Emphasis Preaching Journal
A Bostonian visited San Antonio...
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A Bostonian visited San Antonio, Texas. He asked a native, "What is that dilapidated ruin over there?" The Texas said, "That, sir, is the Alamo. In that building, sir, 136 immortal Texans held off an army of fifteen thousand of Santa Anna's regulars for four days." "Uh huh. And who was that man on horseback on that hill over there?" "That, sir, is a statue of a Texas Ranger. He killed 46 Apaches in single-handed combat and broke up 27 riots in his lifetime. Where are you from, stranger?" "I am from Boston. We have our heroes back east, too. Paul Revere, for example." "Paul Revere!
