The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1886-12-24

iIourishs frless' jour
Nay my kind. 4ispos ed contem-
he Of it in their sable pages. Its
Trumpet, and speak only the
when / say that IL gave forth
ound. was very young
nbitious. thought | knew
forceful weekly newspaper
hadn't tho least doubt Of my
Instruct and manipulate such an
|eform and advancement. That Is
+ tho very young, God bless them.
\,y have had hand TO hand en-
n life they feel so strong and con-
elievc they can do anything, and
ief, mark you, " what makes
al successes we so often admire
mt. Tho Spaniards have a
rho expects good luck will get
Ms true sentence as ever was
pyliovc you can do anything and
any one can do it. Success, like
swimming, Is largely n matter OF
d very hard on Tho Trumpet
PISS man, editor and staff. l had
I'd ileas in regard to lettering the
started out with the praiseworthy
Of extinguishing several "giant
under which plainly saw that So
red. We all have the reformatory
IA stronger in us In youth than later
Che reason, perhaps, that we haven't
,easured the strength Of our antagonist,
ling system Of things. was sincerely
10 thoroughly represent all worthy
lcrests. To that end l secured Doom
ght and day, and "wrote up all sorts
Is that never before had been described
or immortalixed in type. / wanted
up my fellow townsmen and women
interests that lay close around them,
all things I wanted them to properly
Fate The Trumpet.
ended to issue magnificent Christmas
sr Of my beloved journal, twice its
AIRY sizc and brim full Of tho most
Ing holiday matter could create and
up. To perfect that number almost
ked myself into decline. Looking back
bn it now, from the standpoint Of what l
4 to be permitted to call mature common
nse, commend myself heartily for lhe In
ktry zeal and confidence l nursed into
|,ectable development in th'so old, hard
Ming, moncyless days on The Trumpet.
W. other attractive features for my
as paper determined to write up the
Door Of Doonville. could thus DO the
of comforting two benefactiors-giv-
he rich chance to taste OF the blessing
|Eiving--for it is more blessed to give than
receive-and also open the way for the
or to DO helped. And on Christmas, you
low. all hearts are said to be tenderor and
ore generous, and many are glad IT an OPP
rtunity to do something for the needy
Doonville was small place, and so very
osperous that scarcely knew where to go
hunt people so poor that ] dare intrde
ION them ard tell their wants in my "valu-
lie and widely circulated" paper. Many OF
, citizens were very rich, and none whom l
knew had fallen below decent and
}erable poverty. But down below Doon's
ills, on the river bank, were some broken
,wn houses about whose doors had some
mes seen very ragged and very dirty chill
en- pla, ing. ! determined to 90 thither and
vcstigate
1 had this thought In my mind as was go
Q to office one morning just two days
fore Christmas. / determined to 60 out
at afternoon and begin the search. ] hadn't
me far when / met calamity" Parker.
hat was what called him when my speech
as without bride, for held him in groht
ntempt
He was tall, thin, broken down creature,
no posed as a gentleman and moved about
Ith solemn, unhealthful gait and dis
Ibuted religious tracts. He always seemed
me frightful excrescence on society, al
ough he had the discretion to say but little.
fretted my progressive spirit to see him
awling around thrusting his weak litera-
re under more intelligent anu buster peo-
- ewes. "The day and generation are be-
n tracts" said to myself, "and here Is
hrcadbare fraud keeping M this relic OF
sm.n / despised him so heartily could
by speak a decent good morning as he
)ed me. / think he felt that disliked
4; but he had cultivated the unctuous at
,hation of godliness and an appearance Of
thence and sweetness under sights and
upts. and invariably returned smile for a
own. That very habit made him detestable
me.
/ began to think about him as 1 went
onp. He had only been in Doonville q
upIe of years, and had never heard Of his
ing anything but distribute tracts and
each on the street corners down by the
Ills. concluded that it was time he was
,olished. Accordingly my first work ON
aching the office was 10 write a half
lumn editorial article on religious
auds.r in which the practice Of tact
stributing received merited castigation. !
ew picture Of the typical tract man, OF
bich Parker was the model, which wasn't
lculated to make his path in Doonville any
MOTHER. This incisive, and / may say
ble,n article, which was certainly flaming
yord of righteous wrath against the tract
was to adorn the Christmas num-
r.
Then / started out in my search for pow