The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-07
SOCIETY AT
THE CAPITAL.

Austin, Tex, Nov. O.--Asher Smoo',
that society Apollo about whom the
ladies rave while the men turn green
with envy, has dropped into poetry and
now and then. just as the spirits move
him, tunes his Tyre, and like Petrarch
singing to his Laura, pours forth his
soul in melody divine. The following
is his latest:
MAID OF AUSTIN.
Maid Of Austin, fair as day,
Take, oh, take those lips away!
Lips that tell of heavily bliss,
Lips that were but made to kiss;
Take them from me, this | pray
Maid of Austin, fair as day.
BY those eyes that swectly smile
With pure friendships unfeigncd guile
BY that neck divinely fair,
Shaded by that silken hair;
BY those charms / love to see,
Thou art first Of all to me.
BY that laugh like ripping brook,
BY the magic OF thy look;
by that face which seems divine
When II fondly beams on mine;
BY that love which must not be,
Thou art first of all to me.
Maid of Austin, fair as day,
Drive oh, drive me not away.
Let my love thy pardon crave,
Let me kneel thy willing slave;
Let me linger near to thee,
Thou art first of all to me.
Society ia delighted with Col. Shoots
little gems Of verse, and though often
importuned to recite them at private re-
ceptions, his innate modesty forbids and
his Rotations are never to an audience
of more than one.
Capt. Dave Harrel, who is perhaps
brother to more young Indies than any
man OF his years in the State, has
changed his mind about Withdrawing
from society the coming winter and will
play it, foi all there is out. Last
summer Capt. Harrel brought sadness
to the hearts Of his many young lady
friends by announcing that he would
not join in the giddy whirl this winter
hut now that he has changed his mind
there Is much rejoicing among the tender
fair for the gallant captain is a favorite
among fayorites and is always conspic
uous by his absence IL not mingling with
the merrie tbrong when Terpschore pre-
sides. To lose him from society would
he to lose that which could not easily be
replaced, even in a city like Austin,
where Beau Brummels are frequent aud
the Shoots md Bill Smiths and Ladds
and Richardson's and Wairic Moores
ARE numerous. Let society rejoice, for
ii can still claim Capt. Dave Harrcl as
its own and there is no other Like him
Mr.. Fielding Smith, who recently
added to his popularity among the young
ladies by purchasing perfect little
love of n trap in which he appears al
most every evening behind high-step-
ping trotter. proposes 10 make it OK
tremely pleasant for his young lady
friends the coming winter. In addi-
ton to drives. when the weather will
permit, he will give several theater
parties and report has it that he has
taken a ''nroscenium box" las George
Walker calls III at Hancocks for the
season. Mr.. Smith is the proper
thing" and fortunate indeed is the fair
one who may he the recipient of his
favors and smiles this season.
Major Henry Ladd than whom there
is no more gallant man in all of this
land, in order to keep in the front of the
procession where he properly belongs,
will, it is said, soon make his appearance
on the boulevards in n green cart and
driving tandem. He has two beautiful