The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-28

drink. His vile
who was religious. put q on high moral
grounds. She said she didn't know
what she would do II WIN came home
drunk which was true. she didn't. as
the following narrative win show
The lrgl winter they we're married
company X arranged for big military
ball and invited the governor As an
extra inducement they gol an appro-
priatlon from somewhere or other and
bought a carload OF champagne. The
evening Of the dance the governor was
present with his entire suite and they
converted one Of the ante-rooms into
a sort OF champagne shower bath. But
after the governor. who was very
tall and thin man OF good old Puritan
stock, had led the grand march with
the wife Of tho captain. who was a
very short. iat and red-iacod woman
Of mlddle-age and unmlslakable Irish
descent. to the admiration Of all. and
the tat prompiCr had hnrked all the
skin Oh the back OF his throat and
nearly gone into apoplexy and every
body had gone home. Il was discovered
that the company In lts extreme gcner-
osity had oyerestimated the capacity Of
the Invited guests. SO. ns a last resort
and a sort Of gentle bid for the golden
opinions OF the press. the Newspaper
men were invited ln
And after the Grit edition had zone
down as many men as possible adj
i0urlod to the city hall and vat down al
long table in the anio-room. with Ga,
governor az the head OF course. th'
governor could not under the circum
stances refrain from letting bis ful
heart run over 10 a speech. In u h'
said Dc never could adequately expires
his great appreciation OF the honor o
sitting 90 the table with the repre-
eentalives Of that glorious and power
fnl instrument OF civilization thl
rrcss he himself had always had thl
most profound confidence IN nowapapC
men and De vas proud 10 say they ha'
almost unanimously shown confidence
In him. he was also proud TO say
great many nice things about the pres
and iis influence for good a fev
minutes after these remarks the gov
trnor left for bis hotel, hayiag q press
ing appointment at C.30 the next morn
Ing and having felt during the eyenin
unmiEiakable symptoms g! the rctur
n the diphihorla or spinal moninsiii
OF something OF the sort be had con
traciod during the arduous labors Of "a
last campaign, 80 he loft the adiutanl
gCnoral 20 represent him.
The ndiutant general who was a "a
and red-iaccd man. having roprJEonte
governors al champagne suppers Tor
ercat many years was very abb
representative indeed. aud when n
governor went away much OF the cert
mony Of the occasion went with hii
and Il became quite Informal. ever
lnduccment 90 iniormality being ofiero
by the management Whenever "a
began TO talk 10 your noiEhbor yol
flass was nlled un by the colors
galter at your elbow with such natura
ness that not even tae most accom-
pllrhed could get an approximate "a,
y how much he had drunk until D
regalned consciousness
one Of The chief diversions OF the o
'asion was arranged 10 Dee furnished
uilly Mcekins BE bad been lnduci
% attend under more or less false pr
cnscs. and when once In the hall wi
placed hy special arrangement next
he adiulautgenoral Tie aliuian
general was TO DO thc rest Bil
wasn't Inclined to drink 40 nrst. tln q