The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-06-09
MOUND CITY MATTERS.
~. Louis Ia the MIre OF Conservatism
-Palllng-out Possibilities.
The Last Leaf From the Life OF q
LIcepriate.
The Sorrow That Sin Brings-Ursvail.
Ing and Improbable.
Oiher Matters In Missouri's Metropolis.

that one feature tnst goes q long ways
towards making her n metropolitan city 10
be condemned by the newspaper. and
any suggestion that mismtpas mca,
was interfering With PROPERTY
was met by the oount.: safe
ment that vast amounts we're being coined
by the proprietor, and that no city cluld
hold candle TO her Ia the master
Of hospitality to paid enests,,
That deluding idea worked i;gef
into the crasium Of an energetic hu' very
o1niding gentleman who recently look
charge oil the Liudell, imagining probably
that one, or peTchance two, of the nriiOnal
conveniuus would cfiye the political nJck-
cfs up into MS arm Ci the creek aud he
nj cht then 80 on very proitinl hlan-
cial fishing "trip. He got the hos'ciIy and
CHICAGO got tho conventions. rld
season SCENE to have been intensified ne
wss compelled 20 appear Ia court th9 othor
day, and OF course it WAS widely rumored
thnt the Lintel, that name Rss ca ed with
eo much oi the greatness OF s.. Louis when
the was the metropolis OF the west, was and
had en- steadily running behind flr SON
time This came with great ahock 20
many OF the uristocracy, who we're by this
means aroused T. fi- ftcs tnbt 81. Louis
stands but lit H. CIHBCt oiuvsr realizing the
productions of iust nys'ited mortal, who
once saw in b,r tte promises OF the future
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and the CJIylct'On is PrAdually
but surey growi IS hat there
is every danger thnt she will s'icS in tho
mad OF c1us.rvrtism ~ ~ depending too
long upon The security Of io'i.i'n l was
sitlinr on the lpvee aud wnH Un.gl'nB the
boats come 20 the landing, where = ara ego
had Dpen unlosded csfgoes of life and prop
eTiy tust would have enGcred aly city,
when an old stnsn vau itied no. aud
sitting down upon the bottom 20. ~ up
turned boat, let hg eyes rcst ur the
greet river. Suddenly, lI7 nf1 who
cwukes from p.e,f7nt dream, Dee iutned
his face toEard mine .ud SAID; "Ab,
used to bs Mays the time iu
he good ola dH's, vou c-ulo heve
counted 800 boats suuug along l,r uru
nov you only see tify. the steam used
10 nave dancing parties and q lups or
pretty womer, where row only IT. cattle
stamp, and where the air was ono hled
with tender murmura Their, roars 10 te.lOW
OF the bull. ! tell yru, II makes my eyes
kinder water when ! mink now thie night
stream has been surerceded by The railroad,
and how small the chances AZ for making
a dc cent living out o. boatir,' and he re
nndered away.
Your 3orrespondeut took trip ~ Paris
last week. ard all the elorles At the icent-
tious courts that preceded the
French rey1luipu came 10 mind
when he witnessed the bNr,al n Elsie Fer
puson, the queen Of the demi.mopde Her
accom- pishipents and exceptional heauty
Ii a made her "A figure head IN her ilrmer
sphere md when she fell 10 d'lraded
st1'p, g1e KEEP her poser TO rule. Irane-
frrrIng aura few years OF giddy guilt, her
eilrc tons iu one lover, she seemed = thirst
for money, and IL was not long hoinIc she
owned muCh property. With I'LL. deyo-
yotion, noG the less commeDda r. because
4 I.,, t,s, aI hA.R .aFsH for
her mother, whom she brtuRit from
a ctg and who, "a ta rear her
erring child accepted poai-
ton Ia house adiliuiag i.c ahc des Of
pleasure and there lived while tha shouts
OF wild elee often rencIcd her ear from
where her dsugh'tr was uutying me purse-
strings Of the passionate. y satlsned
with this exhibition ~ generosity which
was quietly done. The ken siren bestowed
her favor, upon uthtr members Of the fam
ily. and 10 rs said thar several OF her sisters
we're removed from wlut and temptation
by her timely attention. Shs died singu-
larlv enoueh after career Cf sin and greed
io. gold. with respectable mothers lips
nreset against ber own. Her funeral
occurred 10 prOmire ~ portion O. the city
and directly opposite the Y. NJ. q. a.
buiidiag. the slCpa ll porch di which
we're throrged ny th eager crowd who
we're wild ,0 etC NO" rc3w Nlons Would
iammtd with vehicles and men, md the
plumed hesrse Und tram OF mOurnCrs spake
little FOR the dead, hut much for the virtue
.of a city tra' COW q Nrte such displav
possible, and vicv it with feelings eeem-
inply devoid o. censu-o. Tae asei mother
was deeply affected ard the Meth
ndis, rnini.tef's expressed hopes
IL the 'trehI eT sounueu
strange when mingled with the dsrpoiring
cries OF tha parent as she threw harsolf up-
on the body ana exclaimed: "I'll never sec
her more. Great God, Is there no hope Tor
herW Ssygra times tear stole down the
painted face OF one OF ter youngest asso-
ciates, but when she met the geza q men
her check became o'ld again. II Yves q
scene terrible ia It's Intensity Of suppressed
fear aud exercised sim and yet
as the cor,ege crepi slorc the slreete litllo
girls and boys came out and asked what
great and good lady had died. Her bier
was as generously laden with fowers az
many virtuous maiden Tho had gone be-
fore her; ard Why rot2 She had made
some hearts happy, more TeIhtps than
could be said of nose v no cit-e have above
their tombs a bending bow Of hypocritioal
prey hAirs and torrents OF crocc lie tears.