Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 December 1886 — A FAMOUS HUMORIST. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

A FAMOUS HUMORIST.

Alexander E. Sweet, of the Texas Siftings. A New- York dispatch states that A. E. - Sweet'-s new- pb+y kas been, fully -rehearsed and that it will prove a big success. Alex. E. Sweet is tho funny man of Texas Sift-

ings. He is 46 years of age, and moved from Austin, Tex., to New York three years ago. His blossoming out as a playwright brings him quite prominently before the public once more. The play is said to be very funny, and deals with the doings of Col. Snort, a typical Texas editor.