The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-25
sam Houston,s Genero.ity.

Many are the stories told Of sam Hous-
ION the first President. and afterward
Va a stretch Of country near quincy.
III. known as the ~Indian tract sam
houston had title 10 a great deal Of IT,
real estate fact which DO would seem
many OF the earlier settlers Of that re-
g1on-a careless pioneer hrood-were uu-
aware or One of them. a writer for the
washington star was told. came to Rich
dfuson, representative al that time from
the quincy district, and asked him IL he
knew sam Houston Richardson said he
ne cid, whereupOn his constituent con-
hded 10 him that ne Rad inadvertertIv
settled on $50 acres OF HoustOn's land.
ana that every dollar ne Vas worth stool
N the barns, house. fences and other
,tlproNene nts on the land He had Just
learned. after living there eight years.
That Houston had title to H. and that ne
CID nof- He wantci Richardson TO sec
best terms he could. As 70 stood, he was
absolutely at HOuston's mercy.
Richardson. on his return TO congress.
met Houston, and told him the story.
And now. Houston" said Richardson,
the question is, what viii YOU take and
give this friend Of mine quit-claim deed
What sort OF a man is this constituent
OF yours who has Numbered upon my
land2' asked Houston.
Good, square, honest man. replied
Richardson.
When / turn him Off my land" said
Houston IN hopefully. I reckon he and his
Utterly ruined" responded Ruchard-
son.
Houston thought a moment. What's
this farm worth noW2" he asked.
improvements and all. about s., COO
What was the bare. 100 worth when
your fellow went on-it2''
"A bout s. an acre: $500 in all
Good fellow, this man Of yours, Rich
ardson?"
Best in the world"
Tell him TO send me $500 and I'll make
him deed" ~
In the course OF time on came the $500
m New York draft. Richardson sought
Houston, who promptly made a deed, and
handed 1t to Richardson. Then he took
the draft, and, after he had looked at il 4.
moment, turned it over and Endorsed 1t.
g on say, richardson this man Of yours
ed Richardson
Send him back this draft said Hous-
ton, and tell him Sam Houston's changed
his mind. What can he buy a good youus
morse Tor in that country. as good a sad
die horse as you hive out there?i'
Two hundred dollars ought to do it.
said Richardson.
We'll, then" said Houston. you give
MIN back the draft and tell him to buy a
first class saddle horse. about four wears
old, and keep him for me When congress
adJourns III go home with you, and when
l get my visit out III take the horse and
richardson complied with this new ar-
rangement, and the man in Illinois receiv-
81 Jack MS uraIt ana bought saddle
horse. just before adjournment Houston
came over to Richardson
That fellow that's got my horse out in
LIMOS, you say, is tip-top, good MANI?
one OF the best men in my district ''
replied Richardson
Well said Houston, with a sigh, 81
would have liked first rate to see him and
also my horse. But I've got to go straight
to Texas as affairs turn out. I'll tell YOU
what you do. however, when YOU get
home. Go over and see this man for me
and to him 81 ha nj 40
what he pleases with the money And ~
the way, Richardson, / wish you'd write
me and tell me if ii was a good horse OF
not"
The curious can read the copy OF Sam
Houston's deed to the 100 acres in the
record of the Quincy land Office