Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-12
THE GATE CITY.
Denison to be Typifed by Gate at
the Worlds Fair.
Work to be Resumed in Earnest on the
City Wster-WOrks.

Correspondence OF the Gazette.
DENIsoN, Ten, Sept. Sour city
is to-day graced by the presence Of
your Peter Smiths white hat. 1t is
useless to remark, perhaps, that Peter
is here too, getting acquainted with
the boys. When he gets home an
interviewer from THE GAZETTE can
get his unbiased opinion of the Gate
City. 1t Is not to be presumed that he
can see, in our live city, so much to
interest aud attract him as he finds in
his own pet Fort Worth, but
we apprehend that, while he
still holds to the truth
fulness of Capt. Brltton's remark, that
more people get on and of the ears at
Fort Worth than at ever so many
other pretentious towns of the stale,
he will concede that Denison, with her
dozen or more passenger trains leaving
daily, is "A good city to get out of-pro-
vided one should wish to leave.'
a LITTLE FURRY
was raised In social circles by re-
ported interview with an old colored
man, published in the Sunday Gazet-
teer OF Denison, the purport of which
was that the new minister of the
Methodist church had invited the old
negro, who was working about the
preachers residence in to breakfast;
had introduced him to his family,
and insisted upon the colored
man and brother eating at the same
table, while the minister waited upon
him as attentively as if he had been a
distinguished guest. Such report
| getting out about a newcomer, 1t very
naturally created quite stir.
THE FACTS ARE,
however, that the minister did nothing
of the kind. He simply did that
which most, or perhaps all, people who
hire cOlored help do at some time, i. e.,
let him come in the house and eat
from table in the kitchen corner
by HIMSELF with perhaps this excep-
ton, that the kind.hearted wife had
given more and daintier food than
people generally feeu such help
upon. Since this has become known
the popular sentiment is strong
In condemnation of the publication, as
ii has grossly wronged an innocent
family and cast reflection upon them
which no explanation or retraction
can wholly eradicate. 1t was probably
thoughtless act upon the part of the
reporter writing II up, and quite likely
was published without thinking il
would ipiure anybody. There are
those, however, whom it will be s
hard matter to convince that Their,
was not some malice back of the report
or at least a disposition to bring dis
credit upon the Nj. T. church and IL.
} minister, through the prejudice agains
"nigger equality less of which is real
ly practiced by the said minister
his family and church than Is done b,
many otthose loudest in denouncinG
1t. The Rev. Mr., Wolf, the ministe
I referred to, comes TO this charge vel
g recommended as Christian gentle
, man and an earnest and consideration
worker in his church, and thus IA
there has been no act or expression o
/ his upon which the Gazetteer coult
D base the publication aforesaid
/ WORK WILL SOON RESUME
ON the water-works, as the new ma
chlnery will be in place in n shor
z mence dirt will fly for awhil
whether water does or moi
:, Speaking OF water, the indications ar
that the supply is abundant, as tn
IS springs which were opened up, an
which are Of an artesian nature, ar
now running full stronger than the
did in April and May, when III
j. ground was soaked with water. Thi
"a shows conclusively that the source {
the water will not depend upon SUI
Z face drainage, and will not be afiecte,
9 by protracted droughts.
THE LADIES' EXPOSITION SOCIETY
are preparing 10 exhibit a gate typies
of our city at the New Orleans World
n exposition, aud TO raise funds To al
4 in the enterprise they wi
" give an entertainment at the operf
% house, Tomorrow Tuesday night, /
It which Miss Maud Grubhs, Stuart
D. of the Madison square combination
will assist. Miss Maud WAS once