Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-04
a LITTLE GIRLS LETTER.


seat myself this morning to write
aud let you know how like Arkan-
sas.I would like it better ir l knew
any one, but we are strangers in a
strange land, but as IL is, / like II
tolerable well, as l havn't anything
else to say, will tell you about our
trip out here. We got in the train
at S. and when we passed by the old
home, looked out to see If VIC could
sec the house, but it was too dark.
When we got TO ID. we had TO wait
for boat TO pass through the draw
and we could see the lights in the
boat, they looked so bright and pretty
to me. When we got to Memphis II
was just about daylight, we had to
change cars, we couldn't see the
river good,it was so foggy, but we
could 90 TO the end of the boat and see
the muddywater boiling up. The boat
would whistle every two or three
minutes until she got across the wide
river. Next morning when It got
light enough for us TO see, we saw a
big frost that looked like a little
snow, For about fifty miles this
side Of Memphis the country is q low
swamp thickly grown up with cane
then comes the cotton fields they look
so white. We saw some negro wo-
men picking cotton, they had hand
kerchicfs tied on their heads. Out
on the prsiries we saw cattle and
goats grazing. saw two fooks Of
prairie chickens. We got to cross
the Arkansas river at Little Rock, IL
was very muddy. think Little Rock
Isl very pretty city, what l saw oft.
! saw the state University and Deaf
aud Dumb Asylum from distance.
About 20 miles this side of Little
Rock Is the pine woods which looks
so green. When we got here TO Ark
Udelphis, and didn't find papa we
went straight to the hotel and next
morning while we were eating break
fast, he walked in. This is right
large town, there are "a "colored
minstrels" in town to day, and they
are going to act in the Opera House
tonight. We are living in our new
home now, but the last day we stay
ed at the hotel the proprietor had
TO feed some prisoners, two negro
men and Que white man, the negroes
had long chain around their nocks
and the white man had on handouts,
he was sentenced for years. Across
from here is an old house that makes
me think Of Amt Els house in Ten
nessee-the paling fence and the low
cedar trees, and the old garden we
used TO ride around. The other day
while We were at the hotel some
people came in to take the train and
they cat their lunch then man took
out his cleans shirt and put it on
right In front Of the street and every
body, then he jumped in the train
and that was the last of him.
There was a big circus in town
yesterday but l didn't 60, but l saw
the procession and heard the music.
l saw two elephants, two camels, a
black and a white one, and A lions,
a man was in the cage with the lions,
and woman in the cage with the
snakes, she had one around her neck
and kissed 1t. Old SantaClaus was on
top of his sleigh bowling to the crowd
as he went along.5 little ponies pull
ed his sleigh. The clowns were OF
top of the chariots, dancing, and one
had on address, with his hair twisted
up like lad9, and another on a po
! NY who stool up on his head, Qht
clown | Team with his feet in th,
air. Thole were people dressed t.
represent all nations while Mr.. Davis
rode in front on big white horse
/ heard the cailiope play "Deautifu
Bells" "Darling Clo,' and "Littl,
Buttercup." Well / believe I've writ
ten enough about the circus and Ar
kansas and everything else, SO mus
close.
P.S. This ia a copy Of a very origi
nal letter written to me by littl,
! niece. | hope 1t will please the read
ers Of the rs. X"
lttbr NV. ID.