The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-09-07

Among the ,Tuo,, friends Of the people, Of al
IN tho prnsent Convention, may 30 named John
Hill. Of 81 Francis. Hin energy, soquonco snd
courage fully cattle him 10 the proud place lie
holds, and. 81 ws trust will long retain--that
OF leader Of the Arkansas Democracy Little
Rsek Gazette. IN tie days Of the Contention.
BLoopY AFrRsr-A desperate roncontro oe
CURED las, seek IN ST. Francis. Two dia,in,
pushed citizens wsrs killed, and three Others
dangerously wounded. Tho difficulty resulted
from an attempt to srfcs, John Hill. a member Of
the last Leg !slature. and formerly OF the State
Convention. who, as It Is alleged, is tho notorious
NiIon Curry. that committed such atrocities tif.
teen years ago ia the mountains Of Carolns."--
Lite Rock Ga-tfis. Of May 1910.
We have given tho previous extracts
from the oldes, and most respectable jour
nal OF A'kan.ss. 10 order 10 satisfy every
reader, thu, the following narrative, eSlta.
ordinary as some Of lie incidents may mp
pear is no tissue Of fi:ilon. Indeed, while
relating genuine events, aud painting true
sceacs, we have been especially careful to
avoid oil vivid coIors. Should this short
sketch, by any chance, reach the forests oil
Arkansas, the people there will deem It's
descriptions tame 10 comparison with the
deeds Of the man. The writer, who has re
sided long on the frontier, has no use for
fancy N pahrsyins ils exciting life SIN
pie memory will serve him very we'll
s51u, fifty years ago there lived 10 Ire
uo'' col">g North Csrolins, Psesby tcran
P'eacns'. by III, name Of Curry. lie was
man 10 easy e"eums'.ncts, Of irrcptoSch.
q h.K
ao'e coafac'ef' ana having large family
OF promising sons aud daug6..-s. Among
,hsse, tho favori,e wa. Nixon, dlstu..i.b
cd when bay for hs fearless courage anu
the tenderness of his heart alike. lie seems
from several anecdotes Of his early days, TO
have been child Of impulse aud lncnse
carnestness and passion. When only SIX
years Of age, he had a combat a, school
with bully of the play ground nearly twice
bis own weight, and after suffering dread
fully, at las; achieved victory, due almost
entirely TO tho sheer power OF his endu-
rance.
From the time he was six wears old, that
IL 10 say, from the first session he attended
IN the coun,ry school house, had Nixon
Curry been IN love. His idol was lI,tle girl
Of the sane aye, aud under the tuition OF the
same master. The attach nent appears 10
have been mu'us from the commencement.
They stood up in ono class, and always
managed to stand together. During the
hours Of recess, when the other .Jaren:ies
were amusing themselves with bols'erous
sports, the precocious lovers would wander
amidst leaiy groves, or by tho messy mar
gins Of silver rllls. For ever to eternity,
snd whenever, the soft spell Of frs, love
comes, it brings with il tho bright spirit OF
poetry, scattering thick starred dreams aud
olvIne visions Of beauty over oil things
Even then they exchanged pledges, and
oIscoursed IN swee, sinless whispers ot their
iulure bridal.
And thus they grew up into one deli
' e,ous identity Of fancy and Of feeling
ihelr bias for each oshers society, while
'a'ld'ec, caused no particular remark