The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-10-03
A essee-Texas-M Mexican.

given by Tennessee to Texas. Th,
Courier-Journal says:
About the year 1901 Elias P. Bear
a lad of seventeen. started with 1
party of raftsmen bound from the
Holston to the Mississippi. They
foated down from Beams station.
trading by the way, lost their raft
upon the Muscle Shoals. and having
purchased drove of horses, contin-
ued their journey overland toward
Natchez. Here young Bean met
the. famous frontiersman, Capt. Nolan
who was about starting an expedi-
tion into Kansas. He Joined this
party, stealing away from his broth
eTs, whom he left to return home
without him, during the night. After
many ups and downs the detachment
OF Nolan's command embracing our
hero, was captured by the Indians
somewhere close upon the Texas bor-
der. Bean and a companion escap-
ed from the Indians only to be re.
captured by the Spaniards, who
took them prisoners to the old town
OF San Antonio. Here, after a
while, they were released on parole.
and having turn OF taking things
easy and a genius for work. the
younger of the two Americans set
himself to learning the trade of a
halter. He succeeded so we'll that
in three years he became the fashion
began to make money, fell in love
with native beauty, and was max
ing strides toward his fortune, when,
in an unguarded moment, an oppor ;
tunity to escape presented itself, he
yielded to sudden fit of home
sickness, abandoned his business;
deserted his sweetheart and fed. He
was pursued, overtaken, brought
back. and as penalty, sent across
the Rio Grande and over the Mexi-
que mountains to the Pacific seas.
In other words, they took him 10
Acapulco, where he was thrown in
to prison. He occupied a dungeon
in the old fortress for six years, his
only comrade scorpion, which he
tanned and took into his affection.
In 1912. the first Mexican insur-
rection against the Spanish power
broke out. It was led by Padre
Morelos, a dissoIute priest but
patriot, stateman and a soldier.
Reaching the sad old seaport where
Bean was confined, it released him,
a prisoner Of half dozen years. but a
man of undiminished strength and
ardor, little into lis Shirties, aud
perhaps all the better for his long
confinement. He sought the insur-
gent camp and leader, Morelos, see
ing before him an American, who
spoke two languages like a native,
a stalwart, soldierly fellow, just out
of prison and eager for active en-
ployment, gave him first his conf
dence and then his love. He be-
came chief of staff, next general OF
brigade, next general of division,
and smote theSpaniard hip and thigh.
AT length the contest growing
imminent, a more delicate. If not
more dangerous, business presented
itself. Morelos had loved, seluced
and cajoled from her home a noble
Spanish damsel, whom. for many
years he had concealed in the noun
tains. She had borne him single
child, a son. In the midst of the
struggle, and at the critical point.
she died, The son was too young
to go into the field. He could not
be left anywhere to take care of
himself There was really no safe
place in all Mexico. So Morelos
sent fer Beams counsel what should
be done. Bean represented that
arms and munitions OF war were
wanted; believing he could negoti-
ate for these in the States. and pro-
posed that he should kill the two
birds with one stone-carry the lad
out of harms way and bring back
the needed military supplies.
Morelos was delighted aud Bean was
dispatched on the double mission.
He succeeded admirably; but when.
he got back Morelos had been cap
tured aud shot. and. for the time be-
ing, tue revolution was at an end.
The son of the Priest President. as
the Mexicans delighted to call the
great Padre Morelos. grew up to be
the famous Gen. Asmonte. his
guardian and friend to be a field
marshal and the richest man in
Mexico; where. at JaIapa. in 1913,
our victorious army found him n
hale old man. retired from active
life and living in vast splendor eur
rounded BY an extensive progeny.
or his children but one rose to dis
tinction-the black sheep Of the