The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-07-06
STREET TALK.
MATTERS CLEANED BY THE STATES.
MAN G0ssIPER YESTERDAY.
Governor Altgeld Condemned for Pal ioning
Anarohists-Brsr shipe in One Of His
Characteristic Talks-A Muchly
Prosecuted Man.

hope 10 the Lord they Will prove
Governor Altzeld an illegal governor"
remarked a gentleman yesterday
1.-The idea of his pardoning out those
anarchists is simply outrageous. Did
you see the article written by Johann
Most on the subject? Well, sir, it is
without doubt the vilest thing L ever
read. He says, in speaking of the
pardoned anarchists: we greet them
as soldiers returning to our ranks,
ready to again unsheath the sword
against all that is wrong-church,
state and capital-and in aid of all
things good-anarchy, communism
and social revolution. Unfurl your
blood-red banners, comrades, tho
world over, and let us celebrate this
feast of jubilation, for we have re-
ceived powerful reinforcements to our
army. Right and victory shall be
ours.'
"Now, tell me-" continued the
speaker, "wouldn't you like to join
me In thrashing the whole shooting
match? l tell you these fellows must
be run out of the land. While con-
gress is so busy getting the poor,
meek-eved, God-forsaken Chinaman
out OF the country they had better
turn their attention to the red-handed
anarchists and hang them from the
first to the last. In my opinion the
pardon of Governor Altgeld is the
same old tale of money changing
hands, but in this instance 1 venture
the sum was larger than it generally
is"
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The STATESMAN GOssiper ran up on
Brer Shipe yesterday, and be it known
of all MN this one the Gossiper was
most anxious to see. A genial, whole.
soul man, and as gentleman who can
never keep cigar lit two minutes
and invariably holds match until it
burns his fingers, he takes the cake.
"Where have you been of late?"
"Why you see." replied Mr.. Shipe,
81 am out at Hyde park (give me a
match, please,) building me house
and fixing up a nice home. (Jerusa-
lem! That match burned my finger.
Give me light please.) You see 1
am great lover of the beauty-that's
one reason am so gone on you-and
am fixing me yard up with flowers
(give me light please trees and the
like that will make your mouth (con-
found this cigar. Give me a light
please) water. Why, sir, 1 can
even now experience the sweet odors
(your rope is out, remarked the Cos
siper, here's match) that comes from |
every nook and corner. L tell you, sir, |
nothing is half 80 sweet in life Shakes |
his burnt fingers frantically) as to sit |
in the gathering twilight and smell |
sweet smells from bower and bush. |
What do think of Austin? (Give |
me light) Why, sir, the ways
opening and the light is brighter. We
are nowrapidly coming to that state
that recalls (give me light, please.)
TO me a poem [ once read in Mexico. /
The Mexicans have great way of do
ing things tomorrow. Well, that has
been Austin all along. Tomorrow has
been her motto, but now We have Ia
match, please.) come to that point
where it is today. We
must be up and doing
and we can make our old town bios
som like the lilies in the spring. Yes,
sir, let's put our wheel to the shoulder
and keep up with the progress of the
times. By the way, who won that
big race in the regatta or has it been
roWed yet? Gaudaur won, you say.
Why don't even know the gentle
man. 1 wonder if he wants to (give
me match, please buy any interest |
Gov DON'T ich |
you could enjoy yourself like do
Why, can sit down (give me light,
please on my porch in the evening !
and enjoy a quiet smoke more than
any man in the world. Yes, cir, |
nice, quiet smoke suits me better than |
eating. 1 don't know what's the
matter with this cigar, but L can't
keep it lit. Give me match"
wv
There is one man in Austin at least
that is deserving of q crown in the |
next world. The Gossiper has tried |
time and again to draw this kind
hearted person into a conversation
eulogistic of himself but all to no pur-
pose. The gentleman in question is
none other than the Hon. Pete Law
less, the head man at the Union depot |
ticket office. The questions that are
asked daily of this gentleman would |
in the course of a few months turn a |
marble statue upside down, and how
the smiling "Peten stands it is beyond
the ken of human understanding.
The fact of his talking so much to in
quisitive people is possibly explana-
tory of Why he never cares to talk of
himself.
The Gossiper has seen him often
selling tickets for the midnight train
and answering perfect fire of ques-
tons. The following is fair sample
of interviews he holds with others,
though he holds more with the Cos
siper: "Good evening" "Howdy."
"What's ticket to Waco?' "S3.4O."
"Can L have it now?" "Yes." "Well
I'll let you know, no give it to me
now" "What time does the 1880
train leave?" SIT leaves at 11:30"
"Whose going on it besides MYSELF"
" rhe conductor" Anybody else?"
"Yes, good many passengers" "Do
You sell many tickets?" Eyes"
" What time is ito" "11:15." 1You