Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1893-10-26

experienced o higher feeling OF
dignity and self-satisfaction than
from any honor or Office | have since
held"
The Greek war began. Houston
volunteered. He was wounded, ii
was thought fatally, shot through
the body. He recovered, however,
and his courage gained the appro-
val of Jackson, who was ever there
after his firm friend. He entered
public life and was elected to Con-
gress. He was subsequently, Govern
or of Tennessee. One who saw him
ut bis inauguration draws this biz
ARE and picturesque outline of him !:
tsIie wore tall, bell-crowned,
w7diams sbsimmed, shining black
ORSiorS ,u5rsk patent leather
miffszB stS euc4ased by a stand
ing collar, rufiieo : sirt, black satin
vest, shining black silk pants. gath
cred to the waistband, with legs
full, same size from seat to ankle,
and gorgeous Background, many
colored Indian hunting shirt, fas-
tened at the waist with huge red
sash covered with fancy beadwork,
with an immense silver buckle, en-
broidered silk stockings and pumps,
with huge silver buckles
Men are better than THEN clothes.
Houston made an excellent, practi-
cal, common sense Governor.
A few pages more and we find
him playing another part altogeth-
er. He appeared in all the glory
of an Indian brave--a white hunt
ing shirt brilliantly embroidered
yellow leggins and moccasins Ella
borately worked with beads, huge
red blanket and circlet of turkey
feathers around his head" Mad:
Not at all. He has only been mar
led.
Why Houston and his wife parted
was never known. They were di-
vorced shortly after the marriage.
Houston then threw up civilized
life, and went again among the
Cherokees, adopting their dress as
shown, marrying an Indian wife,
to whom he was kind and faithful.
He drank heavily, and had appar-
emily gone not only to the Chero-
KEGS, but to the dogs.
Texas was his salvation. Always
ambitious and restless, he found
himself there when il was yet pro-
vince of Mexico. From this por-
tion of his now heroic life we take
different scene. The man who
laid drunk around the Cherokee
villages, but who never became what
those people so expressively term a
:'squaw-man," has redeemed his
manhood and has just, after the
disasters of the Alamo and of Goliad,
fought the victorious battle of San
Jacinto, where he has been wound
ed, but has, with an unconquerable
heart received the surrender of the
Mexican army.
Santa Anna was brought into the
presence of Houston, who was lying
on his pallet in a doze, having been
kept awake at night from the pain
of his wound. Houston was not
much more distinguished in dress
than his captive. His dandyism
had given way to the exigencies of
the campaign, and he wore an old
black coat, a black velvet vest, a
pair of snuff-colored pantaloons and
dilapidated boots. His only badge
of authority during the campaign
was a sword with plated scabbard,
which he tied to his belt with buck
skin strings. Santa Anna stepped
forward and said, with an impress
sive bow: 81 am General Antonio
Lopez de Santa Anna, President of
the Mexican republic, and / claim
to be prisoner of war at your dis
posal."
Houston waved his hand for him
to be seated on an ammunition box,
and Colonel Almonte was sent for
to act as interpreter. While wait
ing his arrival Santa Anna pressed
his hands to his side, as if in pain,
and his restless black eyes glared
around the camp, When Almonte
came up Santa Anna asked for a
piece of opium. A piece of about
five grains was given him and he
regained something of his compo-
sure. His first words were: "That
man may consider himself born to
no common destiny who has con-
quered the Napoleon of the West.
/ Ii now ramains for him To he zen.