The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1882-09-28
Notes from Newton County.

MT. HERsEY, ARK, Sept. II, 1882.
Editor Democrat:
This quiet, sunny Sabbath eve-
ming, while the Elysian breeze is
tanning my brow and all nature
seems to have undergone remarka-
BILE change, since the quiet shadows
of yesterday eve enshrouded the
grand old mountains that loom up in
magnificent splendor on either side,
hundreds of feet toward the zenith of
high heaven, and while my mind in
fantasy reverts TO just such by gone
days as this in the distant past, |
feel that the fleeting moments cannot
be spent in better way than in
writing few more lines for the
DEMOCRAT.
For oft at morn and noon and eve,
When I've nothing else to do
But spend the time In reading,
The DEMOCRAT | view
Spread out upon my table
It's margins snowy white,
And down it's spicy columns
read with fresh delight;
And often think of it's editor
In his sanctum, far away
Beyond the Boston mountains,
And it's growth of velvet spray.
To give general description of
that portion of the romantic North
western Arkansas, in which / have
the good fortune to reside, would re-
quire more patience than your hum
BILE correspondent can boast of at
this time. Therefore, conciseness
in that particular will necessarily
have to suffice.
The climate is salubrious and
mild, the scenery of the most roman
tic nature. Our mountain soil is
very productive and the farmers are
blessed with fine crops, for which
they should thank beneflcent heaven.
We have as pure, healthy and palata-
BILE water as ever flowed from the
earth, and nowhere in the State can
be found healthier retreat, where
the rose of health adorns more faces
than here in the mountains.
Here every man stands and feels
near upon level with his neighbor;
never allowing aristocracy to lift
him in his own estimation out of the
sphere of human equality with the
belief that the Deity intends that he
should not associate with an unlucky
brother. Here every man feels it
duty enjoined upon him to attend to
his own business and allow others to
do the same, without censurrng him
for doing so. Here we have the
blessed privilege of hearing the Cos
pei preached in its purity any Sab.
bath we wish to attend church.
The rich man in palatial halls,
| Or the king upon his lordly seat,
Where pictures of gold adorn marble
| walls,
Can find no pleasures half so sweet
AS those who breathe the fresh air of
msrn
Fraught with the rich odor from
mountain flowers;
Hears the low of cattle, sees growing
corn,
Charmed by the songs of birds in
woodland bowers. .
Since writing my last, Uncle
Thomas Nichols, who was shot by
the Smiths at his home on Big
Creek, has passed from the stage of
action into eternity. Stephen Smith
was alive at last accounts, but Is ex-
pected to die,
G. III. L. Dodson has an ear of corn
which measures liz inches in cir
conference, snd stalk of corn which
! mpagnleg 81 inches In pirrunn for
ence.
G, II. /. Dodson is building IA
large and commodious barn.
! understand that Capt. II. C.
Dickev, Of Cave Creek, has gone
back to Hot Springs for his ailment
which is rheumatism.
Rev. Jessee r. Taylor, of Cave
Creek, preached to large congrega-
tion at New Hope on last Sunday.
After wishing you, kind Editor,
health and prosperity, am as ever,
1 DfNu Evx- Tn