The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-13
: By Emerson Hough :
Author of 1.-THE Mississippi Bubble"

mo anguish. After l had danced I was
ON the point OF faintlng. I FASTENED to
the cover OF the nearest curtain. where
l might not be noticed. Senor Yturrlo
OF Mexico was somewhat vigilant. He
wished to know what Texas planned
with England, He has long made love
to me-by threats, and Jewels, AS |
stood behind the curtain i saw his face.
fed: but one shoe-the empty one
was not we'll fastened. and II fell I
could not walk. I reached down. re-
moved the other shoe with It's note, hid
II In my handtcrchcf--thank Providence
for the fashion of so much lacc-and so,
not In wine, monsieur, as you may be-
licVe, and somewhat anxious, as you may
also believe. expecting to hear at once OF
an encounter between Van Zandt and
the Mexican minister. Senor Almonte. or
his attache. Yturrio. or between one OF
them and some one else. / made my
adieux-1 Will warrant the only woman
Tyler at the ball that night"
yes. so far as I know. Madam. you
arc the only lady who ever left the east
room precisely so clad. And SO you got
into your own carriage-nlone-afte
while? And so. when you were there
YOU, put on the shoe which was left?
onc-and found nothing in II! And so,
he wanted this oncl"
You come on" she said. "You have
something more than trace OF brain"
And that other shoe. which l got that
nlght?"
bit Of paper which she removed from n
nearby desk, and handed it to me. This
was yours As l said, in my confusion
1 supposed you had II. You said should
go In a sack. suppose | did! ] sup
certainly / thought you had found the
note and given IT Mr.. Calhoun; else l
should have driven. harder terms with
him! ] would drive harder terms with
you. now, were | not In such haste
TO learn the answer 10 my question: Tell
me. were you marrled2'
rs that answer worth more than van
Zandt?" I smiled.
YES" she answered. also smiling.
spread the page upon the cloth, be-
fore me; my eyes raced down the lines.
did not make further reply TO her
Madam" went on the communlca-
ton. SAY TO your august, friend Sir
Richard that we have reached the end
Of our endurance of these late delays.
The promises Of the United States mean
nothing. We cnn trust neither Wing nor
Democrat any longer. There is no one
Is no nation. and Texas knows not where
to go. We have offered 10 Mr., Tyler 10
ioln the union II the union VIII allow us
10 Join. We intend TO reserve our own
lands and reserve the right TO organize
later into four or more states, If our peo-
pie shall so desire. But as great state
we VIII join the union II the union VIII
accept us. That must be seen
England now beseeches us not 70 en-
ter the union, but 10 stand apart, either
for independence or for alliance %lth
has been made 10 US to divide into two
governments. one free and one slave
England has proposed to us TO advance
us moneys to pay all our debts. II we
will agree 10 this. Settled by bold men
from our mother country. the republic.
Texas has been averse TO this. But now
our own mother repudiates US. not once.
but many times. We get no decision
This then, dear madam, Is from Texas
TO England by your hand, and we know
you Will carry II safe and secret. We
Shall accept this proposal OF England:
and avail ourselves Of the richness OF
her generosity.
'If within thirty days action Is not
taken in Washington for the annexation
OF Texas Texas VIII never in the his
tory of the world be one OF the United