The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-02
UMBRELLA SKETCHES,

| II has been raining for two or three
days In Houston. Up TO Friday evening
II ralned dcccntly and respectfully, Just
as Il does IN other towns, but Friday
| night and Saturday. Colonel j. Fluvius
got the stopper of the heavens between
his teeth and jorSed n clear out. People
who think they have seen II rain should
come TO Houston some time when wa
| have one OF our regular moisturcs, ana
| be undccoiycd
Houston does everything on Il large
scale.
When 1t rains here 1t pours.
The SOIL of Houston readily assimlntes
with rain. forming u substance somewhat
resembling Buffalo bayou water. but OF
better taste and odor. Biologists who
havo examined thu formation OF the soil
In Houston by carefully scrutlnising tho
sides OF chnans IN the streets report sew
eral different strata The upper stratum
is mud, mixed with dccayed hens, ola
ovcralls and dried apple pies which have
been forfeited and reverted TO the state.
Beneath this II n layer of light yellow
clay, interspcrscd with gum shoes ana
other valuables dropped 10y pnssers-py
Under this Is n stratum OF black waxy
soil, which extends for many miles
around. and which, when properly culti-
waited. produces those wonderful voge-
tables, the vast dimensions OF which are
so often referred TO IN tho columns of this
valuable paper
II would not do 10 pass over the hap
pcnings OF the wet spell without reference
TO the appearance of Mr.. padcruwski Mt
the Auditorium on Friday evening
SO much rain had fallen that AN effort
was made to have the place Of his appear
nnce changed TO tho Nata forum. but the
arguments made before the committee IN
favor of this would not hold water ana
the original design was carried out. Houa-
ton and tho visiting contineen, splashed
bravely through the mud aud water TO
hear the great pianist. and nrRe audi
cnoe proceeded 10 assemble during the
entire performance.
So much has been written Of Mr. Pader-
ewski's playing that little more can be
said 10 confuse the public.
He is n slender dignlfied gentleman who |
bows soemniy 10 the audience and then
seats himself At the piano His technique |
Is marvellous. The way he runs his fingers
over tho keyboard. certainly beats tho |
Dutch. as n Dallas critic said Friday |
night. lie cnn take some simple melody |
such as Btudc q sharp, IS Op.. como Z |
or II. Chopin. and create quite as much |
furore as Haverly's band playing cake |
walk.
While performing a difficult two-thirds |
rule movement with one hand, he played !
while the melody that ripplea through
the whole. kept on saying plunkety-plunk |
every now and then, and was beautifully |
isolated and held aloof from the mass
Of interpoiated variations. much AZ one
holds n sore thumb carefully to Itself In
the dark.
A mistake made by Fort Worth critic
who was representing II stock journal
ought To be corrected. lie said In his
rriilque that during Paderewski's exocu-
ton OF minor No. II. Op. 25 a voice
from drcamland seemed 20 cry through
the spinning ryhthm OF the heaven born
melody. and 10 ascend with the divine
notes Ike n aupcrhuman Sigh OF the god
less OF music pealing above the ravishing
strains with sweetness that was almost
poignant with harmony.
This IN n mistake.
What he heard was a boy at the side
ioor who uttered yell OF disgust on
finding that the performance was to be
given by PaderCwskl. and not 10 Choyns-
H. az he had supposed.
The chief OF police of Houston desires
I stated that the Fort Worth critic was
absolutely mistaken ana that nothing of
he kind reported by him happened at all.
IN fact. the utmost order was preserved
lhe whole time.
raderewski u a greater artist than steve
Pratt and while not such n popular Idol
~ Billy Rice or the Tootsicum sisters OF
he Washington thcater. San Antonio. stiil
10 is good In his line.
II had been raining al day, and the
Itrcets were almost a rolid sheet OF water.
a sick woman lay upon a couch cough
ng violently.
Al the window, gazing drearily out upon '
he muddy crossing upon Fannin street. ,
TODD "A beautiful young lady.
my dear" said the sick woman. could {
'ou not put on your oyershoes and your
,ossamer and run down TO the drug store
o get my medicine? Tho doctor said q