Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-09-04

naked to meet the French Minister.
The latter, with offended dignity,
turned on his heel, disappeared, and
never returned.
Houston's picture, as 1 looked at in
the beautiful Capitol at Austin, pre-,
scented him as very handsome man.
One of his pictures, where he is shown
with Dundreary whiskers and rosy
complexion, indicates anything but the
rough diamond of whom the people
love to talk. tbs possible some of his
eccentricities may have been exagger-
ated, but every one knows of his sud
den disappearance from his Office while
Governor of Tennessee, when he went
to live with an Indian tribe.
The story of that resignation has
been variously told. AS I heard in
Texas, the sudden action of Houston
was due to the fact that his beautiful
young wife, who had been led against
her wishes to marry him, resolutely
ard unfalteringly refused to give him
her heart after he had captured her
hand. It is said that he gratified his
ambition for public place in the hope
that his political elevation would soften
her disposition toward him. After
his election to the Goyernorship, find
ing her still implacable, he determined
on a resolute course. Advancing to-
ward her with determined mien, he
offered her his hand and heart, and
asked her to be to him wife and to give
him a wife's affection. She instantly
pushed his hand aside and turned
away. He also turned, went to his
office at the Capitol, and, with one
move of his hand, swept the litter of
official communications from the table.
Under small ink-stand that alone re-
manned on his desk, he left, in a few
brief words. his written resignation.
In the beautiful city of Austin, with
its magnificent Capitol, I found old
friends of Governor Houston, and was
greatly interested in their comments
on his extraordinary career. 1 there
found also more than one life-size
Photographic of one of the ablest men
that Texas has ever produced. It is
regretted that Sam Houston never left
notes for his biography; it would be
a tale exceeding in interest anything
that fiction has produced.
Mayor Jones, of the lively little city
of Beeyille, on the San Antonio and
Arkansas Pass Railroad. said to me
when I looked over his bright and
promising town: "Texas is the poor
mans paradise, and the rich mans
harvest" L must acknowledge the
truth of this expression. Everywhere
L have seen evidences that this is not
an exaggeration. Going down from
Waco, I saw lively place with one of
the most wonderful attractions in the
shape of artesian wells that throw out
half million gallons OF water per
day, at temperature of over 100, and
capable therefore of furnishing heat and
power as well as supply of fresh,
pure water for bathing, drinking, and
other purposes.
/ made q flying trip to Houston, the
Magnolia City, and there, under the
guidance of Colonel J. I. Brady, the
owner of the handsome Magnolia
Park, saw magnificent groves of these
trees III full blossom. In Houston, as
in Waco and other points, real estate
was rapidly rising in value. / was not
surprised to find q similar condition OF
affairs at Galveston. All these cities
have their names. Waco is the Gem
trail City, sometimes called the 3Gey-
ser City," Galveston reyels in the
name of the sOleander City" a. pretty
name, but not more beautiful that the
lovely flowers that line Its streets.
Galveston is at present the great CONF
mercial port Of the State, aid, though
four other ports are being pushed and