The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-21


heavy odds Ny father soiaced me by CIV
ing me . set OF James Fenimore Cooper's
works. and met and loved another hero
IN Leather Stocking"
After that my heroes succeeded each
other In rapid order--ali OF them indian
fghters-~uutii. arriving nj mans estate.
my tastes In literature underwent a
change and my heroes OF the forest and
plain became but cherished memories But
now. in thls year OF 400, when most OF
the painted aboriEines have become good
fndianH' In tho process OF turning into
dust. and when am creeping along In
the shade OF the aos. have found a new
rndian-fighting hero--a real live one this
fiine-.wh trained his long rifle on the
redskins long before most Of the readers
% this were born.
lie IA Sion Record Bostick. 81 years old.
but straight as an arrow and tough "a a
young hickory sapiing. and he lives ~
san Saba, Tex. When bat ~ years old
In iSss~slon shouldered his rifle. sIung hi,
powder horn and bullet pouch over hiy
huckskln shirt and left his fathers home
20 light for Texas independence And
from that time until well on In the COS
he fought for Texas against many soes
Mexicars and Indians.
fiostick was horn In Montgomery. Ala.
December r 1870 when he was years
old his father. levi Ros,ick. and his
mother, Patsy, went 10 Texas with
stephen r. Austir's c0lonlsts ana settled
a, san FELIPE. but four years later. IT.
is3s they moved 10 ths Colorado river
and established a homestead about ten
miles above whore tho town OF Columbus.
Tex, now stands, The country at thar
tune was oysrrun with wild Indians. and
the ccionistr were forced 20 aghs for thelr
homes and tho lives % their dear ones
many times Yopng Sion Eostlck eafiy
learned 20 use his rife with deadly az
curaey. and when he was IS years old
a tail. strong. active boy. he could shoot
deer ana Wild turkeys with any man 10
the settlement.
This was IN isA the year when the
American enionists weArlad hv the cruz,
oppression of the Mexiesn sftessnY sant,
Anna. decided to revolt nxNinst Ms rue
ana rnaka Teshs FREE and independent
xr1ahiie. Santa Anna aulckiy learned ~
The Texanr Intentions ara synt Gen. Cos
with co Mexican soldiers 20 stranxshep
ths garrison AZ san Antcnla. ana wfta
distractions 40 disarn the people ana
drive ant all Americans who had ceans
az TEXAS sinee Ism =
Far from intinifstfnw tho TEXANS into
submission this action only served 4,
FAN The Hame ~ sheir iralEnsstan. ara
The revalatien became an established far,
Just as N ifie ths American cwlnniEts tef1
their aressfe@ ard took ~ arms Axminst
ths British. ths Texans nnaestonk 70
throw oI the ypke u Santa Anna.s Oh
pFeSeiah and nshs fpr liberty Um
crn ni6ht IN November. tSsA Gel w "
sraSis ss brave an of'seer ~ ever easn.
suApaed men. stopped Tor shelter AZ ne
laawsseA homestead After supper ne ssss
hew the ealanis,R were forming rouarn.
rites ~ r'inute men ard how recruits
we're pouring "a 20 feta the 'sTsxas
Ranger cnMranlsa whaAe ralssinn 10
was "a So % San Antonia and ariVe shs
MeSlaens under Gen. Ccs ffopn the ria-a
Young Store ssa.twiak listened intnvtls ~
his tsshcTs guest Ant at las. wpnt owes
% ~hero hia mother sat AMI szlA
Let ns 60 ana toia the Ranxwry
matherT~
"lins slon. you are eniy boy sass
his msethrr sea'iy. as she looked tata hls
ewes an& strrNeA his hair
an a man" sald Slau. "a the hi,cA
maustad 90 hls cheeks and ais eves
flashed. II can shoot ara r4ae. and ara
aie an8 strpnx ! have lgeA 6EAt the
fntiaes ~. a. yca know new let me g
ami hs'p eriya the MexieAns from agr
country"
C,ot Travis WAS 50 pleased AZ the bays
spirit that 10 added his entroaties 10 hss
aud 10 such purpose that the next aay
Sion received his psrents' blessing and
rode cI 20 ioin q Texas Ranger company