The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-08

seles seem to be in very good spirits aud
the spring and summer ought to bring
in many good orders for the mills. l am
on the road all of tho time and an now
just from the Northwest Texas seems
10 be in better shape than almost any
other State In my territory. which EN-
braces everything west OF the Mississippi
river. Lumber journals make II thoir
business to have representatives, Mt all
meetings and conventions OF mmbermen
or mill men. and II ~ not an unusual
thing for tho travelling representative OF
a lumber journal TO jump 1000 miles to at
tend one of these gatherings. | came
down to Texas from the Northwest TO at
tend the meeting OF the Texas and Louisi-
ana Lumber Manufacturers association.
which will convene In this city next
Tuesday"
Uncle DanI MoGary editor of the
Rural and the quondam president of the
Houston Bohemian club, made his APP
pearanco on the streets yesterday in II
straw hat. Now II Is a wcll-known fRct
ia this locality that the appearance Of
Uncle Dan'l in a straw tile is u much
surer harbinger of spring. gentle spring.
than is the ''quack, quack" of, the wild
goose as he takes his flight nor,hward.
Those who have observed Uncle Dnn'l's
habits for the past century say the straw
hat is the first symptom of spring with
him and that the next stage OF tho attack
wln be developed by copious aud fre-
QngHt UOthllOus OF ShBSdirdS tea Aitrr
Uncle DanI has partaken Of sassafras
tea sufficiently long to change his straw
bat 10 the mellow hue OF an autumn Leaf.
then indeed Is spring fairly upon us ana
the young mans fancy" may be safely
permitted TO turn to thoughts of love OF
block beer without danger of running
into a blizzard.
Uncle Danl was asked yesterday II It
were true, according TO the legend Of his
straw hat, mat It's appearance Indicated
that II was safe for the robins to begin
N 1s
all of Uncle pan'rs intimate friends that
he never takes an important step either
sultinR hts almanac. and when this queH-
ton was asked him there came "A far
away look IN his. eyes, as II he were
looking for tho sign OF the zodiac. al
though it may have been n beer sign he
was looking at near the corner of Fan
min and Preston.
into the almanac and saw the Isl of
March put down as the first day OF
spring. and In the spring IT IS poetic
summers straw hat, so as 10 fairly open
the sassafras market. Yes, you can an
nounce for me officially that spring has
much Of poet myself, but a contribution
Ia my early youth which wrote when
! YVES a devil In country office back
in old kentucky and slipped into the
forms OF ths paper without the knowledge
of the editor brought me into close con-
Attt AAiv 'NiApiini pfuui AifItfiiudH'N
and effectually cured me of the habit.
Since that time when | have poetry 10
write | walt for some other season than
spring In which to unbridle my muse. ]
can recolleet the first stsnza of that poem
even up to this good day. For years II
has hoated around almost fatherless
like the author of The Beautiful Snow
The first verse ran thus:
The mammoth cave, oh. what IA spotl
In summer cold in winter hot:
The Mammoth Cave, oh, what a vonderl
General Jackson. hi and thunderw
HOUSTON HEIGHTS TliEATER.
This pretty little 'biJou" threw open its
doors last night for the season and the
management has every reason TO congrat-
uiate itself upon the brilliant success
achieved at It's opening
The attraction was cpnofd's Coiumbinn
Mins,res, company OF sterling worth.
and the excellent programme furnished TO
its patrons was thoroughly enjoyed and
appreciated. as attested by frequent and
continued applause throughout the entire
performance.
The first Part opened with the customary
overture by the company, which was very
oreditably rendered indeed. Wilson and
Barker take care Of their end of the line
In mastery style and their wittlclsms and
comic songs kept the audience Ia a con
slant state OF hiiaritys