The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-25
WITH THE PASSING THRONG

at the Union ticket ONCE.
WITH THE PASSING THRONG.
In the passing throng the average observer
frequently falls In with the ludicrous aud
grotesoue and is often compelled 20 witness
scenes and listen TO remarks that are rich
raoy aud amusing. In u street car yesterday
Post reporter heard conversation of the
latter character, aud II 1t had been specially
made to order" It could not have Allied the
bill TO the more complete satisfaction OF the
necessarily limited but Interested audience
It consisted OF running criticism on va
rie.y OF topics--it began with kick and end
ed With n kick:
We'll. | be burned II this war business
dom make me weary" drawlod "A cadavorous
looking pessmist just escaped from some
noishboring free lunch counter. white address
lug his old stand by on the opposite side OF
the ear. Seems to me these fellows at Wash.
ington don't know enough to get In out OF the
ra,n when II comes to managing campaign
like the one we have entered upon. | don't
profess to know much about military matters,
nut IL had say In running the machine III
bet n fiye dollar bill I'd have the whole Span
isl army run into tho harbor Of Havana by
this time
What the d. is that old fellow sohloy do
ing, anyhow" Indignantly asked No. :,
Why. he's doing what all the other Eel
q fai salary, and saving wood the balance OF
the time. answered the free lunch oracle
Can't understand why our Texas soldier
boys should be sent to Mobile" remarked No
3 as he accidentally expcctorated coptOus
discarge Of tobacco juice over the pants OF II
Oakley who occupied an adjoining seat III /
had charge of the campaign I'd flre them fell
lows iirht into Cuha, hitch them on TO the
forces oil Gomez and make blSneo hunt his
hole without further ceremony.
BY this time the car stopped to lot of pas
seurers In front Of The Post buildiug and
immediately the conversation took u sudden
change
DO you know" quoth No. l. "that II |
was boss of that paper I'd make things hot
| for certain parties and"
Yes" said No, ,. 'and II controlled IL Id
issue extra editions every fifteen minutes.
| night aud day. while this war lasted
You follows make me- tired, oheerluly
calculated strapping yodng fellow who had
| "If things don't suit you, why In thunder
don't you turn yourselves loose and better
| them9 You have been growing here FOR the
| last ten minutes and kicking against every
| thing and yet I'll venture to assert neither Of
you have the courage to enlist as a volunteer
or offer your services in behalf OF your coun
| try"
| This shoulder hitter silenced the vocal bat
| teries Of the fault finders for n few brief mo-
monts, but when tho car reached the Cotton
Exchange the wordy fusillade was resumed
| by No 1. who declared.
IF | owned that building II seems TO me
would paint II another color"
| \ moment later the electric chariot hove 20
| IN front of market square, whereupon No
| ashed;
| pic you ever see such an attempt at II
Ictl hall ns that? | would be ashamed to be
| the author of such rambling piece of arch'
lecture. and II were member OF the city
| council you can bet your bottom dollar some
| change would have TO be made"
lns, then guardian of law and order IN
| thu shape of a policeman appeared upon the
scene. and Immediately No. l proceeded to
| d,ssect him.
iii bet the cigars that fellow knows moro
about politics than he does about tho city
| ordinances" he remarked. 30
| Hello. alderman how do you do?" said No.
2 us he reached out the window TO salute a
| member Of the municipal legislature who hap
pered at that moment 10 be nassinS<A Then,
| turning 10 his friend, he derisively bserved;
| Sow. what do you think Of city that has
| such duck RS that to represent II In me
| council" Just look at him--ain't he dalsy7''
| BY this time the ear had turned from Texas
| avenue to Main street. and, as usual, oum-
Der OF gentlemen were crowded together IN
| front of the Capitol. Four OF them appeared
| to lie quite earnestly engaged In conversation.
| whereupon No. | ostentatiously eXclaimei'
"I'i bet the cigars for the crowd that tllnm
| fellows nre jabbering about the war, for they
| Just look like men who have nothing else 10
| talk about"
| Hurst who happened to be n passenger on
| the car and who was more than willing TO
hazard dollar for the mere chance OF pruning
| the braggadocin.
| Five citizens, including Mr.. Hurst aud n
Post reporter, at once got OFF the car to put
the disputed question to n test IL body
| they proceeded 20 where the group referred 10
| stood and three of them at lenst were agree
| ably surprised to 'enrn that the subject which
| tho four gentlemen were so earnestly discuss.
| ing was. not the war question but the are on
| hei imperial majesty the queen of Great
| Britain and empress OF Indial Thc cigars
| were ''set up" but 1t wasn't the free lunch
| ouibtler who paid for them--the winner DID
| the honors. for the kicker kicked loudest
when he was asked to pay the bet,
uor Frank r. Lubbock, ex-governor OF
| Texas, was seen In yesterdays passing thronR
aud was as fun of vim and patriotism ms he
was thirty-six years ago. when the ohivalr,
| OF the Southland rose In behalf OF the caua'
they loved and lost The governor IN not NJ
| young as he was then, hut his henrt is "a
| warm his head s as clear and his tongue u
as eloquent as ever, and the way in which h'
las: evening predicted the triumph OF io'
Savers In the present gubcrnatorial race ha'
in IL all the fre and fervor OF the oiden time
| CAPTAIN William Christian is one Of the mel
from whose memory time can not enacc III
recoilectlons of the glorics and tribulatIons o
| the past In conversation with a representa-
tive Of The Post yesterday the captain sai
the patriotic manifestations which were pre-
| serted around him In Houston almost ever
hour made him feel young again, and. II pos
stole prouder than he was before OF the cit
and its people. The folks here" he remark
| ed never forget gsllantry and worth and
| am glad 10 say the case Of that accomplishe
&c atleman and brave soldier Colonel Watie'
, is no exception TO the rule. The old vetera
then recounted how a fow friends OF the com
| mander OF the First regiment of Texas cav
airy. anxious TO see him equipped as he shout
be ir going TO the war. had decided on pre-
seniing him with as noble steed rs ever Dor
warrior 10 battle, an account Of which is pull
lished elsewhere.
Extending the Telephone.
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