San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-01-07
DALLAS LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent
DALLAS, Tex, Jan. 5, 1891.


DALLAS, Tex, Jan. 5, 1891.
The small boys heart was glad dur
ing the holidays, that is if fireworks
and feasts could make it glad. 1t
seems none were too poor to indulge
In fireworks of some description. 1t
carried US back to our own childhood
days-to one particular night, when
we were loose ia the town. We,
thirty of us. had armed ourselves
with such fireworks as our Christmas
money would buy. No timid call
from an alarmed parent would we
hear. Our money had been invested
and we were going to enjoy 1t. The
"after results" however, were not so
enjoyable. We were sorry when we
learned that no one was allowed to
shoot even q fre-cracker this Christ
mas. This was afterward made to ap-
ply to the business streets only. So
on Christmas night we got
out with 'the boys" Seven dol
lars and seventy-five cents was
blown In for fireworks. Just how
many palings were blown Oft
the front fence we can't tell, but next
day 1t seemed great many more than
it really was. The night before we
had forgotten our hair was silvered;
the next morning, when the pallngs
were to be nailed on, we realized we
were "aging."
On the first of the year the carriers
of the evening Times Herald called
on their patrons, who opened their
purses as well as their hearts, in
response to the merry greeting of the
earrler-boy.
On New Years day the entire fra
ternity of news-boys were dined in
royal style at downtown restaurant
Mr.. Lionel Norman had the feast
prepared. They had split-pea soup,
roast turkey, beef and pork, green
corn, green peas, Irish and sweet po-
tatoes, bread, cakes, coffee, tea, choc-
olate aud mince pie. Each one was
provided with little bag of nuts and
candy. After dinner a yell was sent up
for cigarettes. He hesitated; 40 out OF
the so smoked. Should he encourage
this vice? A moment was sufficient
to decide each boy was given pack
age of Dukes" They were perfect
ly happy, and it was unanimously
agreed by the lookers-on, if they never
did worse than smoke cigarettes all
would do to make preachers or alder
men. Their benefactor took the bare
foot ones and fitted them with shoes
and stockings. This will be day of
days In their lives. A few more like
Mr.. Norman would bring about many
changes in this town, whose thought
is, how can / get the most for the
least money. Mr.. Martinez, the to-
bacco king of North Texas, remem-
bered the inmates of the jail and
charity hospital, as has been his GUS
tom for years. He sent money and
tobacco to the hospital, and bounti-
full supply of tobacco to thejail. These
acts count for more than the sermons
of fiery eloquence. w. A. l.. Knox.
who returned to Dallas after having
spent time and money In search of
health, died last Tuesday and
was buried Saturday. Rev R. Il.
Hanks preach his funeral sermon.
The deceased brother, ]. Armory
Knox, of "Texas Siftings," had come
from New York, to pay the last tri-
butte of sad affection to his brother
who left his home in Erin to join the
brother In Texas.
Mr.. Knox held a position on the
Texas Strings, till it was decided to
remove its place of publication from
Texas to New York. 1t was to cold
for him up there; he severed his con-
nection, and with Mr.. Frank Holland
founded the Farm and Ranch.n
The young men is wondering if he
can scare up money to take his girl to
see Fred Ward and Mrs. d. p. Bow
ers. And the girls are all wandering
''if i'll get q chance to 60" After
the holiday gifts the boys find them
selves little short.
The board of trade has received a
proposition for the establishments of an
umbrella and walking cane factory
with capital of $4,000. The secre-
parties who want to establish q pillow
factory.
There are two little girls who have
been doing the town for two years or
more. Their father to all appear
ances, an abled bodied man, writes
notes as follows.
"Mr. Tor Mrs. as the case may be-
-, No.-,-street, Dallas, Tex,
Dear Sir, Tor Madam
I trust you will pardon the liberty.
I dislike much to trouble you, but
force of circumstances causes me to
make this appeal to you. A year OF
more Gngenious'y said .ago received
fall iniurlng my spine, and am not
able to work. If you will help me
pucuniarly by giving such money as
you can to my two little girls, it will
be gratefully received by,
Yours very truly,
w. II. Jones
One whole souled creature more
willing to give than to earn or save
borrowed dollar to send the pool
cripple. Before she paid back the