The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-15
SOME PosTscRIpI'
CALLED FOR A .u,c,..


And said that made the bss, =.
WoMAN's WAY
It was Sunday night In House..
Tho Christ church chimes hsa J..
ed up. and the various 1re w.
were rushing down the s,reo,, v~rs
four wards In the city. A NJ. ~
cold, cynical face and read
stood gazing with a sneer a, nv
woman who was getting ready -.
Outside. In the streets. cou,a /.
low. sullcn splash OF the nras =. IA
wended his way to the houss ~
and the deep-muttered cur,e,
MS they passed one another In ~.
| rection.
The woman stood at the r,...
tho hnishing touches TO her tom. :"
Are you nearly ready?" ask,a.,
Il VIII be ready In jus, two w
said the woman. @ra
Then" said the man. "acco,a,.
estimate Of lime, ! have ,us, xu
forty minutes to wait" He ~ ~
his collar, threw 1t into the Ar. s, "
| to bed. ~
Three hours later the worr..
his bedside gazing at him WITH
hard glitter in her eye.
He was In her power.
on the mantel stood n handzo,..
inc woman gazed upon its a.. ~
terrlnlc earnest longing. as II \.
question IT'S secrets as II licked
seconds ihto eternity, and then ,,'rl
\ tho man. PupsS
Ito stirred uneasily In his aleer
she claaped her hands in sudden -.
whispered. ""sM
Slowly the minutes passed. MIN
she knew that his slumber waa H.
sound. WIS us7
Then she sprang at him siozaa i.
| der with II vise-like grin and sbrsts
an aVenging Nemesis IN his ear
lie leuped TO his fea. with a ysn
| ror, stuck one leg through the w..
| fprings, fell over the foot OF thsyr
eIawled under 1t In half awakened X
did you wind the clock. dearr
scene-A hotel in Houston.
Tall. distinguished-loo looking strsn-
tors.
Stranger (setIing his valise on co.s
MY dear sir, am indeed weary. n,
comforts of travel have greatly ~
me. | am dusty. tired and thorooslh
gDsted. need It change OF cloths
ana a great many other things. Ian-
Clerk-hc You want a roo,n2
slranger-The hotels IN Austin AZ.
cradle, They Charge high and the M
poor. In san Antonio the accomno8,,
are scarcely better, in Galveston n.
quitoes are tro Iblesome. even IN r,l
me weather is SO dlsagreeahle tba, Il
perfectly sick of it. The rain bu,chs
noyed me through the whole iourns,
| could not pull down tho ear winao,
railroads In this State have The IA,
serNice l ever saw. l.
Cierk-Will you Register, SIR an,
Shown 20 room?
Stranger My feet arc wet and IA,
severe cold, The street car came
was an open one and | am spllshtd ,
mud from head 10 foQt. am h
against my Will TO lie over here for
| or two, and ! was recommended b
n9tgL The hotels in Texas are at prs
| nllacrahly managed. The rooms shan
thoroughly aired and warmed: the
lrrk-l)o you want a room or no,l
| stranger desperately Il have
! scarcely four hours IN the last tss
| lour, ana / have violent neadachs
| must get some rest one way or And
me she@ts on The hotel beds in Fort v
nar n" coarsest aud most obJect!onal
] ever saw. | don't see how i am b
! much further without resi- and cbari
/ cit hes IL is impossible for me 10
/ siulnE up In chair. and | am comps
1 tagged ont. am
! Clerk-lf you want a room, say %
/ uon use up all my time. Now, %
/ or DO you not?
Stranger tangrily)--How dare you
me Il direct question, sir? There y
Clerk Ncading CARD Beg your %,
sF. bidr't recognize you. Here-t
| Take Colonel Barney Gibbs vallss
sho" him to the best room in the hai
IMPORTATION FOR THE PEoPl
| Please give recipe for managing
band, making over an old navy blue =
| ana lemon pies. Boada
Do not ask him for money Az
| happy and contcnted until he comes n
ana then nip out and cut UP bias, ill
tho back without adding unnecessary
or whipping over. Always strive
please, but II not sweet enough. add
lemon; run around with only nal
strip of braid, in some dark shade
take off when quite hot.
TO decide a bet. please state on
! uay Christmas came In the year ia
old sp0
December 25th.
/ ! want TO ask question IN ariinn
/ ! ann o. schuol boy and am aIx!oe
( know the solution. If my pa who ~
grocery on Milan street, sells eA ~
/ tomatoes for * cents and 2 pouns
/ sugar and ! pound Of extra eyapy,,
appies' and cans of superior csil'
! plums, for only
There, There! little boy; that VII
| Tell your pa to come around and see
advertising manager. who Is qui'
arithmetlcian, and w1ll doubtless
the sum for you nj the usual rates
y question Of precedence has Y
I among the society ladies OF ON!
! club. Would you give n list. sta.Aif
/ order OF procedure OF society ~ I,
| that you would think proper, al = Y
| function or entertainment by relrnvr1s'
| tive pcoplo2 fIo9'"
Tho etiquette OF social procedure
scarcely been reduced to 8 rule F"
country. outside OF Washington
sim thcrc are nnwritten laws tha'
naturally govern such occasions
function on largo scale-somein'"'
Il public reception, the grand entity
passing In from tho animal tent we
arrange Itself about as follows
Music. a
Any strange lady with presideru v
works. -, "a
Lady from hotel whose husbsNe
pectod week. after Mex an,
President or NgateF WORKS WIN w.