San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-02-01

voting for him but himself. II was
then moved that his election should be
ratified by reclamation, which was lost,
in consequence Of his again voting
against himself.
"Mr. Roadway moved that tho House
now take up the remaining candidates.
and 60 into an election for breakfast.
This was carried.
ION the first ballot there was tie,
half the members favoring one candi-
date on account of his youth, and half
favoring the other on account OF his
superior size. The President gave the
casting vote for tho latter, Mr.. Messick.
This decision created considerable dis
satisfaction among the friends of Mr..
Ferguson, the defeated candidate, and
there was some talk Of demanding u
new ballot: but in the midst of it, 9 mo-
ton to adjourn was carried, and the
meeting broke up at once.
"The preparations for supper divert
ed the attention of the Ferguson faction
from the discussion Of their grievance
for long time, and then, when they
would have taken it up again, the hap
py announcement that Mr.. Harris was
ready, drove all thought Of it to the
winds.
1--WE improvised tables by proping up
the backs of car-seats, and sat down with
hearts full of gratitude to the finest sup
per that had blessed our vision for sew
en- torturing days. How changed we
were from what we had been q few
short hours before? Hopeless, sad-eyed
misery, hunger, feverish anxiety, des-
peration, en-thankfulness, serenity,
joy too deep for utterance now. That 1
know was the cheeriest hour of my
eventful life. The wind howled, and
blew the snow wildly about our prison
house, but they were powerless to dis
tress us any more. I like Harrises. He
might have been better done, perhaps,
but am free to say that no man ever
agreed with me better than Harris, or
afforded me so large degree of salts
faction. Messick was very well, though
rather high-favored, but for genuine
nutritiousness and delicacy of fibre,
give me Harris. Messick had his good
points will not attempt to deny it,
nor do wish to do it-but he was no
more fitted for breakfast than a num-
my would be, sir-not bit. Lean?-
why, bless me!-and tough? All, he
was very tough! You could not imag-
inc it, you could never imagine any
thing like it."
DO you mean to tell that"
"Do not interrupt me, please. After
breakfast we elected a man by the name
of Walker, from Detroit, for supper.
He was very good. I wrote his wife SO
afterwards. He was worthy of all
praise. I shall always remember him.
He was little rare, but very good.
And then the next morning we had
Morgan, of Alabama, for breakfast.
He was one of the finest men ever sat
down to-handsome, educated, refined,
spoke several languages fuently-a per-
feet gentleman-he was perfect gen.
tleman, and singularly juicy. For sup
per we had that Oregon patriarch, and
he was q fraud, there is no question
about told, scraggy, tough, nobody
can picture the reality. l finally said
you can do as you like, but 1 will wait
for another election. And Grimes, OF
Illinois, said, Gentlemen, will wait
also. When you elect man that has
something to recommend him, I shall
be glad to join you again." It soon be-
came evident that there was general
dissatisfaction with Davis, of Oregon
and so, to preserve the goodwill that
had prevailed so pleasantly since we had
had Harris, an election was called, and
the result of it was that Baker, of Geor.
gia, was chosen. He was splendid
Well, we'll after that We had Doolit
tie and Hawkins, and McElroy (thert
was some complaint about McElroy
because he was uncommonly short and
thin, and Penrod, and two Smiths
and Bailey Bailey had wooden leg
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