The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1918-04-05

whom took The Pulaskian, amongst
others three Popes, but the Pope of
Rome need not be uneasy, they are
not his kind.
Speaking of names, ran across a
combination that is bound to make
Luke McLuke grin when he reads
this. Mr. Best at Alexander told it
to me- Mr. Pye, the late county DEM
onstrator, introduced Mr. Apple to Mr.
Best. In response Mr.. Best said, "Ah
hem, the Best Apple Pie"
Mr. Forte had his alfalfa cut and
Mr.. Pope's oats are looking fine, and
this is only May 7th.
| continued on up the river until
night and l was pleased to find Mr.
A. M. Porter, who is running a farm
with 200 acres Of bottom land in Gull
tiyation, where I spent the night He
lives near Marehe and has the honor
of being my first Marche subscriber
He also prefers white tenants. He
those of his tenants to have public
school on the farm. The children of
the school are above the average in
intelligence, judging by their looks.
l started out then to hunt for
Sweetie Cooley. Sweetie is colored,
but his first name is Arthur At his
home ] saw a little colored girl and
asked her if her name was Sweetie
Cooley. She said it was. They live
right at Crystal Hill, near the Gov
Miller old home place and ] wanted
to enquire of them as to its location.
All they could do was to tell me the
way TO the top of Crystal Hill. I fol-
lowed directions to the top of the
gap, then tried to pick the most plaus-
ible route for road to the higher
part of the mountain By this means
| followed a very dim road OF the long
ago until / came to a bare square
piece of ground which has been sub
jected to some treatment that has pre-
vented much growth on it. I was
looking for a place described to me,
which was marked by an old brick,
but it is probable that there were no
brick here in 1920 when Governor
Miller, Arkansas first territorial gov
ernor, built his home in which the
legislature met once, thereby making
it the first capital building of Arkan-
sas. Though this bare place is proba-
bly, the site of the building, it has
standing on it an old dead oak tree,
about twelve inches in diameter, but
it has had plenty of time to have
grown in the near century which has
elapsed since the building of the
house.
Speaking of a century, reminds ne
of the centennial and it is only two
or three years until the centennial of
the erection of this old building.
Would it not be the proper thing to
have centennial celebration of it OIL
top of Crystal Hill?
This point gave Governor Miller a
view of the Arkansas River as far as
Fit Logan H. Roots and Little Rock
in one direction and up the stream
to above Pinnacle Pinnacle is in plain
view from the west point of the noun
tain, where / am sitting and in the
center of the stream is the island
wrote about seeing from the top of
Pinnacle. | can see from here that
there is small house and stable on
it and two fields in cultivation. This
point of the hill is pile of romantic
looking rough rocks and the ridge top
of the mountain from the old house
place to this point is also rough
mountains. Just below the old house
place, on the river side is a solid
rock base as high as my head. I can
imagine the old New Highlander say
ing: These rocks remind me of the
sturdiness OF my New England stock
from which sprung and here shall
be the capital of the future great
State of Arkansas" but he failed in
this. Across the river are broad
acres of rich, deep river bottoms in
SulllNdtlOil anu DIT SeYeIdl inherent
points I can see the plowmen at their
work.
Down below me is point of rocks
jutting out into the water. They look
like they would make good landing
place for excursion boats bringing big
crowds to the celebration in 1920.
Now / shall walk down the noun
tain to the waters edge and see what
can see. It was cold last night.
There was just a little frost this
morning. 1t has been real cool each
day since the hail, Friday, May 4. 1t
is almost impossible for me to write
it May. 1t is too cold for May, but it
is May just the same. Well, I am
down to the waters edge, sitting on
a rock in the sunshine. / had hardly
got started down the hill until ! spied