The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-21

give up both politics and the stage and
become bullwhacker.
Downing and his imaginative press rep
resentative are now full of fear and
trembling lest the people of that Mary
lana district should hear of this story and
exact summary revenge. That's why they
don want this story printed.
sICKLEs AND THE TEXANS.
One day Just before congress adjourned
a group of congressman were discussing
the question of the annexation of Hawaii
Buck Kilgore had announced himself as
opposed to that project, when one of the
group said that no Texan should be op-
posed to annexation, because Texas had
come into the union by that method. AT
this point Gen. Dan Sickles spoke up.
speaking of the annexation of Texas"
said he, reminds me of how as a lad or
kid, as lads are called nowadays, I gave
material aid and comfort to the
struggling Texans under that glorious old
hero, Sam Houston. Yes; I'll tell YOU
about 1t. You seel was about a dozen
years old when the Alamo fell That
gallant but hopeless defence aroused nv
inauguration. l wanted to run away and
and join Houston. / thought | could give
a good account of whole lotof MeXicans
Yes; know, kilgore that you call EN-
GreaSers. Well. my father exercised the
York and Texas was not as easy in those
days as it has since become I did not go
"A man named Hitchcock was engaged
IN raising company, and, by the way, il
was done openly, too. Notwithstanding
Mexico was a friendly power I was
anxious to Join him, and he was willing
to take me, despite my youth, but
paternal authority prevented. About
that time my kiud-hearted old grand
mother gave nae 500, wherewith to buy a
horse and buggy. \ horse was some
thing l had long wanted, so YOU can
imagine my delight at the gift. Hitch
cock heard of the gift and he began to
talk to me so elOqUently about the wrongs
of the Texans and of their noble and gal
liant struggle for freedom and independ-
ence, that l incontinently turned the
whole half thousand over to him for the
good of the cause.
FOOLED HIS GRANDMOTHER.
''Well, in few days my grandmother
naturally asked me where my horse was.
| told her that | was waiting to get n 2 40
animal, a very fast horse in those days.
That satisfied her kind, unsuspecting
soul, that she was Not so with my ia
Their when he came to ask the same ques-
ton aud received the same answer. l
had finally, under his searching question
ing, to tell that l had given the money TO
Hitchcock to help the poor, struggling
Texans. I couldn't tell whether he was
more amused than angry at my generos-
ity or fooishness, as he emphatically
termed it.
Eyes, that's on me; but wait for the
sequel. Hitchcock left for the front, and
was succeeded by another Texan agent,
Col. Hunt whose special mission was TO
raise money for the struggling Texans
He went to my father, and between his
own efforts and my vigorous secondiHg of
| them, we got father so interested that he
voluntarily duplicated my contribution
by handing over another $500 in hard
cash. So, you see, gave material aid and
| comfort to Texas and" added Sicl1les.
with a twinkle of merriment in his eyes
81 never regretted it till l came to this
congress and saw Kilgore.' ...
THAT puts EN- on me, " said Kilgore,
without the falnUest sign of a kick, and
next hours business in the House pro
ceeded without interruption, but there
was a busy scene down in the House res
taurant.