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iust have been the story with o much so, that follows a good the table for an in* roken by Nolan himself, fed, perfectly unconsciously, what has become of Texas? ie Mexlcaug got their indepeod- _ thought that province of Texas ould come forward very fast. It Is really one of the finest regions on earth; It is the Italy of this continent. But I have not seen or heard a word of Texas for near twenty years.” There were two Texan officers at the table. The reason he had never heard of Texas was that Texas and her af fairs had been painfully out of his newspapers since Austin began his settlements; so that, while he read of Honduras and Tqnmullpas, and, till quite lately, of California, this virgin province, In which his brother had traveled so far and, I believe, had died, had ceased to l>e with him. Walters and Williams, the two Texas men, looked grimly at each other, and tried not to laugh. Edward Morris had his attention attracted by the third link In the chain of the captain’s chan delier. Watrous was seized with o con vulsion of sneezing. Nolan himself saw that something was to pay, he did not know what. And I, ns master of the feast, hud* to say: “Texas is out of the map, Mr. No lan. Have you seen Captain Back’s curious account of Sir Thomas Roe’s Welcome?” After that cruise I never saw No- lun again. I wrote to him at least twice a year, for in that voyage we became even confidentially Intimate? but he never wrote to me. The other men tell me that in those fifteen years he aged very fast, as well he might Indeed, but that he was still the same gentle, uncomplaining, silent sufferer that he ever was, bearing as best he could his self-appointed punishment, •*«ther less social, perhaps, with new me# M' he did not know, but more anxious, apparently, than ever to serve and befriend and teach the boys, some of whom fairly seemed to worship him. And now it seems the dear old fellow Is dead. lie has found a home at lust, and a country. Since writing this, and while con sidering whether or no I would print • It, as n warning to the young of today of what It is to throw away u country, I have received from Danforth, who is on board the Levant, n letter which 1 gives an account of Nolan’s last hours. It removes all my doubts about telliug this story. To understand the first words of the letter, the no&professional reader should remember that after 1817 the position of every officer who had No lan in charge was one of the greatest delicacy. The government had fulled to renew 4he order of 1807 regarding him. What was a man to do? Should he let him go? What, then, if he w ere called to account by the depart- ■ ment for violating the order of 1807? Should he keep him? What, then, if Nolan should be liberated some day, and should bring nn action for false Imprisonment or kidnaping against ev ery man who had had him in charge? I urged and pressed this upon South ard, and I have reason to think that other officers did the same thing. But the secretary always sold, as they so often do at Washington, that there were no special orders to give, and that we must act ou our own Judg ment. That means, “If you succeed, you will be sustained; If you fail, you will be disavowed.” Well, as Dnnforth says, all that is over now, though I do not know but I expose myself to a criminal prosecution on the evidence of the very revelation I ora making. Here is the letter: “Levant, 2° 2" S. @ 181° W. “Dear Fred—I try to find heart and life to tell you that It Is all over with dear old Nolan. I have been with him on this voyage more than I ever was, and I can understand wholly now the way In which you used to speak of the dear old fellow. I could see that he was not strong, but I had no idea that the end was so near. The doctor had been watching him very, carefully, and yesterday morning came to me and told me that Nolan was not so well, and had not left his stateroom—a thing I never remember before. He had let the doctor come and see him as he lay there, the first time the doctor had been In the stateroom, and he said he should like lo see me. Oh, dear! do you remember the mysteries we boys used to invent about his room, in the old Intrepid days? Well, I went in, and there, to be sure, the poor fel low lay In his berth, smiling pleasant ly ns he gave me his hand, but look ing very frail. I could not help a glance rpund, whjeh showed me what a little shriii9 he had made of the box hp Wfl& lying In. The stars and stripes were triced up above and around a picture of Washington, and he had painted a majestic eagle, with light nings blazing from his beak and his foot Just clasping the whole globe, which his wings overshadowed. The dear old boy saw my glance, and said, with a sad smile, ‘Here, you see, I have a country!’ And then he pointed to the foot of his bed, where I had not seen before a great map of the United States, as he had drawn it from mem ory, and which he had there to look (typn as be lax. flgAhjt. queer qlfl lana Territory, rttory,’ and ‘Louisiana,’ as I supposed our fathers learned such things; but the old fellow had patched in Texas, too; he bad carried his western boun dary all the way to the Pacific, but on that shore he had defiued nothing, “*Oh, Danforth,’ he said,* 1 ! know I um dying. I cannot get home. Sure ly you will tell me something now? Stop! stopl Do not speak till I suy .vhnt I am sure you know, that there Is not In this ship, that there Is not In America—God bless her!—a more loyal man than L There cannot be a man who loves the old flag as I do, or prays for It as I do, or hopes for It as I do. There are thirty-four stars in It now, Danforth. I thank God for that, though I dp not know what their names are. There has never been one taken away; I thank God for that. I know by that, that there has never been any successful Burr. Oh, Dan forth, Danforth,’ he sighed out, ‘how like & wretched night’s dream u boy’s Idea of personal fame or of separate sovereignty, seems, when one looks back on It after such a life as miue! But tell me—toll me something—tell me everything, Danforth, before I die!’ | “Ingham, I swear to you that I felt j like u monster that I had not told him ! everything before. Danger or no dan-! ger, dellcucy or no delicacy, who wus I i that I should have been acting the tyrant all this time over this dear, sainted old man, who had years ago j expiated, In his whole manhood’s the madness of a boy’s treason? ‘Mr. : Nolan.’ said I ‘I will tell you everything 1 you ask about. Only, where shall I begin? “Oh. the blessed smile that crept' over his white face! and he pressed my hand and said, ‘God bless you 1 Tell me their names.* he said, and ho point ed to the slurs on the flag. ‘Ihe lust I know is Ohio. My father lived in Kentucky. But I have guessed Mich igan and Indiana and Mississippi—that was where Fort Adams is—they make twenty. But where are*your other fourteen? You have not cut up uuy of the old ones, I hope?’ “Well, thut was not a l»ad text, and I told him the names, in ns good or der as I could, and he bade me take dowu his beautiful map and draw them in as I best could with my pencil. lie was wild with delight ubout told me how his brother died there; he had marked a gold c£»ss where he supposed his brother’s grave was; and he had guessed ut Texas. 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Walls a blook and save a dollar. been permitted to land cn that shore, though the ships were there so much. ‘And the men,’ said he, laughing, ‘brought off a good deal besides furs.’ Then he went back—heavens, how far—to ask about the Chesapeake, and what was done to Barron for surren dering her to the Leopard, and wheth er Burr ever tried again, and he ground his teeth with the only passion he showed. But in a moment that was over, and he said, ‘God forgive me, for I am sure I forgive him.’ Then he asked about the old war—told me the true story of his serving the “Tell Me Their Mime*," He Said. gun the day we took the Java—asked about dear old David Porter, ap he called him. Then he settled down more quietly, and very happily, to hoar me tell la an hour the history of fifty body who knew something! ButT^ did as well as I couid. I told him bf' the English war. I told him about Ful ton and the steamboat beginning. I told him about olQ Scott and Jacksoa; j told him all I «ould think about the Mississippi, and New Orleans, and Texas, and his own old Kentucky. And do you know he asked who was in command of the ‘Legion of the West?’ I told him it was a very gal* Innt officer named Grant, and that by , our last ne\Vs, he was about to estab lish his headquarters at Vicksburg. Then, ‘Where was Vicksburg?’ I worked that out on the map; it was about a hundred miles, more or less, above his old Fort Adams; and 1 thought Fojrt Adams must be a ruin now. ‘It must he at old Vick’s plan tation,’ said ho; ‘well, that is a , chaujql! (To Bo Continued) • YOU WILL BE GLAD TO KNOW that by buying early, we are holding prices down, and that we are to-day selling dry- goods, shoes, clothing etc., in many instances, for less than we can buy them at wholesale. Satisfied Customers Make This Store a Success W E conduct a merchandising=-not a speculating business. 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