The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-08-16
Many Interesting Events Of an Event.
full Day.
The Closing Scenes and Incidents


appearance. The tents seen In the nai
light recalled the camp of reality, but the
merry dance on the grand stand, graced,by
the way, by the presence of many lovely
women. and the shouts of the vendors
almost everything, dispelled the Illusion
Across the way, or the creek, was th'
barbecuing ground. Here the LANAI
Rifles found real soiu lle
practice in guarding the numerous car
cases in the state of transition from raw
ness to delicious doneness. Faithfully they
performed their duty without murmul
or falter.
Besides the dancing on the grounds, there
was also speaking. Some two or three nun
dred of the ex-soldiers of the hall thou
sand who slept on the grounds, assembled
together, and on motion OF Captain w. u
Veal. Mr.. Charles L. Martin WIS made
chairman of the meeting and instructed II
appoint committee of three t,
fad speakers for the occasion
The chair appointed Messrs
Holland, of Austin, Adams, OF Marshall
and Sparrow, of Dallas, on said committee
The chairman then introduced Captain
Veal as the first speaker, and for three
quarters of an hour he entertained hi,
audience with one of his proverbially and
characteristic speeches, eloquent, mean,
for the occasion, conservative aud full o.
hard good sense and wisdom.
Captain Veal was followed by Rev. Mr.
Brown, of Waxahachie, in short but bril-
liant and enthusing effort:
Mr.. Charles l.. Martin followed MIR. Browr
in a twenty minute effort, which wa
well received and heartily applaudec.
Mr., Deane, of Sherman, followed Mr.
Martin in a pleasing and eloquent brief ad
dress.
DR.. Barnes, of the Choctaw nation, was thu
next speaker, and gave brief accoun
of the bravery and OF the devotion OF TIM
Choctaw Indians to the confederate cause
speaking in a few remarks, and then the
audience dispersed.
The noise and the din of the encampmen
did not cease during the night, but the
sleep of our reporter on the straw in hi
tent was sweet, peaceful and innocent.
SECOND DAY.
The day dawned slightly ioggy, but the
mud was dried and the attendance mas
been enormously increased by the coun
tendance yesterday by heavy roads
By O'Clock the sun was shining in all it,
refulgence and with as much ardor as IL II
had never nad any spots on It's lace. Al
ready the crowd had begun to arrive, fan
ladies, strong men and sweet little chill
dren. BY 10 o'clock, not less than sly
thousand people were on the grounds
They came from the city, they came IRON
neighboring towns and cities; they came
from all the highways and byways OF the
country. They came by the cars, they
came in carriages, in buggies, in wagons
ON horseback and afoot. 1t was great
surging, happy throng OF people, visiting
with pleasure q reunion OF those who wore
the gray and those who wore the blue
They all had memories, many OF them nae
heart-aches, of the dead days OF the pas
when the gray and the blue were arrayed
one against the other. Many o
them thought of distant mounds
where their loved and theil
lost slept sweetly in 1.-THE bivouac o.
the dead" but they came to the reunion tc
enjoy the occasion, to see and to minglt
with those on each side, who had done ano
dared so much for country:
ia o'clock the Lamar Rifles, the Queer
CITY Guards having gone home yesterday
afternoon, formed, and preceded by thu
Meme Bros Germania band, OF Dallas
marched down the city where pro
cession was formed, which msrched out U
the grounds, the Germania band Leading
the Lamar Rifles next and the ditteren
commands present, in line, the band iron
Greenville bringing up the rear.
Dnring the morning the several com
mands held meetings elected oihcers an!
passed resolutions, ETC., all OF which vii
kt 10 O'Clock the exercises of tn
dav began by the introduction Q
GOVERNOR Lubn ocE
by General Cabell. lie spologlzed 10
speaking from manuscript, but later on
become apparent that necessity enforced
such an innovation on his part-the speed
fleming with minute historical data. Ill
had been put down in the prints, and pei
haps in the programme, to speak 10 IN
old settlers as a man VIII
had landed in America wit
Columbus. tLaughter.l May be the man
aeement of this enjoyable reunion sup
posed that such an announcement woul'
indnoe many 10 leave their homes TO Sc
40 antiauated a parsonage. This wa
the work of jealous visiting widoweri
Renewed laughter He did not propos
10 be cheapened in the eye
of the softer sex. Laughter.
Now, is IL reasonable TO suppose that on
Of such age should speak in public on IN
gtage?'' And, further, the time allotted =
other regiments precluded tne poss no =.
of his going back 70 such an idea. 10 81
In the time assigned, he must omit reierenc
10 Ia Sales discovery OF the Mississippi
and his subsequenT visit TO Texas OF u
frut European emigrants 70 Texa'
nor would he dwell on ID
occupation Of Texas by Lshtte,, bu
at the risk Of being tedious, be would tax
q cursory and rapid glance at the history :
TeIas from the time that Moses Austin W
derto,s the colonization Of Texas wit
piopeers from the United States, The
briefly be skstehed the history Of the Lon
Star from nat period down, al
data having the charm OF being De
tailed BIZ . participant In many Of th
stirring events Of that period. In ~
Stephen r. Austin entered Texas with I'd
first pioneers, Edward LOvelace and Henr.
Holstein rom Louisisna, James Beard am
William Little from Missouri, W. Smitl
from Indiana, Doc Heuits0n, Irwin, Bur
ran Polly Maple, Casper Belleg, WI
Ian wilson, from District OF Coiumbia
fhfrfaen in all. There wer'
probably four others whose name
are not mentioned. IL believe
fhsf an Of this brave band have crossed 70
,ivsr mt many descendants Of these pc
nse-s srp nov living and enjoying u
fruits Of The early settlers and are hoDore
and respected citizens 81 Ie1as
ire sererrl colonies thnt followed IN 70
f,ossfeus Of Austin were mentioned In oe
tai and the inauguration 2
fbe oppression Of hexlco -
fsrTsd 70, and the various petty enc isrk
fnVefe tbe lmerican col0nists- teVerlhe
H. usfflers Continued 70 puur ~. ID
Indisn nov beean 70 harass Ne psE-com
80 Turtsuces were ndducsd 81 TIE pros
e. dispisyed By these pioneers ss-in-
crest ODDS in rumbtrs- -
TiIs nofnrious Colonel Brndburn, c0ntln
wing h1s srtlfrzry srrest q 1erAns, tfoop
were rrisst ard pl.ced unoer Ne com ILL
Of Oolone Frnrk Johns01, Dos pf-.l1e -
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~ Nero 49, rurcesEful. Colonel fle1reA
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