The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-24

Plum. He dipped into Party Work be-
cause he believed in Honest Government.
For fear that the Public would not know
this, he spoke OF 1t IL or IA times every
Day. But he was good and careful to
solidfy himself in his own Bailwick so
that when the time came he could have
the Home Delegation under his Thumb. He
had heard that the Office should seek the
Man and not the Man the Office but he
felt certain that when the Goyernorship
came seeking him. 1t would not have TO
carry search-Light
AS soon as the Hon. Trimmer had got
well started in Politics, he went to Sur.
geon and had his Back Bone removed. He
had seen lot OF Splneless Statesmen cop
per the big Lozcnges while the Stif- Necks
and the Bnll-He1ds would Fan Out when
they came before a Convention. lie had
read in History that Clay and Calhoun and
Webster fell down on their High Ambitions
because they had too many Positive Con
victons and sometimes rubbed the kitten
ish Voter the wrong way Of the Fur. The
Hon. Mr.. Trimmer resolved to be different
from Clay and Calhoun and Webster and
II did not come hard to him. he could
have been Different without trying.
lie resolved never to have Opinions that
would crate on the Prejudice Of any Voter
white or colored. he was going to DO
Eycrybody's Friend. SO he became A
Hand-shaker and a Whispering Jelly Fish.
Al during his Waking Hours he wore IA
Smile that would melt Butter. He took
the dusty Agriculturist to his Bosom and
tried 10 plant a Kiss Of True Affection on
the BROW OF the Union Nottingham, Whom
ever he found himself Ia a Crowd he passed
out Wheeling Torches that had to be choked
a couple Of times before the Match could
be applied.
II asked to give an Opinion on an Issue
he either backed Into his Shell or else got
upon his Hind Legs and demanded that
the whole matter be referred 10 the Pee
pull He never declared himself until the
Horses Eyes were set and all the Back
Townships were in. and then he would be
found In Seat Ne. ! OF the Red Band
Wagon doing an Obigato on the Brass
Drum. He did the wide Straddle until he
was as timber as a Rag. lie carried water
on both shoulders. Every time the Wind
shifted he luffed bis Sails.
His Right Hand never knew what the
Left Hand was up TO. One Evening he
would preside at an Eudeavor Meeting SO
as to keep himself Strong with the Milk
Drinkers and the Early Closers, Next
Evening he would slip ont aud lombard
the Alcohol IN order TO square himself with
the saloon Keepers Protective Association.
lie knew &c would mean his Ruin IL the
White Ribboners ever caught him going into
q Life Saving station, so yrhen ne wanted
TO buy short line Of Fusel on for the
organized Ho0oes, be would sneak up an
Alley and crawl over the Transom
In order to get better side hold on
the untrammeled Voter he Joined all the
Secret Societies that are mentioned in the
back part Of the Directory. He took new
kind OF Blistering Oath Every Night. When
he got through he had Badges enough to
MI Show Window and he couldn't have
Thrown a Brick out of a Window without
hitting Brother,
AS soon as he had the Church People
and the Liquor Merchants and the Changers
and the Traternal Orders and the Labor