The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-24
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Inc politician lay back in his easy es,;.
lafse havana cigar between his teeth. n ad I'd
began, "as a rule / have no use e.. 70 you IL,
was a man in New York city some ~musTun9 Il u
party for a reason that appeals to me aso who stas
ing the Garheld-H Hancock campa;vr SstesS hva1
speak OF, who had always been 60 me ssnae]
pened to be visiting at a friends bor.. pPrSias n
cock called. To do honor to his dis,;nn. NJ oerea y
produced a bottle Of brandy. None &c i. sSsMl
the company cared to take any eScep, 0nefc1An
proceeded to sip it, talking the wh;ls ,m.s 49, hauot n
charm OF a soldier. When his siass 'ae direassr /
IT again still talking. Sc a pleasant bo.s Implied h n
entertaining the company with his p1s'es tie II
tanning himself with the brandy. Wbsr s y an y
cock rose to go the stanch republican 49,. sans eexrl y
the brandy bottle was entirely empty .m,l nnu
drunk every drop OF it and was not on. s1.. = hanea
gentleman changed his party and voted Z, y Affected \
ana the democrats. 'Claret for boys. h. ssa''si Hnj
Johnson, port for men, and brandy to- sAeHiasd ss
Most Enslishmen and Americans ar. ir.e
~ i.ies'ion iaShioh OF boxing with the fee, i. 7
80. sau . theatrical advance agent with ! :, s.as
e'Is' VINO was passing through Houston tbe ~. ~ %
| tell you the accomplishment comes !, | Ya't dE 4
jumped by a crowd. AS l came tbrorat 1S'0y wh'n ii
walking along the levee and four ugtv ULsaai
abouts attacked a little Frenchman. who 0Ans esk \
fencing master, and, like all OF his nrof.... s1'aeu out Y
an adept in la savate. The row was H.. ! sst ~
rrenehman was twirling his stick. Tbe u0'aas
affected and Jeered him. The Frencbm...n ms4|
WORDS they couldn't understand. but m, a.s.-1 "a
was unmistakaole. Then they jumped him N Y Y
l ran up as last as | could to interfere and y
Frenohman, but my assistance was NOT resa.s = us
must have thought a cyclone had s,r,o, ~ I'D
Frenchman struck out with both hands ~ 49, - is 4
One negro he kicked in the stomach ,,o,L.. ~ !
third just below the knee, almost bre.L;-. y =
fourth negro grabbed him by one leg. and / -, "
trenchman was gone, but he was ready Il. ~
flash he threw himself down on his bands ~ II
still holding his right foot, he swung his len ~,
up ana landed on the point OF the negro's law bove'
over like a tenpin. Then, with the agility Of ! :,
Ffencnman was up and on his feet again and all IS; h
saries being overthrown, he recovered his b,, ~
as If nothing had happened. was So exo,.a :
honest American yell and shouted Viye IA Fr,s.s W
little frenchman turned, saluted me graveiv a5s i. 4
also taking off his hat ceremonio,sly and az "a A 4
'"''' N'OSsii's hs features ne went on down the iey8'
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The contretenps and queer accident, ~. b,r.,
stage" observed the old actor in a reminisoent;,I M.
numerous, very much more numerous than the ppbE, u
anything about. | remember, when | PLAYED polont. \
Booth-Barrett company a number Of years AGO. ths vi,
hooked on my beard behind my ears snapped and hst]
through a whole scene with my hand to my chin. bods
pesky thing on. Nobody ever suspected anything W., n
that was one consolation. Then in Boston, in the ghosts
somebody up in the flies let fall a nickel that hit NJ n
playing Hamlet, squarely on the heel just as he wa: I'D
to the ghost. One of the worst things that ever hssl
was in Philadelphia, where we were playing Macbeth |
trap wouldn't work and the third appariion, little u
OLeary, as pretty a girl as ever went on the stage, a
disappear. We had to ring the curtain down finally !
stead of being embarrassed about it, little Miss 01ssrj
holding her sides with laughter"