The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1850-06-27

~ INCIDENT 81 TnN MASSACRE AT GoII\p.
" was the morning Of the Eth of March.
1876. aurora, mother Of dcws. aud mis-.
trcss Of the mansion of golden clouds, came.
rs She almost ever comes ia the living green.
cry of the plains Of Goliad "a thing of beau
tN, queen of the sky, on throne of burn.
ing amber, ROBBED in the crimson of fire.
with diadem of purple ard sircamer- of
painted pink Oh It was glorious dawn
Tor the poet 10 sing of earth, or the saint To
pray heaven but neither the poets song
nor the saints PRAYERS made the mathis of
the place and the hour. Mas no it was
a very different sort Of masic.
\ century of hoarse drums roared the
loud rcrcHie that awoke four hundred Tex.
an prisoners and their guard the elite of
the Chief Butchers grand army.
The prisoners were immediately sum.
moncd 10 parade before the post, ia the
main street of the village, and every eve
sparklcd with JOY, and every tongue uttered
It's shout-thc involuntary exclamation of
confidence and hope" Thanks noble san.
Ia Anna He is going to execute the tfoa.
~ We shall be shipped back to our be.
loved luited States We shall see our
dear friends once more such were the
cheerful ctes with which the American vol
untpcrs, aud the few Texans among them
greeted the order 10 form into line.
The line was formed aud then broken
into twn columns, when every instrument
OF music in the Mexican host sounded a
merry march, and they moved away with a
quick step over the prairie towards the west.
Five minute, afterwards singular dia.
loguc occurred between the two leaders of
the front column of prisoners
w ha, makes YOU walk 81 lame Col.
Neil Are YOU Wounded - asked tall.
handsome man, with hlUc eyes. andbrayc.
nv flashing forth in all their beams
"Col l'anuin. walk lame to keep from
being wounded; do you comprehend = re-.
Piled the other, with a laugh, and such Il
laugh a. no words might describc-ii was
So loud. 50 luxurious, like the roar of the
breakers Of sea OF humour; IT was. ia
short, laugh Of the Utmost heart
:" do not comprehend YOU, Tor am no
artist in riddles. rcloined faunin. smiling
himself at the ndirrous eayety OF his com
paniou. 50 strangely iltmed
" ou discover that | am lame in each
leg, sand Col Ned, glaucing down at the
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