The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-26
MIR. HOGG ON OIL.
The weishty Texan Statesman Pro-
mulgates Some Astonishing Facts.

Inc WeIShty leAaA Statesmhh Fro~
mulgates Some Astounding Facts.
From the New York Tribune.
There is ponderous individual, over
six feet TALL and with a breadth of
ordinary doorway. who is now to be
seen several times each day in the cor
ridors of the Waldorf Astoria, On his
approach strangers stop short, first to
refrain from getting in his way, and
second, should they have such bad
form" to take another look at the
giant For, like Niagara Falls, such
a natural phenomenon fails to elicit
an adequate appreciation from the be-
holder at first sight.
Thus it was that last week a shad-
dow fell across the threshold of one
of the doors of the Waldorf cafe, and
the. huge figure of this modern Guilt
yer appeared in the doorway.
why, hello, Hoggi How are you?"
exclaimed a quartette of men who were
sitting around a square top table,
whose surface had been polished to a
high degree of mirrorlike smoothness
from the constant friction of the wait
er's towel.
The newcomer smiled an expansive
smile, which spread from one feature
to another like a ripple over the sur
face of a millpond, and as he was about
to speak one of the four arose from
the table, and, bowling to one of his
companions, said:
This is ex-Gov. James Stephen
Hogg of Texas, and at present one OF
the oil kings of Beaumont"
The man to whom the big Texas oil
borer and legislator had been intro
duced was Lewis Nixon.
Another chair was brought up to the
table. and after Mr.. Hogg had extend
ed his huge hand to Mr. Nixon he set
tied down slowly into the seat. There
was a series of creaks, much like those
heard in the beams of a building when
a new safe is being put into place. At
ter the ex-governor had further tested
the staunchness of the chair by bring
ing his fist down on his knee, he ex-
claimed:
well, boys, I didn't expect to find
any one / knew when ] rambled in
here. Just got in from Texas, and I
intend to take a rest of a couple of
weeks or so. Say. but it was too lone
some out on my farm for me. couldn't
stand it,"
you don't look lonesome now" said
Senator Swain, Mr.. Hogg's partner in
his oil business.
The big Texan laughed with hearth
ness which again started the chair to
creak.
I'm tell you how it was" he said
after a moment. After my family
went away from my farm, near Aus
tin and the children were off to the
boarding school, why. / tried to stick
1t out there by myself. But I want
to tell you right here that didn't nave
the gumption TO stay there more than
wo or three nights. I'm no believer IN
spooks or hobgoblins-not on your tim
type; but l can't stand for bowling
dog or any other animal a-crying when
its feelings are hurt.
"You see. | had a couple Of dogs that
were dead devoted 10 my girl. the one
that Is in boarding school here in this
town. Well, she couldn't bring those
ours on here. The boarding school
teacher wouldn't stand for that kind
Of a stunt, 50 ] said I'd give 'em their
bones al home. Well. the first night
after my daughter went away the dogs
hOwled 10 that the house was az bad
AZ haunted. Nothing that ] could do
would hush 'efp ~. The second night
the h0Aig had grown 20 Fhrleks. And
% ! got my buds Qua ana emisrated
A. the Ex-Governor said "emigrated"
he lifted b glass ~ liquid 90 which
s0aiea a bit ~ lemon peel and after
draining % % with - single swallow
be laughed aEaln.
20 wouldn't Take you for b man VITO
would fancy fhe $50 ~ hermit" said
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