The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-18
THE SlERRAS.

hhua at. rugged country It has claims upon my
neari that only death can sever ~
pHsslohntelr foud OF the nampns that
spread themselves back from ths Nextns,
gult. AMI love TO visit thcm but S,,,,ni
mot contemplate living In "A cou,,tr,. ti,or
nes nat aud level as far us thc eyA ron
elaine Know that tue plains have their
nhVc been used to them al their lives IAN
n9t understand what there is fosrtottn,.
" "u a rugged country; but, II We we're
~ VI INC same mind, We would All want
tne same thing ana terrible Stntr If ~
lulrs would result Texas has claims ana
my IeSas ranch has claims. but they ,,re
az ~ Slu1ai w my mind to the grand Sicrras
II Nhntornla. Now mlnd YOU | Rpprr
ciWtc the fact that to a great many his is
u ihI more loNable cOuntr" than mine and
l. must admit that 1t I, in a great many
regards, but IL Is hard TO efTncC thn sre,,Gs
or childhood from the mclnnrv M IN
smother the affection .hat rut wfnint, H.
ker around everything that Your childish
m mtattIod ha n touched, your young tongue
bIn9Htt ted about or your baby eyes FRS, he
hela. That sir to tell the truth, is inc
fornla my home ""
Eyes. | am out on n short lcc,,ro tom.
but am not on II for the cash rnnstdrr,
non that VIII follow, A few years nln a
pohnE glrl was born to me. aud my heart
Wa, wan' ouI tn her with an affection that
Mus never surpassed "y any fathers heart
10 make her all that she wanted to lie
was the dearest ambition Of my lifp she
MuS never very Stronga frail little thing
that feared would not be- nDlr 10 witt
stand for any great length of limo Tho
storms that will hcSct the hest nrntertrd
70 crafty her ms well as myself / took
m"r 10 FariS and put her under the hest
masters; watched her course with tbnt
Sohrtude boru OF love thai knew ma
limits Successfully she passed thc ortIroi
or preparation, and was about to step out
~ htr chosen hcld-thc drama Whom lis
ease laid its crucl hand on her and olos
lehth soon called her to his side We
hurled hor away up on the side NJ Il
mountain on pace last Christmas duy.
any there she viii sleep near the scenes
ol hcr childhood until the great change
comes. Here pointing to his brrASD
lhcfe Is pain now that viii never know
sufcease. To forget II for few minutes
II perchancc / can / am wiIling to ON,
gage IN anything that will divert my mind
ana WIN this purpose In view am nittiur
almost IKE The butterfly from place to
But, enough. Let us talk Of the pres
emf and the future, You have a grand
STATE, ana rs future can not at this time
ne portrayed Fortunes that far surpass
ANYTHING now In existence await the thrifty
Investor, BESIDES your natural resources
you nave the finest people on earth. They
appear TO me to be above the average
American in stature and glrth, and are
not surpassed In hospitality by any pcoplc
on earth. ! have never visited any Mace
In me state that ] have not received soy.
oral Invitations To private residences gath
erings and reunions Just before you called
gentleman was here to ask me to attend
meeting of Confederate camp of We or
ans, As he will he back again | was not
particular to take his name and address,
or when he expected me TO attend He
asked me to write something appropriate
for the occasion. With such requests I
usually comply but it is always IN a very
Few words. For example, | have already
nerred . few lines for the occasion at
hand. and am not now of the opinion that
| will enlarge upon them, though they
will be the text for any remarks + muy
them"
With that he handed the scribe a pencil
ard shee, Of paper, and from Mr. Nil.
lerS cum the following verse was copied:
GENERAL ROBERT Z. LEE"
81 count this modest silent Lee,
Virginia'S daring owing son,
or all famed men In historic.
Tho one tall peer of Washington"