They Died For Liberty.

March is the auniversary date of the gallant struggle macto by Travis and his patriot band aloug the walls of the Alamo. On that day - 183(5 - America gave the world a uew Tberraopylsp and plaood the word Texau beside the word Spartan as a synouyrn for warlike valor. Ouly 1 88 men of arms could be rallied at that frontier outpost to hare their breasts against the host of Mexican spearmen swarruing over the border. It was a fight for liberty. Travis carried the bauner of the infant nation that had just raised the standard of revolt on the Rio Grande and which Santa Anna resolved to strangle in the eradle. After ten days' siege the dictator fornied nis column under the walls of the Alamo, with a line of cavalry behind it, to soonrge the storming parties forward with the saber should they f alter. The Mexicana iinmbered betweeu 4,000 and ti.OOO. At daylight ladders were placed against the walls, and the voltigeurs attemptod to niouut them, but were twice hurled back by the Texaus. Santa Anua then appeared on the scene. Inspirad ' by his presence and also by thc lashes of their officera, tho front ranks niounted the wall. Thev were quickly ent down by the Texaus, but moro followed so rapidly that the defenderá conM baroly get room to strike for the protection of their own persons. ïooclosely pressod to load and flre, Ihey clubbed their rifles and gave ground inoh by inch until but a handfnl reinaiued. Colonel Davy Crockett, the tero of the desperate siege, feil at I the very last, sjabbed to death in the presence of Santa Anna. Colonel Bowie, the renownt-d borderer, was pre6sed into a corner, but shot down soveral Mexicans bef ore he oould be dispatöhed. Within au honr after sunrise that Sabbath morniiig every man of tbe little band lay dead. But they had made tbe Mexicana pay dearly for the victory. Dsring the siege and asaanlt their busy rifles bad slain over üOO cnemies ar.n wonnded 1,000 more. The news of the tragedy called all Texas to arms, an.l lounding the battleory, "Kemomber tho AJamo!" the peoplo arose to av uge Travis and his niartyrs.