The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-09-07
sOUTHEN MFN
Their rccuiiariiies as Noted at white
sulphur Springs.
Chicago Times Letter.

sulphur Springs.
Chicago Times Letter.
have never gotten such q good idea of
southern men as have here this week, study
Ing the types that come here from all parts OF
the south. The southern men are, as Glass,
very good-looking. Every now aud then you
meet ono that is strlklngly handsome, a splen-
did specimen Of physical beauty. Southern
men are senerally tall, d-shouldered,
deep .chesled, and are very easy and simple
in their ways and manners, They have none
Of the push and drive OF northern men IN The
same station of life but they are much more
agreeable In social way. They are never In
hurry, and are always ready with pleasant
word or an incident to help pass the time.
They are to each other like brothers. Out on
the grass or the lawn, in front of the house,
there is now group Of southern men SUR
rounding q neral Cook, of Georgia, as he re-
lates one OF his good Stories The afTectionaie
way these men have In their compsnlonshlp
with each other speaks volumes In explanation
OF the unity ofthe south. To be a southern. born
man IN enough to entitle one to the very best
and kindest there ia In all southern men.
Ialking with southern gentleman yesterday
upon the subject OF the solid SOUTH he said:
That Is something that the north does not ex.
actly unS erstand. We are a band OF bro lhers,
We have suffered too much In common to be
easily divided, The republican party repre-
III.
natural to expect this generation OF sonthern
men toget oyer Ii or TO be in any way united
win IL, YOU Will see the south solid
during the generation at least.
such talk as this 10 very common. Both the
Women and the men are apt to regard northern
people aB having no interest in common with
,hem, do net find any expression of dislike
or distrust directed against ths northern peo-
pie, The southern people simply regad the
northern people ss they would men belonging
10 another nationality.
Among the finest looking men here are Cen.
eral Preston, OF Kentucky; Major suber, OF
South Carolina; General NJ q. Butler, OF South
Carolina; General Cooke of Georgia. General
Preston was United States minister 10 Madrid.
He 10 q great linguist. He Ia over six
feet In height with a very broad chest and
erect military figure. his broad forehead.
keen bright eyes and hook nose white mus.
tache' and huee,1gure point him out In tho
livest groups In tho White 9ulphur perlor
He is always talking. He never listens. As
ono OF his friends said, "Preston never talks 10
you. he always addresses you an oratlon,V
gentleman who dined with General Preston
said that general begnn talking at I
was no break in his rowinT u, riods when IN :,
former came to leave at O'Clock in the morn :
Ing; HIS talk smh"1sSA art, law. poetry, ana
garded by some Of the visilors ~ the White
sulphur as one Of the most glfed men upon
the face OF the earth. U,on every subject he
10 an authority. Pictures, wine, Women.
horses, no matter what is the topic, the eener al
at once lays down the law and dis.
courses for hours. He quotes poetry.
tmprovises original starizas. decloima
In Latin, Greek. French or SpanIsh. tram
lating as he goes along, entrancing some Of
his hearers, while he drives others 10 tho
verge of desperation. To men fond of talking
General Preston Is the most dreadful of boreai
to men fond of listening he Ia one OF the most
entertaining of men. have noticed I'm the
society that packs the immense parIor OF the
White Sulphur that listening Ia gradual be-
coming a lost art. Every one talks OF once;
no one listens.
Major suber and General NJ Butler are
men so distinguished In their personal appear
ance that they wonld be noticeable In any
crowd. They are tail, heavy and dignified,
with all the gravity of an Indian, without,
however, the slightest trace or shs sde OF afiac-
tation. The graceful gallantry OF the southern
men TO their lady associates Is a mere extern
sion Of the politeness of such men as Butler
and Suber TO the rank and file of all
southern men. Southern beauX make IL a
point OF honor to run their legs on for south
ern bellies, The latter take every anticipation
Of any ply steal effort upon their part In
very aggravatlng ma tter-o course wav. Down
at the bowling alley, the other morning, the
southern ladies who were bowling never
thought Of lifting of the balls from the trench
themselves. Southern gallants placed the
balls for them in their hands In the very cen
ter OF tho decline, 80 that all the bellies had
to do was 10 give the balls o sllght push and
the stroke was made.