The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-13
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Jcck's sun
a convict of the md ana pcnilentiary
hit the nah on the head when asked how
his downward course began. lie sad II
began In trying to beat $40 with n aNo
horse. How many people In all bran hes
Of business are trying To beat 2:io with
300 business. The man who has "A small
business that y paying HIM. and goes
into deb5 and tries to spread himself over
too many eggs. is iryng 10 beat Ian
with "A 400 horse. The young man who
gets small salary. and spends NOR.
money Il lee cream and periun.ry and
rcckt!es than he earns, is trying TO beat
40 With II 200 horse. The girl who Il
mechanic. aud gets above her business
ard looks with scorn upon man who
earns his living by hard work. WIN look
AZ AN old maid in the glass !. Jew years
from now. and realize that she mas been
trying TO bent 2.io with a 400 horse.
The ord nary, everyday sort of man,
who IL elected to n small oi'tco by a bH
ma ioriiy. on account of men voting To-
him for charity, and who thereupoci as
pires to n big office for which he IS 'in-
lifted. VIII be nominated for the big Of
flee some day ana lie beaten higher than
KITE. and he viii then feel OF his aching
head examine his empty pocketbcok. look
around at the debts he has contracted.
and the enemies he has made, and II VIII
suddenly come TO hm that he has bee n
trying TO beat 2:i0 with Il 300 horse. The
men or women who leave profession or
employment 20 Willcn iNtN iIn ilikfh, gnu
IN which they can be Prosperous ana
happy and have friends. and go upon the
stage to compete with men and womon
who have been brought NJ To II, ana VINO
have made success 10y n lifetime OF nara
work. will some day realize to their sor-
row than they have failed 10 beat 10
W tn 400 horse.
Tho Young man who has been left for
tune by dead father who has worked
u lifetime 70 accumulate riches and who
changes from beer that wlS good enougn
for him before. To champaSnc, ava plenty
| OF Il. and who can't find plhc"' enough
| 20 spend money without sitting NJ an
| night, aud who Finds old slrdsc anu Pc
| uuchle too tnme and adopts draw poker
and faro and who forg'ts TINT his
sisters are splendid company. ana ,ge,s
| acquainted wi;h quick fir.s and buys
| them diamonds as big 40 pieces Of alum
| WI in IA few years be walking on his
{ uppers nnl HAVING fur collars ninnen on
20 linen u!sters for winter, ana hc WI
lest headache on record. and come 10 'he
| conclusion that trying to beat 2:io WITH
a 3:O1 horse Is what als him
,o ~. frcnd GETS % drink ms TO- hard.
and as he i healthy ne pels an idra ~,
| can beae whisky. Il game mat 80 inallv
have tired and failed. Ito keeps. II up
until his nose gets red. MS eyes ~, area
ana his voice shaky. and he has VIII sky
| cough and hie friends try 10 reas MI
him and got him to let up bur he lapIhs
~ them with his good naiufeh hugh'
! rrf f,iir thtfn that hr has ro' !. tonsl-
tuiaon like horse, and that nothing can
hurt him ard he asks ,hein 10 take a
rink. Some dag he gets the 1lm-ihms..
and all hs friends say, y i1ld VOW 70,
ANA ihoy sit UP nights van him and
drive away snakes aud Just before h. dis
n suddenly occurs to him that h" mas
been trying 70 bsai 2io with 40, nor,
make n mistake in trying to ben, 2i'
| With "a 400 horse,