The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-12

"When was boy observed gentleman wbot
brought up in the country, there used to be hi
who lived in the little town closest to our farm W.
come counting my sister Bess He had one Of 4. I
turnouts in the countryside and he'd hitch I'm y T.
every Saturday night and was always good for AZ Ia,
hours / wonder if he ever noticed that his horse IL \
tired as he drove home I expect he was too taken "a
his lovenaking to pay much attention. | used Ia NJ
the watch regularly and, as soon as he had GOT v NJ
the door I'd unhitch his horse and go after INV sv.
who lived the next farm, and take her out ir N
drive. ! kept that up for a whole summer 1t was N
fun ] don't think l would have been found u
the silly fellow hadn't taken it into his head one fr.
not to be content with courting which is the finest
in the world but to propose matrimony very seOv,s
Bess refused him The rejected lover came out Of d,
at about o'clock instead of H. his regular scheda,
No horse and buggy When at II, punctual TO II, M
showed up found him sitting on the fence with A
bowed toward his knees, very detected picture
very sorry for him, especially he didn't say anything
my having taken his horse. only IS years old DAD
spoke right out knew of course from the look nj
just what had happened. I'm downright sorry for yss
Saundersou said I don't know what to do about
body ever could do anything with Bess. My girl El
got to have for myself But I'll tell You what III d
look you up nice girl, if you say the word I'll he aa
| il J won't. Mr.. Saunderson smiled and shook hi I
| ftpSuIu lilOuSu my poylSu olltI Was, tNIk
him little, for it was made in good faith
81 was at a hunting camp in Maryland not far ira4
tmore once" said gentleman who is fond Of the qal
| hunting I'VE after duck, whole crowd Of Is 4
disciples Of Nmrod, but fondness for duck didn't
us far that we could relish the fare the Ole ctS
kept the camp before us. For breakfast there va
stewed duck broiled duck fried duck and roast dua
dinner ditto with the addition of duck soup. For 4
ditto again with the omission of the duck soup and ~
roast duck cold Finally one Of the holder Of Oh /
made kick The captain a high-empered Old ~
with a sort OF a notion that he host and we St
though we paid board. We were not sure how he'd n
But he happened to be in particularly gracious hns]
day The wind had set in the right quarter to suit s
and he promised, rubbing his hands with guso ~
should have a dish for dinner that day-sneh ! !
and here he rubbed his hands again. Well we hatN
it. 1t bird, large, brown baked to a crisp VIII
seasoning neatly garnished round with lettuce AH
had licked the platter clean and had expressed ou 4
and appreciation, the captain, who had refused 70 t 7
fore bid us guess what it was Some guessed wld i
Some brant. One said it tasted like rabbit Only \
plain to be it was some sort Of bird VIVA "
think it is exclaimed the captain What sort Of ma
or fish? Do you think it is horse9 No. I'll tell you
crane--bacl crane. People have prejudice, ou ~
good to eat-back crane, when well cooked an ~
that when we knew what it was thought it mao pA
good But while we were eating it there was mol 4
the crowd that did not pronounce it eXceleni-s "
Lucullus or Brillat-Savarin."