Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-10-17

never could forget. "For though have
heard about hard loving, yet I reckon
no poor devil was ever cursed with such
hard love as mine has always been when
! it came on me. I soon found myself
head over heels in love with this girl,
whose name the public could mako no
uss Of; and ! thought II all the hills q.
bout there we're Of pure chink, ! would
give them IL I could just talk TO her as
! wanted to but ] was afraid to begin.
for when I would think Of saying any.
thing to her. my heart would begin TO
autter, like duck In q puddle and Il
tried TO out.do il and speak, it would
get right smack up in my throat. and
| choke me like cold potato. 1t bore
on my mind in this way, till at last !
concluded ! must die If didn't broach
the subject: and 50 determined to be.
gin, and hang on trying to speak till
my heart would get out Of my throat
ono way or t'other. And SO, one day at
il l went, and after several trials ! could
say little. l told her how we'll loved
her; that she was the darling Of my
soul and body and must have her, or
else should just pine down to nothing,
and die away with the consumption. l
found my talk was not disagreeable to
her but she was an honest girl, and dIdn't
want to deceive nobody. She told me
she was engaged to her cousin. u son OF
the old Quaker. This was worse news
to me than war, pestilsnce. or famine {;
but still l knowed couldn't help my.
self. saw quick enough my cake was
dough. and tried to cool off as fast as
possible but had hardly safety pipes
enough, as my love was SO hot as mighty
nigh to burst my boilers"
Davy attributed his bad luck in this
affair 10 his "want Of learning. l had
never been.to school but four days, and
did not yet know a letter. I thought !
would try to 60 to school some 4; and as
the Quaker had married son. who was
living about mile and half from him
and keeping school, ! proposed to him
thai would 60 to school four days in
| the week, and work for him the other
two. He agreed to this, and a. it went
working and learning, backward and
forwa ard, until had been with him nigh
on to six months. In this time learned
to read little in my primer, to wri,o my
own name, and to cypher some in the
three FIRST rules in figures. And this was
all the schooling l ever had in my life. "
1t would be highly diverting to give a
detail Of the Colonel's courtshi2s. as he
has narrated them, but we havn't room.
To make long story short-CRocKErT
married in 1s08-took an active part in
the Creek campaigns during the war ol
ls12-was subsequently, elected to the
Legislature Of Tennessee-in 1925, he
was candidate for Congress. and, ate,
an animated struggle, was beaten by q
majority of two votes, only was again
a candidate in 1927, and was elected by
the overwhelming majority Of 2,74s
votes. He was, at that time, so poor
that wealthy friend lent him money tc
purchase whisky and tobacco for the can
vass, and one hundred dollars 10 defray
his expenses 10 Washington. He wal
reelected in 1929 but, dissenting fion
the distinctive policy Of President Jack
sons Administration, he was defeated O
the next election for Members Of Con
gress. Not daunted by this circumstance
he was again candidate in 1888. an,
; defeated his opponent Of the preceding
canvass Of 1929. His next and las
canvass was in 1885. In the autum
Of that year. he wen, to Texas. as vol
unteer in the war Of Independence. H,
, was massaered by the Mexicans ate
, the storming Of the Alamo, on tho 8.
of March, 1885.
' The following amusing and character
I istic story Of Col. CAocxrrT, related b
( himself. may interest the reader.
shows how Members Of the Nation.
!. Congress were elected, in certain loca
# tiles, thirty years ago.-[ED. SrIRlr .
(. TIE TINES.
}, "I sEo1x this chapter on the 9th da
) Of July. 1885, at Home. Weakley ceur
Z, ty, Tennessee. have just returne
a from two weeks electioneering car
IS vass, and have spoken every day to lare
L concourses Of peepleuwith my compe
|. itor. have him badly plagued, for h
70 does not know as much as do abo,
70 "the Government" the deposites, an
'e the Little Flying Dutchman," whose Iii
t. l wrote, as can tell the people an
1t at times he is as much bothered as 4
l in tar.pot 10 get out Of the mess
)" candidate is often stumped in makir
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