San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-08-11
SMALL TALK.
The Oueen'y Mabel and the d.
vorce--A Good Joke on the
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Other Notes.
Mabel Jacobs is the name of tall
magnificent brunette, now an inmate
in one of San Antonio's maisOns de
joie, who, although under another
name, took prominent part in cele-
brated divorce case of merchant
with his young wife, in the Alamo
city.
Two drummers, for a New York and
Cincinnati house, struck a couple of
'mashes" on the street the other
night, took them to a beer garden,
and wined them literally and then
| the city and ordered very costly sup
per, as the girls were pretty and very
lady-lake. Just as supper was being
served, with broiled doves, cham
payne and rum omelets, who should
step in but the sweethearts of the
two girls. Sitting at another table,
they called the girls away from
the drummers, and then all
four coOlly walked out of the
cafe, and disappeared. The drum
mers, of course, lost all appetite for
the supper, although they paid the
big bill without a murmur and then
repaired to their hotel, the Menger,
vOwing to each other that never,
never, would they tell of this joke
upon themselves. But it leaked out
and as they are known to be two of
the sharpest and cutest on the road,
their friends are carrying them high
for their over-confidence in chance &C
quaintances.
A little Italian saloon, corner North
Laredo and Salinas streets, has such
noisy crowds at night that the neigh
bors are complaining.
Tilda don't receive so much COM
pany now that the mistress is home
Katie, up on San Pedro ave., should
be careful, or Tilda will take her Hen
ry from her.
An instance of how the smallest
trifie may occur to upset the work of
long months of patience and perse-
verance was told the other day to
this reporter. A young man, once
wealthy, and whose parents lavished
upon him all the education it was
possible for colleges and paid profess
sors to give, is the actor in the drama
He inherited his fathers for
tune and being his own guardian by
the terms of his doting fathers will,
had no one to control him. Being |
from a child petted and spoiled, he |
soon had companions who helped him |
spend his substance and in a few |
years he was reduced to almost |
poverty. The homestead, a beautiful |
and costly mansion, went to friend |
for a song, and soon the purchase |
money was spent. The young man
had become almost to a hopeless |
drunkard, but he collected some of |
his old spirit and decided to "brace |
up" and show the world he was fit |
for something. He secured a good |
position and was steady and indus
triOus for months, until one evening |
he was invited by his friend to come |
to his house and spend the night. |
He was given his old room. and |
during the night his thoughts were
busy and drove sleep from him.
Remorseful thoughts they were
too, and the more he thought |
the more desperate he grew, until
getting up he came down town and |
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knew so well he should not touch.
His position was forfeited by this &C
ton, his newly gathered friends have
forsaken him, and he has left the city
perhaps never to return.
A dinner party was given yester-
day in one of the Maisons dejoie, at
which the women and the men, (some
of them well known about town all
dined in the coolest garb it were pos
Sible for them to wear.
Mr.. Boyd thinks of building an ark
on the river near the S. A. P. depot,
to take his girl on trip to the gulf.
Geo McHardy mouEnes fine new
hat, which a friend of his wore off to
Mexico. Geo. had to buy another, as
the hat left him was too shabby for a
dude to wear.
There is a movement on foot to
establish all amateur press club in
this city.