Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-01-26 | Page 30 | The Story of the States

1 U Ul I l The St Story ory the of te St States a t es esI I BY ALBERT PAYSON TERHUNE 4 1313 br by The Tho PubU Co TEXAS THE TEXAS THE LONE STAR STATE LITTLE band bantI of or bronz bronzed CI men A hardy hopeless but hut unafraid unafraid- met th the onrush of or the Mexican army several thousand strong within vi thin tho the battered battered down down gates of at tho time old Alamo Alamo Ala Ala- Alame mo me mission earl carl early In March 1836 1336 I For or or eleven days das time the Mexicans l had hammered at the Alamo and for tor eleven days das the handful of ot United States pioneers pioneers pio plo within tho thu walls had held them m of off Then tho the gates crushed and tho the defenders defenders' ammunition gone the foe broke in and anti slaughtered tho the grimly battling heroes to a man There foil fell Travis rals fearless leader of or the defense and antI there Da Davy Crockett most picturesque woodsman backwoodsman in lila his tor tory torI there too died Hed Bowie Dowle hi his back H against a wall hi his red hand gripping the redder knife kniCe that bore borc hi his name antI and a a. l half halt circle of or lead Mexicans sprawling in front of or him The Alamo siege was part of the tIme local settlers settlers' attempt to wrench Texas free Cree from Mexico and when news of or the th slaughter la reached other the they flocked by hundreds s to Sam Houston's Houstons standard and swept Texas lexas clean of ot Its Mexican masters Sam Houston Houston man man of mystery and of or destiny was destiny estl wao 3 was the guiding spirit of ot th the whole war Uc lie had sudden suddenly thrown awa away a n brilliant career as a statesman I iii IK T Tennessee and had gone one to live with 1 tho the Indians Th Thence he lie had migrated to Texas where he lie took control of ot the settlers settlers' rebellion and he lie was made president Of di the new formed Texas re republic republic re- re public with Ith th the Lone Star as its cm- cm bI blem em STATI STATE or OP six IIA G FLAGS Texas has been under more fla flags tItan than nn any other othel state stab ir in tho Union It was WilE th first t ruled I b by the Spanish then b by tho timo French I b by the Spaniards a again aln then titan b by Mexico then It was a republic later latel a a. part of ol the tho United States still later claimed and seized u by the erac and ultimately it tate tat oti ot Union once more I In all six nat flat nags flags have o waved T Texas sUccessively It Is also by far Car states ir If New York the Ohio large t ot of anti nil all En land set sel don hown In Tex Teza would cover little more than vast ast area hair hail For nearl nearly ten years year after of the Mexicans Texas the public lint Dut Houston as n. n true truo 1 pa a. a was as o l to ar n It to the U States ife He Worked tot fOI this end with rare diplomatic lu itt lS Texas was admItted to th the Ion as a state And nd hot upon its admission 1 wat Wal wi with th Mexico cx Ico the thc ros result 1 came ol ot of a 3 flute tc over o the Texas boundary line lIno a a. now seething seething- of or the tho p as pro and md a anti slavery factions actions glad as to the new states state's SS attitude corning corning- slaves T Texas xa thus thiu lar proved pro to be a. a firebrand hen When th the civil chU war drew near H ton who wa was lS then titan governor his rower power in vain aln to hold Texas 1 and Thu Th h state stat seceded In n February houston was deposed from The Tho last battle of ot the tho war Was f Ott on Texas soil gall battle was wa w at Palmito more than a l month s I Lees Lee's surrender LAST ST BLOW IO OF Or CIVIL Avi R. After tho the war and its following allowing construction on years Texas forget forged forward N Nw w residents PO poo in from front more crowded states and fj I Europe Its great cattle Industry supplemented b by other forms of marco merco and b by agriculture Th Th d ci cli grew In size elze and waxed Important 1 Prom From r m a n population of or m Ini the 1910 census showed d U. U no name mo T Texas Is said to come coma fro tro Indian word TeJas me Friends 6