Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-01-19
HONEY GROVE.

| FANNiN 70, lex, Jan. 10, 90.
Ed. SOUTH KEETUCKIAN:
Continuing in northward course
from Brown county Lampassas, Bell,
McLennan, Hill, johnson, Ellis, Dal-
las, Collin and Grayson counties en-
brace the country en- route through
which you travel and excluding
Lampassas (Which isn't strictly on
the direct route) a better body of land
isn't in the United States--nay dare
say in the world. Lampassas Springs,
the county scat of Lampassas county,
is beautiful village and a watering
place "of good report"
1 suppose that every city and town
is the star Of its own destiny as well
as is the case with every man and if
l can consistently apply this quota
ton in such connection, l would at
once write the destiny of Lampassas
Springs OH the lists of places re-
nowncd. Bolton the county seat of
Bell county is good index of the
fertility of the soil and the enterprise
of the Bell county people, especially
so Is their court house the index, as
1t rears its massive walls as far into
the air as eighty thousand dollars
would 60. There is standing on the
top of this most elegant piece Of
workmanship a stature of man
holding the scales Of justice, emble-
matte of the rights of their citizens.
There is stream of water in Bell
county called the "Cow House" a
name it received by the protection
its shelving banks give to cattle. The
course through which this limped
stream winds its way embraces some
beautiful scenery. shall not soon
forget an evening spent upon its
banks gathering pecans; listening to
the low sweet music of autumnal
birds; climbing crags and hills until
the steel blue of the beautiful Texas
sky was painted an orange hue by
the last rejecting rays of the King of
day. After leaving the "bonnie
banks" of the Cow House, l saw
nothing noteworthy until l was
nearing Waco when the prairie noti-
fled me that must look my last look
upon the retreating hills.
The feeling that existed in my
breast when found myself stranded
as it were upon an expanseless prai-
rie when not even little mound
could be seen is simply beyond my
descriptive powers. | looked and
gazed until my eyes were weakened
for an object on which TO contem-
plate until in the distance l saw the
cars. 1t was beautiful picture; it
was early in the morning and the
sun glstened like new coined silver
against the dark circles of smoke
rising from the nostrils Of the sail
ing" iron horse, yes lie really seemed
to sail so steady, so rapidly did he
glide along the "even tenor of his
way"
passed a small village in which
nearly every house was painted
white with blinds of diving. green"
for their windows. 1t was now
MONDAY the sky was bright and the
midnight" stiffness of the air was
only broken by the glee of prattling
children and the charming, soothing
notes OF canary bird. l had but
one thought that any ways near ex-
pressed my rapture. This is Auburn,
Goldsmith's "loveliest village of the
plain" The next wave washed me to
the gates of Waco where l looked
upon one of Texas most flourishing
towns. Waco is an old well built
town oftwelve thousand inhabitants.
1t is situated on the waters of the
Brassus and surrounded by the rich
est of lands. The Gulf, Colorado and
Santa Fe and Texas Central two of
the most prominent roads in the state
honor her borders. Waco is great
cotton market, the roads that lead to
it are blockaded by cotton wagons
during delivery time. The wheel
horse Senator Coke lives in Waco.
From Waco TO Dallas, one hundred
miles, there is nothing of interest ex-
cept the beautiful prairie that still
lengthens and becomes wider. Far
mcrs in this belt of country raise
great amount of cotton, corn, oats,
hay, etc. A number of them are
growing rich by going into the wes-
tern or stock region of the state
where they buy feeding cattle at very
low rates and feed them on corn, cot
ton seed and hay until fairly fat then
ship north where they double their
investment.
Dallas is one of the railroad cities
of the state, some run through the
business portion of the city and so
precious is the space through which
they pass that they merely have room
to lay their track.
Dallas is a sample picture of mod
ern architecture, and the four story
stone and brick buildings that orna-
ment her streets, remind one that he
is in the precinct of city. From
Dallas to this point (Honey Grove)
there is a little timber, this said
must close until 1 rest up and take
another ride on my spanish cavio.
Respectfully,
j. II. G..