The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-19
MYSTERIOUS WILLIAM.
A HoRsEMAN's STORY.
Philadelphia Inquirer.

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chan In most things, and generally speak
la. ,,,,,L am M, human nature is
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incapable OF rsinS pcvonu cc''"'h h''-
tations. There are flaws In the most per-
,.c, ch,r,cter md ~ I must confess Il
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how n little on the subject OF horscf'csh,
Horses have always been the ruling pas
s,o, ., M, no and who 10 ,hcro who
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will not dilate little TO add interest," 10
a story when mounted upon his favoritc
bo,hvo
Wheh IL comes 10 So'hhg NURSE '""'
is a different matter. ! would not Tor thc
world convey n false idea to an Intending
rn,.,h,.,r i, th,s nar,,cui,r cas-, was
f"'N'"su'' A' ''''' ~ 'N' "'.
AZ innocent as the driven snow. ai'housn
y, 'inkehs sSumcu 10 'eet hepi apvn' h Nv,
i, WIS az. f.nucrp. .auii. u.nous" nv
acclates ne WIS pe'iev.! uia'ncleSs, ~
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seemed 70 hoiu ~ Iosfohs,o. t'' we
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MY modest little hunting pox near Bryn
ihe h,,ntinr Season, n,d ne I haa N iirst
class cook and "A well-stocked cellar.
| never hacked for company. There Mas
| room for three or four men and accomino-
| dations In The stable for MALI "A dozen
| hunters. and so. with one ming ana
| another by hook and crook we manasud
| to spend the lime very pleasantly at Oak
Enderby was an old college chuin OF
mine and an enthusiasts hunting man,
s,,,snm w;,h Ma ,:rrossno ho,,nds un in
New York state, and now he was putting
| up with me for couple OF months with
.nu haunur, ~ IT, Ine u soupie VI ~ ~
| never stopped Tor anything with the
Radncr, and, indeed our ~mplc rustic
| nuh' ineHiners ra,iier looktu nsNahvs ~
| 0pIn,s" ma sia5th~rs, ani y"lst.oI .,,t nm
were equal to Melton form. Indeed. there
were no lacKlns certain suspiclous IN,
uNiuuais VINO declared 'hat isluetpN huh
sell. and that he would leave the kadnor
country Win heavier poch'lnooN Wnli
some one or TWO or our Rui.'n,c
members should become the owners OF hi s
| Eces. or course tht'y Woula Iuth ou'
~ he worthless ~ inns case Ahis shs.
Mcion came 10 my ours thr9nGn one .,
my srooms ana mention II mere nlly
10 show now an nnheS' mans motives
may he impughcu ny peorH VINO reaily
know nothing about the matter, conn,
drntially, may say mere UNIV ! shouiVin
care to buy horse OF l1nirrny mysrlt
He Is such n capital hors'mhr ana &c
we'll up to all the tricks of the ANNA
that horse which may s"en ahshuc "
his hands may turn out 10 be quite th'
other way In the hands of som" one else
But Endcrhy ~ moi 10 blame Tor that
He can't help bcng such II good horse
man.
|
Now Willikens was Of quite a dlnercn
sort. have known Willtlens since W,
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VIZ "V'' "' 49,
, wilikens which arc obnoxious mud ough
TO be DISCOURAGED Bs H. bonsfa and Ii,
d, IS so,f-conndent, and. moreover. HIS self
confidence is not founded upon amy goo,
cause. It's n notorious fact that VIII
kens only came into his money In a lef
handed sor, of way. forgot how i
vas .xactlv bnt he got IT, IA cool million
and accrued Interest. when a7 u acnr'
,n" "sn "a -, -, nn,,i,,'n ~, unri1 'f IN
49,, ~, NJ, ynnv.s all tb.ra il wort
o ,, ~, ,nu, h'rs,ss Ina a. hns b..et, 4,
! Hi ,,ntl a. Wi,,,,sans i, h,, been OK
i,ia. WoiN LOT w.. !" n'i ~ - n,,,iG Us,"
~, 80 ~ ~, ,,,an5 + nn,r' a ff,r,
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y , n.,,.d h. H. ,,o,,td nspcr hnvr M,
/ ,r esma' az Ina, he would On or 10 g. N
e haalcr ana re, most evarlastinniy stuc!
3 Gsn'e. ncn' he never had on,tbins
a his stables that could stand on four legs
\ w Md been talking Of our mounts. AZ
e En,ierby in a spirit OF compassion had ju
r.h IL. Lat
" on'irii , ~, in,s, h., m',s RAIN. T,
:; The The I'M ins,snIficant sum of 1880 ii Won
q nu, it,n 10 enn,n iucnnvonionce. Endcrl
S plit mn W ,il 49,. 10 ttui.h an n
= s snason az win one hnnter or else look aroui
p fcr ono Tn,I MONT snii he might ri,
II 1n, ~ n,tna in tha meantime, but ev,
d o o,,r c 90 seIt.sarrifce failed TO il
II l'r15ss "it,lhri,r, NV ~ NV
e golden oppor'"'"'S'
i We drew rein at oak Lodge about IN
l. time. and as II WAS growing late we we
II to our rooms to get of our hunt, bunting Etc, to-
"a ana dress ioI nihncl' N''' ,''""'' '''
: by proposed that we should should 60 H,,o out al a
N have ii look al the horses before u
is s,ab,es were closed UP for tho night.
=. Isndcrby and had been In town II coup
10 of days boforc aud having nothing eisa
y, do we dropped into one of he places whe
Is horses are sold at guetloii, IT, 81 n.ri tryi
lc tna, uS S,o "r,t at the tim" that look
t; To ha Utmost Thoroughbred We cou