The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-01

without the advantages of finished educa-
tlon. lie was very studious. however. mud
managed to acquire very good cdncn-
engaged In merchandising "a; Cuthbcrt while
Yet Young man. and by his Stright bust
ness methods ana strict integrity acquired
neat fortune.
Whom the Creek war broke out In South
Alabama in 1914, George 7, Wood, thea
pany Of men and led them against tn
Indians at the famous battle If Ilors shce
hend. 1t was here that he hrst met sum
Houston and Edward BurlcSon lloustou
was Young man ana Burleson was IL
Nc<rS OF age. The part Wood took IN this
campaign has been omitted from history
for reasons u1ltuown to the writer.
When young Wood returned to Cuthbert
ne was the hero of the hour From tn tt
time on he was local celebrity, although
body talked about the brave young leadIr
ana predicted that he would become greet
man some day His business Increased and
he soon built up the best mercantile eStab-
lishmcnt in Cuthbew.
In the' spring of 1897 Wood startel IN
an overland trip to New York to buy
goods AS there were no railroads his idea
was to go to some convenient point on
the Potomac ana take II steamer to New
YORK. BG he was approaching n turning
At the town Of Milledgeville, Ga he
met beautiful young widow, who owned
a large colonial pllntat on. and many
slaves. lie was at once infatuatel wtl
her beauty ana refined modcsty and t
about Immediately TO WOO her She was
u"i slow to accept his pronercl affection
ana to give him generous measure in
return. She had been living IN fcudal
grandeur In the old colonial mansion with
is lofty white pillows, and surrounded by
its wealth of spreading mulberry trees
Grape myrtleS and blooming icsslmin' s.
But she yearned for that love and dcyO
tlOn-thc truCSt Impulse of noble man
hood or womanhood-which nothing sho t
Of devoted human heart can satisfy
Her home was the heritage of genera
"a fA az htqw
torei4thcrS who was a ColoniSt i'm Ogle-
thlope. The thought Of leaving the old
nome WITH al It's associations OF child
hood was indeed sad, but love is the mastes
passion which overcomes every other senti-
mem of the human heart and the Image
or this h9ndsome young merchant eclipscd
every other earthly object.
An engagement was agreed upon and
they were married when Wood returned
from ON, New York the following fall
This woman now sleeps by his side in
the woods of San Jafinto county.
In -ls30 Wood and his family embarke /
for Texas, which was then attracting the
attention OF the world (as web as at the
present.. They chartered the steamer
shamoy at Appalachicola bay nnd landed
ut Galveston In the same year
Here Wood ieft his famiiy IN charge Of
a few trusted slaves while he made voy-
ages up the Brazos Colorado and Trim tv
to all these streams and finally decided
mat for health and natural advantages
the land along Trinity river now embraced
I
He returned to Galveston ard brought his
family and slaves M tho Trinity to where
the town Of Point Blank now stands. In
lS43, Just after his arrival In TCXlS, he
was elected to represent what was then
Liberty county, In The Texas congress lie
took part In all the public measures OF the
congress and won many friends. In 1874
he was chosen senator The term Of his Of
! nee was three years but gt the outbreak
as senator. raised the Twenty-second Texos
cavalry and joined General Winfield Scott
at Matamoros. Mexico. lie DISTINGUISHED
himself at the battle of ReSaca de Ia Palma
for his GOODNESS and daring and Mt the bat
tie of Monterey led a charge equal in he
role daring to thot Of Pickett ait Gettys-
burg. He took part in adj the battles Of
that victorious campaign, and helped TO
raise the Stars and stripes over the halls
of the Montezumas. side by side with him
] in This campaign we're lamar Edward
Burleson and Albert Sidney Johnston.
At the close Of the war Colonel Wood
returned to Texas, disbanded his men and
went back TO his plantation In San IN
In the same year GsiD he announced
| bJmSelt as caqdidate Ter governor ana was
elected over J. b, Miller, y II. Dune1
and Isaac Van Zandt by an overwhelming
majority, receiving more votes than all
| the other candidates combined
When he was Installed the public debt
amounted to over SG,0O0,0oO and the State
government was In n state or confusion
! calm 10 territory which rightly belonged to
/ Texas aud seemed Indifferent To the claims
/ az the Texas government. Texas had al
/ WAYS claimed the Rio Grandc as he true
! boundary between Texas and Mexico, but
could not establish authority over the strln
! oil land lying next Ito the Rio Grande mt u
/ after the Mexican war The United States
considered this territory as par, Of thar
/ acquired from Mexico Governor Wood APP
1 pealed to the legislature TO r entrust MN
! fend MIS- peopie against the encroachments
/ Of the United States, To the render Of
| today this seems a rash act. hut Wnen
! Bell was governor he made the same rec
I ommendqti0n. During this time nndSr Toy
/ ernor W oOds guidance the Texas legls a
I tire was busy establishing courts, erecting
4 prblic buildings organizing countits N.
! cooperating towns and meeting the many
! other necessities of the State He appoint
| ed lhc committee that located the state
penitentiary M Huntsville. although II was
no. established until Bells admlnistratlen n.
1t would be indeed, httng u tbs s,ga a
| tery ar. Austin or carried 10 Hnntslllie
\ aad sfiaced beside the Immortal HOUSTON
and Yoakum, Int his only daughter, MS
Mary Alfea OF Mount Calm, Texas, serio,s.
| ly objects TO this, as he . ouriee ID the