Show X OF 01 GREAT scouts alts jiin houston courage and daring were piali ties characteristic of all the scouts who won their right to fame ii ii frontier history but tor for iron nerve anil and pure got git houston was war the poi pem of 0 them all perhaps lie he inherited ills ilia fortitude from his fattier father ft ho to was a soldier in the revolution pes during his long stay slay aan among the Clie lokee indians indiana lie he learned that a warior bears pain withof houston was a Virgin lri who had entered the army and ami risen to ille hi ir lt or of ensign at tha i ur of ie ft creek war lit in 1813 gen andrew jackson Jac lison old hall taken tio lle held field ag ailts lilts 3 lit ili emki ii il at fr f r flet a series f la a ila ilai i lit in chih the iho lid indians ians lai tad they ainsle a ltv stand at ti tiel ire el for tilled dicair tohopeka Toh Toli in the great clorse ahoe ll 11 bend nl of the Talla river ala during the assault on oil this tort fort a garbed arrow struck houston in ili tile the thigh ile he tried to pull it out but alicd the agony was frightful calling to a soldier commanded him to extract tile iho shafi falce the man mail tried and failed theia begged to bo be relieved of the lite task alien lie ho saw the unspeakable aule torture lie was causing 41 try again commanded Hon sUii and if you fall fail ill run iou on through gli wil my lily sword hie file third attempt was successful ind as the barbed shaft was torn rom rent the flesh it was waa roll followed hollowed owed by a gush of blood general jackson acing houstons Hous tons wound ordered alm 1111 ilm to the rear tile young ensign halted until jackson nad passed on aad a surgeon bind up the wound ind lit in a few minutes lie was back it the hie thick of the fighting 1 lie ho high peak in ill houstons Hous lious tons ad ien venturous en lurous life came in 1836 when it at the hie head of a little army of oe texans with the battle cry of remember the alamo on oil their lips he defeated the hordes of 0 santa anna anita the Alex mexican ican dictator at sall sail jacinto and won freedom tor for texas lie ho was elected first president of 0 the lone star republic at the outbreak of the civil war houston who was governor of texas was vas bitterly opposed to 10 tile me secession of that state from the union the confederates forced him to resign riley lequir ed all men over sixteen 0 register and to carry a pass while tr lra aeling cling houston refused to do either once they stopped him and demanded tits his pass san sail jacinto is my iny pass through texas thundered tile hie bravo brave old man aa ne ine rode on houston died at his home in huntsville july 26 1863 with the name or 0 texas teas ou on his lips |