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had armed neither rifle shot. A Volunteer company had been formed at Galveston [?] to proceed to the frontier, but as an addition to [?] [?] was [?] for its complete equipment, and it Colonel being german Professor of Music he came out boldly in an advertisement on the perplexity of getting up a concert, the proceeds of which were to be given over to the company at the same time [?] the Editor of the principal newspaper for a helping hand [?] the occasion, that documents [?] up with the following "we need not remind our readers of what [?] said about the individual who as so unfortunate as to have no music in his soul. They will all [?] that that close observer of human character pronounced such fit only for [?] user" [?] pardon me, for now I am [?] to speak somewhat directly of myself. I was invited to take part with the professionals! on the occasion to [?] to sing a spanish song or two there being several families from San Antonio (where Spanish is spoken) who intended to patronize the concert which was held at the Tremont Hotel . The [?] arrived when it was just hinted to the turning of what had been