The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1854-04-15

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DrAR SIR: The above communication
tcarhed mo last week. aHd Ia replication
bug leavc Ia state ti.at II have evr done
an, thing worthy of the immortality your
masa4iu,l. likely 10 confer upon me, | Am
ua, conscious of it However, AS tue
m.ut Is always modest II may he to that
virtue that owo NY ignorance at all
events (and | AN anxious the world At
large should kuow it.l | have not sougb,
fame. but fame has sought me; as Aloasn.
der Smith. the poet. would say
. rame, Fame nr,i grar,lrst word to Col"
Ia taking 4, fetrospert of my early day.
ran di.royer nothing worthy OF record
u.l,ss il he the stealing of few water.
melon. a, school for which WAS beaten
Nam many s,,;,es or the riding OF A few
,a,,,.r rares for which received An oce,
lia,,l and solitary ,inper cake. or sdyen,
r,,.. al similar innort
N.l7Ir,p. away from my venerable old
.,o..,.i;,,, ,bo Rev U,,stnrd Dade Duncan
f,.os ID. l., Hmm and yamosed to the great
., an. a,u,i.heJ fora short time
and .bo,t time onIy. and upon returning
lot ii. ,,, n,,rey unon a yame yulparly
,.t....l.,e - ,,i,i,.h of course von
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~. ,,.or th,a ,yas shout the
n E...Lt,. t,,.,.J and k,ll.l
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a.. yos..l go, would never
a......,.,,',, If h,ndipp my
I'll. lls,a.t,, aud adventures.
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IL ..l.i,.,.d n,ga,ioe
,.,,'a.j =, ~, ,,,, INV native land,
....I..s .,d n.,l,s,. s,u,.,yh,t seedy in
,,o,.,,,,,,,. nnl run ;or l., iieutenant 10 a
b.iiosui.h.d militia company, but qas un.
..futuat.I, h.ntsu las thp loss of one vote
o., III, worthy competitor.
h the year Of our Lord 1919 my illus
D trious irvIi Thomas u. Comfy gave ne
the Office oi Asai-'ant Deputy nied States
Marshal tor the District of Barnwell; aai
while sahlHg tho census, killed one horse
aud another rnu away aud broke my buggy
upon which occasion rode my horse hs'e