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Goliad had been quite a village for the period and region, but some years before there had been a Mexican massacre, in which every inhabitant had been killed or driven away. This, with the massacre of the prisoners in the Alamo, San Antonio, about the same time, more than three hundred men in all, furnished the strongest justification the Texans had for carrying on the war with so much cruelty.
Surely thou wilt yet listen to the voice of justice and liberty," he murmured to himself, and there was a pause. "How long since the ill-fated Alamo fell?" he inquired. "Five days ago. Hintzilopotchli came down and held his bloody feast, and cut off many brave men." "By what force was the fortress assaulted?" "Seven thousand men, led by the great and victorious Santa Anna.
Tell about David Crockett's heroism at the Alamo. When reading about Frémont's explorations look up on the map every one of them. What do you think of him? Who was Kit Carson, and how did he help Frémont? Locate on your map every acquisition of territory from the end of the Revolution to 1848.
These defenders of the Alamo had all been blessed by the priests. Their banners had been anointed with holy oil and holy water. They had all received absolution everyday before the fight began; they had been promised a free passage through purgatory and a triumphant entry into heaven." "Well, I will tell you something; Fray Ignatius showed it to me it was a paper printed.
Ned's breath seemed to choke in his throat and his heart beat painfully. Once more he wished with all his soul that he was with his friends, that he was in the Alamo. He belonged with them there, and he would rather face death with those familiar faces around him than be here, safe perhaps, but only a looker-on. It was with him now a matter of the emotions, and not of reasoned intellect.
When Ned Fulton scaled the lowest wall of the Alamo and dropped into the darkness he ran for a long time. He scarcely knew in what direction he was going, but he was anxious to get away from that terrible town of San Antonio de Bexar. He was filled with grief for his friends and anger against Santa Anna and his people.
A large body of Mexicans, availing themselves of the cover of night, sallied from the Alamo, hoping to cut off a squad of ninety-two men, who, leaving the main body of the Texan army, had advanced for the purpose of reconnoitering, and were posted at the old Mission of Conception, some two miles below the town; and here the contest was waged.
"Looks like it," said Crockett, "but we've got our cattle to eat an' water to drink an' only a direct attack in force can take us. They can bang away with their cannon till next Christmas an' they won't shake our grip on the Alamo." The night was fairly dark, and an hour later Ned heard a whistle. Crockett heard it, too, and stiffened instantly into attention.
When the smoke cleared away not a single Texan was standing, and then the troops rushed in with sword and bayonet. It was nine o'clock in the morning, and the Alamo had fallen. The defenders were less than nine score, and they had died to the last man.
Well, the whole caboodle of us will camp up on the Alamo somewhere, and we'll jest naturally ride them three ridges night and day. I'm goin' to ask one of you fellers to ride away up north and foller them sheepmen down, so they can't come a circumbendibus on us again.
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