Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-12
HOUSTON LETTER.
An obscure Civilian Amid the Pomp
and panoply Of Brass Buttons
1r,land and Gibbs-The Governor and
tbe New Orleans Cowuissionership'

,,,Irr,r, Who visits the Bayou City at
tbe nresent time in plain CIVILIAN
dress realizes as he never ala BEFORE
how his transformations appearances
dw;ndles into infinitesimal insigniii-
canoe before the brilliant colors OF the
gaudy soldiery. No matter how iau''-
less may he his apparel or how eircuin-
spect and prim his appearance no
matter how many badges of distinc-
tion he may wear on the lapel OF his
Prince Albert, or how. many OF tue
modern arrows to pierce ieminine
hearts he may store in his quiver OF IL,
to his bow, his shots are in.iiectnal
and wide of the mark. me SOLDIER poys
carry the day with the ialr sex,
with them. Just why tne
ladies should give "a special
preference to the soldiers wnen
there Are 80 many willing hearts Just
dvinr for chance to get square,
honest svmpatbetic throb, upon re-
CENT of a sly glance, among the civil
i,, ranks. Is past finding out. Certain
il l.. however that the most radiant
smiles. the brightest eyes and the
rosiest cheeks ave devOut worshippers
nj the shrine Of Mars. "Aint that
inst too nicev' "How splendid" and
How beautiful.v are EXPLANATIONS
often heard issuing out through ruby
lips, emphasized with short "Obs!'
and the clapping OF dainty jeweled
hands. There is good deal of whis-
peripg incautiously carried on by
those ardent admirers of the
ibold sojer boys which to the
trained ear of the -gatherer sounds
very much like: "He's looking at
me;'' "Thats the one who bowed to
us yesterday" and "Aint he SWEET"
These impassioned outbursts of admit
ration are all very well in their place,
but when directed TO one of body of
men fifty PAGES distant, leaving the
the scribe, that most fanatical beauty
worshiper of all. without even the
poor tribute of passing glance, it is
not by amy means such popular senti-
ment as TO attract him towards 1t. This
thing of having whole colony Of fond
fairies praise up the charming qualities
of man you do not know, aud whom
you cordially despise for his good for
tune, while at the same time they are
punching you In the eyes with their
parasols is Just little too much for the
average quality of human nature TO
tolerate without decided and EN-.
phatic protest. Even the members of
the press association were lost sight of
in the excitement.
The Houston Press club was fixed
up in elaborate style to entertain the
visiting brethren. Adjoining The 4 ge
editorial rooms was spacious apart.
ment elegantly decorated and supplied
with chairs tables, desks, billiard
tables and other conveniences for the
accommodation of the guests. Messrs.
w. III. Coyle, j. X Gillespie, M. Cur
tin and other members of the club did
the agreeagle, while Uncle Dan'l
fairly blazed with good humer and
hospitable vivacity. Refreshments o.
all sorts were in abundance-with ol
without sugar-and the party spent {
pleasant time. Some one said some
thing about an immovable force meet
ing an irresistible force as Judge Nor
ton and Uncle DanN met, but the,
shook hands heartily, leaving tn
problem still unsolved. The Post an,
the Evening Journal were also visite
by the editors, where they were col
daily received
Through the noise and din OF tn
drill and the pomp and glory
matters military steals the still sma
voice of politics. Few there are WI
will confess that they have any hop'
of Gov. Ireland's defeat, no matt
how much opposed to him he may b
Ireland and Gibbs seem to be the tea
which people intend to tie to for u
next two years, and any pair OF gent
-. s.rAu xtTt
these political gladiators In the connt'
for gubeInat0rial honors will find
uphill business In winning the pri'
There is no telling how the matter m
stand by the time the Democratic &C
vention meets; opinions change rapit
sometimes. and while there can be
manner of doubt but what Gov.
land could be elected at the pres'
time, it is not so certain that his h
on the dear people may be as secl
when the time arrives.
The New Orleans commissioners
is the theme of conversation on
sides. The business manager of
Post has scored signal victory in
curing to himself the honor of hav
the responsible position rendered h
hut the governor cannot flatter him
for any particular triumph achiey
The understanding was arrived
some months ago for reasons which
the reading public, are palpi
enough, though conventional mode
prevents their enumeration. This
before the sentiment of the public
known on the subject, ard while
enterprising contemporary was be
metamorphosed into strict adhe
of the governor. There was notl