The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-03-26
BlLL ARP, rue nUMORiSr,
VISITS TEXAS hHo raE HERALD.
Ia ths Disguise ~ . Lecturer, he Mag he
Seeking MS Fathers Creditors,
"G, O. T,"--ne wiii Fspisin
tgthe Pubiis To.nIght

Tho Georgia philosopher made us .
pleasant call. lIo f. genial aud kind AnC
IL man OF convictions. Like Capt
Cattle, he ha. an opinion 10 is AN opin,
ion, and so We interviewed hlm, moi
specially, but generally.
or course our first question was
"Woll, major, what do Jon think OF
TcxasY"
"rexas," said he "a hs looked up
thOughtfully "a the ceiling, "Toxas used
tO seem To me like the suburbs of civil.
Zatlon, but the suburbs are uu' growing
the town. Texas looks IN mo Ike u big
pasture with all the ioneos down. | am
profoundly impressed with Texas; IN
iRot am IN love with Texas; In love too
much, | reckon, bus That - the result OF
reaction, for used 70 nave au idea Lh nc
all tho rsscsls in tho world were rOost-
ing over here. A boy'd impressions ara
haTd TO eiftca. Forty five ysars agp |
was merchants Clerk-.my fathsr's
q erk-and when he posted bis
books by night AZ home by
900 light OF tsllow candle, /
used 10 look over him, aud many u
time have | soon him balance ru-Jo-
mer's account with three lntlars, "G. II.
r"-gune To Tuxas-aud tina settled IL,
But am not here on ~ collecting expo
ditiru. II those poor fellows are not
dpNd, the statute OF limifstiOuS has paid
tnu debt, and t. is III right Imprisnp
meut for debt Wa h iri law aDd 10
ran many good mUN away FROM Go0r-
yia. An old lgSal tpli mo yustoriHy
that they didn't come 10 Texas, bat
went u ARKANSAS, ana / am inclined ID
accept the amendment. A any rate, |
feet that | am now in tho midst of re-
fined and vigorous people. | love my
Old state and nv huue, and our hills
aud forests and gushing streams, bat 4
was young man | should cast my
fortunes In thi, gnudly land. Now,
what elsc do you want mo 10 say about
rtNaS?h
"rhat viii do Major. That Is all right.
Now toll rs what do ynu think of MIR.
Clevo aud and his debut a. proSianI2"
II am too happy said no, "to express
myself considerably. ! feel that tho
country is safe, ana my children will
have peaceful heritage ia tIi5 uIessgd
land. We patriarchs can stauh var aud
trouble, hut wo live for our chiluTen-vv-
cry parent lives tor the children. We
ara thofghtful about their Iuturo, and
that il one reason why | wanted my
pusteriry to como to TeSUs, tor ii OH
GucIe Sam proves iaitHless 1S govern
mcnt rrXa4 L. big enough, aud III twenty
years will be strong enough 10 hoist the
Lone Star again aud tako care ~ herself
and hor peOple-hug cleveland has
renewed our hopes, and now we arc all
calm and serene. But thece is one
thing about his administration that
bpthers me. | had han kSriug after a
good little fat office for nysstf-snm
ming that would help out tho farm and
enable my numerous and lovely wife
and daughter 10 buy some clothes and
visit around a little and g tO the springs
mkt summer. | wanted an office
that old Judge Dade used TO
call "sius que non," ono that
had good pay aud not much work
To do, hut for the lite Of me | don't see
how | am going to get II. Mr.. Cleve-
land saws that oiIice-seekers are not to
have office and That petitions signed by
UeighbUrS and friends will do uogoOd.
Then what am l to do? If MIR. Cleve-
land knew how worthy aud capable L
was he might send mo an office, but he
don't know. Maybe there is some uu-
| foreground railroad that you editors are
running, and if so, wish you would en-
| tighten me, for | am on the anxious seat.
| nevertheless, | AIN not complaining, for
my opinion is that MIR. Cleveland has
made no blunders yet ana / am going
| tn stand up to him, office or no office. |
| am now luXuriating on the misery of
our Republican politicians. IL rtjUices
me TO see them gnswiug ~ file. l buy
tho st. Louis Globe Democrat everV day
just to read his grief 1t IL not Chris
tian charity 10 triumph over them, |
know, but / am just human and can't
help it, and heaiies, dOu'L want TO
heap Goals of tire on their heads "A ccord-
ing to scripture. l have made peace
with all our Republican friends, except
those who wOu'G accept the situation,
but prefer to gaaw !. file.