The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-18

song to the tune OF Wearing of the Green"
with variations:
am glad that l am o-IIoo,
| I'll do whate'er I'm told.
| III obey the Holy Bojum,
I'll wear the black and gold.
| Chorus
am glad that I an Hoo Hoo.
| a big black cat Hoo Hoo.
can see rs far as you 49,
In the land Of great Hoo Hoo.
I have walked in both the gardens,
I've smellod the sweet perfume,
l have come from out the darkness
| That shrouds the world in gloom.
| The reporter then signed the following
application for membership.
| Preliminary application for membership
| In the Concentrated Order of Hoo-Hoo.
Observation-Disclosures. V. s. OF .............,
| Desiring TO walk In the light of Hoo-lloo
land petition for membership In tho Con
catcnatod order of Hoo Hoo, and ask that
the Biographical Degree or Degree Of tho
Playful Kitten be conferred upon me at
your earliest convenience. My business
''.'..'.''' .s..' '.,''. .-'.. 80, ''''
II elected 10 membership / could be at...,
..... .... -. 400. ..........-...oh
,...... ...... ....... for initiation. In
event Of being entitled to initiation
agree to I'LL out the regular application
before taking the degree
-. ...,.. 49,. ...... ,........ Candidate
n. Arthur Johnson appeared to be the
chief couspirator. He was leading the air
md Cecil Lyon was trying to follow. Will
lam n. Barns. who Is an accomnllce OF u,
Arthur in the Iloo-Iioo business, would
come in on a note or two chat Is n musical
notel now and then. and the sepuiohural
tones OF Carl Drake could be heard above
the din ELI ilirschiicld who represents
the Fort Worth and Denver railroad az
business venture. but who athliates with
the Hoo Hoo crowd because he thinks II Is
great sport was In corner with T, l..
MoGowan tBig Mel and Fritz Hcltmann,
trying to sing the song 10 the tune OF Just
Tell Them That You Saw Me-" hut they
were prevented from carrying out their
purpose by Arthur Sharpe and Robert Law.
Summers Pfcufirr and ED Ketchum man
aged to gather enough German between
them to sing in the language OF the faith
crland.
This was the condition of the hall when
when tho reporter recovered from the
trance In which he was precipltated az soon
us he got into Hoo Hoo land, wherever
that may be There were a million black
cats In the hall. They were everywhere
and every fellow had several OF them.
popularity about the cats was that their
claws were longer than ordinary cats and
every one OF them had a long tall which
curled In particular way AS stated be-
fore b. Arthur johnson was the chief con
spirator. He represents the Timberman Of
Chicago. and is sent to these conventions
TO report the proceedings for his paper
but he quit work Wednesday night and
went into the Hoo Hoo business strong
He waits at the door FOR every candidate
to enter and whenever ne iinds one who
does not think the TubermHn is the bes:
paper published that candidate suffers
II is hard to tell what n. Arthur does TO
him, but what he does do Is a plenty. He
knows more ways OF initiating candi-
date into a mysterious order thnn any
fellow living. unless 1t Is s. u. Moss OF
Cleburne. and II b. Arthur finds one who IL
good victim he gives him every degree
in sight. Cecil Lyon was doing his best
10 hclp II Arthur along. Cecil lives at
sherman when everything in politics is
quiet. but during q campaign he is at the
center of republican movements AZ the
reporter who presented himself ms can
dldate happened to be representing the
Post. and The Post Is n democratic paper
Cecil started In to get revenge for tho
cartoons The Post published about Dr. John
Grant last year, and tie letters that Cecil
wrote which were reprinted. The revenge
be got was sufficiently sweet The score
has been settled. and so has the reporter
of The Post. 1t is distinctly underB'oot
that the reporter VIII Join no more secrst
societies OF which Cecil Is member Just |
after heated campaign.
MIR. Barns was easy. He IN nice fellow |
who has some feeling for his fellowmen,
and from tho manner In which he be-
friended the candidates II Is believed he |
is a member Of some society wboge chief |
cause of existence is tho protection OF
cruelty 10 animals. However he was nicer |
to the cats than he was to the candidates |
Ell Hlrshfield and MCGOWAN deserve |
special mention for heartlessness. II ever |
two people sat supinely by and gloated |
over the sufferlngs OF their fellowman |
Hlrshfield and McGowon did 1t at that
They belong TO no society
for tho prevention Of cruelty to animals.
children or men. and they TOOK advantage
Of tho opportunity presented.
There were about twenty-soven candi-
dates at tho confederation and every can.
dIdate learned all there was about Hoo
Hoo. When they see a man with black
rat button on the lapel OF his coat they
pass over to the other side OF the street.
The sight OF that cat brings up unpleas-
ant reoolleotions OF the night spent in the
Mason building. The form OF initiation Is
Faid TO be very simple. II includes every
hing thlt is said to be a part OF the cx-
on tho globe, and when one passes sue
cessfully through II all he Is qualified TO
run for offoo TO play on a football eleven,
10 umpire q baseball game In the Texas
league and 10 solicit funds to entertain
A convention that is to meet IN Houston.
lie wears his button proudly. He wears 1t
With all the pleasure hero wears a badge
of honor presented him by his fellow cit-
,ens for some act Of bravery or herosm.
He presents himself for Initiation alfred
In "hls beet suit o. clothes" and when
he service Is over he sends a small boz
nome after another suit II he happens 10
aaye one II he has no other he goes home
N a barrel and remains In bed tho next
Law awaiting a package from his tailor.
For this reason the membership Is con-
lned to lumber men. railroad men and
Newspaper men. II is necessary for man
q have monoy TO stand the expense OF new
lothes. a new constitution. and a cast :
ron temper which he keeps In new pair .
4 tongs. and for that reason only those