The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-01-27

Correspondence of the Herald.

l am ruined. shal: never be able to hold
up my head again. Il dfoops in intensified
shame and uusppeasable agony, while my
spirit f,eG in deepest indignation. And for
this: In recent Communication had oc.
eaeion TO use tha! familiar expression from
Oowper, "0h, for lodge in some vast Wild
sfnoss," and tho stupid i,litorato cQmpositor
msde me say Tint "Oh ID for lodge on
como vast widows breast" 1 never said
such tang. never ''oh'd'
ior such lodge in my life de-
ny tho allegation and defy
the sIlegstor. The printer who SO. it up
ought to be sci down on, and the proof
reader without his proof, ought to DO cruel
fed upside down.
Elsewhere said 'soon, an opportunity
embraced, waited and escorted with Colonel
L. and wife, his handsome daughter and
the hend made me say, "soon, an oppoItu.
nifty, embraced and skated and scooted
with Colonel Rs wife and handsome dsugh
Ter" l AN not q saint, nor the son Of a
saint, so let that competitor beware of a
msnsard roof over his optic if ever fate shall
throw him in my way, for there is point
beyond which patience ceases to DO virtue,
and l. have arrived there.
Several Of the wisdom of the seventeenth
legislature are quite unwell; the trouble seems
10 DO chiefly new.ralgia and rhum-stsm
owing presumably TO tue bad water in the
first part OF the latter! Strange, however,
that room-sLuc pains should 20 prevail on
these one story floors
AS 1 wrote you on previous occasion,
the hotels and boarding houses are all full,
but probably mono of them equsl TO and
certainly none surpass the genial socisbiliy
that prevails beneath the hospitable
roof of Mrs. McCullom. Boaidei
herself and daughter Miss Nellie, go
well known to and so much admired and
beloved by our Dallas socisty, We havo here
Mir. and Mrs. Eenator Houston, Mr.. and
Mrs. Senator Auson Rainoy, Mr.. and Mrs.
DR.. Tobin, Mr.. and Mrs. Calhoun, Mr.. and
MH Gildart Mr.. and hrs Habcht, Mrs.
Heath, Miss Hall and Miss Estill, of Bell
county. A moro charming galaxy Of hand.
some, pleasant faces, social graceS and
accomplishments l have not seen in the
fashionable halls Of Washington City, nor
the recherche circles of our moro exlcting
New Orleans. Besides these, va have several
Of tho prominent members of the leg.
islaturo. Our meal table is invaria-
blys perfect Babel of social
pleasantly, and the sallies Of wit and r0ady
reparte0 that ever and anon do flash their
sudden scinhllationS along the festive board,
do "sat Che table in q roac," and make tho
welkin ring" with thu, ripping cheerfulneas
that makes 4 good digestion wait on apo.
tito and health ON BOTH
There Is 10 be q grand mask sad fancy
dress ball here on the 9th inst, and when
asked what costume | should wear, the
humorous representative from Galveston,
bawl.od out, while looking ut my
Fcanty locks, that had better 70
in "bald" costume, and this when himself hss
head like p ikating rink or q Holland
cheeae, reminding one, IS observed q lady, oil
heaven, rs there can bs no "parting" there
And when we so remarked, soma one sug-
costing we should pay more respect TO age
tho witty Island City representative, this
horrible man, responded, as he ate his "qusil
on trust" that "he was bald but not from
age" nor "grew 60 sleek in single week,
rs he was yet comparatively young man
but his father had had the misfortune 10 bC
scalped in the war Of 1872, and this thing o.
badness was now hair-rcd-itary thing il
She family. 1t WAS hair'eu, nscsre.em re
mark before which we all quailed. lie is only
recent acquisition to our boarding house
hold, says he could not stand the hotel he lef
on account of un-fare treatment at tabl,
and the "hsrd tack" bed he had Of nights
having had to hire a detective each evening
TO ind soA place in it, Hoahould have laiI
down quietly and fel. over his own head ant
saved that expense. He's 4 funny compan
ion, especially when he g0t5 iuto "ltttl
brown Jug plar vein of humor.
But must cease this morning talk, fo'
senate and house are about 10 assemble
cow in joint session to vote for United State
ssnstor, and crowds of men and women ar
moving toward the capitol to witness Tn
fray between these two North Texas blood
in the senatorial race.
Tonight loo, the children of the bliut
asylum, under Superintendent Rainey, vii
give q sort of operate concert. AS most o
Them are good musicians, vocal and instru
mental, we may reasonably anticipate treat
The very elite Of the city are to be on hand
We will certainly be there.
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