The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-30


when he looks over the beautiful land Of
the Lone Star state and thinks OF the he
roes who died In her defensei Think.
girls and boys of Tcxas, Of the daring, no.
BILE men of the Aiamci Before one
would rise the thought oil mother and
home. another OF wife aud children Hut
before the thought was half formed II
must be dashed nway--and in Its steod,
Texas ali. Texas, tho blood Of horoes that
has flowed In your defense, Death
stretched her dark wings over the Alamo;
one 10y one the brave hearts we're s,illed;
ono by ono the noble souls took their flight
10 the land OF eternal peace, An awful
stiffness settled down over the rigid forms
death and Santa Anna held the place"
Who can think of that noble sacrifice and
what followed without ~ start of horror
for tho slayer, throb Of pity for the
slain" Not content with robhing the
cssket OF the jewel Santa Anna had ihc
casket burned. and as the DANES OF that
funeral pyrc lighted all Texas, tho whole
civilized world was lighted with light
that will mover wane. The true Hight IN
which every hero is heidi Words avail
nothing when we try to paint that awful
scene at the Alamo--wlth a Travis,
Rowe a Crockett and Bonham IA tho
principal actors! Draw the curtains over
the awful picture, turn your face to sunny,
smiling Texas think OF all the noble men
ana nd ,nu. rrata,,,t .nsr,. ~ *. Ss,.at
I,d, a., Itob co. H. harna, -, *, Az,
mo. true Hap,
Nursery, Texas. --Dear Haphsmmer; The
veil Of night had just been drawn. The
lndoscrihahIo heaufv as ~ iool ltko in.
nu,nernble lima diamond M, nra5on,
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Of nIpht-tho moon n, mis- nartiru,ar
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make an necessary nrenaratIons for my
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