Sharp County record., 1888-05-24
THAT TRIP,


Let's see; yes, we went to sleep ut the
Beach Hotel, awoke early and was ready
for breakfast ere the walters could don
white neckties and aprons The elegant
repast over, the entire gang took street
car for the wharfs where we were per
mitted to see numelous large vessels,
Yachts, smacks, schoonels, lite DO ITS, sc ;
explored huge steamer Just III from
New York; took serf bath ard rode tho
waves like Long Branch dude AMI
"swallowed some" like a novice; took an
eight mile ride i'll the afternoon on the
Gulf where we experienced storm ut
sea; saw the ietties, two lighthouses, ships
under full sail in rough ocean. On
board the steamer duriug the ride, our
party WAS in change of the Galveston
newspaper men, and a courteous, clever
set We found them. To the News gang
our delegation are specially indebted -
Among the sights Of the voyage were
lots of Jelly fish, and not a few porpuGes,
the latter jumping the waves like bath
ing. The city of Galveston is only five
or six feet above sea level, hence the
first floor of a building is found in the
second story. After gathering up the
shells from the sea Shore" our party bill
adieu to the island city and left on Nom
day morning for Austin, via Houston, ar
irving at the former city at 4 o'clock p.
m.; went at once to the new capitol just
being finished, said to be equaled only
by the state house at Albany, N Y. The
Texas structure is built Of native granite,
has foundation 500 800 feet and a
vast dome reaching heavenward 313 feet.
1t is situate on hill from which point a
good view of the city is had without as
scending the winding stsirs.
Leaving Austin next morning for tho
south, we drop off at San Marcos and
take branch road for Lockhart the me-
tropolis of Caldwell county, where our
dear aunt and cousins reside, and where
the writer arrived at 2 clock Wednes-
day morning and kept the household i'll
a stir till nearly breakfast. This was the
first aunt or cousin We had ever seen and
we rather enjoyed the show. Next day
we took in a portion of the town, which
is said to contain 1900 or 1900 people;
has good newspaper, the Register, Sev-
eral nice churches and school buildings
whose spires rise up above the little city
and bespeak its good morals and hearty
welcome to the stranger within her
gates"
After hasty goodbye to relatives,
and u useless run for tho train, we soon
reach San Marcos again on good time to
catch the north bound train, on board of
which is found the Arksanas boys IT,
and girls who had been down to San
Antonio to see the Spanish Missions, the
"Greaser" who killed Davey Crockett
and the Alamo where David died for his
country, after staining his blade in more
than one Mexican's gore. Now we move
off for Ft. Worth and get to that city in
deed late at night; rise early Friday and
take an east bound train for Texarkana,
where our partner-in-lfe-in prosperity,
embarrassments, joys, and sorrows-still
awaited our coming. Here we spent the
night at Uncle Hayden's, who, in con-
Mt ction With his son Charley and son-in.
law George Fouke, comprise the Gate
City Lumber Co. They are also build-
ga railway to Shreveport, La, having
ten or twelve miles already completed
through vast pine forest also owned by
the company, They employ l5O hands
ON the grading which is being pushed
right through to the land of the creolcS.
These gentlemen also do an extensive
mercantile business, and upon the whole,
IRE, to use rural phrase, pretty well
ixed. and we will further state with
Jealous pride, they are all consistent
Christians and leading members OF the
Presbyterian church. =
Saturday we took dinner ut Te4srkana,
supper at Little Rock and slept atHardy,
,nly the latter half of the night, how
,ver. Mrs. II. was too feeble Sunday to
undertake the ride home, so we remained
,ver, the guests of Charley Turney, till
Monday. Heard Bro. Troy preach at ii
o'clock. Left Hardy Monday as con,
luotor and general manager OF one of
W alker Clayton's best rigs and an hours
lrive brought us to Judge A. j. Porter's
where we took a short rest aid good
dinner. Right here we will remark that
we found an intelligent aud interesting
amily presided over by an eslimable
ady, all of whom showed us due courtesy,
for which they will accept thanks
Five O'Clock found us at home, every
thing in order, and the devil and "mbs''
hard at work. Thanks are due Bob Hud-
lleston, as editor, Jeff Davidson, tor job
printing, Caleb Henderson, as pressman,
snd Walter Metcalf ami Eugene Roberts
as printer and devil-for valuable Servi-
ces during our absence.