The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-10-15

lit In the Heel.
kas, October Q, 1S99.-Dear
In Antonio correspondent,
mistaken In mis- premises.
the hecl," but in the ball
~ being the case, where is
between me and Achilles?
~ comrade and friend rise
= NH The difference between
s of b. l.. A., and my own
October, 1899. was that /
fun and he didn't. Had l
ample, / might have save
1l have been shot at Dutch
t}Drk exposed to the fire Of
ttillery; had he followed
Xntnht have lost a foot, but he
n t61tainly escaped many days
14k md Imprisonment. Let him
= how he rakes up old memories.
ssWllI]d well to maintain a dis
400 con corning some of our adj
1therwise / may be compelled
Nh TO relate what mistake
Hing his name when it was
young lady from whose mother
Hing q fowl. In ordinary cases,
a' and fowl" have little
except as referring to poultry.
44yers they are conjoined and
: 4hter as "afowl," they may
We Unfold" of a couple of dis
~ mbarrsssing soldiers and as
nE and fleeing maidens. Yer
j. b. Policy.
iCktd Up al Da rs.
ySfing such as took place at
8pnfederate day. one hears
ytk0ries. Memories OF the civil
NHed by association, and he who
stock OF anecdotes to relate
dnd at such gathering atten-
1pathizing listeners. Let me
pf the stories which found
,5Eo after the close OF the war
{dier showed a scar on ais
4tfd of having received 1t at
3All Run, or First Manassas.
pers call H. A confederate
Bard the assertion and he
v 6ring turn OF mind asked.
pssiole fer you to have re-
in the face at that battle,
zE ] have always Understood
les ran like scared wolves"
so we did," assented the
lmorediy; but you see,
inning like a scared wolf |
4 to lool, back once, and it
ght the bullet which made
company of the Terry
81 a certain mau who, all
NJ Boosting OF his exploits
a1rked fight and WAS really
khllant solder. Almost a giant
Nh Endowed with a pair OF very
ft0ng arms. he could never pe
Io dispose OF a mage cavalry
= AZ al
with an enemy used
I; energy and often fatal
[Rr the purpose OF the
n will call him Bruins
9Th rough in manner, ungainly .
md exceedingly illiterate, his
v the society Of the ladies' was
RVn that when these appeared,
tftably called on to entertlin
1peistant in that pleasant duty
eWHs usually fellow soldier
one of the prominent mer-
IN City of Houston, but who
4ess-the story not relating
k3t0S occasion when the rangers
R;tHA command OF General Nor
3H4 driven from little town
0r Kentucky and forced to
= ist'' as rapidly as they did
<4oped the flag which the In
1l9l1ed to them the other day at
3{et1e Federals passed through
)(N04 their commander boosted
4 ~ rTAront With htr,,
III But man proposes ana
~ Instead of leading Morgan
x6s the doughty Federal was
a09t back prisoner OF war
I1<o The ladies-all of them
1Ympathizers were delighted,
NJ locked to congratulate the
IReisted upon hearing de-
1)43;<of the engagement which
Brunsley was called upon
~ and was not long at the
Il began to stick feathers of
you just ought to have
M whole company OF the in
cut me off and were about
he said; their captain
11Pning at me like a maraud-
Isl as the words Surrender,
caped his lips, made
.pld saber OF mine and cut
"a wish I may die in a I,
M mad while 1t was rolling On
14't finish the sentence by
4 natural as life. Rebel you,
~ Ious. Mr.. Brunsleyl" ex-
the ladies'; surely you
the captains head spoke
Hered from his body, do
Il do" declared Brunsley,
to heaven as though ask
from the angels there;
gospel, ma'am, and there
man OF my company or
II swear to 1t. Isn't that
all said yes; what else
nder the circumstances.
the Indiana delegation fell
IN with Terry Ranger
poke Of having on one oc- ,
IN the capture OF a Ranger ]
some performance OF the
4 variance with the habits .
The listener therefore
vely:
right there. my dear sir.
or would aver have heerl 4 c