The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-15
MANY TROUBLES OF THE PIONEERS.
How the Bedla Indians Defied the
Hostile Comanches.
CELEBRATED RETREAT TO EAST TEXAS
Conditions which Confronted People
on Their Retarn--An Unpaid
War Claim.

pioneers of the commonwealth as In
Texas. True, but few oil the States In the
Union have such remarkable history as
this. The early settlement OF the country. |
the bloody struggle of the sturdy Texans
against the despotlsm Of Mexico. the final
triumph and the ultimate merging OF the
republic which resulted into the great
United States, afforded plenty OF oppor-
tunity for the exercise Of brain and Drawn
and bravery. and that these opportunities
were improved TO the utmost history DEM
onstrates very forciuly
In View OF all this. "reminiscences of the
carry days are always OF extreme interest.
The veterans of the war which gave oirth
10 the new republic have been gradually
crossing the dark river 10 rest in the shade
OF the trees on the other side, and now
tnere are but few Of them left. But there
are still many residents of the State who
while quite young during the time ali
these stirring events were attracting the
attention OF the world, are nevertheless
capable OF relating a great many highly
interesting stories in connection with
Texas glorious past.
One OF this class is Mrs. Rebecca Caro-
line Lee. now a resident OF Deepwater,
Harris county. Mrs. Lees fathsr-her
maiden name was Rebeeca c. Burnett
was one OF the very earliest settlers OF
the county. Several OF the things sho
tells about are well-known portions OF the
history OF the State. hut they are never
sI,ch go,,cco eOinins ATOM
Hers IN Ne 7 -, -
interesting narrative of ,>carly days In
uexas. as 1t was given 10 a representative
OF The Post not long ago;
Many and yarie3f are the changes that
,,airiss - ~ 49, stt i tfet FlsWeu inc
ago Nv ,,ra,,ts 49,, slaty nl ne years
nett ,s,t}ed an S,,nn Nt.e saiiie nur-
four <niles north -, . tS .,eeh, tweuls1
H.0iston IN ths yoa, isei M, ~! y.
- ~, ahitt Ia Ia 1ooA ne hearoSt
Iiss 90 49, +, ne.sspols "sIe Inc lanl-
ss " tessls NopeTts anu MeCurly, who
distant. -''s'
sMy father and mothsr eoon tor,,sa a
faaf ana trus frianasL,n MIN .,ii' -
Bediag indians tba p,e,rhers az nh,ab
Gated their little wiewam town ara,,,1
and near my father's Mace. Their cbint
was named Irrannisro In tbosa 49, ~
trees where the citv az Honstnn nov, tnS
stands were fun of wild tirlreos fr,r, s,,r'
down until DAYLIGHT and ms fgreat A,,a.-
lean bison sntnt The hot hours ~ ne ~,
under the same trees n vas notbin,r ~
common To- see huncb of mr. L. oo,no
I'm within p,,nsbnt ~ az ,n neet oe ti
ri I'D Ikf T,.fs.
would catch chickens out 80 ~ 80, w., =,
the yard at night ana woutd even nsn1,,na
under tina house after n Mo nv a n,,s,r'.
Prairie chickens woula cover ~ va pSp ~
oowpen fences in the mornlns ~ 80" %'',,
till the sun WIS several hours bigb anI
hears were not no any ,oiaas, Isl ~ 't
not so tame and plentiful as other ganra
or course. we did NOT want eor naet a
there was panna epot,eb vIfbin ,an, Nj =
to feed for a year The antire cItv =, tIr,'e-
ton as Il is at present; out WE did san A.
for bread. In fact. We almost Ma tS "a
without for distresslngly long limo
However This situation ~ thtnes d;a nni
last as long as il seemed h rs Far in tsss
) q great plflux OF settlers bsgan ard me
friendly wild game conmaneaj 80 49,
off westward.
.gr cow, MOI, 4. 49,
settIars - ~ , ~ mas An eass matter iol
hayn - !. M, ses iSo"' T as they dla nor
sa ate 70 pay iahu. lhey merely had &c
Ing and ,enc;ng r was wa" no, 'neas, put DULL
s Us an o,. tuneins was no, SO easy, as there
, Mas !. nei s, WIRE nor lumber. me men
a~ss and 90, ~ ene pine rouvsI WIN tneli
rails ~ i,,r,a thas ,aa ap,i' g rs anu
wsre mad - ~, sneir , tsfn ~, me houses
cred with boards ana fiIIea Win n,,a az. ana
,nass a,a ~ anu Alieu WIN mud anu
Ion, snIit taanas nj 49, SoNeteu WIN
,nasa - ,',,,a a, ,nc uhiit my, we're aisv
,,,,s,oad ~, 9 ,,a.iit ins work was
rJtt ~ 80. -, ts tnp ntuu W so'.
hsna,", nve t thrn .ne s noss was taken,
..,,a rn as . s,,, I'M anu worked lull Oh sou
e,,ia ,,assN. " ~ ualieu nluo cars. Ihey
Saors ST. hnr ene SUI anu iast LOT many
Ioai. :. ~, a,,arn , 49, NY peeutiiul 20
cor,,a o., yas WIZ "uiiioahV PROOF anu
.s,Nh; tao' ~ -
tbe,r ro,,ah nc ,a nsn we're thus ensasea 10
verne, ,,,ara ,noIin,, =, lu'provehleht; the
~, "a =. 4aa slelr Wneels spin, a as
s,hio,, usn ~ Meate tneir own cloth WIN
ssN,, 20 t n,"o ane' ~ lai al
on ss,nr'ss eraa w'3 ny hlst nousepulilst
gsrr,sh',ra We nue rsinehlpsr afish'
ana We ~. aSyhiie es ~ pelofe that TIM
Tharn =" ,yas ~ ana sne papisai OF nsHas
,,aitbor was ,bers az, 1921 pullu.n,
i'.acsss 49, lsa'' Whleh was equai,
cr,nn,sd stsarf,os, lait ~ .psy usea an a pa
inpaie of ,his rsao " VIC, anh Tue nFs'
nra,a p'~ o,'a,.g.s aa.',t Was !,
Io,ar ~, ,h vas ena ,a ssn WIN hliilg NJ
claim that the .rsped az n sesass1 On ~.