The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-06-08
ROSE CITY RECORDS.
Irksssas News Dished Up In Dainty
and Delightful, style.
Comic and Series Comic Events In
Southern cry.
An Ola Podidra Of Interest

LIrTLR II scK, ARR. juno G, -lCorrespon.
dence. decoration day passed oil glori.
ouIv. Tho utmost feeling o, good viii
seemed 70 prevail, the spe.cnes were excel
lent, ths memorial poem regular rem
and vel delivered by the author, Mr. Fay
Hempssssd, and flowers were proiusely
strewR ever the graves OF all tho soldiers.
A cross sir or seven feet high. covered with
msunoiia blossoms. was lifted MP ana fast
ened 10 . tree near tho left hand Of the
spesksrs' stand, and very suggestive TO the
thoughtful spec A,or was the sight OF a pair
OF blsck hands clssp.d about the pure
white CROSS as tired negro rested
there, and was plainly visible
through the ranks OF the
men ssasdlns In mont as they swsyed with
the 'h,sboing words ofelcqnent orators.
Speaking OF Mr.. Hampstead, hs deserves
m ore shsn passing mention, being a poet
Of recognized ability and a lawyer Of no
meas Isvts. He hes . letter from Whittier
little p poems some time v since
and hssseoed to extend to . fellow ar
tiet the right hand Of fellowship.
speskisg Of Whittier, Rev. q. NJ. ssN'
borne, Fseently from Sherman, Texss, ID On
old frissd Of the quaker poet. haviag fro
oyuns With him wnose name We feel IL
zone a tho few, ths immortal names, that
wns nst born TO die"
went thirty miles mp the river, Ias,
Wednesday, with the Festival chorus ex'
cursioa psrty, AMI surely never WAS day
90 frss rom mlshaps. The scenery alona
the AskIn-as IL very Beautiful, and We saw
Il IN oil its aspects, glowing N
the Aeen.day sun, sottened by cloudl
that meant co,lnes., not rain, glori.
fed by o gorgeous sunsent, nallowed
by ser sbe moonlight, and all inten.ified by
the 1oysusness OF the occasion. Dancing
was thoroughly enjoyed BY the young peo.
; pie, ana some Of orr bellies and hesnx 81
society. feeling Licensed BY the novel 'nr'
rouBdlnse, tipped msr1ly TO an iro with
hats On their heads understanding
mouths, IL was very funny and
not sllosether pretty.
| snisyed = little visit to the eos Ladies
Home" o: Little Rock, this we,s IL IL
rect aAd home-iis5 place and vsri IH.r 10
the nesrss Of the dear old ladies Who have
found refuge there. The institution was
established throuah the etorts
| of Professor Obs Patten, suDer.
iotendsnt OF the School for the Blind
| Of our state, and Is intended to aloid a
comfortable aud permanent home to Nhit'
women of Little Rocs, Of unblemished
moral character and, unless in exceptional
cases, ovsr sixty years Of aye. IL 10 not
poor-nouse bat quiet home for old a
| die,, who h,ve outlived their near relatives
and th,ir m-ahB Of support. a
donation of $500 ontisles my society
or individual to send ona inmste TO be sup-
ported tor lie.
Oar town is getting along quietly and
nencsbly now, not much disturbed By
| Chicago's caamities or otherwise. Brown
you know, has returned to the home o
hia family in Hot Springs, and his "ss ter
ceceDrly departed in another direction
This is June, "wher, II ever, come PEI
fec. days," and soma wnich the week ha'
| furnish sd have been, indeed, without fanit
| Heaven has not yet tried the earth. III
| bs IN tune" no fervent heat has scorchet
US, but va calmly avail, our trial ana low
our country still. ARuR'