The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-07-18

from tho excellence Of tho article Il has an
additional interest from tho fact that Gen
erai Maufy is rs yoars old and very fccblc
md this viii, probably be his last contribu-
tion 10 the literature Of the late war
General bradley II. johuson'H Iifc OF Gen
cral joe Johnston Is most interesting and
valuahis.lhsak II has that decisive quality
of n good book which makes yon regrc,
when you havo reached the conclusion that
there Ia not moro Of II.
But enough Ia told to convince tho reader
that Joseph u. Johnston was tho abost
general who lived In his generation an hc
waa tho most unIus,ly treated II can be
said Of him that In all Of his long and nc
tive life he was PR ointment above all
other commanders aud all other men oi-
gagod with him in military operations.
small or grcat
Joseph EgglratUn Johnston cAino OF a race
which for generations has given Juruts.
statesmen and soldiers 20 their coun ry-
40 stain has over furnished their brave
and honest shiel1. Our great general vas
tho biaycst and trlcat OF them ali.
For many years HIS battle Scared tody
was IN the front OF hls couutry's whrR
He had fought mor> battles. had received
mono wounds, ana wnn more victories thnn
of strategy and patriotism which VIII b.
always studied and eululated.
soon after graduating at West Point
Lieutenant Johnston waa vaFuged IN Tho
Seminole war, and was specially distn-
Euishod. Whom IL rBrty under command
of an officer Of The navy WIS bes>l and
overwhelmed by he Indians be came 20
tho r,tcue. interpos.d his oorirnuGl drove
tho Indians blpE, md received hi. first
bapiism al blood. White only nvo hrilets
made holes in his body, thirty left holes IN
his coat
In tho war with Mexico. a Few DAYS prr.
Vlous TO the baltic NJ Cerro u0rao Lieu
tenant Colpncl Johnston wav nHaiu wound
81 very scrionrly. while mattus q dariue
reconnaissance Of The MEXICAN dcfcna,a.
few dayH afterwards che baltic of Terro
Gordo was fought and this wrltor rrrri ,cl
n ssvoro wpund which caused hin 80 hc
borne to the HRmc Mexican nut whore
Colonel iohnsion was wing. end whore,
throurh tho thin reed pHrtlti1aa the
wounded ofiicrrn IoOuft1n. Stevens. Ma.
son aud licut"nant Derby fjphu rh0cuiD
could chat as chcerfuliy as their coudl-
tion permitted all save Iohnr tom whose
Crievous wounds ara lmnticnce az bis alb
sonco from tho iield made him silcpt pnd
irritable
ono dny he found oonrderabio relicr Is
an e9D'uslon "coasioncd by Derby whose
coarse Tests had been sour,, Of daily
Increasing annoyance 20 Johnston uutil he
round opportunity 10 explode whom he
heard Darby order hin ecryapt to rob a
passing flock OF u ki1 and prepare u for bis
dinner III you dare TO do Tits sir nj
have vou cour'martluled and shot thun-
dered "Oli Joe " A the penalty mitht
have beon grave. John iai0enx was all.
onc"d--for a time
Old General Scott was very humane
man. always rousldoraic Of hia poldiars
ana as aeon M bis nrWy waH uunrtrrrd In
Jalnpa be tuado arrangements Tor thu s,fo
anf comfortable tr.nsfor 81 his siclt and
wounded 70 that beautiful aud sqluhrious
chy strong escort with lttera aud NM
huianofe were sent down for as. snd wa
were tcndoriy cared for upon our tyo duVs'
march 10 tho oitv.
MY old frlond Kirby Smith WHO had lro,
greatly distinguished In several hstiias
WINS IN command OF the rgcurt rharlihn nv
litter, aud VIVA devoted In hia rnre NJ mo
During MI tho aeconA dnv's n,,,,,, ,y, ,,nrs
in sight of The bonuiiful CITY nf .1pirpa
neFtlfd amidst the rirh fniiapn of No
mountains. COCO feet or rinra nboyp iii.
snltry aocooet W. Ind ief Al Worn Cruz
Here Colonel lohn7iou rapidly recovered
from his wounds. iIa devoted attendant
waS young pruFton johnston his nopho,,i
and loving friend and 8s poon aa I could
walk about iiruicnnHt Conpoo daily gnvo
me his help tn walk Rrnuud 20 soc now our
great colonel was fsrluR. I remember we'll
fhni waik II took 10 through INC maln
and ON ,hn ,,,,, 400 dnil,, fr,,,,,, ~, ,,,,,,
maldon nwaitlus ,,r oa,,,tn,, -,
wlnat,w IN which .bn s,o,I -, l' ,,,,;
rn Mexican lady Of oi,h,,.,, s,,,,,,.,..,. w.,
peotam nnI gonllo nuh ln,.oI, ,ha ,., -
nnlup9tion re3Sy ,o- n,c w ' u" .'.,
for no tccnuto fn,,n.o ,,,., a., ~, '.ti
aud had no wounds yhiic :, n,e o,,t,o Wv,
roverrn-at that limo. Tor tt.i ,,ns ,.,
nny years nro-hoi sh,. n,,,c,. s,a,'ds n
that window any more
sANrA $3.50, ,.,,,,,,,.,,,,
e" N''N' pN'"i'' Hh'
81" WaH ii' faN'rlle daughter 81 General
Santa Anna, whom any gentleman In tho
country would have bo.n glad IN ,oarry