The Meeker herald., 1888-04-21
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

san, ;iausion'- isNiir.
The blank In the history OF the
rnrrup Nri 81 fsihie ffi iiusif;ad Ri re- '..ii 'ifai
after living Tor some time among the
Cherokee Indians aud fghling iu the
war of lsi., hc settled In Tennessee. be-
gan to practice law, WAS twice elected
to Congress, aui In ls.T WAS elected
| Governor Of Tennessee, and la JInu-
AIRY, is21, he WIS married 10 the belle OF
| Tennessee nnd in less than six months
after his marriage lie suddenly resigned
the GoycIHGgship, deserted his wilu aud
home aHj diapPcared. This created an
Intense sensation throughout the couu-
ty, Rs Houston WAS regarded as the
most promising man In the South. The
cause ~ liousinn's resignation Of the
Goycuorhip, Ibis dcseEiion Of his bride
and his abandonment O! the path %!
civilization has ALWAYS been mystery.
Ilc never revealed II himself TO his
friends.
\ siaI correspondent ol the 81. Louis
Republican, cent to TnIigquah. Indian
Territory, % write up the Indian
troubles, obtained from uudouh;ei au-
,hodls fact, tlai clear up this mystery.
When Houston resigned iiic Governor
ship be r'ir straight from Tcuucsscr's
capital 10 tho Arkansas River. lie fell
IN with bguk of Dslsr Indians near
the present site ui Fort Gibson. told
them lac desired To- live with the ,ribr.
aud Il. was welcomed. lie druuc'l u
brccrhcl0ut and blanket. shaved his
head to the crown and danbc,l his face
with paint. lie cut himself oil entirely
from civilization and lived with the
Indians. For time lie WAS leader
aui married au Indian sitl. hut after
wlgi hr became dTunkaui. While
under the influence of whisky hc told
the story ul his ii.ht itum Tennessee
10 John farley. au Indian COMPANION.
IaTlcy told Il to WOLF star. aud from
the latteg the correspondent 80, IL.
iiuusi"n's wife married him 10 please
her pltcn,s, She had b-rn previously
engaged To- q Young man IA Nashville.
bat, under Parental influence. broke IN
AAAf paw sAfANAhAA
offer ot marriage. aud. ia view Of hs
prospects. II WAS though; that she had
made brilliant match lie loved th-
woman aud was made 10 believe that
s'r returned hls affection. Houston
hai 10 knowledge OF the previous en-.
gas,mcni. and hts wife managed TO
maintain outward chccTiuln.ss for
some time. lie returned home onc
night about II o'clock aHd his wife was
la bc,i aud weeping. The husband was
su.ic.i0us ani ihc wife fr..iul. lie
asked what caused her tears. anI she
gave Hp satisfactory answer.
lie continued imporiunins her aud y,
last sic told him. She said she WAS u
had, wicked woman: that she did not
love her husband. but losci another
man; that size never cuuii love her hus.
band or forget the other man aud TINT
hcr life was miserable. Sire confessed
that Cor some time before IA. had been
engaged to marry Houston she hnd
maintained Illicit relations with the
other man.
Houston never Hnii - woIu. nut iin'
mciia,rly went 90 bis office. wrote his
resignation %, Governor. saddlri his
horse and rn,ie into the wilderness.
This Is the mystery of sam lluustou's
life. as revealed D. himself Houston
kept a little store amon. the Indians. and
always hal a barrel Of WHISKY ga tap.
lie drank al the time. Ia this way he
u u q couple oi years, TN hc finally
went TO Texas. where his brilliant
career as q soldier in the Texas lie.
public aui Senator lgom the State of
Texas is well knowu.-lIpston Herald.
4 simple tncthud uf accurately cut
ting a bottle Is to place 1t upon some
level foundation and fll 1t with linsccd
oil to the point at which YOU desire the
line Of separation to occur. Then take
an iron rol Of as great diameter "a