The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-08-02

place in our recollection of such ,
large population with as little
drinking and as few crimes as here
at Eureka Springs. There are very
many saloons, but we have seen buf
two men under the influence of Ii
quor during the many weeks W.
have been here, though on one o.
the most thorough business streets
in the place.
The churches are full every Sun
day with attentive listeners, and
most of the denominations are rep
resented. The Presbyterian and
Christian pulpits are ably filed
Rev. Mr.. McElwee has charge OF
the first, and Rev. Mr.. Lahdermilk
temporarily of the latter. Both OF
these gentlemen are fine orators and
popular clergymen. We would like
to write of the interesting invalids'
association we attended last Fri
day, and the fine lecture delivered
on hygiene by Rev. DR.. Peabody be-
fore the body, but we have not
space.
We, with hundreds OF others from
this place, went out to White River
to witness the celebration of the glo-
rieus 4th. There were many new
features to US, among them an Ar
kansas puncheon floor break down.
No pen can paint it or the people
assembled there from the mountains
and valleys in the queer antics of
the queerer dances, with mercury at
1000. We were convulsed, and be-
tween the spasms could only ex-
claim in tie language of our own
Judge Ward, cit lifts the linen from
the shrubberyr'
We came back in an open car and
the foods poured from the storm
clouds and washed us from our
seats. If the dancers who had Gre
ated such merriment for us in their
foam dripping perspifation could
have seen the clinging white dresses
and the fop-eared bonnets and
wilted plumes, the white pants and
crushed beavers, with the rain pour
ing off the tip of the hundred differ
ent shaped noses, like go many fan
tastic water-spouts, all showless and
soaking, the laugh would have been
turned, and with good reason. But
the merriment never ceased for
ruined and wrecked garments, and
the only lament was that we could
not enter the backway of our hotels
in our dilapidated, Jim jam condi-
tion.
There is but one paper published
here-The Times-a four page, six
column semi-weekly. We had the
occasion and the pleasure to visit
the editors in their sanctum a few
days since, and found them courte-
Gus and obliging. Mr.. Perry is a
young man with very pleasing adj
dress. Col. Spear was educated at
West Point and is a remarkable
man in many respects. He looks
likes our townsman Capt. Flautt.
After this remark it would be su-
perfuous for us to add that he is
also very fine looking gentleman
He recently had the good fortune
to marry one of the most brilliant
ladies we have met.
Since our sojourn here we have
had some very fine mnsical treats.
st. Paul tells of man lifted into
the third heaven and hearing and
seeing things unutterable. And so
were we lifted up into fairer realms
% n hnen r.1 re
Tiobs and Mrs. Brown sing. There
is nothing in music to rearch down
into the heart and pluck out its
rooted sorrow like the human voice.
Now, dear CITIZEN, we have done
our best under the circumstances to
give your readers a letter of facts,
an insight into matters and things
as we see them here, and beg that
your editor will deal better by us
than the Eureka water has done.
Too thin to cast substantial shad
ow when we left home, we have
been cut down here still more, and
to such an extent that we can now
be run comfortably through the eye
of a big darning needle. 1t is the
way it has of treating almost every
body who indulges freely in its use;
and means no ill-will to US.
We are looking eagerly to the
fesh-pots Of the big brick house on
the corner, and to the delicious
beef steaks at the Linden house
prepared under the supervision of
that prince of hosts, Mr.. Skiilern,
to do wonders for US on our return,
or we surely will fall into the hands
of the bone man on his next visit to
our town. Query: Wonder if it
would be misfortune.
EsTELLE VEH Sc.
Eureka SPRINGS, July goth, 1883.