The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-20


Mark the haste.
And the taste
With the which she finds location
For each stunning new creatieu /
Bee her place them here and there
With woInan's loving care,
stufing in all that she dare.
TIL, with n triumphant air,
From her labors she doth rest
When everything inside is pressed
Hear the lone
E1pressman groan,
Lifting on the load Of stone;
See him vanish without speaking
Ample achievements seeking;
Hear the crash
And the smash
As they dump it in the wagon
Then adjourn to quar- 6agon;
See the sturdy horses strain
As they haul It to the train;
Hear tue hagGagemau profang
Say that summers come again
When he hears the loud III PUNK
or the Saratoga trunk
See the rude
Summer dude
Greet II. In ecststtc mood:
Note the euvlous mGiG eve /;
And In whispers soft decry g.
Though they be
Whiting for it's swift unpackinc.
Just to see If aught Is lackinc.
While IT'S owner scarce can wat
70 display its precious freight
But, although we lightly prete
or this nuch-containiug crate,
Let merry toast be drunk,
To the Saratoga trunk
Colorado Springs Gazette.
And sim they 60 the trunks and their
owners. EacH day we hear Of some fresh
departure, or of some one planning for il
or course the majority Of the travellers are
feminine; for the men. poor creatures,
summer may come and girls may go but
they work on forever Like the horse.
their rest is of short duration. usually com
Ing when darkness has settled over this
portion of the earth aud humanity sleeps
Speaking of horses I believe there Is a
humane society here for the prevention OF
cruelty to animals. but have often won
dered II It were true. The other day on
Main street two horses were drawing an
immense wagon and attached 10 the wagon
a great heavy threShing machine II the
poor brute with the check rein so tight that
the sky Is the only point Of vision had
the gift Of speech doubtless he would say:
oh. Lord. have mercy upon me, for man
VIII not | wonder how many racks Of
horses work and receiving one.fonrth of
one horses feed. Tha less work a horse
has to do the better is he taken care OF
ana the finer his place or hlhtatlon II
would seem as II Il should be exactly the
reverse and yer It's the way Of the world
and Is hut one Of the many 'whys" that
20 10 make mp the great question NJ life
Any way, society for the prevention nj
cruelty 10 animals Is not pad idea, and
there is plenty OF work for 1t here.
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Luna smiled very brightly down on the
lawn party held Tuesday evening or the
lawn Of the parsonage Of shearn Methodist
Episcopal church. 1t WINS scene TO at
tract the passerby and the nouse and lawn
overhowed with not only members Of the
church, hut many friends of ether denoml.
nations Within the brilliantly lighted
rooms there was sweet music all during the
evening, given by some Of the leading
talent az the city and beyond
\ visitor, Miss Dockerson of BeIfon
CHARMED her hearers with her contralto
voice as did Miss Bradburn also, bcth
qT 9iGiS oei S. OF uAqsn4lS deep and rich
Sampheu ana Miss Bessie Hughes gave
p p,'d Are win t3eir sweet soprano notes
were as usual rresistibIp The piano sHIes
by Miss Hudson we're pleasing feature
and Miss Gaines recitatioils showed a Yer,
satue talent Out on the lawn the small
tables with their white cloths and center.
pieces OF MOVERS We're surrounded by con.
staltlr changing groups OF friends cniov
ing the cooling icps Then there was a
fortune teller, who read the pnlip win in
talilDle eyes. and IA one corner near the
xtrahua great pile OF sand tue chlldrru's
kiondike, holding wonderful treasures far
which the little folks untiringly dug. There
was also a punch howl with E delicious
popular, rs the hours sped gayI by. and
ssniogetaer me evening was most success.
iui' hotn socially aud financially.
week ago last Tuesday evening NJ k.2n
p. m, at the home Of her father Mr. q
w Crowder, Miss Georgia Crowder was
united In marriage to Mr. W L. Underhill.
u Rev, S, r. Hay of the shesrn Methodist
church, officiating. In true Southern fash.
son the latch key is always out" at this
home. but on this occasion only relatives
lanc intimate friends We're present on ac-
count or the recent death of the bride,s
mother, The house was tastefully decorat.
ed Ia Southern snllax, palms, ferns aud
white roses. The bride never looked nrp ;
tier than she did in her dainty dress Of
white organdie, with no ornaments except
The bouquet Of white roses she carried
AS the strains OF Mendeisohu's wedding
march was played by rrof. Beasley, HE
bride and groom were preceded down tho
nesuthnily decorated stairway and into the
by little Miss Hazel Kirby Spence A yerIta,
bic nower fairy, and Misses Mabel Peacock.
Lucille Hicks and Detie aud Nina Slack
four young lady friends Of the bride ali
dressed In pure white. After the ceremony
congratulations We're extended, and the
guests were invited to the dining room
where refreshments were served and there
was much amusement and merrlment over
the cutting Of the brides cake. Amid
showers of rice and old shoes the happy
young couple left for short wedding trim.
and when they return will be AT home nj
the residence Of the brides father at Hous-
ton Heights.
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party Of friends are greatly indebted
to Mrs. George Heyer for very enjoyable
outing at La Porte Friday afternoon and
evening. They took the noon train down
and arriving at West La Porte, drove TO
Sylvan Beach, where Mr.. Figley with his
boat, the "Angie" was In waiting How
ever, before going aboard the neat little
craft plunge in the surf was enjoyed and
as there was good bit Of wind, IL was
rare fnn. Nothing 70 add TO the comfort