The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-05-12
THE MOUND CITY.
The Ballet aud Buddiug Innooeneo-'
Something That Is Suggestive.
No Deficiency In "Doctors'-of DlyIb.
lly or Death.
How a Reverend OF the Siraitest Secs
Was MOD.
The "Wlld West" aud What a Turmoil
10 Turned mp.
81. Louis Straws Of Several Sizes.

ST. Louis. mhy b.-lSDeOtN CorreHp0ns
dence. .l-"Cousistency. thou art Jewell"
must have been written by ono familiar
will So. Louis character, Ms IL seems i'm
possible for any Of the aggregation Of man
kind to 30 thoroughly have Illustrated the
the rarity of that moral attribute. Incon-
Blstencies abound here sverywhere; In 90
cisi, physical aud financial lie: indeed,
when one secs how thew have wnvsu them.
selves into the very woof Of our municipal
existtnce, wonder ceases lht, snch liis hes
In II but very little progresg. St. Louis
s,urtles the business world by announcing
that the railroads ere unfairly
discriminating asainst her Ia r.
vor OF Chicago, and that she will
arrange a series Of excursions whose ad-
yantages VII be free 10 merchants in Iowa
or other sections seemingly tributary to
her, and whose expenses will bo freely
horne by her business men. With great
hurrah. tho fret aud second excursions
come into town, unlosd heir careOes Of
rusticiy and swell the trnde bills of some
OF the leading houses. The otbers take
ofrense because their stock hasn't been de-
pleted any by the needs nftbe country Gus.
iomers, and sc uncs begin TO tight the whole
scheme. As one said 20 me: what is the
thing TO iefrsy the cost OF the iaunt, when
we haven't reaptd sale. and tho money 10
flowing into the pockets Of the big
dry goods and hardware men?' So the
fseliag works, and when the next subscrip-
iion paper 10 passed around 10 charter .
train, there Is an almost Il iversal howl OF
disapproval from the smaller dealers, who
expected 10 be able from the previous pro-.
oeeds to build marble palaces aud become
merchant primers The excursions being
moribund, the cry arises AGAIN against the
railroads. unfslrness ard Chicago way Of
furnishing passes TO country dealers is CON-
demned "a being underhardsd. | was
~ IN rCa INF Ia ~ Qf
was only in keeping with some Of
the oity'e incongruities In social lie. but
doubted IL until | went out The other even-
ing 20 see home drama produced, with
spectacular efrrct by children Of the load.
ing families. The house was crowded with
the parents and friends Of tina precocious
juveniles, and many white hand tbs ap-
plAuded that evening ct tho ba-e-limb bed
performances OF the little innocents haa
been placed upon the bscks OF high
priced pews in fashionable churches In
apparent 4 votion The bald heads OF re-
yer we're IN "the front row" at minstrel
chow were there, and the modest young
lady who would faint at the word LEGACY"
keDt the opera glass screwed TO her eye.
And what ioi? Simply to see children.
principally girls, trip their tender toes
almost sa@ msds sSsaS'' one sigh sp'''s or IL: e.
c's,ume OF the Garden OF
Eden. Some OF the young girls had almost
reached the period when they begin to try
on their Older sisters corset and etuoy hand.
Eerchief h'rtation, but Tint seemingly
maze the entertainment more dsighffuls
and any Requirement, Of the ballet that re-
vesled anv premature maturity OF
limb development aroused aristo-
cratic applause that generally compelled
the tired performer to flush and pale
with heat and excitement in rendering the
repetition.
The average country clergyman who
visits conferences, Sunday-schools associa-
tions. ETC., in 81. Louis, is always painfully
impressed with the fact that there are prob
ably more doctors among the clergy Of this
city than In any other spot on earth. a
minister that has only simple Rev" be-
lore his meme 10 considered most uu.
worthy to fit In the assembly with his as
sociates who have been honored by some
rural college with the title OF ID. d., which
in too many instances bis gray hairs alone
prevent from being taken for or-"doughead."
But what H. unpleasant 10 the simple Wis
ting member OF the cloth Is not less dis
gusting to members OF congregations, who
the way some tilted chairman
calls Doctor" Il aux out between his POM
pous lips and passes with no sire or en-
ph asis the plain reverend TO follow. The
term is ridcuously confusing and causes
noe nj OF trouble.
ne OF our latest Boston products,
who uses his abs and avs with all
this abandon of an English dude vas called
up one rainy night not long ago bv an ex.
excited individual who answered the
protruding night.csp with the query:
Does DR.. B. live heze2"
eyes"
"Well, there's man dying down the
road, and we want you at once"
"All right III so with YOU" and soon
the cultured theOlogian was driving out In
the suburbs In the pouring rain: After .
dreary ride Of several miles, q shanty was
resched where a suffering man was groAning
and tossing about on Il rude pallet Tho
reverend visitor hurried TO 4 e couch and
drawing out his testament erolaimpd: Do
you want your soul saved, my poor fellow
traveller IN eternityW
mo. don't want anything but pain
Killer" came the response from the twi.ch-
ing mouth, and then the divine realized
that he, pastor Of one of the richeat oongre-
getions in ct. Louis, had been mistaken for
a pill-peddler. IL WAS some time before
he recovered bis usual dignity but even
now he never hears himself called Dr."
without smelling quinine and other base
remedies for the body.
The psst two vseks have been fui OF ro-
nance for the aspiring kid. who sees In
every broad brimmed nat the insignia Of
border glory, and for the maiden who
wearies OF daily meeting with only speoi-
ments OF 'uawklsh manhood mag
queradiug as msshers, and longs
Tor some OF the broad.bressted lovers
Of years ago. DIR. Carver, the riffs shot,
brourht a show here, called 1t the wild
West" and opened the exhibition. bat
mad no sooner spread his tents thsn Buffalo
Bll swooped down upon him with an in-
junction aud cauaed him to 5uspand opera.
lions for several days, duriog which time
the street corners around the hotels were
orowded with angry partisare of each
marty. who gast culated IN SOM
bTeros and viewed their long
hair as though in preparation for gore, aud
a realistic representation Of the muvdsrous
scenes they only fsebly reproduce. But
even tho swsegering ccw-cow, with belt full
Of plstols aud his mouth full Of bl,w, had
20 succumb to the bue-coated club-swinger,
ard no hlo0dy oombats have 90 far made
-, r.sern hle far-nyeV Cincinnati.