The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-05-30


quaclty. half-French. half-Engiish nc
companied him on shore to witness her
nicces nuptials.
met the bridal pair long afterwards az
a watering place. surrounded by Tour
beautiful grown daughters
I1ITLE mock.
Nv spirits rose. Little Rock might
n,ove to be endurable after all. At last
we landed at that place, founded in $50,
and so late as 1897, occupied by the qua
nav Indlans-only IS years ago. As We
went ashore, | looked In vain Tor the
rock, / had pictured In my minds eye.
I uDconsciously assembled its paved emf
nence as my brother led the way, ana
looked about for carriage 10 convey US
TO the hotel. No such vehicle appeared IN
view-only drays, with their stout mules
and negro drivers. moving IN ana out
among the cotton bales that covered the
wharf. There was nothing to do but
walk 10 the hotel, bearing our own satcn-
els. while our trunks were disposed On
a dray fer Incorporation. The staircase
leading 10 apartments in the second stofy
Of the hotel, was carpetless. the rooms
very plainly furnished, and down went my
sp.glts 20 zero again. as I doncd my trav-
cling bonnet and dropped disconsolateiy
on chair.
Weeks passed by. During the Interval
many ladies called to offer the civilities
Of tho city. we were still prisoners in
the hotel. as tenement houses were not TO
he had. and "A whisper Of private boarding
was received with an almost impefcepti-
lie hauteur A wealthy ard charming
widow came with her carriage and pair
of iron grays lone Of four private car
riages at that time in active use), and
showed us around the city. IL was fresh
and captivating with the tints OF sprlng'
The streets were partially Elass-1ro"l
with here and there an oak or elm stand
ing midway and outspreadiug its bene-
ficcnt arms from SIDE 10 slG5 OF the uh-
paved sidewalks.
Roses were nesting everywhere, one
stately residence, having light wire
fence that enclosed the ample lawn. thick
~ covered with n hedge of the via
Cherokee rose. making novel ana peau1l'
fuI effect The lawn thus garlanded was
embelllshed with magnolia trees IN pro-
fuse bloom. The aroma Of forest trees
which encompassed the city added 10 the
charm Of Cur drive. although II seemed
they formed an impenetrabie barrier as
no drives had been opened. Here ana
there wcll-built one-story brick houses
with wide halls. wings. and porches
stood In the centre of different squares,
which were rlnged around with car
rage drives, and adorned with magno-
liza. cedar. holly arbOr-vifae, anu myrue
trees | took great pleasure In enclosing
nv card. written with pin on creamy
magnolia leaf, TO my sister then STU
dent at Patapsco Institute, near Baiti-
more. There were a few two-story hrlck
residences. with long avenues, hedfea
with fov-ers or priret. OF public buildings
there were tho State House built IN ls5o,
state and real estate banks, the United
states Arsenal. five or six very pam
churches and State penitentiary, While
a hall. situated over a suite OF TWO or
three stores. served for theatre. rev
vehicles were 10 be seen except wagons
carts, and drays
SOCIETY IN THE CAPITAL.
1t was our good fortune TO be reeoS-
pszed al once by the leading citizens as
persons worthy of consideration. Inc
social body, being an imported mass from
older States. which had reunited IN ne"
form by the forces of attraction, dld not
renresent the pioneer element markedly,
except In few instances. where the de-
scendants Of the French occupants at the
time of the treaty still formed small
integral part.
The labors Of the lawyers were scarce
~ less strenuous than those of the phy'
sicians who at that time relied chiefly
ON Gallon el and quinine as the safe
guard against ague and fever. Amuse-
ments consisted in hunting deer, quail
and bear, fishing and horseback llulhs.
Grave old judges kept their packs OF
hounds. whose yelps often stirred the
echoes as the horns gave out the signals
for the hunt. The riverside being the
only available one beyond city limits
for ladies. formed the afternoon attrac-
ton. ~,
cav cavalcades OF beaux and bellies
went sveening along the breezy river
bank. usually coming to halt al the
hospitable country seat of an oid-ume
Virginia bachelor. who kept up the cred
IL of his native State in liberal ana dei-
icate hospitality. His extensive orcharus'
filled with finest varieties OF fruit ms
superb melons and choice wines ehidh.-
cd the attractions of the genial host Az
home the ladies' were busy knitting for
"the hands on the plantation; quit
making, often the occasion of a merry
winding-up; preserving. trying new re-
CENTS for buildings and cakes reading,
drawing. making music and spending
the day" for good gossip with eacn
other. 1t was happy, peacefui me-
holding that inestimable treasure long
STAGE lost 49, leisure.
There were parties given down the
river, where the lnNlltu Suto'S "'"'| -
on a fiat boat, dance all night, and return
In omnibuses at daybreak.
THE ARKANSAS TRAVELLER.
remember wildly a brilliant wedding
that was celebrated at the country seat
az Hon. Albert Rust, member of Congress
I'm lGI6. five miles distant from the city
nv carriage route, when the beautiful
daughter OF Colonel Sandy Faulkner, the
original "Arkansaw Traveller who. with
his family, occupied the house at the
time was united In marriage 10 fhihp
Trapnall, Esq. formerly of Kentucky
brilliant and elegant young lawyer. whose
elder brother, Frederick Trapnall, was q
leader of the Little Rock Bar. The suite
of three parlOrs was filled with guests,
and the widely-known hospitality OF Col
Faulkner was never more laVishly ais
nlayed than on this felicitous occasion.
The story or recitative of the "Arkah-
saw Traveller" was never more amusing
lv rendered by him TO admiring listeners
crowded around, while the familiar tune
plaved on his violin as part OF the dia-
loelie seemed fairly trembling with elee.
Bride and groom, father and mother, Sis
ters and brothers, have long ago been
.gathered In" by the old sexton Of the
cemetery. Those were halcyon days in
Little Rock. where / saw nothing more
of pioneer or Indian life than that whicn
/ have jotted down. The "Quapaw Line
which was once a familiar phrase 10
divide the city. seemed TO have passed
from our lips. though not from our rec
ssOpopaur (,llari2' re-