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'Sir, he asked, 'do you ever expect to conquer men fighting for freedom who can march four days with an ear of corn for a ration? Young Zavala looked at the corn, and his eyes filled. 'Senor, he said, 'give me, I pray you, one grain of that corn; I will plant and replant it until my fields wave with it. We answered the request with a shout, and Houston gave it away grain by grain.
Zavala speaks of this catechism as containing the maxims of blind obedience to king and pope; but my more modern edition has scarcely anything to say about the Pope, and nothing at all about the government.
Austin," said the General, "and close the door, de Zavala, but remain with us. Your young relative can remain, also. I have things of importance to say, but it is not forbidden to him, also, to hear them." Ned sat down and so did Mr. Austin and young de Zavala, but Santa Anna remained standing. It seemed to Ned that he did so because he wished to look down upon them from a height.
"The President has just given an order that the greatest courtesy be shown to you at all times," said de Zavala, "and I am very glad. I, too, have people in that territory of ours from which you come Texas." He spoke with undeniable sympathy, and Ned felt his heart warm toward him, but he decided to say nothing. He feared that he might betray by some chance word the plan that he had in mind.
But Mr. Austin, believing in others because he was so truthful and honest himself, talked freely. "All our troubles will soon be over," he said to de Zavala. "I hope so, Señor," said the young man earnestly. By and by, when de Zavala and the soldier were gone, Ned went again to the window, stood there a few moments to harden his resolution, and then came back to the man. "Mr.
On the 5th of March, the garrison of Goliad received intelligence of the declaration of Texian independence, and of the appointment of a government, with Burnet as president, and Lorenzo de Zavala, a Mexican, as vice-president. At the same time, came orders from General Houston to destroy the forts of Goliad and the Alamo, and retreat immediately behind the Guadalupe.
Physical exercise, after all, fitted in with his ideas, and that afternoon he worked hard at all the gymnastic feats possible within the three rooms to which they were confined. De Zavala came in and expressed his astonishment at the athletic feats, which Ned continued with unabated zeal despite his presence. "Why do you do these things?" he asked in wonder. "To keep myself strong and healthy.
De Zavala is a friendly sort of young fellow and through him we will send a request to Colonel Sandoval, the commander of the prisons, that you be allowed to have your hair cut." "If you please, Uncle Steve," said Ned gratefully. Mr. Austin was not wrong in his forecast about Lieutenant de Zavala. He showed a full measure of sympathy.
They were hanging around Saledo settlement in a way I didn't like, so I watched them until I was about sure of their next dirty trick. It happened to be a thieving one on the Zavala ranche, so I let Zavala know, and then rode on to tell Granger he'd better send a few boys to keep them red-handed Comanche from picking and stealing and murdering." "It was just like you.
He was dressed with a neatness and care unusual on the border, wearing a fine black suit, while his face was shaded by the wide brim of a white sombrero. The famous scouts, "Deaf" Smith and Henry Karnes, and young Zavala, whom Ned had known in Mexico, were there also. Fifty-eight delegates representing Texas gathered in the largest room of a frame building.
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