The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-14
PRINCES IN SECRET COUNCIL
sAMB MEr MEMBERS or No-Tsu-oH
LAST NIGHT.
chiefs and the Faithful Ten Nero
scIcctcd--Niuch Enthusinsm
WAS Manifested.

samb called un the sparrow BY tele-
phone about o'clock sunday afternoon
and intimated that trip down the Har-
rlsburg road was the neSt thing an order.
The Sparrow was about to start for a
meeting Of tho Society for the Distribu-
lion Of Tracts among the TENS Mules in
south Africa. OF which he Is resident man
aging director but. In deterence to the
apparent wishes OF King Nottoes adj
vance agent. he told the latter that such
a iaunt would give him unalloyed bliss
The start was made shortly after AMI
All vent we'll until the bridge at Har-
risbprs was reached, when the center
hoard Of the gondola became fouled in tho
ton branches OF some OF the trees In that
neishborhood and, no assistance being I'M
mediately at hand, il was inslly iound
necessary to have the second mate swim
TO Harrisburg for help. After the goh-
dola had been fioated and oeached on the
roof al one OF the houses of the town It
was found that a bad leak had been sprung
ana as a result the entire party wac de-
layed at Harrisburg until late yesterday
evening.
A barge number of the princes Of NO
Tsu-Oh having read of SANDS presence
In the city. had gathered at the appointed
meeting place when Samb and the spar
row arrived Any traces of worry whlcn
the gondola incident had caused King Not
toes messenger we're speedily disslpated
when his brethren Of the order began to
press forward to shake his hand and tel
him how glad they we're to have him with
them again.
by the whlskers OF Mustapha-Ben-
sum he exclaimed, his fair face beam
ing. "but this is welcome well worth
the long journey from TeSram hither 10
received Truly. my brethren, am ] made
glad to look into your eyes once more
May you never lack the pricel
After all of the many present had been
given an opportunity to extend the fra
ternal nst to samb. he assembled the step
ladder which had been placed in one cor
ner of the meeting place for that purpose,
and, after the band had finished playing
Held Up, or How He Lost the Pot
raped for order and the congregation
went into executive session.
Only to the initiated may be told the
things that transpired. To the outside
world II may only be said that the princes
we're made Joyful by being told of the
many sheckels and the large amount OF
plumber In the hands Of the organization
and that thereafter, the brethren elected
chiefs and the members OF the council
known as the Faithful Ten, to serve dur
( ing the ensuing year. The men thus Sc
lected we're those who hv dlnt OF much
striving had found mest favor in the eyes
OF King Notice when he last visited
Houston and who were known 10 be VIII
ing to devote much labor and time to the
interests OF the noble order
After this had been done sann arose
hnd told his brethren OF q Journey which
he must perform for them and which
would keen him from their midst FIR more
than enc moon lie babe them to let MOI
! the Johnson grass grow under their peda
extremities during his absence, bat 70 be
up and doing to the end that all might na
In readiness feminist the coming Of the
king. And after each in turn had taken
the sacred oath by which The chiefs and
the.members of the Faithful Ten are boun,
he recognized a motion toadiourn, which
was in perfect order. And then. having
mingled with his beloved brethren for
time. no babe each an aaectionatc adlel
and. whistline to his gondolier. passed ont
into the night ike a beautiful dream
Whereupon tho brethren as II moved ~
one spirit began a movement on N
nearest ice cream soda factory. there Y
receive refreshment in exchange for th'
dinero Of the newly selected chiefs.
But the sparrow. having no liking toi
Ice cream soda came away.