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When not excited he was Pere - : wdopted by the Texas as gentle and as tender-hearted as a/ pee ind educated woman, He y took the side | 4 invariab! j Phat Crockett fell wi the Mex of the weak against the strong. eS : cans rushed over the wall ts that fateng a stage coach one day he ee eee BaN s kno 7 > hom or how no one und that the only other occupants | was left to tell. Col. But the ima were aman and a woman. aay : - cture him hurling whole S Z : _ | can well y reg Bowie drew a newspaper from his | , ,. | Squadrons from the wail, or pocket and began to read. The} ; - i > up pyramids out of the slain where hted a cigar wther male passenger lig smoking it. In a tew the struggle was most nd began istaio Era — es: Another noted duelist,Coi. Travis, minutes the lady requested the gen- ; . who was admitted to be est uveman to stop smoking, saying } = = - e be ales S> Saving It} pistol shot in the United States. also made her head ache. The man| ;. ACE bA rc f 4 el © massacre of 5 paid no attention to the request. Col. Sask tree ee meee fas Enc ‘= Bowie, who had observed what had hs bodpwas fauna aud : 1s ly was foun nder a heap taken place, tolded up his paper and | o¢ Mexican dead, showing that he replaced it in his pocket. He then} y.q foueht w desperate drew i murderous-looking — knite | until overpowered by numbers. Next from its sheath at his side, a -ad-4 Gay the bodies ob the oe cressing his male companion said: were collected 1 ected and shes “tam Col. James Bowie. You may This wholes sent a snow me. You have heard that l tady’s request. I will give you five mibiouseon scsucd 2 s to throw Q igar t 1 = ow that cigar out of | call for volunteers. He took the the windew. If you don’t do it, you at the | ist take the consequences.’” The fel- x } ionatly. The cigar disappeared through the The name was enough. Jow surrendered uncon window and the man through the determined t giad to get away from su j two armies me Col. as his lite had been lawless and d Bowre’s death was as her waro f Texg an inde- pendence broke out he joined the} Seeking a Fort patriots and became one of their} ‘My dear,’ said { eek leaders. Retreating with 1So | daughter, thow |! i ; men before an overwhelming force | George Jackson iM commanded as aig 1is fortu sy i way to | ‘Just a year, . | } rushed forward to seale the Many a « formed by 5 { - The Mexicans, 5,000 strong, } 1 } = 4 {siege to the place, constructed | her face on atterie ar becan ¢ ie : z batteries and began to | ‘I promised agaenst the tort, wh | | | Bowie 3 surrounded on tofe ditter erent points of t S no trme tor signs. W > I ther G ) ec i = od al ‘ ss € b er W sked 3 i “¢ se s v a ce pa “ Id t Gia? “- suc 5 e WV you cor | - oie € { Mr. Beeche t ce t iy s t v signs. Supers t said, A v a s H ad eC cs cause ( ath) tious despotis So person la morbid of aving t { teen persons sit down to a table! foxether to eat, lest one of the per- | sens should die. What ; | connection could there be between | the number thirteen and any super-| stural influence? It was true that | one of the thirteen might eat or drink ~ ething that not 2gree with | hin ] but such occurrences were ent at dinners where | there were irteen diners. Itt was f you | st would be sure to | have Just as though ju to be salted. There ire nuble ladies who shrink tro opals because an opal Is an icky stone. Mr a lady who sold som a mere use, song | had been un- mar obably of unlucky married | el ever had any opals. moonstone was a 5s A Boston man bo ae o sold signs was th o get ya set of e did not fee ke climb-!} A serpent has no t= New York Time SA SR i a GREE FURS, | Beeswax, Wool, Spot Cash Paid and no Grumbling. > WORF corth Main St: Ltake pleasure the public Unat Butler to make it and have the lar sorted stock of clock pectacl °t, which I jeweiry and to this m ch years exper ture ef wate rope, Lam now watches and clocks, no matter how omplicated nor how the have been abused. By htem to me aitgood ruil ee satistactio FRANZ I have loew and cloeks in prepared to. repair vou can om > p Va} SR ETE TUTE LER & OD. i che | fam Wagon, o! Gear e, Gieceries, Wagon Nood work. NOELLE AS t WANTED. N AND ORY HIDES, SHEEP PELTS, LEWI , BUTLER, MO. 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