Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-18


While the cattlemen who attended
the convention here last week We're, as
a body. as highly Intelligent and repre-
sentative class Of men as can any
where be found, stu among them were
some queer ones, as will necessarily be
found in all such great HsSemblUges.
one man came from the plains and put
up at a hotel. His equipment for sew
eral days stay in Fort Worth was con-
tained in n small valise. The contents
of the vallse were two dig siX-shooters
and single pair of socks.
Sam p, Parker, Of Atlanta, is a young
lawyer who is now in this city. Mr..
Parker has ready command of Eng
llsh and when he tries can become as
metaphorical as DR.. johnson. He Is
very much impressed with Texas and
especially its size. Someone was speak
ing Of the Lone Stars" boundaries
yesterday in Mr., Parker's hearing. The
usual lines laid down on the maps
were given, you are wrong, said Mr..
Parker, Texas is bounded on the north
by the aurora bdrealis on the east by
the procession OF the equinoxes, on the
south by prlmereal chaos and on the
west by the judgment day-at least in
the opinion Of every Texan" The
young lawyer says Proctor Nnott's de-
scriptlOn- of Duluth inspired this
thought.
Yesterday morning as Mr., f. l.. Huff
man was teaching his Sunday school
classs ct the First Baptist church, and
everything was progressing In the
usual even tenor. an old Irishman, we'll
sprintled with mementoes of st. Pat
rlck's Day and with n lirst-class jag
on, staggered into the recitation room
NVaar
did so, and was an interested listener
for several moments. OF course Mr.,
Huffman occupied the floor in front of
his class, and was asking and answer
Ing questions constantly. Some of the
questions put to the teacher by the
class evidently worried the old man,
and he no doubt thought them an un-
warranted interruption of the occupant
of the iloor. Remaining silent as long
as he could he finally broke forth:
stop botherln' the man who has the
flour. He Is doln' the best he can"
Frank ID, Sumpter actor and news
paper man from the Pacific coast, is
at the Worth. Apropos of the appear-
ance of Sadie Martinez at the opera
house tonight, he said: Sadie Mar.
unot, when she made her first appear-
ance ut san Francisco with Dion Bou-
cicault, was, as she is now, as cunning
ana Jolly dame as ever pressed her
red lips to goblet OF POmmery. Miss
Martinot used TO tell good story
about Bouclcault. In the later years OF
his life the great dramatist was rather
concerted abost his personal appear
anee, His long hair was carefully dyed
every dsy with preparation which he
got from Paris one morning Miss
Martlnot said to Dion; Mr.. Boucicault
| want $780, Miss Martinot,' replIed
me dramatist, L can not conveniently
furnish you with that amount I am
sorry said Miss Martinez, but 1 hone
when l call later on. that Won viii he
able to lind the cash for me- Wbep
MI. Boucicault arose and went TO per.
form the duties of mis- toilet he found
that his hair dye was missing He
knew that Miss Martlnot was acdunInt-
ed with the whereabouts Of that i'm
portant article. He also knew that 4,
Would take Mt least two months to col
q fresh installment from Paris in case
MS stock In hand failed to turn IN. Al
breakfast he said very humbly; NV
dear Miss Sadie. did you see an.'tbing,
OF my hair dye? To which she replied,
l assure you, Mr.. Boucicault. / found
among my effects a mixture to chance
the color OF the hair, which closely nm.
proacheS yours. so far as l can tell frnn,
the label And what IL the price ~
the mNtureG inquired Mr.. BoucIcanit
olpndly, only $780, replied Miss Mar.
unot, with witchiug smile. How for-
tunatef said MIR. Boucicault. i've 90,
check for that exact amount In 81 ~,
pocket And how fortunate. also
replied Miss Martinot, I have the bot
tle In mine Mr.. B6ucicault took tha
bottle, Miss Martinez took the checE
ana then, over their coffee, they Chat
ted about the weather."