The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-01

'VMuru inc nome Of Grip
me air ~ chilly and full of mist ma
great puddlcs lett by the recent rains Ans
siliiiner and sparkle In the electric lights.
No wonder that pneumonia has laid is
i,Si,,,.n manu- upon the frail and weakly Grip,
iINing as ne does in the rain-soakei shanty
Gown on the waters edge. The Post man
FPS 10 inquire If he has had u doctor and
:, ne Is supplied with the necessities his
,he railroad tracks and comes close upon
Two Two ilgures marching with uncertain state
''inlg ns IN me same direction.
one OF them speaks loudly with ora
torical flourish, but with an exagreraie Cd
,urei uiiless that proclaims he is IN Il GER
' yam stage Of intoxicadon. His voice Is
b Meit Nnown IN the drawing rooms and the
n nn,,i social circles of Houston, His
hume is-well, let Us call him Old Boy. for
III no Ms NJ admiring companions denominate
s nIin. There comes hurrying past them the
iorin OF aonherly clad woman
lntutively The Post man thinks she is
3l INC house OF Grip and accosts her with
,,r,,arertrosNtorles. lie CLEANS from her gasp
and that he is very sick, but with pronor
medicines. nursing and food he will prob
amy recover. She Is now fastening to the
uLug store TO buy--with her last dollar
once ~
l VIII stay with him until you RETURN"
ssitfi Ill., Inc e., rost man, and with a fervont
TOWARD the lights of the city,
The house where Grip lives IL on a kind
Oh sllclf on the bayou side and It's an
81. oi rom above must be made down a
into The bank NV t to"5'dS neWn Steps cut
the house. At the top of these stairs the
Two society lights stop.
up. il might hS catrh,n o 'h Smmi y give ~
going to the dance tonight This little rat
oi u nHWs,ooNy.-Why should you see him
had 20 mich o'i''' i'' 30 PACK you We
Bobby" says Old Boy. have I labore1
an these Years In vain. trying to convince
deyl Of a b v err an IA nSS Know 70 LIZ
but I've goz2er see Eat boy sold mo
Papers a week. m now zey tell me he's
on Bobbv '' or r" elee noe n u9 avn" mere Nome
in"
old Boy pushes his silk hat to the hack
FAMILY down the ,toar W.s" dangerous
His friend, seeing that he is determined
taxes his arm aud they both sway ana
b@i6Sy "o"" W 'h9 niue Shei vi iano
Tho Post man follows tbem s,o,,1y and
they are too much oScunlnd Vim th hcir
own unetaad,. n,sosross ~ ,I, M M ,.ei
eDce. lie Sins arnund tbem rgisoe ma
satch Of The riccIy door stonns d% rd ,t me or
tbe rniserabla bIt '''Ni'9 ''''' ''''iN
.,.,. ,ip ne, on ~ ll'ase p'o N 'he corner
WIZ, s'Vs''' ieFer'sn eyes ana iit'le' pony
restless fingers moving nervousy upon the
niUnf wind hInUsS my
d,a,,,-,,,, to.,,.a9,, A. ''','s
Va ""si NUS pe'"N7H 'he man! cralhos ana
mares the weak name OF candle stuck In
its own grease upon the ton of a voofau
hoy
Hello, mister" says Grip. II knows
yer. Yer works on de paper. I heen mid
M, via a ratti,,, nai, Ia ,,,, ,hts. WI,
"P W." ".e''' pam an me oiiS'' "ho
WINS de night?
"F'itzsimmons won" says The Post man.
e., ,,,e us ,,' '' '"''' '''''N' arc so'
III much pam
How many rounds?"
"First round Less than tvn minutes
,.-.. 80
"Gecminetty! dat was quick. Yer might
gimme, a drink"
e. ,,,,e' '''N' ~,
me door opens again and two magnifi-
cent beings enter. Grip gives a little gasp
as his quick eyes fall npon them. old
- - ''0i
Roy aekhoWledses inc presence of The
l,o9I man ny deep ana eNdgserated out
VA t ,',,s t, Pew aiid lheh ne goes
a'!.i S;a,1as ny ZIP nelS'de, ,o,.,,,.
IN in4u, ne says, with solen'liy
rhi .ssSu eyebrows. w haZzer ma2zef
,,,, Sch' aays Grip, - Know yer, Yer
hii'.ii'o " quaI'ci loi " p@pe' oi'o i''I'p-
IN
ga l'oy y irieud ranges iuulsell IN INC
packgfouhP' ne Is man IN a aress SUIT
with a mackintosh ana cane, and Is not
ol ~ p"ti "''lN' Pc ,Vil.il'A
lie shows an Inclination 70 brace MN
seli against sontth'hS hut the fragile tuF-
nltufc OF the nut not promising ihuch sup,
port ne STANDS uheaslly, WIN a perpeScu
lrpWn upon ms race awaiting develop
'i',v,s, i,,,i. dawn, o,d po,. s,iit,,,
down with mock anger at the little scrap
oil humanity under the covers. mr. DO you
Know why I'VE come 10 see you
'N-n-n-no, sir, says Crlp the ieVer
llush growing deeper on ms che"Ks. lie
has never seen anything so Wohlerlui as
tniS grand, tan HHillusoinc Wah IN ne
piigk evening suit, WIN 'hc .ti nun
SHINING. halt iro"hllls eyes ana my Er'dl
dlamnnd ilasnlng on MS snowy ousu'n
and the tall, Shiuy nat on the PACK Oh ms
head.
"Gen'lomen." SAYS Oid Boy WIN com.
prehensive wave or ms hand, - dQn
know. myself. why ! nave come mere put
| couldn't help 1t. That niue doVlis eyes
have been IN my hea1 ior W'eh' W
never. sheen him II my me III week
ago; but I've sheen MS eyes s3meWhCrt,
long time ago, Sheelhs 10 me ! kly% inns
little rascal whoh ! was a kia myself way
back before Ifit Aianaii4'Ha' ~ Tnv,e e,.r'
genilenl> n thasn imlposslni@i t ,lyeil,
az tonpS WI ,v, -, Win mo Ia since
zis little sick follow, n now We mus 90
all we can for M
ola Boy runs his hands into rs rockets
and draws out inc contents lncIVio, an.
lays all, with iordN indlsclii91,l n,1. t'o"' o"
- Il VI.