The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-04-22

sweetest book; every stamen finger beck
ouipg Us TO come aud read the many bean.
tliul, sweet lessons penciled in those deli.
cately tinted petals. We inhale the rare
perfume, our souls having instilled into them
that subtitle influence that directs the mind
to the high, beautiful and good mind-the
most powerful organ, that immortal part
that will brighten and continue to brighten
after Times last sleep is DER and soul and
man are reunited On each OF those Lutte
leaves we read mystical letters, each
forming page IN natures history. The
llght web OF life is there unwoVen for us.
that We may read our destiny. That little
Hover is like the thought that gave il
birth; one thought coming from the great
VI Am, not TO be watched, but destined
To teach us n wise aud wonderful lesson /.
teaches us that ike the rose that is as a
thought, so we alike are creatures of an
hour. Amid our brightest joys, spectres will
steal IN, and our hopes are as the April
sun, The rose IN its blooming has its thorn,
perchance may wound the friend aud al,
mlreri then there is the cankerlng worm
within eating out the heart OF the flower,
80 the life of man at It's best is a continual
warfare with the attendant evils
We cherish the rose in its early bloom
Tor the beautiful lessons OF purity and love
illness, aud that meek Subservience to the
power that spoke IT'S existence. But while
We look, 10 under the hot MONDAY sun 1t
folds lis leaves and fades away: aud the
perfume rising from those dying leaves We
deem far sweeter. With IL comes the sad
regret that such fair things should perish
from the earth soft may be at the close of
a well spent liie--at the closing. While
we regret, It's not as it would be over the
death OF the rose that is gone, persisted in
us beauty. To DC numbered as thing dead
Not SO with man. His life should not be
BRIGHTEST in its bud, but in dying; tbs but
the close st a troubled day the moon will
open on a chaugeless shore, and il is the
opening of new, better and far brighter
lie without q closing The rose can
but bloom, then fade away and is
gone. 50 these bodies, being on
~ the calyX holding the true
man, must pass away that it may live again
united with the ever living man on the
onaDgess shores of eternity.
Rev DR.. Benners presented us with a
very handsome bouquet q. few days since
It was ga hered at his home in Jefferson
He and his wife will please accept our
warmest thanks. These beautiful flowers
have, OF their own, mystic language.
Whilst enjoying them as among Gods rare
pleasures given to mortals, | feel as must
that people in the eastern land did that
talked III flowers, that tn re Is voice com.
ing from each tiny chaice within calling
for praise to the 0mniscient God. And
certainly each flower in my beautiful bon.
quet calls for thankfulness for, and high
appreciation of this compliment, paid us
by our friend, Mr.. Benners. Flowers are
not to be banished on any occasion.
Bring forth the royal cup and Lutte
. Briug ilowers-the bride is near;
Bring flowers to soothe the captive CELL
Bring ilOwers to strew the bier "
HRowNwOoD.
John G.. Stultz and his big theatrical
troupe are billed here for the sd inst.
The Broom Brigade propose giving a
concert seon.
The biggest liar on record ia the man who
reported to last Sundays Ft Worth Gazette
that meteor of large dimensions had fallen
in or near Williams ranch on Saturday
Your correspondent has given the matter
| close investigation and finds that it is false
in whole and in part. The Gazette acted
with poor discretion. The article was writ
ten IN this place, purporting to be from
Williams Ranch, by Joe Mulhattan. the
famous Kentucky iokist, and was sent to
the Gazette as special correspondence,
but the Gazette published it as telegram,
and did not give Mulhattan's name, which
would have settled the business.
Judge q. 5. Cleveland, of Galveston, is in
the city visiting the family OF his son,
Judge j. s. Cleveland.
Mrs. W. G. Morgan is in Waco visiting
relatives, and w. q. Morgan, the big land
man is now a widow.
As your correspondent writes the mas.
querade ball sounds, yea, looms up in the
distance; 1t is given tonight ut Mr.. Gar
nett's. Gour humble servant did not at
tend because he could find no other mask
haY hat ~ I'll. ~.
too natural, so rather than TO be recognized
at fret sight, he remains absent. Among
those noticed who attended in masks were
John W, Goodwin, esq, whose mask con
sisted IN his boots being BACKED Mr. Kit
Ramey, masked by puttingon and actually
wearing clean shirt, to the party George
Knight wore a clean collar, and II. G..
Seamens is charged with having purchased
a clean pair of socks for the occasion. In
| the mind of your correspondent there re-
mains not doubt but that NJ l.. Sanders
had on a full SUIT of underclothiug, and
attended the party dressed in that style, at
least, ii not better, That Messrs Warten,
Clingman, Gavan and Durham wore pants
and boots, S conceded.
ooRsIcANA.
The weather during the past week has
been spring like, one or two days excepted,
when 1t was as hot As
One of our representative merchants, who
JAILED to procure ticket when on his way
to attend the Pythias festivities at Dallas,
had to pay four cents mile.
The streets have been almost free OF lady
pedestrians the past few days, owing to the
very high winds Most of our girls are
ethereal In construction, and rarely venture
out in windy weather. unless anchored Ia
masculine arm, or loaded down with
sapdbags.
Blind Tom played to a fair audience at
the Opera house on Monday night last.
Mr.. and Mrs A. G. BeaIe lett for Calves
ton Monday night, where they take the
steamer for New York. en- route to Virginia.
Lieutenant Governor Martin, and Hon.
j. W. Stout, are home from Austin. The
governor is looking quite well. AS Tor Mr..
stout Notwithstanding the great honor
conferred on him by our people, IN sending
him to Austin rs their representative, he
looks gloomy and respondent, just like a
man that wants TO get married or some
thing. IT'S not well Tor man to be alone,
not even legislator.
Waco has Dramatic club, comrosed OF
members of the Knights of Pythss lodge,
Who propose to rive an entertainment here
during this week, the proceeds to be divided
with Our home ledge.
I've W. a. w CluO give one OIL IOelT Ue-
lighttul dances tonight at their hall n de
lightful time i, looked for.
There is a elkauthenticsted rumor atioat
that the big agent of the diminu,ive railway,
known as the narrow gruge, will soon cou.
pie on, aud thereafter run under orders.
ALvARApo.
Mrs. Jane Posey, Mrs J. A. Baugh, and
one or two other Of Alvarsdoites took run
over to Columbus this week.
Hon, Owen Brown arrived AZ home last
Friday night from Austin.
Miss Nellie by rd, representing the Sunny
South, a literary paper published in AT.
lsn,a, Ga. was in town Tuesday soliciting
for that admirable paper.
Mr. B. +, Deason was IN town this week,
looking like real COW boy. He was from
Decatur, where he had taken 900 head of
cattle, and LETT the same evening for Missis-
sippi for more OF the horned stock.
SHERMAN,
H. -. ~ 4. a 4