The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-19
AND THAT REMINDS ME

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One of the strangest of the many strang.
Galveston Storm said gentleman who went b-o..s
terrible disaster, lis the story OF the man who
houses-what was his name5 Oh, yes Mprdo.i W me
dock washed out to sea, clingine ia co.. vel
his wrecked bath houses and then still clinr; "l o.
washed in again. AS he washed in he a.. =
tremendous wave, which wasn't unusually Nh sa
seeing that whole city was overwhelmed square s'S
story window, into room in which in sn. i lug ~ +
weather. party gathered around tabl =, ~iua
Pardon me- gentlemen exclaimed Mr. Mrrdor ''ms III \
ing to his spar, i did not mean to butt in do n
allowed to take hand The storm washed me i, aN
without my being able to help it, No sooner Ia 1 sp.a
making his excuses when the storm, which had 49,.
moment began again with redoubled fury +, ,ea Il /
which Murdoch had landed was blown dow - a'Hk
players all drowned Murdoch hoated a. y, le
his spar out of the opposite window from that : l
had entered and, after exciting exner
aged to come of that fearful deuce with ~ =
than few scratches and pailful of salt water l..
obliged to swallow in his naatoria peregrinatiopss
1T not uncommonly happens" observed law.
been called upon TO conduct number of divorce
the parties to the suit after the decree is rendered ~
love with each other all over again, provided the ,n
which the divorce is granted is very aaVr.,s ~
had a recently in point. They were as prc 4u
couple as | | hated to bring the Ell, ~ L
client, the wife insstent that knowing Il ~
somebody else would take it, and l would los. -,
from sentimental reasons, | consented The su;, -
ncompatbility of temper, OF those causes ~
mean a great deal nothing at all. There was ma
and had no difficulty all in getting Judgment w
was finally pronounced and | started to convr,,,.,
client she turned from and went out of the cor.
weeping She did not make any scene crying slenlv T.
was pitifu sightso pretty young lady with herb,
chief to her eyes, shaking with sobbing As she w,Its
Of the the defendant stepped to her sd.
spoke few words to her and she took his arm and b -
of together AS I had my fee safely in my pocket ~
afford 10 whistle 'Lillibulero' After that was not .
in the paper three days after the announcement
marriage OF my client and herwtat shall call him,
ex-husband"
Talk about the horrors of war" remarked an ob,.r
old gentleman OF reflective OF mind they are an NJ
dredfod compensated by the fun the soldiers get out AZ
Take the old fellows of my time why North and Soab
just the They had the time of their lives Eye
soldier has fund Of stories that he'd rather tell h
1t is going hry-seveu years since the war ended ys
participants think of telling of things that happen
the meantime. 1t is When we were at Malvern Hill, y
Just before the battle OF Sharpsburg which the Yankees
Antetam and When l in prison at Tohnson's Isao
Even the young fellows who in the Spanish war
the gait and you hear stories Of campaigning Gu
from the of the who campaigning in Viu
My grandfather Mexican war veteran and he USED
General Zachary Taylor the finest general III
a uniform, and would over list Of BATHS
that although they victories OF my country my tong
isn't sufficiently Injured rather sofened Spanish TO DO
Depend upon it, soldering the finest thing
worda good quarrel is good cause and plenty Of fss
and little hardship-it brings man out and gives ha
something to look back and remember and chat
his crones and tell his grandchildren when he is old