. Philip of Texas; a story of sheep raising in Texas. gine how eager we were to grant theirrequest, and how earnestly we strove to make themwelcome. In so doing we were well repaid, for then we learnedthat the republic of Texas had ceased to exist. Thevisitors told us we were living in one of the states ofthe Union, for the act of annexation had been signedby President John Tyler on the first day of March inthe year 1845, and a convention had been held later atAustin to ratify the resolution. TEXAS JOINS THE UNION 145 I had broughtwith me from BoK-var County a smallAmerican flag, buthad not ho
. Philip of Texas; a story of sheep raising in Texas. gine how eager we were to grant theirrequest, and how earnestly we strove to make themwelcome. In so doing we were well repaid, for then we learnedthat the republic of Texas had ceased to exist. Thevisitors told us we were living in one of the states ofthe Union, for the act of annexation had been signedby President John Tyler on the first day of March inthe year 1845, and a convention had been held later atAustin to ratify the resolution. TEXAS JOINS THE UNION 145 I had broughtwith me from BoK-var County a smallAmerican flag, buthad not hoisted itbecause of being acitizen of the re-public whose ensigncontained but asingle star. Within five min-utes after learn-ing that Texas wasreally a part of theUnion, I broughtout the Stars andStripes and fastenedit to the topmostbranches of thelargest pecan treein the motte. ThenI saluted it withas many charges ofpiowder as I couldafford to spend, foryou must know that on the Trinity at that time powderand ball were not only scarce but 146 PHILIP OF TEXAS My store of ammunition^^as nearly exhausted by sucha celebration; but fatherpromised that very soon wewould drive some of the cattleand a few of the sheep toDallas, and there sell themto get sufhcient money to buythe supplies which we wereneeding. These visitors of ours hadcome to spy out the landwith an idea of making a set-tlement near our ranch, andwhile it was pleasant to lookforward to having near neigh-bors, T was not pleased withthe idea of being forced totake my flocks farther afieldin order to find fresh pastur-age, as must happen in casemany people took up landin our vicinity. For mothers sake, how-ever, I was pleased, becauseshe was filled with delight at the idea of having som^one near with whom she could visit.
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