The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-27

That's enough" says the commissioner.
I'm sign the papers on that
Another Incident: what command did
you hrst serve 2" asks tho commissioner.
"Tewy's Rangers" replies the applicant.
and then the following colloquy takes
place: How long did you stay with the
Rangers" Until the battle of shiloh"
How did you heppon to leave the
Rangers2" We'll you sec, | got flesh
wound In tho arm In the fight. and they
gave me furlough to place In Alabama
where had relatives. and came to Texas
on II and Joined another regiment" "Then
you were regularly transferred, were you?''
"Oh, no Just transferred myself" ITO
what regiment" We'll, l Joined Py-
ron's regiment first but when that was or.
dered into Louisiana left II and went
out on the Rio Grande and Joined Colonel
Ford's regiment Then you deserted.
first the Terry Rangers and next Pyrons
regiment. II appears7' yes. | recken
you might soy deserted and not be tar
from the truth. but what OF t? n
don't cut inc ont OF n pension; the law
doesn't say must not have deserted my
command. but II says | must not have de-
serted the Confoderacy. II had crossed
the Rio Grando river now and stayed there
in Mexico. II would have bcon q desertion
OF The Contedcracy. but II don't make Il
regiments ! deserted-thnt don't count"
Stll another. DO you know, captain,
whether Mr. Blank served three mouths
In the Confederate army" asks the COM
missioner
''oh. yes" glibly answers the captain.
He was In my company, and used to see
him very often"
Well, what company and regiment was
that inquiries the commissioner
nav. p,t,NyAf
pany-~woll declare ] can't Just remem
her tho letter OF the company, hut Just
know It was Ford's regiment--that is to
the best of my recollection. And, now /
thln of II a little more. II was company
Ono IL wax company F--wcl, it was
either or +, don't know exactly which,
But, anyway. it was the company | WAS
captain of all during the latter part Of the
war. and we served on the-Rlo Grande
think WINS the namo OF the river"
"Thnt's all right" remarks the com
missioner, "If every old veteran would
testify as accurately as Tho captain, not a
man would get q pension who doesn't de-
serve It. III sign Blanks papers
Honestly, now Mr. pensonhungry,"
says a commissioner TO an applicant who
owns nifty acres of well improved land.
two horses, a wagon, three cows and all
necessary farming implements aud house
hold and Kitchen furniture cant you
make living on your place.
mo, sir, | can't, and no other man In
the world eau when tho farmer is ground
down into the dust by the corporations,
trusts, monopolies, taxes, Clevelandigm,
civil service, foreigners, monopolios, rail
roads. government by injunction. expan-
sion, plutocr0cy wealth, arstocraey. and
such like ii we had the subtrcasury sys-
TEN of the Ocala platform. government
/ ownership of railroads and other publig
utilities, the inItiandum referendum and
/ imperative commandment, free silver. free
trade. reciprocity with other nations, free
grass didn't have TO keep our COWS aud
hogs on our own land had Bryan for pres
ldent and times wasn't SO hard aud we
could get credit at the stores reckon we
might sorter get along but not now.
why, just think OF it-it makes my blood
boil and CONCEAL In my veins the way
things is being run. Let me warn you,
fellow citizens"
But here the orator Is choked of, the
commissioner who has set him going say
| ing:
"oh, well, ri sign your papors-you
are man after my own heart, and you
are mighty right Next"
! The next proves TO be an Aztec OF Nacog.
doehes desccnt, who, when the tocsln OF
war sounded, made tho utmost haste to
get where distance from danger would
lend enchantment' to It's notes
! Now, Mr., Jose Maria Jesus de Anun-
c!on Y de los Santos Chavez Moneloya. you
/ cay In your application that your dlsa-
1 DIZZY rs the proNimute result of three
months service IN the Confederate army 2
Only on proof OF that fact can you secure
"a aNVNNN an 800 - at.afw - 4
! highest and most solemn obligations are
! imposed upon this court. and II is It's
eounden duty 10 hear all the evidence be-
| ioro II acts upon your application How
did you get the wound of which you COM
! plainS"
- tell you dis minute Senior Juez," ne
/ gins the Aztec. you know bin a soldow
! "a good Confedorow when de war bin
/ light bout one year mas monos. one
day when mo an plenty companeros hin
comm dis way 10 San Antonio TO a graz
FIESTA We bin Invite 10. We git so We want
some corne-some BIZ. you know. an
when me go lasso Ne biz. my oaballo.-mv
hoss, you know-he trow me an break
my avn an ] bin a Conioderow when he
break"
Whose beef was Il you were trying TO
ropeg" asks bystander.
"Quien sabe--I do know" replies the
noble scion OF Montozumn. DE hit he be
A"h az NY N'-hpdiltIbh llht tnN nlit an ne
break my avn wild my cnhallo-my hoss,
You know--on de ton--de mpslde--of me.
Dat was way bin woun' when / bin A
Confederow How mooch money git,
Senior Juez, fur dat wnun'g"
~ Will sign his papers on that. fudge"
breaks In commissioner. ~ served on
the Rio Grande myself and know how
the poor soldiers suffered Mr. Monolova's
wound was obviously received In tho line
OF duty. Hand me his application. please"
J.P.
The Second Texas.
The following incidents are furnished by
General John C, Moore OF Mexia. Texas.
and not John S. Moore. as Mr.. ]. l.. Mayo
has II in his article OF the 9th instant;
The Second Texas infantry organized al
Galveston in July, 1861. was ordered TO
Houston the following November. While
nj Galveston no complaint was made as 10
quality OF rations except by few long
haired fellows who, while al Nome. had
been living principally ON corn bread and
Tat bacon, but concluded tho Galveston
hour WAS not sufficiently white 10 meet the
demands OF their prairie cultivated palates.
MY aulutant reported 10 me that even as
sassination was threatened IN the COM
plexion OF the hour ration was not Inn
proved Immediately. Remembering that