The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-04
WITH THE PASSING THRONG.

press how | feel said travelling man to
a representative OF The Post at the Lawlor
hotel yesterday. ''l'm mad clear through
and some OF my alleged friends are liable
to have trouble on their hands IL they coif
tin1e TO find as much amusement IN my
adventure as they have been doing IL was
this way Yesterday drove down TO Har-
risburg 10 see one OF my customers there
and by an unfortunate combination oil CIR
cumstances was detained until attef
nightfall. 1t was very dark indeed wnen
| started home and. Notwithstanding Inc
fact that the road Is as straight as any
one could wish, the horse | was driving
left It some way or other. and before
knew IL | was out In the woods aud hope
| essly lost | houndered around In the
! nky darkness for some time and, just as
| | was about to break my New Year reso-
luton concerning the use of profane IAN
/ guage, drove against what | thought 10
Z he a sign board. ! did not know whether
! such hlngs were used in Texas or not,
/ but through the gloom the thing looked
! like sign board, and let II go az that
/ was becoming cold and hungry as well
/ as tired and exasperated, and determined
/ 70 see what was on that sign board no
matter what the cost, drove as near TO
1 1t as possible and tried 10 decipher 1t by
! standing on the seat OF the buggy, but 1t
/ was too high, and'besides that, narrow
/ " escaped an accident as a result OF the
( horse starting up before / was ready for
| him to do so. Not to be disappointed,
/ however | tied the horse to tree and re-
/ turned 10 the post which bore the supposed
sign board. resolved to read the legend II
| bore no matter what the cost took
! hitch in my trousers. buttoned my over
coat all the tighter and commenced 10
4 climb. ! tore my trousers In several
places. and simply ruined my hands, but
| succeeded In getting TO the top at last.
and lighting a match | eagerly looked for
the words which were to show me the d.
rection of Houston and the distance therc-
to.
Then my good resolutions vanished en-
tlrely, for the thing wasn't sign board at
all, II was an advertisement for local
restaurant, and it read Eat az Is
II got in my buggy again and after
wandering around in those blooming
woods for what took to he half the night,
finally struck the old road leading TO
Magnolia park and, after following it with
some difficulty. | reached Harrisburg road
proper shortly before 10 o'clock The lv-
cry stable man asked me what had kept
me so late when I arrived In Houston, and
had 10 tell him The story has spread
como way or other. and while they're I'M
doubleday on me. ! really fail to see the
humor Of the situation Next time 7 in
/
trip. even 20 Harrisburg
~
Mr.. William Vincent Hoare Of Dayton.
Ohio, was in the city Yesterday, guest at
the Capitol, MIR. Hoare represents the
golf department of the manufacturing
concern of Crawford McGregor- Candy at
Dayton, and the purpose of his visit to
Texas is to look over the field here with a
view to interesting the people of the State
in the game which has become so very
popular during the past few years
During the course of a conversation with
Il representative Of The Post yesterday
) Mr. Hoare expressed great surprise that
: such an organization as golf club did
/ not exist In Houston. II have" he said,
already visited Dallas, Waco. Austin and
san Antonio, IN all OF which places |
found that the great game of golf was on
a gratifying footing The links at Dallas
y and Waco have been in existence for some
- time, while those at Austin, San Antonio
{ and Galveston TO which point | am now
, en- route, are comparatively new lnstitu
lions. From what have seen of it Hous-
ton Is easily the best town in the State,
and 1t is really a matter OF wonder to mo
r that something toward the organization OF
q golf club has not been done in view OF
the progress being made at other points.
Na
w. II. Palmer of Houston have been inter-
esting themselves in the premises. but the
former Informs me that no great amount
= OF enthusiasm has been manifested nv the
, people of the city great deal Of futI
: has been poked at the game by people who
d know nothing about II, but those who have
, played u will assert that it Is one of the
most enjoyable Imaginable, and | nave no
" doubt that IL a club was organized here
8. and links were constructed that very sat
- istactory results would follow While |
have not personally investigated the mat
n ter, 1t strikes me that 1t would be possible
10 to select links which would be satisfactory
IN every respect In the suburbs of the city
somewhere, and the addition of club
s. house with the necessary accessories would
, make such move very popular one from
D. social standpoint"
g Mr.. Hoare left at 40 Yesterday after
Va noon for Galveston. He will try to ar
range match game with Mr. Park. the
golf expert who organized the Galveston
club during his stay in the Island City.
. Mr. J. Frank Gibbons Of the Walsh Mac
" Dowell combination is among the members
of the company who are guests at the
Bristol hotel. While Mr.. Gibbons ha.
y made several Southern trips. he has neve,
~ been In Texas before and he Is delIghtec
Is with what he has seen in the State so far
u lie was particularly impressed with thu
N many evidences OF metropolitan proper.
DO tioLs to be seen in Houston and expressed
IT, surprise that an up to date town should
4, exist In this part OF the country. Mr.
"A Gibbons work was enjoyed by the larg;
audience which saw the production OF
a. Cleopatra last night.
~
N Two prominent Galyestonaus who wer,
% in the city yesterday were MIR Luctan Mi
n, ner and Major NJ, r. Mott Mr. Miner
"A who is a well known real estate dealer o
~ the island City was here TO look afteI
some OF his local Interests. while Maiol
Mott prominent attorney came far IN,
=, purpose OF disposing Of some legal bust,
- ness.
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