The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-11
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A Strangers Search for El Dorado
Movers Ioke-lRcmlniscenL

| A Strangers Search for Ill porado--Ioe
Meyers Joke-Rcmlnscent
There might have been seen in the city
the other day a peculiar looking individ-
ual. He was mounted on horse and car
rled with hi,n a complete camping OUTFIT
His hair WAS long and his hat was broad
and slOuched down over his head, partially
conccallng his face His horse was COIN
pletely covered with blankets from mead TO
tail, only the two ends being allowed TO
prOtrude. The blankets were Nleu as Sc
curely about the horses body as " n
mother had wrapped up her infant after
an attack Of cole.
The stranger calmly rode up Franklin
avenue until he neared the Cotton NN-
cnauge buidmE, ami there he nov" to
and took a survey of the surroundings.
HIS queer appearance, as Wen as that
OF his horse, soon nttr@sted quito crowd
be the least bit disturbed that he hut ere
ated something OK cammotlon. Finally
one of the bystanders entered into con,
versation with the queer looking individual
and the following dialogue cn5ued
Where are you going, stranger
81 am trying to lind good country TO
locate IN"
How do you like this country"
you amt got no country
you must be hard 10 please, How long
have you been looking for u country mat
suits your
Twelve years"
Don't you like this cllmate?"
from Californy this time last year, ana
made a trip round 30 as to be a the open
Ing OF the Cherokee strip. After the open
ms / rid South, and when got to Calves
ton could get any further. Be "a Al
darned et I'd or stopped Of j hhdnu run up
against the water down thar NO blr' you
alnt 90 no climate ana you amt so no
people. BE gaul iarnod et amt been e
travelling for mOren twelve years 70 md
or country that fuits me, and i guess
know what / want
Among those who had heard the CONVEX
saton with the strange looking individual
was Joseph T.. Meyer the well known
business man.
That reminds me-" said he "of a con
Yersation once heard IN Arkansas be-
tween a traveller on horseback and an Ar
Hello. stranger. said the Arltansian,
whele are you goinBF
= am going 10 heaven
8 How long nave you been traYelingT
Eight years,
Wen, replied the Arkansas man, ~
you lave beer travelling eight years and
haven't got any further on the road TO
heaven than Arkansas yOu had better turn
around ana 80 the other way
What have you for me today?" sald
Post reporter TO Secretary KIDD Of tho
Cotton Exchange. His reply was; zee
by the papers that my now confrere OF The
Galveston cotton exchange Dr. y. o.
Young. bas received many congratulatofy
communications upon his accession TO Of
nee 1t so happened chat / sent him
telegram as soon AZ his election was an.
nOunred, and 20 show that our exchange
Is en- rapport win that OF Galveston a
copy " al your service AZ this late day.
But. as the illusions may not be fully I'M
derstood by some. let me add thai a, e.
Gray was proprietor OF me Telegraph az
the time spoken Of. and public printer Of
the STATE when Hon. Richard Coke was
governor The paper had been mace a
successful journal by that prince among
newspaper men. the late y, II, Gushing
While / was connected with II various
writer's were on tho editorial stan, and 1
can name Captain j. J Chew, Key. IL.
Clarke, and that polished scholar constant
~ overlooking with wit and humpr, Iior-
ace Gone, who was cut on IN MS mature
usefulness Among fhe able contributors
were the late Colonel John y Brady ana
that lndomitable worker Major y.
Cave, who Wiclds faclie pen.
Many OF the abieat articles were by Y.
H. Gushing. who urged me 70 become ed
itor-iTi-chief. and upon my replying j was
not we'll enough acquainted with the lead