The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-06
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some OF the picture and curio desl... ''Ssssl
newspaper man said, are queer TYNE, Amtro.
pages OF the novels OF Bazac, although n, ~ mi 4
has as yet immortazed them have 1, ~ ''aeesn ts,.
OF friend who had not been long on ' !. The eqr,,
when he was detailed to assist the star NV iul X,
eago iair' whien was then IN progress Amona = a q
at the iair was one which attracted my fr;c,d, @ r
represented the Three Graces and wac ~ m a'trtss
tiful piece OF work although no siena,n,. ID,
the canvas. Desiring to distne,,ish h;, was atlst,
OF copy, my friend faxed up LITTLE 60 "no beng H.
picture he said IT was by Sir Joshua Rev., ssersls 4
ouged at ono time 10 the celebrated Mad,n. 'na hi Y
utes IN the stories OF George Washington -. va !
he added quite a little romance Of tho n;, yves ~
since Madame Jumels death, Of how il IA ,trnts,
pretty girls dowry and Of how thieve. I Se est d,
steal H. and prdne himself not little q, ~ au.nFt
cation sent 1t on to his paper. Imagine his a u
Gays afer 70 hnd clipping from his paper ean,, s's
story pasted on the frame OF the picture IL sRt i
imitation OF Sir Joshua Reynolds spn,t- a' ysy asu
corner. While my friend was wonderins - fspl'a u
looking individual with the corners Of HE sss
IN with greed and cunning. introduced bim,.ls :. On
tide JAMESON the picture dealer He Said ,h ~ NJ
porter had told him that my friend was ~ ,e W 4
newspaper story, and that on the faith Of 's'nOt
the picture, had sold it to wealthy Chicago
$4,000 lie wanted my friend to write som, s@"i Y
stories about some other pictures he had at The ~ q
to slip $too bill into his hand Nv friend ~a, Ala ~
the last newspaper story he ever faked-at I1 a ur
picture He denounced the old rogue 10 ,b
packer who had bought the picture but the v.,, n
preferred to believe the picture genuine and ~. ls
paper had it in for the picture deaj, w XIV
wouldn't according to the picture dealers sov 'u<
commission for his article" ~ na !
"a friend of mine" a gentleman said am,d.
surd and awkward tbc otIor ~ -
very charitable nature and makes habit of oyr
gars drops nckels in all the blind mems bat., 40 4, !
buys from all the shoe string and lead pencil n,a
meets. Wei, coming along Faunin street the Other ~.
Just as it was beginning TO get dark standing sesn n
ner OF building was what appeared TO him ia ", y
vendor thin for whom my friend felt v,r, h
She holding in her hand what looked like Ia ~ 4,
pencils spread out as the street vendors hold them mg
they will attract the attention OF passers-by Nv e
friend seized and about to produce piks T.
ment when the supposed pencil vendor screamed ,a y
friend having closer, perceived what he had S,
was not pencil vendor at ALL but an ancient maiden M
undoubted social position who waiting for M MI
my friend had taken for lead pencils were the finger, n
ladys glove which, not having put on she was holdn i,
hand. My friend did not stop to apologize H. W. !
frightened he boted and ran which confirmed the aay \
preston that attempt to rob her had been mad. h
thief"
Il wrote story recently that was undoubtedly d q
school Of realism" popular author observed eathou
believe usually put down being Of romantic tnaa
cies in fiction This story was not very remarkable aus
with regard TO what lady conhded TO concerning ss
it had been published 1t was about pretty young Na
who had lost her husband captain in the United Sas
army in the Philippines, who had suitors, light
pexoned and dark and she could make up her a
which to choose entitled the story which, and vcu
by marrying the widow to the blackhaired suia, y
on reflection She TO the conclusion that she pfara
Well not long after the story was published meta wp
pretty woman at reception who congratulated nc n n
story and said that it had interested her than any aF
She had read. She insisted that she meant ever ~
she said and proceeded explain that in the story IN
scribed her own case exactly She said that she hadks
husband in the Philippines and had two suitOrs Just 81
soribed. And do you know, she concluded, ] cah|
make up my mind which accept until read your -
wheeupon straightway accepted the one with hax ~
She seemed very much amused when assured her uh
had known that her choice depended on my story W
have had my heroine ilt both her suitors that TIC
Eight have a chance himself"