The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-08-04
s.nuousroN AnnnooTH.
How tho Tragctitnu ~ cnme Responsible
% .4far ibe Cor quest orMexicU.

How tho Trapctitnu ne rnma Responsible
y, ,4far ibe Cor q uest Of Mexieo.
Exchange. ~ WI H.
Gena,al Som Houston, who had Just re-
turned from bis first visi. to Texas, was
walking up Pennsylvania avenue In the
winter OF 1884, when he mot with bis old
friend Booth, the tragedian. After mutual
exclamssions Of rurprlse.and sslutatlcn the
two sscsrtnihed that they wore both room.
ipg Ut Bfown's- Indian hotel, and going
there, they went 10 Booths room. Sitting
down They recounted thu adventures Of
their paat lives, and as they industiiously
circulated Tho bottle many loud shout
echoed through tha. hall and startled the
astchmen Id the street Oh they went their
silent rounds. As the night wore on their
excitement inc,ssued, until, ut the close Of
1 thrilling story relating to bis strange
csfear, Houston exclaimed:
"Now, Both, let's have speech to LID
rrty ono Of Tihose apostrophes to OLD
Roman iIeedom with which you ssartle
audieucee". 1,.rs, ,i..,.tl t.s!a,r-
Had Booth been inclined to reluae, he
knew tina. kia friend, when the mood was
on him, would not b. denied any request,
however bsurd or d,tlicnlt Of performance.
But the trapodian had himself entered Into
,he spirit oil his co,bpaaion, and, nothit 6
10th, no rehea,sed with mtg'c power man,
oil those electric passages In deiel 8, Of
liberty with which the Enel'sh drama
abounds. Htuston, whose memory as we'll
M h,sIlisbilg parlook oil the Indian charac-
ter, carg,t up the worda, and with tqu.l
force, c.rsrness and accuracy went through
each speech In regular succepsion. Thus
they proceeded for timo, and then again
rat down. 10 renew their pota.ions and the
story OF .heit personal adventure. Booth
drank and listened while the other told Of
his own elevation in his native State, oil hia
djsgnst at civic honora, o! HIS home IN the
hiStsn. forest, Of Tbs uncontrolled freedom
oil the rednep, Of their stole ior,i uie and
tnS,chl, Is htroIs,n. Warmed by The recol'
lection II thteu thrilling scents, he eprang
tlss.to his feet, and, In The one Of one
amid the battles din, fighting agatnet the
moet fearful odds, exc aimed: '"Now,
Booth, oncc more for lib.r yw The trsge'
dian dared not disobey. He rsn through
with all his usual energy, the tale q Next.
can thrsldoIn, Of the spanish cong est Of
that land, the dangers incurred ny tina.
amy their commanders e1hortation be-
ture the battle and the e,ubborn br very
OF the native chiefs Before him stood hi
that lone hour, Listening with an intensi ,
toi thought and feeling which shoLe
through bis eyes, lighted his fac'
s,rnlned every muscls and started
the sweat in great drops from BIZ
lofty brow, one who bad all the fiery spiI I
If a Oortsz and the am bstion Of q P zArrc'
| @ tick M thought he took up the tale and
repeated the words just uttered BY Blo'h
With tho meat critical prec sion OF tone and
manner AZ he became excited in tho re.
ci;s'ion ria spirit Seemed to take fire, and
with an air so determined, so irightful, thai
it seemed the voice. u one inspired, lie ex.
claimed, ut the close Of a mastery e1tem'
porsneoas Rhapsody:
g"Ytt!vpl! I am made 10 revel yet In the
halls Of the Montezumas."
"Comlng even,s casi their shadows be.
lore" and although Houston did hot revo
in the halls Of the Munttzumas, his deter.
mination and energy Of character cor qusr'
ed the occupant Of those halls, and wrested
from Mexico her fairest Safe.