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terrible. This morning a company went out and about a mile from
the capitol they found the mutilated remains of the Judge and as the
ground was marshy they also found where the little Boy was taken
from the ground and no doubt taken off a prisoner. You can now
imagine the distress of an agonized mother. This is owing to the
wretched imbecility of the Executive to whom power was delegated,
but the other day power to raise, and employ spy companies, to
prevent such catastrophies [sic], as the present. Poor beast, he is but
a wretch, foul and polluted!3
The only care of Burnet is to create a party to sustain him, but all
will not do. The poor creature will be execrated in the mouth of
Babes. We have nothing to hope from such selfishness. I have just
made a speech on the subject of a French Colony. My hand is unsteady
because I was a good deal excited during the time I was on
the floor.
It is nonsense, or I fear you will think so. I dreamed of you most
kindly and fancied that I had arrived at Galveston in the morning &
flew to meet the wife of my bosom. You met me, and I was happy,
but weary from my great anxiety to meet you and the want of repose
for days and nights.
Oh I was very happy and restored for days in peace. You I thought
were happy too-quite happy. I will not describe your appearance
minutely! But I thought you looked well, very well! The time far
approaches when we are to leave here, and then I will hurry home.
I will have to go by Bledsoes, tho' it is not the nearest route! I will
not long delay, but I feel satisfied you will not suspect me of playing
the sluggard by the ways.
I hope to meet a boat at [torn] ready to sail in an hour for
Galveston. I need not urge an assurance of my great solicitude to
see you! For in my minds eye I can see no being on the Island but
my dear Maggy. The Island wou'd be to me a dreary waste if you
were not there!
My friends I wou'd be happy to meet, and see those to whom
my presence wou'd be welcome. They I am told are many. Of this
you may learn something, but not mingling much you must be comparatively
unadvised of the state of things.
Every day I see Mr. McKinney and Mr. Williams4 of Galveston.
They are great friends of mine. But indeed my dear, in this place, I
do not believe that I have one opponent out of every ten men in this
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Roberts, Madge Thornall. The Personal Correspondence of Sam Houston, Volume 1: 1839-1845, book, 1996; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc9715/m1/94/: accessed May 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Press.