The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-16
SPARROW AND sAMs.


A Final Confab and a Message from
King Notice.
Sparrow returned early yesterday morn
Ing from a three days trip up in the IN
terror and, entering the otfice at o'clock,
was surprised to ind samb already hard at
work
doing up so earlyi Must ha' thought the
moon was the sun"
"oh, / did; did IT. answered samb, with
whitening scorn. You're a pretty one 10
be asking me that, you are. You'd bet
ter ask me how ind time for sleep at all.
Has it occurred to your massive brain that
His Majesty rrrives Tuesday, and every.
things got to be in readiness by then, and
we've only three more daysi"
mo tffense meant, assure you," apollo
glzed Sparrow. Pm feeling so tlp-top that
had TO jolly someone. ana. say, old man,
you ought to hear what the people up the
country think OF you. Gee, was green.
eyed. They think you're running the whole
show"
"Ahem," said samb, In mollined tone.
do they Dowl And how many do you
think will be down for the Carniysll Much
OF a crcNd7"
"well " said Sparrow, 'it there amt, I'll
eat my hist. for everyone saw was dead
craEy TO come, and the questions ! had to
answer about His Majesty, you, all the
parades and everything else made me think
l was a walking encyclopedia. Told en-
lust TO be on hand and see for themselves
that words couldn't do US Justice. We're
the hot stun, all right. But 70 change the
subject hOw's everything here getting onl
Well" answered Samb 1T looks as II
we were getting there all right. The works
going on night and day and the different
committees are untiring and full OF enthn-
siasm over their labor. 1ou know, m Just
as excited over Il as II ] were girl going
to nuke her debut. and III tell you what Il
is Sparrow, II we don't cover ourselves
with glory this year and make His Majesty
glad he's alive, then III take my tin dishes
and so home and stay there. King Notice
is rapidly nearing his destination con-
tlnued Samb. "Received another message
yesterday. The Royal feet was about 800
miles out from Galveston, "a degrees north
latitude. is degrees east longitude. when
Erushe sent the word.
Lets see, said Sparrow
Samb handed him the message, which
"on Board the Flyaway,
Cult Of Mexico,
''24 Degrees N. by is Degrees r.
''To Our Loyal Subjects in the Land Of No
Tsu~oh.
message 10 you ere ! am with you in the
capital city OF my beloved land Of No-Tsu-
4 Oh.
LET everything be In readiness by Tues
day, November Is, as l will arrive without
4 fail on that day. See to 1t that the city
4 be appropriately decorated In honor az my
beloved queen, Let the streets be brilliant
/ " illuminated each night. and let there be
I nothing but courtesy and good nature in the
7 crowds which will daily throng the thor
/ ouEhfares. Furthermore, see 10 1t that all
1 visitors 10 this, my beloved city. are com
/ fortably housed and fed, for l would have
none depart thinking you inhospitable
Now, know We ali, that In my heart ! have
much praise for you, and do greatly re
/ ioice In the loyalty and devotion OF each OF
/ you, and feel assured that you have spared
| no pains TO make Of my visit a memorable
one. My royal blessing be upon you.
! Notice.
king OF No-Tsu-oh."
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