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STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 45
again. "The old pioneers who had come with him into
the country, and been with him in days gone by, and
who had witnessed and partaken of his toils and privations,
gathered round and received him as one risen
from the dead." All turned to him for advice and guidance.
Austin had been at home scarcely a month when war
broke out between Mexico and Texas. Mexican soldiers
were sent to take away the arms of the Texans.
The Texans would not give them up; they needed them
to protect their homes from the Indians. They would
die, they said, before they would give up their arms.
The first fight took place at Gonzales, October 2, 1835.
The Texans had a small cannon here which the Mexicans
were told to take. "Take it if you can," said the
Texans, and fired it into the enemy's ranks. They used
the little gun so well that the Mexicans were soon
whipped. Four of them were killed and many wounded.
The Texans lost not a man.
The news of this battle flew over the country as fast
as fleet steeds could carry it. "Our fellow-citizens at
Gonzales have been attacked! The war has commenced!"
was thundered at every door in Texas. At
this not unexpected summons men snatched up their
guns, spoke a few hasty words of parting to their loved
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Littlejohn, E. G., 1862-. Texas History Stories: Ellis P. Bean and Stephen F. Austin., book, 1901; Richmond, Virginia. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14383/m1/47/: accessed May 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.