Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-02-09

l. Deai ,:.,,o enough to answer my let
10 tah' u,i1l play quits, and you can
er ~ pecley that it is all your
tell e'i't Dat to keep down a fuss WITH
fa1''. home folks. l will write you one
tne e. ,J time, and as I am IN hurry,
nu,s ne YOU will excuse bad Wrlt1h ana
spellin -, :. 90
.rthvest r portion of the state Ilo'n
no[rA sr the hills and mountains. tp
oe, vou don't sec as many towns
'AV', no;lroads as in this section OF the
anu !. naitbe1 is the fields as large. nor
sla'e, ,aonla as well to do But claims
ne I'D laiJ to the wealth in Che noun
aIe - Won see prospo5tors ffom diff
soront srl portions OF the country. Ioo}i-
IslSti9 sn for lead an.l ziae besides cutie 9
sna ns coips Of engineers mak.ze, s'li-
aa9s ass tbrorgh the five different #e9u'2-
a'3 W. al adjacent and without ra=4eads.
Tbo farpo1s as lU1e are 81 peer,
~ -. are pof known ae hinbfli@s. }ut-
s,p eans5 the Het'..@=- }ae would
think tHa 5Heaati5z2 e3s=.sz one
could ven pend = Vee'z 2te8as. these
aoonle Tacv are #}a"S baa - .;'fti
sTo WITHIN. 70 sl}az,a J} '5=.s sasj bed
lin, Will. 49, Vs i=E=#=a5 pleas
are r. st9a l.aze,= So eEa#f e
g5fas fe5 fa34 tl1e eziae 6 ,2a21if@
far a a,.o#,.7 - laa7s Tlef5iu' ii ean
n +Re#H s=s fas5 ss9.eaa=1ea hi
Fonse. tae.64I rae te
1fgbf and ce=9 ~ satd his door We
alv8Ts opea &c changers. a4d thjs
found to Be tire = raat. ae3 tHe5e= vas
NO shutter to tha aaeF which nif host
ass explained Eaa uaej in maxim
coffin for naietbor / made myself
at home with the squire as We sat OF
tbe ward fence 1iscussin, the health II
the neighborbood. while lis vie COOK
ed suppor= in the room That we all had
to sleep in. Tho nest mofHi4 We al
arose ear1y to so 10 q l2ig rally, aud
see the first steam ears that ever CEN
to them nafte. 0a ast3= way #e pas&e
and rapaseld LIS lsi43fl3ofss al ben
in the eame direction. and aii q fcot.
each with y saeI lunch. TIE differ
ent STYLES of .'ass and maxi #Gl eoaf5
was n8re tAea i Ha4= asle IL desdi6a
on a fashion Pfate. Primitive n6=tt=
DDS. simplicity Of purrosa, virtue pc
sonifed, with no ambitions higher 10
gritty than seein the steam cars was
the all aheorbin object Of the day
Noah and his toat might have drifted
across thai part Gf the country dRria,
one possible event, no public carrier
has marked that part of the hemis-
phere. until a very recent date. NV
host and hostess was tho We9thiest
people in them parts, due in q meas
ure to the emoluments in 0fice of
squire, hence they were tho only eX
cursionsts of the occasion able 10
have conveyance which consisted Of
an old family buggy Without tar
and the back off drawn by sturdy
horse called Salin. The horza eaefae1
proud Of his distinction. and tisgel
away faithfully along the road. haul
in the squire his wife and two
daughters.
Arrivin' at our dcerfnqtjoo. which
was located in beautiful valley
with fresh laid railroad track in
the center, and 4 high range Of noun
tans on either side The neonIe cama
IN all directions. each takin pos VI
the new Railroad. oalv to avail t2o
coming Of tho cars duo at i o'clock
My friend. the squire. was exneeted
TO mako speech on this memorable
occasion, besides his services had been
engaged to solemni2e in mqtrimcnv
SIX couples simultaneously and collee-
uVeiy, as the cars hove to the srot
marked for the depot NV friend felt
HIS Importance, and would Frequently
ieler 10 his long standin' as a squire,
ano the good he had done for his
country. His wife and two daughters.
were more quiet and seemed
.houghtful. She insisted on the
suulfe takin' the horse
.oalim) loose from the buggy. and
w." nm distance back in the
y, "ooas' The squire did not like the
'ea much of being called on to do
ss ana as he was dressed for the
Ia, III pair OF hlD breecheS. a
- "'.le shy in the leg, with a quick cut
49, ~ 'ne waist, supported by the redoubt-
ao'e ~ pahdanner, hangin' loosely round
n'e neck, the Squire looked a winner.
S,thstandin' he was very tall and
.nsuiar, with bowback and long hair.
S lne squire cnssed little an dsaid the
Use ~ should have more sense t'1an -
-. ~ scared at as little a thine :,
s0ohi - car but his wife was successful
l Se'eih him to loose Salim, end tie
49,, n ''ek IN the woods. This left .,,e
track. '3''<2=s 49, ~ =
he ne Wife stu seemed nervous. as we
nesan to eat our lunch taEa, from !,
ooX in the buggy. The good wife be.