The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-03-03
Hra mol,l.s letter.
Correspondence OF tue Herald.


WASHINGTON, Feb. %, 1881.
Again after SO long silence, l resume
pencil and U. S. paper and indite letter to
the HERAI.D's readers. BY the way, these
same readers seem 70 be scattered all over
Texas, as during my recent visit to Austin, l
met representatives from every part thereof
who were, or protested to be--pleased to
meet one whose letters they had read with so
much interest," etc., in the Dallas HERALD
greatly regret not having been able to
visit Dallas during my stay in Texas, but
the Lone Star state proved but step-mother
to her loving daughter, and treated me to SO
much weather that found it impossible to
travel about at all, and only managed
to-, get few days at Austin,
not Enough to do what wanted, yiG:get an
apprbpriation for a M 9nument to the Texans
buriSd in the confederate cemetery at Win
chester, Va.
| aln glad to hear thsG the bill providing
for the employment of women in the various
departments of the state has become n law
This issa long step in the right direction
spent some lime in New Orleans on my
wa hiiher end found that dear old city re-
in;oing in tho frat regular opera season since
Tho war. Every Wednesday a grand opera
matinee is repsid by crowded house, who
Taceive such operas as Robert. Faust, SOM
nambula and Aida with the enthusiastic
yet critical applause which makes
New Orleans the delight of oil first
rate actors. and the tenor of medioc-
rity. Bernhard: was there the last week
of my stay and heard a Frenchman telliug
a friend-also French-his impressions OF
fha famous actress. sHer figure is insigpif-
cant. her face horrible her acting unoyen
and passable only-but her French p here
words failed him. and bringing the tips of
tbe finpers of his rioht hand to his Inns. he
blew kiss In nerleot ECSTASY of admiration.
AS seventeen miles of the New Orleans
a. Noble railroad we're completely sub
MERGED nv the overflow and about thirty
miles w. re- unfit 10 travel on. / had 10 take a
steamer from the citv 10 Grand Plain. But
nv The law Of comnensation ,yss so hapnv
az In have Mrs. .Teffarson Davis and her
charming dsucbter Mrs. Nav. for travelling
comnanions az far as Resuvoir' from 8 a. M
nntii ( n. m. At Bcauvior station President
Davis and his brother General Iyi Davis
were awaiting for them and had one more
Look Al the Great man. who has lately added
( ,,ermenert i;,a-a-r fsre IN his eiressv
luzfuoua chqraotar He lookQd we'll and
Mira Davis lold me. was In excellent health
and snirits.
The Kennesaw route which carried me-
60 comfortablv on INV vav 10 Texss was no
i,noer a,, .,all rail ro,,,a ,yi,bout CHANCE Of
cars from Nav O,leSns 20 WashingtonS on
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