The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-08
: MIN TfiE PASSING THRONd

UIXAyUfy eulcieHt 6teuokiuPnpst "
nm ATOP coming to this Office duF'ns
sIlsiness hours sroancd a busy citizen %
u 4ympathetio reporter yesterday. Sc~'
xys been waiting patiently FOR ten mia
,it0s for that gentleman ycnssar 70 get
XII ,tArough his talk With the young lady
N whose nlrnbio fingers win put IN type soaie
n letters that must 20 out In todays man.
a I don't want to be abrupt or iIrpcilse. ana
I'll like to be consideisfe. but there Is une
N for all things, and business onise "
t4 business hours Is not the place 70 HaAs
"A social calls"
!% The newspaper man, anxious 10 give the
N young folks n chance tried 10 interest
II the old gcntlepsan with some special war
rs thlk md other light topics OF diversion. bu,
ii with little success. Another hfe minutes
N dragged their weary length along, Dut the
a conversation In the vicinity Of the Tyre
!, writer went merrily on. Just as smoothly as
AZ . continued story paid for In advance at
y space rates. The business OF the office was
Il at a standstill, gathering clouds spread
Y over the face of the Office man. and st
!. last he quietly rose. placed chair IN
y position for the stenographer. and gently
\ warDled "a few letters, please2' The
I young lady colored. tho Young man ex-
\ cused himself, and the business OF the
4 Office went OH as though Il had not been
= disturbed The easiest way In tho world
y to get a stenographer in trouble, or prob
\ ably cost her position. is to make prac-
4 fice of calling on her during business
4 hours. Ardent youths should remember
that time passes swiftly In pleasant 80
\ ciety, whether in the parlor or the business
Il office. Hence their calls on the fair steno-
/, erapher, unless IN cases OF Importance or
necessity, should be like angels visits
FEW and far between"
n have an aGoctlonate regard for my
old and esteemed friend, Postmaster Dan
I Smith, said member of the city council
to a newspaper man last evening, but
3 why IN thunder doesn't be occasionally
< hoisiriho United States flag over the gov
eminent building in this city? A few days
ago he said In The Post that he was ready
and willing, II called upon. to shoulder a
musket in ehlii OF the country aul yet
I he entirely forse,s 60 unfurl to the br aae
= tho starry banner contiicd to him 2y
Uncle SATIN to honor and commemorate just
such patriotic happenings as now IN aud
thrill tte Nation with pride our gallaut
military Toys have left for the war but
The Tag that should wave thom cordial
Y God-speed' Was hid away in tho triudlo
bed Of the custom touso; victory after VIC
tory has orownsd our warrior sOlailrs on
4 the sea, hut the slken Stream taat
should float from the postofic, flagstaff.
and in mute olonuepco echn thn jovru
: cheers that ring around tho world lies ron
oealed IN the cellar OF the building "a If
afraid to reflect Ia the sunset, eloy ito
glory of our triunphg. This "a NOT in h,r-
mony with the times an1 Won nm ,~ll
lncle Dan that II he desires to retain my
( friendship or secure tbo posfn,,s n,sti,
for another term. he fnns, unfold ord I'M,
/. fottcr the sacred symbal Of our ilhsrr, guI
have no opportunity Ia gubt no,1ce No
cry hnll IS likewise very remiai in this
t sSSpSgt ana II Is TO he regretted We
we should sn,,i" ,s,,b :, 'U'p,lF III MS Joy,
our public buildinge at lseu sboul1 no,
( De lacking when it comes 10 juhiate over
OUT victories and trlufophE Turn loose the
Ndtlonhl cc'ors ~ with Stars and
a,IlfFs' We're the last words Of the alder
,h 1n aS ha disappeared In the passing
'"'"Hl
Nc. 49,.
/ MT 'ohn W. MaXcy. late of Tampico
Mex was seen in the busting crowd YES
torday. and in conversation with = reno-,o,.
said the tinite5 sto,os 49,,
NN''ep Suites had no reason
t'''.e' 70 expect any untriend.y action
.G .,,, mexico or It's peopln The sister Re-
public Is IN sympathy with the United
I S.ates 10 tho present war and President
i,,a|' III order to prevent any hostile in
cufssons on the Texas border Ia now scat
ns.lns lronpg MI the way from paso dol
. S"t ~ 10 Folnt isabel, the two extremes
.. RIO HrAnaa frontier Mr. MaXcy is a
siVd. auinirer OF Mexico, and says there is
Nv eouu'Iy ~ me world today that otfert
utter ue'u LOT investment and no land
~ HHr.u Mhere Tue laws are moro ia
'Ns''S administered
among the prominent gentlemea con
splouous in Yesterdays passing ihruag yyns
Hon. s. w. Blount az Nncnr1ooho. IL
nIo,,nt ,.osiao. A., 49,, 1,a..,- '''so
~ 'ne Instruct Wuere Me5SfS.
~ooper ana lmoodeu are now wsgne a
singulary animated contest Tor conor.s
slonal honors, ana whore the fipht Ia hn,
for governor He Is fresh from Tho hattio
sground oil which the political heAyyweiphts
are engaged IN making "thn 0eht -, IL
lives" and in order 10 ascertain bnu, ,na
ssituation is from his standpoint renor,e,,
sof The Rost "held him no" nj Ma bot,,
yesterday, with the following net Gains
How Is politics un In yo,,r ss,tln,
Judge" was tho first shot from fb, rn,e.,''
$torial battery. '''
Plying hiEh,r he smiled. with ful, sails
set steam nm and lotx az conl a., he 49,,