San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-06-08
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illustrious founder of the Republic OF
Texas and conqueror Of Santa Anna,
having been raised with the Indians,
was to all iptents and purposes practi.
cally mn Indian and infatuated with
the wild rowing life Of the Indians,
That having arisen to, the highest Of
fee and honors of the State of Ten
nessee, he longed to again be with the
Indians and partake Of the untram.
melcd excitements of their wild and
adventurous life, to rove on the lone.
some plains with moccasined warriors
and wander along down by the shady
brooks arm in arm with beautiful In
dian maidens, for whom he had great
fondness. That in casting about for
some excuse to suddenly bury himself
in the oblivion of a savage life he hit
upon the expedient of abandoning the
fair and beautiful woman he had just
married, aud refusing any explanation
to his friends, knowing that the world
would set down the cause as adultery,
whatever he might say to the contrary.
JARMAN's STORY.
The story of Mr.. Asa Jarman, Of
Houston, Texas, is, however, generally
believed to afford the most satisfactory
explanation of the affair. Gen. Hous-
ton and his fair lady were both NOR.
tails, the one as great as the other was
beautiful and accomplished. Mr.. Jar.
man, upon being interviewed by
Globe Democrat correspondent to day.
reiterated that the statement made in
his manuscript in reference to this af-
fair is true, and he says he was in
Nashville at the time. He denies
some of the statements recently made
by Col. Willoughby Williams In the
Nashville American in reply to the ar
ticle in the Globe Democrat, and es-
pecially in regard to Gen. Houston's
attempted duel. He again showed the
manuscript copy OF his sketch of Gen.
Houston to the correspondent. 1t
makes clear, emphatic statementthat
Gov. Houston suddenly returning
home, and having been kept informed
of his wife's movements by negro
servant, found Mrs. Houston and her
former lover together in a bed room,
both occupying the same couch. Mr..
Jarmau, who came to Texas with Gen.
Houston, says that Houston told him
that his wifc's inidelity, as above
stated, was the cause Of the separation,
that it
DISGUSTED HIM,
and that hence he was driven to aban-
don all tor a savage life again. If Col.
Morgan, Judge Guild and other promi-
nent gentlemen of Tennessee, who de-
ny Mr.. Jarmans statement, will offer
any more rational and plausible solu-
ton of General Houston's abandon
ment of lovely wife and beautiful
and desirable woman, the world in
general, and the people of Texas in
particular, would listen to it with great
interest. Mr.. Jarman stated to the
correspondent that he well remember
ed the first wife of the Texas hero and
conoueror; as he saw her in Nashville.
She was handsome blonde; of figure
finely proportioned but inclined to be
petite; features well chiseled and ap-
preaching the Greek model; light hair
whose stray ringlets escaped from un-
der the long scoop bonnets that were
the fashion in those days; blue eyes,
in whose cerulean depths fingered
sweet and tender expression, just Of
that kind to csptlyate a lofty nature
like that of the hero of the field OF
San Jacinto. She was aqueenly wo-
man, and has long since slept the sleep
that knows no waking.