The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-01-07

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ine sS' ,srown's prcroEatiyes were nu-
2ve'no 's noeulIar. Few governors could
'pps e '.. =, them without great re-
stan v, rared to exercise them. AS q
Y ns,. / euvcrncr. however unacr1p-
n TONS y. , !, above the temptations
4 ;, hf',s atore and scorns ordering
ID ps "a deprive themselves or
n nsep s,6,hes on his behalf. But u
cf ,s.'s,,,,, had weaknesses 10 which
F1'I ~ ,',S,,,s are not prone he was also
(, from many faiiings roniino'i -
Y mower. He wes not glyeh @ WIZ
= ~ ,lepolisrn or bribery ana we
.,lvts he chung To- were ArNe'~,
IA Nh Nm by his people
2I',, e.,,,nted. Indeed they were. tteeiy
sAs,o'nrly gtatted by al 2f The old
. s',., al Newton and rs vicinity
p a,.'.s, was one man who questioned
w bns,line Northern man.who, after
IN, ~ southern s.ri % the North and
''si's Ns, back to her old home. had
|sl'ls ne whole country TO stirring &C.
,,,sklne Ii banner county OF the
NJ ,, l.T 4. II had been OF old. This
sS INA not understand the way In
Sy ,ns governors habits were toler-
Fl III haa had his way--but fortu-
ar NJ could not 20 SO FAR as that
FIN nna been town marshal, fur in
,hs y5vesnor would have been ar
~ ,,,s dar and put into my sort OF
- ~. sshers his various prerogatives
I'M ~, bsan but memory and n de-
n TX il a point where patience ceases
4 ~ ,irf,le.f' MI. Adams was heard 70
4 M 4 think this town has long
q AM sb,'t polrt in its treatement Of that
III ,,d daf ". Brown. No wonder your
[s,ss are Incapable and trifling when
III ,oin IN encouraging vagnbondism
neftv thlevfng In such a way. / can't
srstand n: why, even my wifc--one Of
~ q sensible women 1 know--used to
nv trousers before they were half
|, at and give them to the governor.
si,s worse. once caught her hanging
III aver the back garden fence, where
would be handy for him to steal. I've
"a nut a stop altogether to his loaf
around our place..
i5u seem % forget that your wlfe's
Ter used to own HIM said Raynes,
express agent.
don't see what difference that makes
ms said.
70, j suppose you don't, but your wife
"a retorted Raynes. Here the old
Nv comes now, he added. ION time
the astocls train. Don't you know,
inns. that more people remember New
for the governors prayers than they
for your big shipments Of bc.i:is; and !
,ataesg
What's that he's sIngins?" Adams
led With frown. Ignoring the agents
esilons
noilceanly tsll, lank negro was COM
I down the street The long winter
erc0at he wure woiild have been too
lrm for the slltry June weather bad 1t
i been torn and battered till The breeze
Initiated Il and battered sts fragments
Ze streamers much the delight OF the
Dir yelping dogs that capered aronnd
b., led by short strings. These were the
|Yernor's body guard and be was seldom
them The remains Of q fur
y did Its best 10 cover hIs s.-nl, scnI.
lille what he would hafaseaiiai his slices
de no pretense Of covering his faded
king feet He was Singing al the tot,
his voice. hut the barking ii his dogs
IL !. Y. e qil'leaa 20 understand the words.
aaps ne fsaiizea TINS, for when he saw
;, - q s, mn, tee group e the station
ave M followers q cum that adinon
4 them to silence.
'iss, aall'o Howardl Miss Hallls How
Lives on pound caltei Lives an
q cake, Coin to heaveni, his stem
2 voice rang out
XVI, .ssosa tor YOU, Adanis,' laughed
|. 's y rs,s, sheaI :. die neNt largest
" s. s, ,,.ss = .Aualns as ne drove up.
x s.'si1sr must nave broken quar-
4 Eg n s.'1, q. your rouse again; |
a,gsv ,sS si,, wv c'lnit Keep
IL l'es :. rom u Miss iiallie.
n en- = ss'ss ias Y alais n - Hattie tow-
vos = eaa hpsband, Got tad hrs-
IL bv ~ era,,, Nsps y as ne Was /
s'fe come s, y ~.
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