The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-19
THE KING is ON THE WAY
sAms DEPARTS TO MEET HIS MAJ
EsTY, KING NoTToc.
Tbs Sparrow 10 Lott In Charge Of the
Carnival Preparations and Has
Some News to Tell.

Yes" said the Sparrow last evening to
''Tne One Seeking Information" samo
rushed IA here yesteBlay morning, hurled
thousand and one explanations and al
rections az me at the rate Of sixty miles
an hour, snhtched up bottle OF red Ink
and was out again before / had time TO
breathe twice. I'm Just now recovering my
normal condition. HEowever, I managed to
gather from the cloAiburst Of words that
samb had received nvdreiess message from
King Notice. COMMANDING him 70 meet the
royal feet OF TrtS<Gad Island, and en- route
to visit several places On the interest OF the
street fair. or course Samb Inns already
secured many new and attractive features
for this part Of the carnival, but the King
heard OF several others and you know his
word is law.
"You see, continued the Sparrow, ''sanib
had expected to 90 clear 10 Tekram and
make the start with King Notice aud the
royal party. but his majesty had received
word Of those remarkable icthyosauri, and
vas determined to capture a pair to bring
with him. So ho left sooner than he'd
planned and as you know, was successtul
In securing what he went for. The klng' s
What aid you sayf Any doubt about
things being In readiness when the king
arriYes7 Well, / should say not, my friend
You evidently don't know Samb and the
princes Of tho house d So-Tsu.on, The
royal robe makers are Wtorking night and
day. All their sewing machines are run
by electricity snd, great scot thought J
but a peep into that roon piled high With
silks velvets. lace and everything you eau
imagine. soon convinced sparrow ne was
an lgnoramus there. AS 10 the chariots
Fer Fhg
OF beauty and Joy forever.
"Tbe king arrives IA houston, you know,
on the 18th Of next month. ana we are
rushing everything right along. On, wen
be ready all right.
There was one thing though" resumed
the Sparrow that worried. Sdnb some
what, and that was the absence Of mar
ket house. For Samb says King Notice
las a mania for markets, and the one in
Tekram IS beyond compare. It's the king
royal custom to take his daily constitutional
past the market accompanied oy EoposateS,
high chief Of the cook book, md give his
orders for the day. But we feel confident
that tho king Will be so occuped with all
the other improvements that have been
made since his last visit that he viii for
get for once his dearly beloved hobby.
"Of course you've heard that ,llis majesty
commanded that the grand BALI and recep-
ton should be on more magnificent scale
than ever before, and / can nell you his
commands are being carried out to the let
ter The dances and tableaux will be
dreams OF grace and l0veliuess. The world
has been secured for the most dazzling
jewels to bedeck the queen and her ladies
who are by the way, the talrest OF the
fair. But I'll have 70 80 from here now,
Drop In again expect u message In q
day or two from Samb. lie Is at present
somewhere In the Gulf OF Mexico In his
new submarine boat the "Yerlf." though
part Of his trip will be made In his i'm
proved flying machine
Tho "One Seeking Information departed
his eyes Ike saucers and his ears life palm
leaf fans.