The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-01
The TnIk of old Confederntes.

To tho Editor OF The Post.
Houston, Texas, December 80. --Severa
OF the OH boys were exchanging pleasan
tries in front Of our Confederate rendez
vous (50S,s Main street,. the other even
ing. On nearing them. my handsome
friend and comrade George Branard point
ed over towards the Binz building ant
called my attention to sign containing
tine words ''Elks Club. Isl, b. p. 0. e.
He desired to know II knew what b. p
o. q. stood for. Pleading ignorance, hs
stated U1at b. p. o. e. meant: "Bes,
people on earth and that the figures 15l
indicated that there were only ISL OF these
best people, have a high regard for these
b. r. o. e.. and they ought to be en-
Outraged, as there are only 16l OF item
In the whole city. according to the figures
and figures don't lie.
He modestly asserted that there was
very little difference in the record !, o.
Comrade Wm. Hunter and j. E. d.
Stuart. for Comrade Hunter fought at the
battle OF Yellow BAYOU and General Stuart
was killed at Yellow Tavern. This was
not exactly as clear as mud to Comrade
Hunter and he babe us a COOL evening.
Comrade (Prof) Griffin stated that the
finest suit CT clothes he ever had was
regiment The snow was a foot deep ana
the boy oltcussed the whole Yankee army,
when, in exchange for his fine cavalry
boots, he disgustingly inserted his feet into
Comrade Griffin's worn and tattered shoes.
But when an exchange OF his soft warm
jacket and oyerooat was reluctantly made
for Comradei Griffin's old gray rags was
the supreme heighth OF his cussing art
brought into requis.tion.
THAT little Yankee. remarked Comrade
Griffin. was the most scientific cusser
ever listened to. Were l to attempt to ut
ter some of his stock of cuss words you
would be badly startled. However,
mounted my charger. leaving that fine
specimen OF profanity standing in the snow
cussing me for all in sight"
"Talking about good Clothes" broke in
Comrade Morrow. 1.-The best l ever had
were captured from an Illinois colonel at
Yellow Bayou. After politely relieving
Tim of his fine suit. / called upon him
after the war in Cincinnati and he was
really glad to sse me and treated me roy
ally. He seemed to think the transfer of
the suit from his Adonis like form to my
own was good joke"
Say, Comrade Morrow" queried Bra
nard. doesn't the initials j. g. S. stand
for JIM Crow Soldier in your name?"
1t required some ingenuity on my part
to avert a conflict. Ccmrade Morrow was
a first class soldier and handsome George
committed an indiscretion as Comrade
Morrow allows no insinuatIons. However,
a re'traction on Georges part soon ar
ranged matters amicably.
We'll" remarked Ccmrade Kindred.
my brother fought in the first ami last
battle OF the war. His last fight was at
brownsville, Texas. where they ran near
ly every negro Of which the army was
composed into the Rio Grande Poor boy.
after going through dangers unheard OF
Tor four years he was assassinated by
rufflan who harboned a grudge against him
because he compelled the ruffian to grub
roots for disobeying orders,
Oomrade Beavens Joined our party about
this time and was giving a glowing de-
scription OF the New Orleans fight in 1865,
when l remembered an injunction served
upon me by my better half and fearing the
consequences OF neglect Of such orders.
hastened away TO obey her instructions.
a man may have facet armies, and NAV
De or rugged. daredevil temperament
ready to chastise any specimen OF human
ity OF the masculine gender that dares look
cross-eyed in his discretion. but after bav
ing been once cowed and brought into
proper subjecticn, he fears TO d!sobey or.
ders emanatng from the Headquarters CT
the better half OF the family
inns il as it should be- for were not
noble women the ruerso the world. what
would become Of these cid rantankerous
ex-Conicderates that fear naustht else hut
that squeaky little voice of the queen Of
their ranch. Philin IT Eoil