The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-01

wen Sam Jones comes to town most
tSE generally ind It out, and so st seems
Cite unnecessary to Get that ract down in
al. metallic type after he has quit talk
b.
To- nobody talks Ike Sam Jones does,
md Unless you have heard him yourself It
nltt seem from reading vhat he says that
tAs eompOeitor had twisted things a little
TX when the copy" got to his machine.
Vow Sam Jones was IN town last night,
inahss here today, for that natter He's
'ltIed 20 the very nice and very dieuldal
4 ID reJ well earned prefix of The Rr
triad 10 his name, and he knows worry ,vrii
lii people mean no disrcspect when they
ma to HIN az "Sam Jones' Tor, as hn
11t himself, he came into the world with
ui name and be hasn't any other for
hssdtate, He writes it that way Oh hop
'ss'sn and on the opposite line adds
VefgA" But the afterliue Is simply
Eisisa to let the uniformed know that
lss 8 Q Georgia and seems quite euper-
tUu
F'on lHoo to 1000 people heard sam
''as last night-which means that there
rs no vacant space to be notlced) on the
'laosteFy at the Auditorium. You who
wee there know what he talked about
sala was supposed TO sound something
" Let Live Philosophy, Facts and Fun"
lssA '''
y .Vs VINO weren't there ought to be told
~ SAN Jones talked about the old
sAOaed religion; that he talked about the
A "a time kind Of a home. vita an old
"Aa'Oaed father and an old fashioned
lef sitting around an old Fashioned ire
- win children on their knees, the
ss Usually found with the good sound
l4 Of character.
', "hAF he TALKED ABOUT.
r. vac weren't there ought to know
nal the Sam Jones who isn't-and
\ 4. s'eh-airald to meet upon the street
! M, s''esS Of ais word sarcasm and scorn
y, s0out the politics Of the day, with
\. ,',p Ssng and It's present day control.
h, 49, :" the old time politics, too, but
i, NAienI wasn't in favor OF the pres
ia methods For that would bc Just
n 49,. Inconsistent He painted pretty
~ - without brush OF cauyas- aud You
~, ~ 'nem' He drew upon all the
3 yas.a' ''AsS Of poetry and Imagery and
& a. .' near taem. He thought nom the
h t.,s,. -'p'lS Of the heart all tho liner
h ,,a' sau sentiments Of the Lolle-and
b p,tss,,s N'u'se sam Jones just couldn't
se,,s Hi or serious, or sorrowful. or
b ~ OF Ylndictiye, OF condemuatory
its ,.s,a -s II he couldn't sprinkle a
b h. Pms Of humor into the Wand.
aoslap., - 'su language that he uses. he
Pa ana sam Jones, The fun is IN
aaA !, es 70 bubble up to the surface
ssfn h ! found the way to his iGo IFS
w didn', slon, and the best sample
NE whist Ae4t lt-lnignt be this ON:
Bst i1sys the evangelist " 'Ouen VI
or fst6Ar Aem' Are you not butcher
s9 Eood w., and wrecking the hearts
Yes th,g oAeu with your trafAcT
Ms lsri lley answer, .but Won m,1sn,+ II,
n 49, ~, q them by telling them tha
.'aes Va 's as, fellow was ny the dog IN,
lligAiotk s 80 down country road Wit
lahpaa ~ shoulder when a Ylcl0u
essa tbro ,oek the pitchforK and jabbe,
1N Nm '',oogA The body of INC d5g au,
nt- ~, y, Q TIE ground.
r. Wi da ~ 0I the dog ran ont and amid
tofY az my dog With that pitch
~ 4, ny NV y. replied, What did your do
No. lt aim III ne dog said why didn'
lhs toli,1 'h The other endY
- cqas !. replied Why didn't sou
NE with the other eudg'
ofsn STORIES he TOLD.
'tssvn -. s'm Jones didn't toll Ais Az
d stn sr..,s an The stories he knew
iyins' however, to recor