The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1883-02-15

mering away and in a very little
while the brakeman cried out some
thing which we interpreted as Gle
burn, and we, who had started to
that point were soon out and away to
the hotel, where breakfast was ready
which only cost 25 cents. Breakfast
over now to find old friends, which
was easily done. Cleburn is the
county site of johnson county, and
is the highest, driest, healthiest
town / saw In Texas. 1t claims
about $500 or 5000 inhabitants. Is
we'll built, many good buildings
There is good country south, | was
out in the country six or seven miles.
The distance will be estimated, how
ever, by stranger by the amount
and depth of the mud. left the
town in the evening of the day on
which ] reached it. My brothers
house was my objective point. l
found quite slightly country around,
which like all other parts of this
great state, produce good crops when
seasonable, which unfortunately is
not often the case. Cleburn is west
of and on the edge of the cross tim
] bers.
In the country around Cleburn !
found what favored Arkansaw chills.
My brothers family was not entirely
free from them. Though the whole
truth is, chills and fevers are not as
common in Texas as in some parts
of Ark. When there is an album
dance of rain chills come too. Such.
at least, is my information. | did
not remain long in the country but
returned to Cleburn where ! enjoyed
myself with several of my old time
friends, prominent among whom was
Mr.. K. NJ. Hooker. and Mr.. and Mrs.
Wiley Bishop. Mr.. Bishops beautl.
full daughter has married preacher
since | left. ! feel perfectly safe in
saying the preacher has done well,
and she has a good preacher for y
husband. but preachers don't often
grow rich, though they do vast
deal of hard work.
! don't believe that people as
general thing, die with home sick
ness, but it does get very bad some
times, as can testify. Feeling that
there is no place like home, ] deter
mined to deny myself the pleasure
of seeing other parts of the Lone
Star state, and turn my head home
ward. So | started to the depot st
9 p. m. Dark, oh how dark. and to
my utter establishment, before had
time to think, / measured SIX feet
81 inches on the sidewalk. / did
not lie long, but got on my pedals as
soon as possible, and looked all
around to see if anybody saw me.
But who could see in such dark
night? Being satisfied that there was
no one looking on l gathered up and
limped on to the depot. No train on
time as usual Two hours behind.
Nothing to do but wait. While wait
ing the wind began to whistle and
soon we had one of the coolest biz.
yards that came during all my ram
bles. The train did come however,
and run of about two hours brought
us to Dallas. And in the face of the
sharpest wind that had felt we
wended our way to the Grand Wind.
sor Hotel. Oh how good we felt
when we could sit down around
red hot stove in good room Morn
ing came at the usual time and
breakfast too, and the bill afterwards.
Then the sights, bnt that norther
which came with the night had not
left, and therefore after few inef-
fectual efforts to hunt up old friends
| gave 1t up as bad job and took
shelter in the office of the Texas
Observer" edited and published by
the genial, wholesouled Christian
gentleman Rev. j II. Woford. |
spent the evening and night with
him and found his family very pleas
ant L. NJ. Roach.