The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-28
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yond an shadow of doubt that Pocohon
tns dll not save the life uf John Smith,
and evidence has now accumulated tnut
thut partrulur Jphu smith was the most
nblebOuied what Us the wOrd3 Well he
had AnauNs done Co a fraZzlr.
But. dear man. what about those Nlr-
slnia families: There they are claiming
their descent Arc you going TO leave them
without unccstryt Leave them, MS II were,
nowhere, suspended like MohHmmCds COT
IN, or Ike the hanging gardens of Baby
That's no aTair Of mine. I'm not going
10 virginia Ron can 80 and tell 'Cm all
about n. But I'm glad you mentioned tho
either things OF COURSE, you know that
Nnhanmcu never had comm That's an
tuldcrul MOhammcd WAS wrapped ia
palm leaves until he looked like At female
and iuid away without being boxed, aud
as 20 that garden gag why the hanging
gardens OF Babylon did not hang, nor WCr,'
lucy gardens. ihcy were tcrruces support.
eu hy arches, and ovprVroWn with trees.
They were erected for the amusement of
6 Behylouiau queen, Who had come from
mountainous country
on. yell mover MUD, let 1t all 60.
hlfe tod short FOR MS 10 10 around
NOT q hit NJ II, came the reply, as tho
Iormentor took @ fresh grip ON his vic.
THUS cont. ''it's u"ter tno late To hour the
truth. Listen And then. horror of hor.
rora. hc commenced 60 read from a Hos.
lon newspaper 81 particularly want you
William Tell lid not found tho Swiss
confederation. aud tine history OF Gessler
has uu historic basis.
There is no historic authority for the
statement that little George Washington
cut down the cherry tree.
Tho story OF king Arthur aud his
round table is a myth, although waht pur
ports TO be the round table * SIN TO be
sceu In South OF England town.
Tho Maclstrom Is not whirlpool
which sucks ships down into the drpths
OF the ocean II Is an eddy, which, In faii
wcpthcr, can bc crossed in safety by ans
vessel.
The Man In the Iron Mask did not
wear a mask OF iron II was black velvet
secured by steel springs.
Caesar did not say LIT tn, Brute .
| Eyewitnessos to the assassination dcposed
| that he died Gghtlns, but silent, Ike i
wolf"
Richard III was not a huuchhack, but
soldicr OF nuc form, some prctentlous {,
/ good looks and great personal strength aul
couraugc
Dlogcnos never lived IN tub, TIL,
/ story that he did So has uo better Origin
/ than comment hy o biogrAphCr that u
/ man 80 Grabbed ought TO have lived IN
! tub, Ike a dos
"Thcre Was probably no such man al
/ itcmulus- Tho hrst historian who men
tions him lived az distance 81 time s,
great as to throw extreme dlscredlt on tht
story MS told hy him
! 'AieXgudor the Great did not ween fo
other worlds TO con1uer There Is rca
son to suSncct that his army met with
serious reverse IN India that Induced hin
| 10 retrace hts stems
! The Pass of rhermonylae was defend
/ ed, not hy 800. hut ne least 700 Greeks, or
| according To- some writer's. 1000 IN,
! 300 were the SPARTAN contingent VIII,
! showed 80 more bravery on That occasion
/ than their compaulnns In arms FROM othc
! Greek states
columbus did not make an egg stan,
! on end to confute his onn0neuts The Tea
was performed hY Rruncllcschi the nrchi
tect Ia silence critics who asked HIM how
ne was goips 70 support tho dome OF thu
/ Cathedral OF Florence
Wellington az Waterloo did not say
! "pp, guards, and az emf" The words wcr,
/ nut into his mouth hy an lmaglnativ,
| writcr"
Enough EnouChi" cried tho suNerlni
| One breaking away; "hut here's ono yol
cant get over We. know Ms true thn
Mary had a little lamb because wcv,
lug. Mass"
Here the Man Who Had suffered aed
hut he could not escape fast enough 4
miss hearing the uncRnnv cr0ak ~ In
lconoclnst; Don't fool Yourself I'm al
my way now to sterling TO soc how mucl
through with Il i"