entered aud stepped
Into the spring II was only about
two feet deep, and got water enough
To do, and left for camp. On my way
back | took u tack to the left to avoid /.
the kline, climbed four ionces, crossed A
corn patch a cotton patch and patch
OF weeds, aud after some general wan.
dering among the bushes, hauled up Mt
camp with full private understanding
that there was an account 20 he settled
between myself and Jeil He had built
u fire big enough 10 roast an OK, and
was standing behinda tree waiting for
IL to burn down, thathe might approach
and cook At the last the happy
moment came, and while he mado
coffee, hroilod the birds we had killed
in our new iryingpan, We were tired
and sleepy when supper was over and
Jch agreed to clean up all tho things IL
! would select n SPOT and make down
the blankets, All right We weut,to
work, Jelf cleaned up by pitching the
things in u pile at the foot of neigh.
boring tree, and then went to look at
the stock. ! found a splendid place,
where there was nice soft mound OF
loose dirt that thought would be capi.
tai for my pillow aud at once made
down. Then pulled oil my clothes
and laid down, A moment after felt
n hot sting ON my neck, put up my
hand and caught q big red ant | got
up quietly, but immediately NV bend
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 cloud
of Infatuated skirmishers on the look
out for the intruder Then | Thought
how nice II would be to see Jeif, who
had sent me out in the dark for water,
lilo down there, then get up quick, then
dance war dance, and perhaps rub
himself up against a tree, SO snun-
cred of, whistlng gently, to con.
yenient bush and got behind il to wait
for the circus to open,
Presently the young man came up
in the moonlight--ior the moon had
risen--pulled OIL his shirt and pants
and threw himself down, head on tho
ant hill, with deep sigh OF satislac
ton. Presently, however. he got up
again and the circus began. FIRST he
bowed to the audience, clawing trans
tically at his neck, aud jaws, aud arms
then he uttered whoop and began
pas dc Suei that beat anything ever be.
fore exhibited 1t was combination.
Highland ilinR, bolero and Comanche
war dance all in one, and none OF the
steps left out. Finally he walt2ed
into thick bush and wheeled around
for space aud then came out with bis
drawers in his hand, evidently through
with his part,
| saw that the show was over, and
advanced innocently from my bush, and
said "Jeii, what's the natter Why
amt you in bed Y
"0h nothing. sld he; 81 took nos
ton to have u bath, and have been
down to the creek
"0hl" said |. II got water enough at
the spring,
He looked straight At me for mos
ment then he put out his hand and
said LESS stop this ioSlishness
We pulled our blankets out Of tho
nest, and shook and beat till the enemy
was gone. Then We spread down at
secure place and went to sleep. During
the night Shiloh got loose and struck
Tor home. Luckily for rs, there was II
mule tied out 10 grass in the public
square OF Waxahaohe and Shiloh
stopped to smell howdy' and take q
bite with him, and thus he was overs
taken.
Next morning We breaklasted, loaded
up and went into Waxahachie. We
found the town quiet, and business
dull, but every one hopeful of a splen-
did fall trade which hope, doubtless,
viii be fully realized even il no moro
rain falls in that section
After stay OF three or four hours in
the town, we drove southwark, in tho
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 last twelve months, had been cons
verified from wild prairie into titled
farms. A new ROAD had to be learned,
and we were soon lost in llauking farms.
The crops, everywhere, were superb in
their promise, The boundless prairie
had been subdued, and made produc.
tive But the picturesque had not been
destroyed, or the prestine beauty MARI.
ed, only its character had been changed
where onCe dwelt that still, awful, so>
lemnity of the plain, produced by its
sweep, apparently, to the very verge OF
! the world now nestled and reposed the
quiet beauty of hamlet and teaming
iarn--a change from the grandeur OF
broad>spread, sterile lands 10 the more
humble, but more humane scene OF
fields waving with corn and cotton, aud
other comiort,pro'uclng cFops
SIGMA
Falling of n safe-One Person kii' ed
ana several Wounded.
SAVANNAH, Ga, August l7.-A large
iron safe, weighing over seven thou.
sand pounds, on being removed yes
terday afternoon into the Office of
Hardee, Son Il Co, on Bay street, fell
crushing through the upper aud lower
platforms, fronting the Office, Tn the
ground door, killing QUE man, a negro,
instantly, aud woundlug seven others,