The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-07-13
FOURTH lNSTALLMENT.

SO Philip Nolan had his wish full
filed. Poor fellow, he repented Of his
folly, and then, like man, submitted
to the fate he had asked for. He new
er Intentionally added to the difficulty
or delicacy Of the charge Of those who
had him in hold. Accidents would
happen but they never happened from
his fault. Lieutenant Truxton told me
that when Texas was annexed, there
was careful discussion among the
officers, whether they should get hold
Of Nolan's handsome set of maps, and
cut Texas out Of it, from the map
of the world and the map Of Mexico.
The United States had been cut out
when the atlas was bought for him.
But it was voted rightly enough, that
to do this would be virtually to reveal
to him what had happened, or, as
Harry Cole said, to make him think
Old Burr had succeeded. SO 1t was
from no fault of Nolan's that great
botch happened at my own table, when,
for short time, l was In command of
the George Washington corvette, on
the South American station. We were
lying in the La Plata, and some of the
officers, who had been on shore, and
had just joined again, were entertain
ing us with accounts of their misad
| ventures in riding the half-wild horses
| Of Buenos Aires. Nolan was at table.
and was in an unusually bright and
| talkative mood. Some story of tum-
BILE reminded him of an adventure of
his own, when he was catching wild
horses in Texas with his brother Steph-
en-, at q time when he must have been
quite boy. He told the story with
good deal of spirit-so much so, that
the silence which often follows good
story hung over the table for an in
slant, to be broken by Nolan himself.
For he asked, perfectly unconsciously
"Pray, what has become Of Texas
After the Mexicans got their independ-
ence, l thought that province of Texas
would come forward very fast. II is
really one Of the finest regions OF
earth it is the Italy of this continent
But / have not seen or heard a wore
Of Texas for near twenty years."
table. The reason he had never heart
of Texas was that Texas and her af
fairs had been painfully out of his
newspapers since Austin began his
settlements; so that, while he read Of
Honduras and Tamaulipas, and, til
quite lately, of California, this virgin
province. in which his brother hat
| led 70 h., Ifrf1
had ceased to be with him. Walter!
and Williams, the two Texas men
looked grimly at each other, and triet
not to laugh. Edward Morris had hi.
attention attracted by the third linl
in the chain OF the captains chan
delier. Watrous was seized with a con
vulsion of .sneezing. Nolan himself
saw that something was to pay, he die
not know what. And I, as master O.
the feast, had to say:
"Texas is out of the map, Mr.. No
Ian. Have you seen Captain Back
curious account Of Sir Thomas Roe
Welcome?"
After that cruise I never saw No
Ian again. l wrote to him at leas
twice year, for in that voyage w
became even confidentially intimate
but he never wrote to me. The othe
men tell me that In those fifteen year
he aged very fast, as well he nigh
Indeed, but that he was still the sam
gentle, accomplishing, silent suffere
that he ever was, bearing as best h
could his .self-appointed punishment
rather less social, perhaps, with ne,
men whom he did not know, but NOR
anxious, apparently than ever to serv
and befriend and teach the boys, som
OF whom fairly seemed to worship hin
And now it seems the dear old fello,
is dead. He has found a home q
last, and q country.
Since writing this, and while cor
sidering whether or no I would prin
1t, as warning to the young of tOda
OF what 1t is to throw away countr.
I have received from Danforth, who
on board the Levant, a letter whic
gives an account OF Nolan's last hours
To understand the first words OF tn
letter. the nonprofessional reade
shouiC remember that after 1917 tn
position of every officer who had NJ
Ian in charge was one OF the creates
delicacy. The government had faile
to renew the order Of 1907 regardin
him. What was a man 70 dor Shout
he let him GOT What, then, II h
were called to account by the depar
ment for violating the order Of 1901
Should he keep him7 What, then,
Nolan should be liberated some da.
and should bring an action for falls
Imprisonment or kidnapping against e
cry man who had had him in charge
| urged and pressed this upon Soutl
ard, and I have reason to think tn,
other officers did the same thing. BIZ
the secretary always said, AS they :
often do at Washington, that theI
were no special orders to give, an
that we must act on our own judi
ment. That means, IF you succee
you will be sustained; If you fail, 70
will be disavowed." Well, as Danfort
says, all that is over now, though
do not know but I expose myself to