The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-07
AT THE GOVERNORS MAJ;

WV "hciS' WIN speaking Of -
ton you take for granted thu n,
setting, whether 1t be In the whu'
or the residence OF social ah,.s .||<|
in Houston. But on this New Vs. 8 IL
of 1900 our governors open NJ. x
his friends was in many WAYS !. = II r.!
of the common run of such AMT. 3 4 n
old mansion" with is wide. hs.'s W
doors and dignifled simplicity. /. ~ E3' IS
from the Queen Anne front ~ 3: X.
Ann back" of the modern Amsrt,'. III ~
dence. iS{
The new chatelaine's taste and *
has made the old house mora 81 81 4
than ever before In ones memo.. N,
on New Years it was veritah. !. ~
land" of trailing vines and M. ;,;i
Southern roses all aglow under u.
One thought of General Sam Ho,s,.S 49,
| first governor and first residen, y NJ 81
rooms, and his famous old cons .lI4
you come to the bower I've shsx, 4
your
The house party represented Ehu Y s{1''
North and South Texas, and tina ~ u
Austin--and Austin can boast \ fAsl
beautiful women than all ths oths, \ y. ~ i.
cities combined. 'Sff "a
Mrs. Savers, with happy tact, ~. ~ "a
her receiving party so that eaA XXX
to whom she wished to do especIl n = "
stood near her at some time durn q, Il
evening. Mrs. T. w. House. M "a q
Hutcheson OF Houston and Mrs. jss Ike
Reagan of Austin were in line frst N " y
tie later 1t was Mrs. Walter Grs,A. q q,
| Galveston, Mrs. Louis Hancock n h. WI
and Mrs. ]. D. Cobb of San Antoss D&ff
so on through the changing hour m
~ MN
The governor and Mrs. sayers 4 ~
democratic spirit, regard "the mr., E1ns
as belonging to the State, and thss Wi,
every citizen OF Texas is madA srthe
welcome. Officers Of State, msr
princes, politicians with pulls, q 81
broken down old Confederate soldier TIC
the home-it made not a shade Of Held
ence in their reception, except prour
the more cordial greeting was to ii W !,
soldiers, whose presence created al: :.
commotioD and a good deal OF en- mel
One lady had to retire to hide her 400
Another, with full heart, Thanked Il, !,
ernor Sayers for the kind thour NJ.
giving the dear old souls such plx g =
lending a brightness to the who'll OF L
to those who have SO little brghtnat he
their lives. He smiled as he resfwer
why. Of course! I'm one Of theml'sferei
she thought, in having done your vli're'
duty to the cause. and In kesyp "a
faith. But what q difference In ths,haye
road that led to this hill with Its fAtett
mansion and the one that led to thsAiari
tered cottages on that other acrps woul
way--the very valley of Despond' las Il
between. IS q
~ woui
And, then, memory sent q haHTbes
across the years to a scene IN hiitti<
eton,
ueyS Va O"i u'ins ~ no I
of school girls (the boys had all ahcithe
guns and gone to the front long lHpicsi
been sent--in numbering old fanll q.
riage of ante bellum times-trn 4
"asnins'on' On Ui0 1 = leass
1 the then terminus OF the Housia n,
Texas Central railroad, to learn Hs :
news from Richmond. By row, cf4uf
on every door in the South, and ntA1eu
/ iety of the wives and mothers VOL N
at home, had grown to be torturt
youth had any hopes In the-dtyst cQrrt
or could still laugh and chatter. DIS I
After long hours the train from lt9
| ton. consisting OF a rusty engins *n49
fiat cars filled with soldiers, 10 oetol
| cars with more soldiers and ~ a 4.
| tive passenger coach bringing up msxuet'
with the officers. drew up TO psa
4 form. Such a motley crew Of ~ So
4 tatters as poured out of that trail 81 =, !
/ to the girls no knights of old cout !. -,
pare with them. Finally. there cart all i,
| ly down the steps a black haired sac,,
browed young officer on crutchs ral,a
/ girls caught their breath. ''Wh, stant
Major Savers. Where can he b pintn
1t soon transpired that the young fshcts
man-unhealed wounds, crutches rpcde
was going back to his command rhcn
beloved old guns of the Val Vefsptr
! terry They saw his horse brcusfthan
crutohes strapped to the saddle rhad
soldier boy lifted into his seat pf q
gaily waving the battered old Terect
that had seen long service, he tfoaour =
of sight toward that heart breasls lew I
render SO soon to follow. Raislri mo
| ing eyes to the white-haired gs wsFe
in front OF her, the lady thought tps
the road was straight and fair ~ spxtr'
by which, with dauntless courage usn ~ !,
swerving devotion to duty, that
Travelled to this mansion and the
its roof gives to those who dws rhars
it"
men
The old house Is so full OF rncm@ Aftes
its history is so interviewer With pous
tory of Texas that one guest at les MI MI !,
incoming about lost I'm the days VIZ ii
no more" forever. me =
The stately old mahogany "four' ss IA. z Z
bed of Governor Houston's day Cans
one Of an earlier day In his histdr 81
the double log cabin down the paerve
was 1.-The mansion" of the Ressr,en
Texas, one room of which was n'ilweer
tive office, the other the bed roor from
/ president, our Sam Houston OF z % da
nown. 1t was In the office OF su1y.
roomed MANSION that the inirifaM lees
scene took place between the pmfhe
ding, blood-red Indian warrior twoun
distinguished looking French mn. oDers
the Republic. John says each p the
sesses two distinct personalities meas
| Houston possessed a dozen, each y aisss
distinct than the other, and vNspne
| governor Of State, president oi.nere
lie. general OF armies, United Suato rei
ator, preacher or red Indian, issi'n
success and always himself. -.
Kate Scurry y ine
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