The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-25

ents were sent to her from all over the
| United States; silks and laces were sent
from Philadelphia, jewelry from New
York, books from Boston and baltimore
and money from Washington. PROPOSE
| tons were seriously made 10 make her the
! child of the State by legislative enactment.
! 1t is q pity that the State at least did not
appant guardian for her. Mrs. Dicken-
son was u course, vulgar woman. She
grew up herself without education, re-
| straint or object. She was quite content
! that her daughter should do as she had done.
| What was evcrybody's business was no.
! body's business Everybody in Texas was
! interested in Angelina Dickinson, tho
/ Babe OF the Alamo, but nobody took care
! Of her. When the babe was four or five
years old her mother moved TO Houston,
| and soon aitcrward married q drayman.
Angelina was MS warmly pclted in llous-
| ton as in san Antonio. Everybody bought
! swcctmeats for her Everybody gave her
! presents. She had more clothes, shoes
aud hats than she knew what to do with.
! She ran around wild, and il she hap
! pened to meet some one who did not
! know her she would habitually introduce
| herself rs the Babe OF the Alamo and de.
mand obesance. The rod was spared aud
! the child was spoiled. She became a
holden. She was rs wild rs n broncho
She finally became the terror Of the town.
She was sent TO school and the first day
! cut up some capers for which the school
master found il necessary 10 correct her,
II was the first time anyone struck her
and she rushed from the school yelling like
Comanchc. Meeting couple OF young
men she complained that the teacher had
whipped her severely. OF course they
were indignant. What impudcnccl A
d Yankee schoolmaster whip the Babe
OF the Alamol They would see about IL.
They did. The schoolteachcr received n
severe trouncing and was given three hours
TO leave town. II IL hardly necessary to
say that In the future teachers RETAINED
from correcting the Babe. The whole com.
munity--the whole Slatc-combined "a
spoil her All were proud Of her, devoted
10 her, but not one TO take an interest in
teaching her TO be a good woman. She
grew TO bcten years old-an ignorant, way
ward, hot-tcmpercd, impulsive, handsome
girl, bright aud merry, and rs reckless and
Wild Us doc.
In the Second Congress Of the Republic
the condition OF the Babe OF the Alamo
was brought before the House OF Repre-
sentatiyes aud bill was introduced to APP
propriatc $4,000 10 educate aud care iol
the child until she reached womanhoOd
The Hon. Guy NJ. Bryan thus In the fiery
ardor OF chiyalric youth supported The Dil
in nm imprisoned speech. BY the way
MIR. BRYAN was elected to the Lowci
lious, Of the Legislature from Galveston
and lirazora Counties few days ago, am
the fine old boys voice will be apt Ia ring
again through the corridors Of the new
Capitol next winter As u specimen o
early Texas oratory, an extract from Mr.
Bryan speech supporting the npprjpra
ton for the Babe Of the Alamo may be- ia
icrcstiug II was delivered way back In
the I0s.
81 intended. Mr.. Speaker, 90 bc silent
on this occasion, but silence would now be-
n rcproach when 10 speak IL a duty NJ
one has raised voice in behalf uf thi,
orphan child; several have spoken against
her claim. rise. sir. in behalf Ut no com
mon cause Liberty was its foundation
hcroism aud mariyrlom consccmtcd II.
speak Tor the orphan child OF uhe Alamo.
No orphan children oi fallen patriots eau
send similarpclitipn 10 this House none
save her can say; 4 am the child of th,
! Alamo Well do | remember the con
J sttrnalion which spread throughout tn,
land when the sad tidings reached our ear
that the Alamo had fallen. IL was her
that gallant few, the bmvcst OF th,
brave, threw themselves bctWiNt the enc
my aud the settlements, determined not {,
surrender nor retreat. They rcdeeme,
their pledge with the forfeit OF their lives
they fell, the chosen sacrifice 10 TcXm
freedom. Texas, unappriscd of the ap
proach Of the invader, was sleeping in fan
cicd security, when the gun oi the Alan,
first announced that tho Atilla O
the South was near. Infatuated n
. the resistance Of Travis aud n
noble band, lac marshalcd his whole arm,
, beneath the walls aud rolled wave nltc
! wave Of his hosts against those baitlemcnt
4 Of freedom. In vain hc stroyc, the llag q
| liberty the Lone star Of ToNas-slil
/ sircamod out upon the breeze and iloalcI
! proudly from the outer wall. Maddcnr,
aud persistent, lac reared his batteries, an,
after DAYS Of furious hombarlmcnt aud NJ
! pCatcl assaults lac took blackencd an,
ruined mass the blood stained walls Of IN
. Alamo. The noble the mauyrcd spirit
IT all It's gallant defenders had taken lhci
/ flight Ia another fortress, mob made wit
, hands. Bu, for this stand ut the Alan
Texas would have been dcs1latcd 10 IA
, Sabine. Sir, ! ask this piitance aud 70
! Nhom2 For the only living witness, say
, the mother, OF this awful tragedy thi
! bloodesi picture la tile book Of time, ih
braycst act that ever swellcd the annals ,
, | any country. Grant the boOnl She claim
I Il ~ the Christian child oi the Alamo
! baptized In the blood Of Travis, Bowl,
q a Crockett aud llonham. 10 turn b,
away would be- shame. Give her Win
+ she asks that she may be- educated aud b,
r comc worthy child of the State that MI
{ may take that position In society TO whic
% she Is entitled by the illustrious name
4 her marlyrcd father, illuslrious because h
e. Tell at the Alpmo."
Tho House could not resist the plea
Mt Bryan. The bill pisstd almost unan
mously and WIS sent to the senate
y would have passed the Senate, too, but
j. hard-hcadcd old fellow named Jcs
u Grimes was chairman OF tho Appropn
~ lions Committee aud he refused to rcpO
Il back, saying that the passage OF Il
measure would establish dangerous pre-
Of ccdcnt, and that Bryan had turned {,
Ia many heads, 10 the appropriation failed.
,t -
DO Miss Dickinson. ~, us everybody call,
(. her, the babe oi the Alamo, resided
D. Houston until she reached the years
,r Womanho0d. She was thoruughlyrpollo
is She was q handsome young woman, Il
N and graceful, with q clear complexion ri,
III brown eyes, and a great mass OF wa'
as brown hair She grew az ns wild aud NJ
be- tanned ~ II she lived on the plains mil
n. away from civilized being or humi
nj ! luItfaUtn She ttnVf "a gnk.,i tth.u II