The Personal Correspondence of Sam Houston, Volume 1: 1839-1845 Page: 147
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and ministering angel in the hand of Heaven that has restrained me
from vicious habits and rendered me the rational husband of my
amiable and lovely wife! 'Tis possible that others might have possessed
the charms, but upon this subject, I will ever remain a skeptic!
For this simple reason-you are the only dear object that I ever
loved with my whole heart and existence! That love can never change
unless you shou'd deem me unworthy of yours! That can not be
anticipated-Therefore we will love!!!
Since writing the foregoing part of my letter, or a large portion
of it, I was in the mood which it wou'd indicate! I was a little, very
little, in the dumps-But some Senators and Representatives have
been to see me, and I believe they will try and sustain me, but to
what extent, I can not say.
Dearest it is 10 PM and I have not been out of my office to day. I
have received many kind wishes of the season and returned my felicitations
to my visitors. I had nothing to extend to them, but my
hand. There was no liquor, no egg nog, nor have I seen one drop of
any thing in that time! I do not remember a Christmas when I cou'd
have said as little for it. You will say it is just enough! Well agreed.
My friend Reily has been here to see me twice to day! and I read a
paragraph in his Ladies letter in which she says many kind and true
things of you!
I see that you have got the start of me if I were elligible [sic] to a
reelection and I wou'd have no objection my Love as you will see by
my letter that I am not much charmed with my situation. I read a
portion of this letter to two members who called to see me after I
had written it, and they stared a good deal and implored me to see
you before I came to any solemn conclusion! So you can judge, as
they were men of good sense how far matters are thought of at Austin.This day at least as much depends upon my firmness and sagacity,
as did on the 21st of Apl [sic] of 36. Then I was able to save the
country because I was supreme! Were I so now, I cou'd do it without
an apparent effort-or the least oppressions. The time is on its march,
I fear when neither nor both will succeed without a convulsion of
the most distressing character! I wou'd save my country if I could!
but I fear it will not let me save it again!
Fortune becomes weary in pursuing us if we do not embrace her
occasionally! She woos us now, but I fear she will not receive the
147 : NOVEMBER 30, 1841-FEBRUARY 7, 1842
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