The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-07-07
ROSE CITY RECORDS.
ARKANSAS MATTERS IN DETAIL.
\ Promise Redeemed - 4 Pleasurable
Fourth - The Rural Miss Corrects
an Erroneous Urban Impress
sion Gov. Churchill.

LITTLE Rock, ARK, July 5.-ICorres-
pondence. l-"Every promise is debt"
says some one, so as have horror of
debt 1 keep my promise of last week by
writing you at once about Prof. Patten.
1t seems that besides being a man of
large sympathies and broad charity he
is genuine, heaven-born poet. / had
placed in my hands recently copy of
his "Ode to the Blind" beautiful effort
worthy the pen of LOngfellow and fit
companion piece for his "Psalm OF
Life" 1t is full Of thoughts
eXqusitely worded and Just
right for quotation to "point moral or
! adorn a tale"
Yesterday, the Fourth, was a very
quiet day in Little Rock. A large party
went to Hot Springs to celebrate; there
were several excursions up the river
and elsewhere; and much staying in the
| house by those who stayed at home, for
the day was intensely warm. went
| ten miles into the country, by some of
the prettiest timber land, and fields un-
der the finest cultivation anywhere to be
seen. The "neighbors" congregated in
| the woods for "fish-fry" and such a
| jolly time as we had! 1t was
regular picnic with every
thing good land bad TO eat
and water from glorious cold spring.
| The fish were caught at FOursche La
Fair "a mile and half or two miles from
the encampmentl, cleaned in the stream
flowing from the spring and fried delici-
Ously in skillets and the proper addi-
tons. The Foursche must be a peculiar
stream, for it is said to be ga mile and a
half or two miles from any point one
happens to be and ask its location. 4
dance was enjoyed on the grass, and it
was no walking dance either, but regu-
.ar strengthening Of the muscles and
heating of the blood, though saw there
far less demonstration than
have seen at a country dance in New
York State. ! like the country people:
they are so Supplemented. so cordial
and so strong. Said one young lady to
me: "Some of you city people make
mistakes in dealing with us. You think
we do not know when you make fun of
US and do as you wouldn't do in town.
II is only that We haven't your advan-
tages that we appear curious to YOU. and
it would be far better for YOU TO behave
and give us lesson in manners than TO
be rude and unkind. We want TO know
and would take kindly any help
honestly offered u.s." | wish every
"cityite' inclined to poke fun at our
country cousins might read the 'lesson"
contained in the bravely spoken words
OF one little Arkansas country girl.
As you have doubtless learned 1.-THE
case is notorious) official figures in the
Churchill case have been given TO the
public, and Gov. Thomas Churchill
is pronounced indebted to the State of
Arkansas for his three terms of office
SS0,522.0l. | saw the General recently
the old "war horse"-so called. He is a
man of remarkable appearance, tall and
slender, with keen, shrewd and not I'M
handsome face, bright eyes and cour-
teous bearing.
Our colored people demanded a colored
principal for Union school before the
last session of the school board, thinking
it would be only fair and give them a
chance to test the ability of the negro
| and his susceptibility to improvement.
AS they presented no available candi-
date the old teacher was reappointed.
! The announcement of George II. Hyde's
| failure grieved his friends this week
| Mr.. Hyde was one of our most promi
nent merchants and the owner of tn,
| Capital theatre. He says it was tn,
opera-house that broke him up.
Thursday we had one Of the heavies
rains of the season, which washed tn,
city clean for day or so; but oh, how
the sun and all the rest Of MS glow Ia
day! ARUL.