The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-30

-shey lose. nor did any OF them give eyi.
dence Of being near exhaustion When
Captain Satterlee the regular army Of
ncer detailed by the war department to SIT
ms a Judge at the various drills, saw the
work OF the Houston company he remarked
TO their commanding officer:
Captain scurry, your men must be MADE
1t was undoubtedly great achieve:
ment, and the acts Of Captain Scurry and
his men in trying e keep tie celGsasdNTIs
between the two companies that is warm
and bright today.
That same year uss5) they went to New
Orleans TO attend another interstate drill.
The prizes offered were $4,000 In cash and
a medal by the Worlds Fair Commission
ers, tho famous cotton exposition being
then held In the Crescent City. As usual
they stood hrst when the judges rendered
their decision, and they have the beautiful
medal they won then still In their posses
sion.
From New Orleans they went almost d.
rect to Lampasas, Texas, to attend state
military encampment. There FOR week
they gave exhibition drills for the benent
Of the Texas companies. After that was
over they embarked for Philadelphia IL
had often been sneeringly said that tue
Light Guard were a fine southern company,
but that they would not even get t1lfd
rating II they came in contact with the
drilled soldiers Of the North. They were
anxious to prove that they were capable
OF meeting any body Of men on earth who
Fractlctd eyolutiOns according to the Up
tons tactics. The result VAS that they
awaited themselves Of the opportunity to
20 North when Philadelpl la Invited them
20 Participate 10 drill Ia that city. Be
fore the drill day came the guard went out
on the field for practice. aud that night
a. banquet Captain Chew, commander
Of the State Fencibes OF PENNSYLVANIA. the
crack company of all the Northern states,
announced that he would not be contest
ant at the drill; that he recognized that
his men absolutely had no chance 10 win
against the Houston company, and declared
that he had never In all his experience seen
men drilled to such perfection that the
company was practically a machine built
to execute military tactics. That shows
tuat the Light Guards had inspired the
same wholesome respect for their proves
as soldiers In the minds Of Northern mill
t0ry men that they did in the South,
Driii day came and with 1t the largest
uody OF military men that probably ever
witnessed like exhibition In this country.
The reputation Of the Texans had preceded
them, and Captain Satter,ee, OF whom
mention mas been made herein. promised
the officers of the regular army stationed
mt Washington and at all other points In
luat section Of our common country, tlat
trey would see something extraordinary
If they witnessed the Light Guards ann
J ne result was that every one for hundreds
OF miles around who could get the leave Of
absence was present. or course. tai, TACT
vas source Of great pride to the Light
Guard. but It WAS not a. great 2s the
knowledge az the fact that their friends
and nelgbors tu Houston their admirers
in Texas and their fellow citizens OF lle
whole Southland had their eyes tuturd TO-
ward Philadelphia aud were listening with
strained ears Tor the verdict OF the Judges.
what body OF men sustained by snch con
slderatlons and honOred 10 such n superia-
i've degree by men who were alleged to
he their supcriors In the practice of tho
science that has been the devoted study
Of mankind since authentic history began
TO their utmost! And into more capable
hands II would have been impossible to
commit an exhibition OF the prowess Of
the Suutherncr as a soldier Ii could
not have been In the path OF taclr duty
to follow Jackson to the lannon's mouth.
riIe behind the waving plume Of Stuart
as ne enCucled Mcclellan or assist in eX.
ecutlhe the brilliant campaigns made by
Lee, vet is was their privilege TO show
u.e people Of the United States that they
wore of the stun that soldiers are made;
INT the martial fame burned so brightly i'm
the SAMMY Southland that her youths have
rev lessons TO learn in wars school, Not
a mistake did they make not a faltcr
characterized their least movement They
marched onto the field conscious that they
would be yictors. and when they marched
OF Il Wgs amid the piaudlts 0s well as the
81 spectators that thew We're the c ,UHus
hcyond tho romotest cavil Swft.wlugcd
a agd th io4 lne news IN Houston, Texas,
Sion of ioy VAS 50 front fbot TX ,oopI,,[,
q noise It made rolled back almost to PM.
uIrIn"a. hohIIaN were lighted In every city
home and rti1crs '''c'."cr "li'"ns na"
their nInosure '' '"''' P''S9''
li11Td ~ roe,l,r army o,e,.,,- ,,..,.,
tho iulg.s prI no, ii5' Wy
scrutiny Thr.noh NJ, insro,tj ,' '' -i,s,t
pied i'm IFS rirjdn%gs lila tbp car NV N W.
ana hy il thav made a rccord Xxx i,l,S"S 80,
found ln the odimtonTs of3nn i, W. ~ t w
ton today ms Gn instance ~ tto M"Sn,as,
TO which ncrfcrtion ro, r., - !iVs1
and which Mas rnyer hs"n ri,.qiIl vi ,,'VuitH
itary annals Tbe scnre 49, 80 ,, IN mn,
1891, ONT Of a nnssibIe 400 H. [,.o,1o 40
can hc nuurcrlatrd vcbcn H. g. T 49, i,enC9
that score Of 30 ort ~ 9nn ] I,'ereg i
cood-cvon unuSnal Re ,i - 0InH'ueleHS
prize which tbry wore S',1n'sod ",e Sasn
received. thev c9nturcd lnIr" ~ NJ
CAPTAIN and n bnnuttfri a1,-tii""tt ~
be seen I'm their err1orv +a5a,. ""i'n u'"!
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FROM Philadelphia they went to New,
York ana paye rybIhItiop d,iIIs bo,,ro a.,
S..,.or+h rsrt,,,.,. -, "''"'t 'u'
V''"'n 'vsi'ne"t OF Ne" l'rk ana the
twenty third OF RrOOkiVn. They were tnp