The Ordway new era., 1917-06-15
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NJ Rhllip Nolkn had his wish full
m6d H0oe 1d1eW, he repented of his
beg1ys ax4 t26A Ike man, submitted
~ ~ Sates ~ ma asked for. He nev.
" intsatj60ally added to the difficulty
|sr deltrasy a the charge Of those who
| "a him n hold. Accidents would
SAppen; but they never happened from
stiD fhulk Lieutenant Truxton told me
kAatfWAen Tsxas was annexed, there
vaD 1 careful discussion among the
S@eeeA whether they should get hold
f'H Nolan's handsome set Of maps, and
mt Tsxas' out Of It, from the map
tho world and the map of Mexico.
me United States had been cut out
men the atlas was bought for him.
hut Il was voted rightly enough, that
o do this would be virtually to reveal
o him what had happened, or, as
larry Cole said, TO make him think
I'D Burr had succeeded. So 1t was
from NO fault Of Nolan's that a great
h, otch happened at my own table, when,
BE- . short time. was in command Of
k,vhe George Washington corvette, on
PAe Bouth American station. We were
myfng>in the La Plata, and some of the
|"mcera who had been ON shore, and
id Just Joined again. were entertain
sig % with accounts Of their misad-
! asntures In riding the half-wild horses
( Buenos Aires. Nolan was at table,
nd was In an unusually bright and
.ilkative mood Some story of tum-
|s,le reminded him Of an adventure Of
!. 10 own, when he was catching wild
.orses In TEXAS with his brother Steph-
"A. at . time when he must have been
aite boy. He told the story with
l., good deal Of spirit-s0 much SO, that
,,e silence which often follows good
'ory hung over the table for an In
ant to bo BROKEN by Nolan himself.
ror he asked, perfectly unconsciously,
sPray, what las become Of Te1as7
tter the Nexicans got their independ-
lce. thought that province of Texas
,ould come Toward very fast. It is
ally one oe the dnest regions on
|Aarth; It IL thA italy Of this continent.
fs21t I have not seen q heard a word
m Texas for near twenty years."
ElThere wsEs two TsxAn olicers at the
Hsble. The reason b had never heard
Tsxas Was that Tsxas and her af-
sirs had bepn palnfg1ly out Of his
o. wspapsre slncs ANetin began his
en- nsstlements; = that Wlsiis he read of
be ssnduras ara Tamaulipas, and. till
|bv its lataly u C6lifcrnia, this virgin
I'm oyince. IL which his brother had
|sn aveled % III and I believe. had died,
bn ID ceased 70 b. With him. Walters
sGd WlIliaMa tho twU Texas men,
| O rsked grimly at each pthsr, and tried
4 a 10 laush. Edward Norris had his
w1ution attracted By the third link
i, - chain c6 the captains chan
! ,.lisf. Waftpus was sslsed with con-
lhon ~ nnpss1ne. Nolan himself
~ thaxSo thing Wa TO pay. he did
kne1 at Ard I q master of
L. d foa IN - ~:
Y, 161ag 4 6igit Cf tIis map, Mr.. No
A "a - EI&vUfy1s e11n Captain Backs
Y tious ase1bt e Iii Thomas Roe's
Acienn ~ II
nav ~ Aftse ~ esuisa / nsver saw No
''' ac1ln. II wruts - him at least
tcea yenf. ~ m t3Sat voyage we
nv SsanSo ev6n conA A0antIally intimate
p" " nevok wrcte u ne. The other
IN tn ~ tat IN fAoae iifteer years
Saeed veey fAsk - well he might
uesti ~ ut he 49, still the same
~ uneonpi AinipG alent sufferer
r, ~ ~ 60 WaSs heex1ng as best he
IA 41g knkG-apD Dotntsd punishment,
~ e3al, psghaps. with new
Al h1kd1R ~ not know. but more
<16Mps ~ ntly than ever to serve
II Y tsacA the boys. some
4 Y y II ~ to worship him.
4 AH( = dear old fellow
\ "a home at
/ i ~ ana while con-
NJ fl @ vi - I would print
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rHE&< away country,
eIkeJ Anforth. who is
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b X een's last hours.
= " " ~ words of the
|En $& lonal reader
- \ after 1917 the
I'D who had No
4 " Gk the greatest
n mt had failed
" Se07 regarding
fN dot Should
= f53y then, II he
~ ~ the depart
tD rider Of 1907
* N lvhat, then, II
~ 1pd some day,
ot1on for false
y Ing against ev-
= rim in charge7
Al NJ upon South
~ TO think that