Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-23

4 Gn2cur reporter hul q chat with
eL-Mayor llurhos of lahlpuuuh ]. o.
un' of thp oldest citizens now living Boo
thp Cherokee nation Mr. Hughes s
now upwards ui uu years old. uui iHu
only surviving upWhHr uf Anderson 81
company of Volunteers Who fought boz
TcNus Wuf for independence.
Although 800 very U.i. AiI Hughes o.
" hale and hearty. aud apparently dnna
no. feel thp weight ui DIS great age.
The general Observance ui san Iuc.Ufu
day hy thp patriotic ,I,.lnus ui rNls hIl
put Mr. lluElna Boo very Mkufiys
mood and Do" hDgu.luI uui Hu hone llgy
cutrrniulusIy with IuW.U".rurps uf the
IvN1- STRUGGLE
~ kucw G,mul. Houston. Taylor
and Scott yru well. suil tuo old voter.
au. mcdnauVr.y Hnt was 90 participant
iu tho battles ui liuUII Alriu sud sam
Iuriato Soon lfipr Z won't Geo Tc2us
was captured, together with twrnirsihr"r
other Texans hy thr NpAiDIue. uuI
taken to the tity of AlpAicu. lul myself
aud seven uthrr wore tho only wrs
Who rscnI-d tp t.ll ihr tate of our un-
fortunate companions. They were uil
shot. Ihprr wen" tWruty.thrrv beams
placed in tlc suuihrrl .DFru ui which
we're white auI tuc remainder black.
We were lll marched uUt Don lup, and
IirpuHpr with fNn suWNrrt containing
ihe beams. Huui short distance AWAY
unldiur ihr hnt Us hiFh us uur vuUlu
rrurh above hia bead uur hy uup we
marched up Hud lu"b uut wr bran. Do
% wuh black GOO. Nv 'yvr' IUlWud. M
white We were tu ls Uf no liberty cog
held ns pri-Hulr# ut WUr Mhu DO puWn
my time fu draw 1 did Hu with bUl 20
fuut Uy ui hoppe ul being uUp ut flp
r'Ncu / Wua about ilr middle ui iUu
liur and stood side uap ul Ihn husi
friends Uf mas I...
"Nvithpr Jf uH iHu.rl iu 1ur hands when
We drew until ull were through While
to remainder go tlU prisoners were
drawing my t.ud proposed that we
Fwup hphus. more Doc uu vuuri i1 hp cheer.
im than anything else. Thought 600 fhr
time Without hope of eithor ut us hviue
successful ! exchanged beans witch lm
Whom on wvre through au officer passpl
ulnus ihr line Geo take up the hrauH As
he advanced toward us / saw ono m.u
ted ont Ot ihp liur. Some ui thp others
lookcl nrit,itHl and white Zoe JAp mur.
while others showed luUk, 90 defiance and
resignation. The officer reached nos
friend hciuV De- dId mp and called lDr
h.- bean, ! glanced down into hi, hand
lll lot change, hs l.ps were firmly
,luscl aud his uostr.is d.htpd with suult-
Thing NE lHlu and bravery Tho utli
c'r pltsrl to uc. / opened ms huul
nud my bonn was "A white one. / THINKS
/ tuwI pI.c iu the uCv. ! sluncc 100
az Wy friend unl % look of satisfaction
ilrt my tltr. ! was Zoo 1giutrd Goo
speak 90 him, anu ere ! recovered myself
wa4 iv ont Cl lhe line aud placed be-
slide thO other lucky MAN. When tnr
drawing had clusrl i've other mDt stood
with us, and PREPARATION commenced for
Pc execution oi ihp sIAsccn unfortunate.
ihry were placed iu "a row with thcig
D
Tiled go catch % glance from my frloud.
but Do would mot look at 4le rhen / no..
mcmpcred lt was my hclu that had con.
delnnel him; true. we had EXCHANGED
beans. unthoughiplily on ms part. but ]
uad urawu the black one 4 loolmg Of
gum came over me, AND Z determined Co
feciliy me wrong which / te.t that
Eas doing him. cullei 10 au oihcer
and told him mistake bad oreurred;
Mat / had dmwn the black bean and
mat mo and my fucnd had exchanged
peioV ! looked az my bean. The officer
laughed sarcastically aud remarked m
brOken bnglish that my fnead WAS out
wrong aud be refuscd, / then asked, II
aothing else, that ] be permitted to
ipeak word with my friend before he
mas shot, This request was finally
granted, aud ] adYanc'd 60 where he was
HnndinF. As 1 approached him 1 saw
tNtNAt.fN " NNNiih NlH ilHNN nnuu
iround Ia front OF him, but Il was bound
wink he Intended 60 shake hands good.
~ with me
4" jim, said /, You should not be shot,
drew the black bean aud 4 want mn
place where y0n now stand"
lie did not look surprised AZ what
said, but calmly replied:
NO, George. i did it myself; / knew
that your bean was black one nnd
tnAt mine WIS white before we iexchnfts
ed, We have been good friends, We wer,
raised up tugthor We are both to,
young TO die bri then, George, you kno,,
you are married, have the BEST littl,
woman Ia che world. who is perhnp.
praying this moment for your safe no
turn 90 your little home. / am not mar
ried, am free Ia the world und Il rs hi,
duty % die for YOU" The Thought 81
my little wife aud happy little HON,
overcome me aud my eyes filled viii
tearF could not speak nor scarcel,
.tAng. N,ph an appealing glance inc
wy ince oi TINS dear friend "a friend VIII,
voluntarily proposed 70 die FOR mo thai