The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-14

To the Editor Of The Post.
Houston. Texas, January 12.-The Coins
were at breakfast
"well. our Christmas house party was
a success, wasn't 1t John?"
Seemed So
INV decorations were novel; in fact
the idea was new and all my own. No
other hostess ever greeted her guests in
n hail decorated with barbed wire and
kerosene lamps instead Of the conven-
tlonal greens and candles John, you
are dear, good husband, and ! am 80
glad you ever began forming trusts
ITO your noble efforts, she coninuel,
'ls due the fact that baIbed wire and
oil are now so costly that common peo-
ple must do without them entirely ana
the rich find them sufficiently expensive
TO use as decorations. The last squeeze
you gave tho market on the twentieth
OF December. put oil and wire where
but two or three OF we hostesses oan
afford It. and as | have now used IL,
the others are too envicus ever to copy
my decorations.
but / must be vide awake or my
crown may be snatcAed from me; Mrs.
Bonds is wild with rage so Mrs Mag
orations for nexr Christmas that will
cause more eDvious prickings than could
ton of wire"
80 has she?" said Mr. Coin, putting
two or three dollars worth OF trust sugar
in his ten dollar cup of coffee and drink
| ing It carelessly
well. don't let her worry you, for
! ain just new planning something stu
pendous in my line and it shall be ready
for you by the time you need 1t, an
eff to little meeting Of the Sunshine
trust there are deccilllons in 1t and
Wen get 1t. too. We are almost ready
now
80, John" ioyfully, do you mean it?
OF course you 10, though, for you ae
90 brave. so noble. Then hideous, Grip
pied children and disgusting, nsump-
| tive factory girls can't have any cum
shine unless ] am paid for 1t! am so
glad"
But" pleadingly, do you think We
shall ever he rich enough TO employ
plumbers and throat specialists when
ever we llke?"
ALAS. little wife, who can tell? II
some Of us were not 50 easy going and
criminally weak. We SIX who control
the industries and supplies Of the United
States cant always agree II l could
only get Banks and Coupons to see IT,,
we would combine and control lung III
fation but the wishy washy idiots are
afrafl OF the people,
THE idea As II the people had any
right to breathe freely. Why. they will
be wanting TO eat at viii. next"
Well" soothingly, "you see 10 Is this
way; the government is opposed to
trusts. so ell these Islands were an
nexed and acquired in order TO provide
those who desired it, a place Ct escape
from us. About haK have gone and
Banks and Coupon claim that II we con-
troll lung imitation, the remainder will
go"
Well" pouting. "let them 20; then
we can have larger golf links. Ohio
would be just lovely BE sure to remem-
Der. that II everyone emigrates from
Ohio. want II for golf"
Shall you -er-- reserve anything at
Canton?"
Not an inch IIl--Ill cut Mrs. Nc
Kinley N they ever dare intrude."
We'll see, well see. Goodbye"
Goodbye" pinning a rail on his lapel.
Ten months later. S.ciety note;
Mrs. John Coins CHRISTMAS poker
party was the event Of the season and
OF the trust era. The six families re-
naming in the States we're all repre-
scented. The game wac poker in orier
that Mrs Coin might exploit her price,
Iess chlps, which are small ehelis from
the coast The affair was epiced by the
fact that, since her husband obtained
control OF every inch OF beach. Mrs
COINS sea shell chips have been the envy
and despair OF all The annual battle
has been fought and Mrs. Coin Is still
queen" Grace Emile Young.