The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-11
W, tsipss as they all had to
CLUB TALK.

Club lALh
!. mites. is over and Colonel William
!, travis is elected by two votes!
s.r Houston came next with a
... at for Crockett, Bowie, Albert
4, I,bns,on, Austin and Burleson. Tho |
1, ,.t very exciting toward the last,
ocs,sd the letters with the keenest
Vi /, It came to point where Travis
sO,ston we're even and every vote
hid heavily,
n NJ 4 we'll to honor these two men
,u nave done, and the glory OF one
ii not in any wav take from that Of
,hsr Both Of them voluntarily took
N ,ause OF Texas when the future
HI tsrk, indeed, and bravely served
sssring their lives on the altar o.
enu. That the life of one was given at
Alamo and the other was spared fos
ssayiee should not detract from their
n ether way.
X heroic death of Travis, which has
spoi.en and SO well told by the Haps,
~ Il those glorious incidents in the
lRy d the world that tell US over and
rigiln that when God made man He
gAel into hin His own spirit. and to
lnus seems almost divine in his 10y
o VI that Is brave and true. And not
gnyis, but the men who died with
40 when the memory OF that fateiul
y We Alamo fails to stir the hearts of
pts We shall be dead indeed TO all
81 what is great and noble.
AnuN General Sam Houston's name
y no such halo OF glory as sheds
nd'ng rays over the men who fell
" Alamo, but believe that if General
no. bad been there, he, too, would
4 shwn the same indomitable courage
tAd the old walls with the heaps OF
nh. both Texan and Mexican. That
"a Houston was a fearless man /.
Ny shown by his life, and man O,
2s smfacter whose craftsmanship wal
nanole In one whose early opportuni-
sudy were so limited. Win him
coslta to genius and mis- strong hand
me trail ship of state into the safe
lssa The United States of America,
~ ! rightly belonged, as the people
'ulh i were Americans. And he loved
aale Truly, for after the Texans had
~ ssainst his every wish and against
powerful influence to take the state
nns Union, when told that his oldest
Hl'ed 10 90 into the Southern army
~, And what would you have min
~ Mgnt or wrong, It is his co Rtry
Mnust nght for it. Then spoke the
Naol, one who had served his coun.
slS ne was mere lad in Tennessee
W was candidate for polttica
~ ,aal reminds me to say, as I be-
y ilase said befoFa that a man may
~ country as faithfully in peac,
lG and want the BOYS and girls
III can also serve their State-to re-
'aat the man or woman who doe,
asi auty faithfully as a citizen, Il
~ we state he or she lives in as wei
~ iiayls did. They will not gain tn
Tw ne undying fame that he did, blu
s VIII be just as faithfully served
~ great Victories to be won owe
'uies OF the State, corruption an
Ny n politics and disease breedin,
~ me men or women who he'll
sallafe against them are heroes an,
= truly as the men who Tough
$500. none star State in the war for in
sYs luso one word to say how prou
M ,ne boys and girls of the club
n Wy some one Is speaking to m
" Splendid letters the Haps hay
NJ ~ % the subject OF contest and
I'LL suank you all for the pleasure thi
s ~. me and for the interest you hav
hus question, "Whu was the great
F" 'ne Texan war for independ
II X . Brown of Montague sends 30 cent
y '9ilected for Jimmie Edwards
hr, wilson of Lois asks Frank
n USE II the latter will exchanp
rsIwn. mower seed= for some whic
psssss,, VIII send in return. she doe
h. l s,..o the kind, The questions aske
s' nave all been answered.
~
N p Webster, the editor did nj
b us;o,, nowers, because. as it happen
r s.s indiyr1dai hasn't as muC
" ss sssse loot of ground In which /
~ nv n IN Whatever. But Just out
hi window Mother Nature has Ii
ki,s y Empty lot and she has be,
bal Nh A. me planting dandelions, prin
Ia ~, A.. sage and all sorts of pref
{ Asa give me great deal of plea
MI ,s mere are some lovely tree
ssir ~ snlsh the breeze comes vel
sssra au me moonbeams fall o. nigh
pa ny quite a number of birds ha'
l.S o9n't feel the want of a gard,