The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-07-27
SOME TEXAS NT0RIES.
characteristics Of Life in Parts Of the Lone
Star State.

Galveston Daily News.
Senator Perry J. Lewis, who repre-
sents the Free State of Bexar" in the
Texas House of Lords, tells a good
story on Congressman Joe Bailey, for
which, however, he quotes Senator A,
NJ. Carter, of Fort Worth, as author
ty. /
Zone day." said Lewis, Garter and
Joe Bailey were standing on the street
when they saw approaching them
darky mounted on frisky and splr-
tied horse, whose fine appearance
caught the fancy of Carter, who is Il
lover of fine horseilesh. Carter hailed
the darky and remarked:
'''Thats a pretty spirited animal
YOU are riding, old man; is he good
runner"
"'Well, no, sab, he amt much of a
runnin' hoss,' replied the rider.
"'Oh, then, he is a good trotter, l
supose,' remarked Carter.
"No, sab, he amt no trotter,
neither said Scipio Airicanus.
"Oh, see,' ejaulated Carter, he is
Il number-one PAGER
"'No, sab, dis hoss amt no trotter,
nor he amt no racer, needer'
"Well, what is he lit for anyhow "
asked Carter
".Just ter prance aroun' and look
fine, boss, replied the darkey, AN dat's
why | has outen compliment named
him after Marse Joe Bailey, dar.'"
Judge W. W. Walling, who has been
holding court out in the late Judge
Marr's old district under Il special
appointment by the governor, tells
characteristic story Of Mari. The
} latter, though stickler for the digni-
ty of the BENCH was great pipe
. smoker, and allowed the attorneys the
privilege of smoking in court. On
one occasion he was trying murder
case at Carrizo Springs, in which
there was much suppressed excite
ment and so much bad feeling that II
was feared trouble might break out al
any moment. Late one afternoon
while the opposing counsel were agu'
ing the case and the feelings of the
spectators were wrought up to th'
highest pitch, "a solid old citizen just
a under the judges stand, deliberatel,
t filed. his pipe, and with graceful
h sweep of his arm drew a parlor mattel
across his jeans pants in such man
k ner as to light it with Il loud, sharl
e crack. The court and jury wer
d startled, and everybody looked arount
II in startled manner, as If expecting
a general fusiladc to follow, where
i upon Mari quickly apprehended tn
J. situation, and rebuked the pip
. smoker about as follows:
gentlemen, the court tolerate
smoking in the court room. In fact
y the court smokes ITSELF but it mus
: draw the line at gentlemen lightin
% their pipes with their six-shooters."
: A gentleman from Rio Grande Cit
was in San Antonio a few days age
,e and in conversation with the News col
v respondent about the Starr count
t. drouth sufferers, said:
:, "We have not made great success
:" collecting funds for relief purposes
Judge J. W. Munro Of our town wa
sent out as a committee Of one to So
- - lcit aid. We now realize that W
n made a great mistake in selcctin
ID him, not that he lacked the zeal, bl
for other reasons. He weighs owe
r 200 pounds and is probably the bes
ce fed man on the Rio Grange border
n. and when people looked at him an
st heard his little story about peopl
~ starving in his country, they jus
rs gave him the laugh, After canvassin
y, week without raising cent, W
" called him in and sent out anothe
man whose appearance did not bell
his words"
Many amusing stories are told
Roy Bean, the famous Justice of I'll
peace at Langtry. lie is IA uniq,
type of a rough fronticrsman, wit
good, hard sense, ana there is no re
tape about the justice he deals ou