The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-04
Colonel I<ingsiey's Birthday.

Dallas News.
Colonel Thomas II. Kingsley has a |
watch. For several months he has been
carrying timepiece belonging to Colonel
Lawrence knephy Now he has one of his
own. and there is not money enough or a
hand big enough i'll Texas or anywhere |
else to get it away from him. He thinks
more of the watch than he does of May
| Ovcrton. than he did of Tobasco
| The watch was given him on His seven
| tieth birthday.
| This Is how ii happened: Some weeks
| ago Colonel knepfiy and Captain Ayres.
| local agent of the Texas and Pacific, were
| talking about old times. During the
course of the conversation Colonel Kings
ley admitted that If he lived to see the
| LIST of January, 1897 he would be 10 years
| Old Two or three friends OF his VINO
| heard The conversation went TO work.
| Yesterday afternoon fifteen or twenty
| people assembled in a do IN town place.
Those present Included: William Enders,
Gason. Charles H. Bullock. K. =. ,Seay,
Jr, Ben Il. Cabell W. l.. hali. l.. 5.
lnorne, W, G.. Crush. c. p Fegan, II. j.
| Morgan, Charles Mangoid sam H. Shan
non, j. Z. TUFTS ana Others
Colonel Billie Lawdner prepared the
punch. and alter ii was brewed the com
| pany rose and drank d. toast 10 the health
| OF General W. l.. Cabell. every man stand
| ing.
| -. a
Colonel Thomas II. Kingsley. and this. 100.
was drunk standing. yesterday being the
seventeen anniversary Of the coionels
birth. Then Mr. Hail said:
on occasions like the present. the
spokesman delights to dwell upon the in
enable, pleasure it affords. him 10 address
the subject before him. 1t srieves me to
tell you that this eNhilerating feeling does
not move me AS contemplate the subject
ana the gravity of the situation. / could
have wished that this painful duty OF
speaking so many truths had fallen to the
lot of another. 1 do. however conSratu-
late myself ON representing these Trends
and while it is pleasure 10 do their
bidding they are 10 be pitied on account
OF their misguided effort and Judgment.
Many good men. deserving well of their
fellows, 20 through life almost unknown
and unhonored. ON the Other hand. there
VINO are este, med respected and honored
and beloved beyond their deserts.
II is needless TO suggest that have put
YOU in the later class. You permit your
friends. | am told, to play upon your gen
tie disposition. However, II IS possible
that they are better acquainted with your
plain. as there is "A time in he life of every
man when nattery and falsehood can no
longer deceive ana simplicity itself can no
your case | think this time has arrived.
You have am told. been acting the.
atrical part" insncerity and uncertainty
having been two of your strongest char.
, actersics from boyhood through your
many and uncertain years. You have de-
|
misguided frends-your wrongs nave ac-
cumulatel until they have become grev-
Gus and can no Longer be borne, While
this gathering has all tn, indications of a
peaceful one, of good viii towards you. 1t
is no. so: 1t is an upreng brought about
b. your i!-tmed conduct.
| These gentlemen are in league against
you. You have been tried in secret and
condemned to the rules of the order OF
sentence upon you. and the punishment is
indeed trivial when the many oiienses YOU
YOU require watching. There Is not a
q ", an hour. minute. nor a second in
The year when It was safe to trust you.
Rumor has 1t Il at you have been found
unreliable when called upon to offcste as
tmekeeper. when the interests of Others
were involved. That this may not occur
present you with reliable tlmepiece. Try
and deserve It, Rcmember, t is not award
= ed TO you for things vel done nut re,
= hope, by reason of your improper equip
ment.
future that we are proud Of your improve
ment and when YOU have reached a rim
: old age" Won may have acquired the hnbi
y of usefulness and the art of truthfulness.
Seriously. my young friend, we are her,
TO rejoice with you on your seventieti
full exuherance still bubblnE and sparklin,
l. in your handsome face We bid you God
,r speed and hope no greater harm win be
," adm.ring friends and co-workerS.
IS When the Speech was over Mr.. Hal
r. | ha nded Colonel Kingsley box.
-, Colonel Kingsley looked at 1t n momen
III and snid: This Is not loaded, is ~
Pr When he saw the watch, the co.onel wa
l. overcome. He could only say:
Boys, | thank you. and if you ever wan
to ri lie over the Louisville and NashVill
il viii not cos; YOU anything"
W l.. Han told him the present ough
to be a nerpetual reminder that MS friend
expected him 10 he a better man.
Kingsley replied; YES, I'll never bet Of
' n nair of mines again
: Then the company sang Just Tel Then
That You Saw Me-.
Q These ceremonies over. the whole mart
. ~ He'd on General w. l.. Cahell. tolone
Kingsley carried along 2, suao'cioui look
ing pillow slip. When the gentlemen ar
= rived. Colonel Kingsley went into the r.
| ception room, and. opening his nl,loV
q slip two pairs of boxing gloves rol.ed o.
. the floor. The general put one pair on an
Colonel Kingsley nut on the other, bu
lust a., they got at Il IN good shane on
Q OF the ladies' called halt and the gen
9 oral was declared an easy winner.
Train Mileage In Great britain
rho total train mileage of passenge
q. trains in Great Britain in 1895 was lsi2VlW
miles; for freight trains 3: was 1000"
10 4