Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-01-12
ROSES FROM GALVESTON.

Mr.. Cash Henderson, who returned yes
terday from flying trip made to Calves
ton, brought US back a newspaper full of
cut roses whose fragrance has held sway
all day in our sanctum. Red and white,
yellow and pink, cream and crimson, they
reached our table in all their southern
glory, and to the taste of that gentleman
no less than to the good will which sug-
gested such tribute, our acknowledgment
is made.
And speaking of flowers and the land OF
the south, the writer, only few days
since, accompanied number Of news
paper gentlemen and their wives who paid
the Queen of the Gulf visit. One hun
dred miles this side we were met by COM
mittee of Galveston gentlemen whose in
PRODUCTION was magnificent bouquet of
cut flowers for each of the ladies. OF course
our party was led captive from that hour.
The fairest of all Gods works, women and
flowers, from the one coming mans first
notion Of Immortality, from the other its
possible beauty and glory combined in a
sunny land. and what more would have
been asked. If angels are painted fair to
look like women, surely the painter robbed
! the rose to get his colors.
And this reminds us further that ouI
party had delightful time in that city on
the water, by whose foundations as ever
| Tapped by the waves of the ceaseless sea-
the inmates of whose flower EMPOWERED
homes are lulled to sleep by the softest
breezes, with wings ladened with the
murmur of the oceans spray, we intended
to write something, and will probably
some day if we don't forget it. But Hen
derson's roses takes us back to an oyster
bake, rendered our party by leading
! citizens, which was redolent with
roses and abundant fun. In the
morning we had gone out on the jetties OIL
government works, in open cars. The
wind was blowing ''great guns" and the
briny spray dashed with such impetuosity
against the stone works as to baptise, IL
| the Methodist mode, most of the party
On our return the United States revenue
cutter took US all aboard, and as she
| headed for the outer waters our ladle:
were delighted with the rolling porpoise
upon every side and the cloud of white
gulls which lowered in gentle beauty
all about our heads for miles out. Once
over the bar our cutter seemed inclined to
initiate the fight of the gulls, for 6
moment on a billow, the next plungine
head down into the yawning breach Of
waters. A pale face here and there was
the captains signal for bout facing. Ant
then came three mile ride down the
beach to an oyster bake. There were
well we wont say what there was, except
that there was a great fire and tables, anC
plates, and flowers, and forty barrels o
oysters for forty persons and only two
hours to eat them in. We shall never for
get the pathetic sight afforded by ou
friend O'Connor, of the Emporia News
who in frantic looks and sweat bedewel
brow was endeavoring to open red no
oysters as fast as fair girl in red, and t.
the manor born, could swallow them
Every other fellow was permitted to d.
the clamp and pry act for his wife, VIII
knew no more about the business thai
himself, but O'Connor had no wife-neve
had one-and that southern girl did no
dream but that any man who was smar
enough to edit paper could open oysters