New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-04-19
Gen. Houston In Cahaxyb@,

From the Cahawba Gazette
Last Monday morning, the name of Gen. Sam
Houston, OF Texas was entered on the register of
the Dallas Hall of the late and distinguished
| arrivals.
Two gentlemen sent their cards to him-took
their seats in the paror, and in quiet dignity,
| waited for his appearance. They waited long
| time, but old San Jacinto did not appear. At
length, their patience wore OUT and they left
Soon after it was announced that the General was
| ready to receive company, and Col C con.
| sented to act as master Of ceremonies. Several
gentlemen expressed a desire to be present
ed to him. They marched up stairs to the
parlor, headed by the Colonel, where the General
was standing ready to receive them. They were
introduced in due form, and invited to take seats
Each and every eye in the room, save those of the
Colonel himself, commenced critical examination
of the person of the General who bore it with
patient dignity, as matter of course. The Gen
eral was found to be a man of dpparcntlu sixty
years of age, tall and burly in person. little bald
and boasting an extensive pair of whiskers.
After a few minutes silence one of the visitors
politely inquired of the General if he would visit
Marion (where it is known he married his present
wfe.)
eyes am gwine to Marion before go home,
replied he, in q most decided Tennessee horse
drover dialect, which astonshed his visitors not O
little, but they remembered he had been Ten
nessee pioneer, aud little of the demagogue, in
latter days, so they excused what they considered
the effect of early Impressions or the affecaon of
one who wanted to talk in the familiar language of
the masses.
The surprise passed away, and another gentle
man asked
"What is the news from Texas, sr?'
"They air kckin' up HI in Texas" promptly
responded the General, to the very great amaze
ment of the company, who thought that General
Houston was member of some Christian church.
and not given to the of bad words Before
they recovered from their astonishment the Gene
raj proceeded
Il reckn, gentln,en you have come here to
trade-Qncreased sensatioD) 1--WE got as fine
TlrnJ Of 1,,ln N,,fF, l,t,
(speechess astonshment) and, in few days, I'll
have a lot of the best Tennessee corn whisky that
ever was 'stiled any whars-(unspea akahle horror
depicted in the countenances of the vsitors) and
when it comes, and you tax taste of it, you will
say it's as good sperrits as you ever drnk'd.r
At length one of the gentlemen recovered suffi-
ciently to enquire. in faint voice
"Are you from Texas ~
No, sir; never was in Texas and don't want
to go thar
"Are you not Gen. Sam Houston ~ enquired an
other, whose eyes opening.
No, sir my name is Sam Brewster, of Ruther
ford county Tennessee, whar the boys sometimes
call me Gin'ral. | thought you called Gn'ral
Brewster, when you come in. Who told you |
was Siin'ral floustOn?" he tiercely asked.
Col: c." responded several voices "Where
is he?n
But the Colonel slipped out
In an instant the truth flushed upon the mind of
one of the gentlemen present, and he said,
Gentlemen, this is the first of April, and we are
all tooled!"
The Tennesseean, upon this announcement
looked exceedingly grim, and his visiters had that
expression of countenance which men exhibit
when they taken in; but Tennessee soon re-
laXed, and with broad grin said:
Let's go and get drink, boys and say nothing
more about it,
The trick was kept dark during the day. and
many more applications were made to Col G. for
an Introduction to Gen. Houston, all of which he
declined, on one preteXt or another whilst some
Others denounced those who were willing to pay the
old traitor the courtesy of visit
Tennessee left early next morning.