The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-26
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but was never Caudy, nor did he practice
extremes. in fact ] do not believe ! ever
met man who always appeared In clothes
so entirely suited TO the occasion, regard
less Of what It was. ! remember Sat
shortly after the civil war q party Of eX.
cursionists who had been to Mexico on
prospecting trip returned via galveston
OF course we an endcaVored TO show them
our city and extended them every hospital
ity l was In the same carriage with Tom
and with us were two OF the excurSionists--
every one Of whom represented considerable
capital One Of tho party began comment
ing on the bad grace that had been dis
played by n representative OF the then lead
ing tailoring house In New York at
banquet that had been rendered the party
I'm the City of Mexico lie averred that
this particular representative had solicited
orders while at the banquet.
4 yould not think that the most promi
neut Mlorng firm In America would per
nit slEb an occurrence said the party;
Wa is tho name Of the hrmF asked
'Ba& said Tom. that must be o dealer
In Sec NJ hand clothing. Why, don
owe thaEAirm - cent
This &nark reached New York and for
years afNeNward Tom always got bis clothes
from thcShrm-but be never owed them a
cent for vi, reason the garments We're al
ways sensalwlth the best compliments Of
the house HTo a person who does not Eiow
Tom ochIlyse personally this may appear
foolish buE6none Of his old friends Will
.'Tom wasAways as courtly and as gal
liant n man ~ ! ever saw / remember one
summer I spent at Saratoga. Tom was
there, sick at the time, though cheerful
through II all Two ladies one afternoon
happened to pass near Tom. One Of them
asked who he was. The other retorted
that he was good man 10 keep away
from; that he had neither money nor any
| prospects Of securing any. This made my
blood boil.
" Permit me, madam I said What
you say about my friend perhaps Is true
| But he is man with whom the crowned
/ heads have deemed II a privilege to asso
! clate and who has never gone without &
/ dollar In his life when his friends had one.
/ ] felt better after that and though / knew
/ ] was ntruding ] could not help saying
/ lust what | did.
while at Saratoga that summer Ton
| suffered a great deal from insomnia. ON
! evening he excused himself from the crowS
/ that was around him every evening sfylEl
ms he did so that though 1t was his IN
! tentlon to retire he knew he would no
close his eyes In sleep for many hours.
! advised him to drink glass Of milk ever
/ night Just before going to bed and toll
| him that by doing so | had been able e
/ overcome a bad case OF insomnia
My lords and ladies' said Tom, II
Texas l fear some OF my old friends some
| times refer to me as romancer. II
! should write down TO Galveston that Leol
Blum was drinking milk In Saratoga the.
! would not be so kind to me, but woul'
brand me as the biggest liar that eve
| lived He was a wise prophet.
another time Tom was entertaining
Senator Jones Of Nevada. who was here Of
| n visit. Among other things Tom took tn
senator out to the beach. They caught
car and Tom dropped in two nickles 10
what waste of money that is salt
Tom as he did So we should have hire'
Il carriage on credit