St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-02-09

REMEMBER THE ALAMO.

REMEMBER THE ALAMO.
H Slaughter es Americas BY Msxsssas
Durinx the Texas Revolatioa.
Tho Alamo has fallen"
''Senorita Antonia, would give my
soul to undo this days work. II is a
disgrace to Mexico which centuries can
not wipe out" So. b..
"The Americans?'
"Are all with the Merciful One"
-Not ono saved?"
mot one." 80.
''Impossible!"
Il will tell you. 1t is right to tell
the whole world such an infamy. II
had little children l would take them
on my knee and teach them the story.
heard it from the lips OF one wet
with their blood. dripping crimson
from the battle-my own cousin
Xavier. He was with General Castril-
Ions division. They began their at
tack at four o'clock in the morning,
and after two hours desperate fight
ing succeeded in reaching courtyard
OF the Alamo.
''They found the windows and doors
barricaded with bags of earth. Behind
these the Americans fought hand to
hand with despairing valor. Ramires.
Siesma and Batres led the columns.
and Santa Anna gave the signal oi
battle from battery near the bridge.
When the second charge was driven
back he became furious. He put him.
eelf in front of the men and with shouts
and oaths led them to the third charge.
Xavier said that he inspired them with
his own frenzy. They reached the
foot of the wall, and the ladders were
placed in position. The officers fell to
them. As they reached the top they
were stabbed and the ladders over.
turned. Over and over again these
attempts were made, until the garrison
in the Alamo were exhausted with the
struggle"
Navarro paused few minutes. over
powered by his emotions. No one
spoke. He could see AntOnia's face.
white as a spirits in the dim light,
and he knew that Isabel was weeping
and that the sonora had taken his
hand.
AT last At the hour OF ten. the outer
wall was gained. Then room by room
was taken with slaughter incredible.
There were fourteen Americans in the
hospital. They fired their rifles and
pistols from their pallets with such
deadly aim that Milagros turned cam
non shotted with grape and canister
upon them. They were blown to pieces.
but at the entrance OF the door they
left forty dead Mexicans."
'.Ah. senior. senior! tell me no more.
My heart can not endure it."
mi madrc," answered Isabel. I'VE
must hear it all. Without il. one can
not learn to hate Santa Anna suffi-
cicntly;" and her small. white teeth
snapped savagely, as she touched the
hands of Lopez with an imperative
Proceed"
Colonel Bowie was helpless in bed.
Two Mexican officers fired at him, and
one ran forward to stab him ere he
died. The dying man caught the muir
derer by the hair OF the head and
plunged his knife into his heart. They
went to judgment at the same mo-
ment"
Il am glad of 1t! Glad OF it! The
American would say to the Almighty:
Thou gavest me life and Thou gavest
me freedom; freedom, that is the mo-
bier gift of the two. This man has
robbed me of both And God is just
The Judge OF the whole earth will do
right"
..At noon only six Of the 1888 were
left alive. They were surrounded by
CastrillOn and his soldiers. Xavier
says his General was penetrated with
admiration for these heroes. He spoke
sympathizingly to Crockett who stood
in nm angle Of the fort with his shat
tered rife in his right hand and his
massive knife. dripping with blood, in
his left His face was gashed. his white
hair crimson with blood; but score Of
Mexicans, dead and dying. were around
him. At his side was Travis, but so
exhausted that he was scarcely alive.
''CastrillOn could not kill these
heroes. He asked their lives OF Santa
Anna, who stood with scowling, saw
age face in the last citadel Of his foes.
For answer he turned TO the men
around him and said, with a malignant
emphasis Fire" 1t was the last vol
ley. Of the defenders Of tho Alamo
not one is left AIRS. BWvY's RE