The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-12
SAMB SPEAKS TO HIS PEOPLE
TELLS or TIE COMING OF KING
:. NoTroC FROM TEKRAM.
Many ThinEs Must Re Done Ere
Then--CbnriOts WSIl Soon BE Here.
The Royal Garments.

Sparrow" said samb, formerly known
as the Stranger from the East. as thu
scribe sauntered into the royal tent yes
terday. Sparrow, me boy, / know that
my children have spent many weary hours
In searching the columns of The Post fol
some news OF me during the past few
days, but you did we'll to tell them moth
ing. For many days ana exc as many
nights | have been exceeding busy pre-
pairing for the great carnival which our
noble order, the Knights OF No-Tsu Oh.
will hold next month In honor of the
coming OF their king, great Notice, from
his home in far off Tekram. There have
been many things to do in the way OF ar
ranging for the reception and entertain
ment OF our royal visitor. to say nothing
of the manner in which l have been oc-
cuped in experimenting the construction
OF the charots which we of the faithful
will use on That occasion. and the making
oil the royal garments which we will wear.
Many visits TO iaslad, where the chariots
are even now being prepared for the long
journey to Houson, and to Wensnaelro,
late over our garments. have been nee
essary and my faithful airship Is weary
and sore with much wandering But the
games worth the candle, and don't you
forget II. We're going TO be the hottest
things that ever pcrambulated over the
pike and when we follow our king down
the asphalt streets In the ides OF Decent
Der we'll mako all dc rest of do gang
look like 30 cents or like dirty deuce
In a new deck"
Realizing that he had unconsciously al
lowed himself TO drop into the vernaculsr
OF the land OF Tekram, which Is wholly
unintelligible TO the Sparrow, Samb apol-
ogized to his caller and by way of show
Ing that no harm was meant. sent one
OF his numerous slaves after two settler
and lemons, with milk OH the side.
by the way. Sparrow" quoth SAINT
after the milk had followed after the
settler and lemon--which went the way
OF most settler and lemon--"by the way,
old fel there's another thing want to
talk 10 you about. The faithful ton, who
are known to tho INITIATED as the direc-
tors Of the Noble and Mystic Order OF the
Knights OF No-Tsu-Oh. have been doing
all sorts Of hard work for their beloved
brethren over since my arrival In tho
city. They have not failed in single
one Of their undertakings. h,ft that does
Any help. On the other hand (Samh
charged his single cum as he spokel, they
should be given the assistance of overy
member OF the order. Wa need more
brcthrsn and we need plunks, money
dinero or whatever It Is best known as
here. We not only need the articles named.
hut we are going to have them and tho
way TO get them Is for every brother
get out and rustic. The faithful ten
are going 20 devote an entire day next
week to soliciting memberships. but in
the meantime II Is the duty or every one
having the interest Of our noble order al
hesn 70 get out and show they arc not
deat ones. The ten plunks which every
brotksr.is required to pay II not much
Ia itself but ten times ten makes hun
dred and II will take many piunks to pm,
for the chariots and the regal robes which
we have purchased Then. too. my air
ship In q costly luxury and--ihut why &C
on 70 Anumeraie all these details? Tho
time betEeen now and the never to- boz
eQualjed night when We VIII show our-
se1ves 70 the admitting thousands alnci
}&ajui pty60t r. not long and II tsneces.
sary That much work be done therein
our caxalYaJ will DO one Of the big feat
ureg e ~ festival AMI in order To make
a ~ tar A. should BE- we must have
~! erl anon y every loyei kpisht q
4 4 ~ t3kll hav> sald more. but 4 TIL,
~ y-seyea q feFty-s'sbt yards