The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1853-05-07
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Something over three ysas ago.
- man, apparently sbost twenty -Av'
Inv years Of 49,. stopped At Balm
;des, . noted landing. sissatsd at The 100
t6s Mpssls Shoals. In this county. III
,vs bile sass.s - Oolas, from KNOX eosnty
;,s. Tennessss. Hs came with erowt
Astboat>u,eu, which annually dsseent
tom the upper waters Of the Tennessee
md tarry Tor . season at the foot Of !ne
hoals. Goins I'D .remain~d after h''
migratory companions bad oil gone the''
sy. lis conduct was observed to N
)omstimes seesusric. though always q"'e'
laeiturn. and approaching to n:Iancoo'y
A f>er . time hs took Up bic abode m on:
., those numerous caves which are ioand
n IN. bjxh and precipitoss' blu g tk'r''ng
alo.s he northern shores Of Ne 1ennes.
~ river from Shoal Creek to Florence.
Tho one selected BY this poor outcaat was
.i,usted q few hsndred yards from the
kry, and near the public road lie WAS
olten sssn sitting At tho mouth Of his
lonely cell. or reclining on some projecting
ro.k, basking in the genial rays Of IN au.
,mnsl run. IL slammed all approach.
and many were the cold and heartless
;,-rs passed upon Nh by the passers by.
Soon, however, he disappeared. and all
traces of him were lost
Two long years passed swny--yesrs
10 he remembered. ~ having witnessed.
one .. least. Of the most dreary, protrxcted
asd intenselynpsvsre winters that ever
frosted the kos8n Of our earth. One day
In, December two me" were hunting over
tho Broken River Hills. attached to the
plantation Of Mr.. John J. Craig. and dis>
covered Coins IN the hollow Of a large
ebesnut tree. They knew him and con.
vusrd with him; but he obstinatsly resist
81 ~ rsnr.ions :" 70 homo with them,
al 'ad them sgainst any a'temp, TO
So. .'m IA The meg went home and
~ lheif strange Interview, ana IN
company with several otusrA returned to
iAe tree, bot Coins had gone they watched
the place Tor several days, but he never re
iarncd, They then procured a pack of
bounds which bad been trained TO hunt lu-
..r
CURES aug SECURE" '"s mus he a'gs
soo' '"SeA oP"" ""',' A"u ""'"e" Oil
eooer '"'! cry .o' "ore INN" TWO miles 70
Ne mouth OF Shoal Creek. but owing to
me 'uese" o"s'"c'e' W "'e country Tue
h"''e"'e" coa'" nor keep up. an" '"e '"g''
I'VE was '"s' III '"e waters OF '"o"' tfees'
Az 'u''ne' PURSUIT was une" aoan"""so'
s"u NAVY "e''e'eo '"e ~"o'e -'o'y 'aoo
,oa'' u"''' 's' SUNDAY week, 10Y be-
,o"e'"s 10 w. a. =, >e"y reported TO
MS master '""' no nad see" man upon I
me ''a"s near . noted cave o" Tue pian'"'
non OF !"aee '"sey'
"r' Nee'y Immediately collected mum
ser OF gentlemen ana proceeded to the
spot Indicated me day was one o' the
most Indictment o, the season va near,
ny me moul" OF TIE cave '"ey discovered
'Ar sh,'er'"g form OF the poor wretch
'sfe' "e"e"'h sco'e,'"g OF Straw "ePa'u
10 stts"tlo" TO their su"'.'ons to come
'o"h' and one OF the party t'h""ghtiess'v
We hoPe) tossed ~ dos' w"'eh making
'aHous assault, bro"g" tho naples" re-
e'use to his feet
Tie then came out !" STATE OF almost
perfect nudity, presenting picture OF no'
re- misery aud sluahd w'e'chedness "nicn
utterly brsears description anu we s"n"
not attempt IT, tie "iPeafe" perfectly I