The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-30
GOV. H0GG'S OWN STORY
TOLD IN HIS OWN WAY. OF HIS EX-
PERIENCES IN LONDON.
All the Tilted People Wanted OIL
Wells and He Sold Them
Readily

Sneeial Ia the New Orleans Plcayunc
New York, April 2s. Former Governor
Hoeg Of Texas, the man who would NOT don
Nhee brooches and Eird'e on sword in
| order to meet the king Of England docs
not tirc Of telling his friends az tho wal.
dort-Astoria II his experiences IA the social
NE Of London. To few select friends
VINO asked him to tel the inside history Of
| the invitation and dcclmatton. he soid in
| part
You know | went over there n soil
leNas oil wolls-or stock in thcm-it's an
the same. Wen. most cyerr rnn,ish,,,n,
/ mas heard that American oil is a rood Thin
aad every duke and duchess wanted wclt
! lhnt why they took mo nm IN , W ~;
way. had been dining with the cohiiify
| ana having the time of my ito vvbnn ~,
" "I .u"h ~ uniform delivered to mo ma
te1unora'e cara and then backed AWAY No.
tnIe could say thank you. / opcucd tbe
tuins ahu FOUND II was card Inviting mo
70 r enc OF lhe king receptions or ronrSe
! len proud aud battered but snr - ~,
printed slip that was enclosed MIN I'M, ~
card. read that slip and found fbat II
! contained "a description of the rnstu,n,
cnntie Np!eGtien TO wear, il went 10 the re,
VVpll9h hnee breaches ve'yct cont n
sTM3ru ana an th9t tom fo0lcry Tbints 7
see Shale ith" governor pronounces tbe
anne OF Ambassador Chpatc. Shot1 81 Ty
H. ,eS uGWh 10 shote's office and shows him
s6 r,A great compliment governor, says
But about them toys saws L
That's the rule saws Sbote
legs legs. shote saws T. 30 knee n,S9h br ct my
ST. ss' clothes can't So 60 in good United
awful nice; good fellow Shote l.. eai1 WYE
ny H. an all that. hut ! said M, did a, -
G 81 ,h any way Well the thing sol Out, got
fnn NV Ky PS,p'rS, some me Of II and say it Was
made NJ 10 me after that. 4 IL, ~ SUBS thp
seemed 10 he sore on the King. foct T. lin
~ ,itat use rePl democrats. Well IVad m.
most forgotten the kings invitation ~ n,
nlEnt | was dining with Lord Wbat.s nv
sane ~ when some duke or duchess remind
ga me that II was the night ~ tbn ii InI9-
blow ont. They made il nrottv "u Nlhg
me that Lord What's. His Name was ~
hrN3n man and sore on the King so be Ivy ~
XIII osai l'e ro paf,y ana had me there as
sail good to me. and I had The time Of ~" ny,
Iit, pnt didn't forget that every mia |
hois,en, 'a a, Wnnted an oil wei, and maj |
the kingdom" i'l coin Of |
One night at one Of the SVEN a,,nor.
ihtE mad arranged Tor me ! saw Hs a.
hooking lady putting on her %N,r = nue.
getting ready ia 90. and / notiseS anu
NC had no man With her 50 went ~.
vi, nrip beg pardon, your lsdyship bnt
you gre not going home aloney' - wv
on, my carriage Is al the door 49,.
You governor. she said 'hshh
mn said, down in Texas where
came from we never permit ladv ~
so nome alone from party Vow. II va ~
you home s'su 10 see
Kind h9 yan , won governor you are very
sns said thought maybe :" ~ ssdrr,ase,
see sh ppfsR ana 50 usSt DAY went down TO
Snote. no laughed, ana said. ~ Wei
here sre k ., governor the customs ovcr
inst tho right thing FOR Von :, Was not
r Fs"st ,es lady home, bur She Ia tSe no 10
81 ana moss mos, n n one NJ the hrlshf.
5.n ar Snre she win not be o,fe,sed i nv,
MEL m ne recall be Incident II yon sso mna
san g him, eshote doo,t Won ~.
son MaS aseS 70 PICK out snch Vu bf s,.hs
make that Texas break ot - 70
"en' sa0te. he locked a, m. out a,