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life, often said he had given up all hope
of life IN this instance, and could hardly
believe that the weak emaciated female,
whose captive thongs he had just cut,
could be his deliverer. F..
The biosrapher of Gen. Dale, John II.
F. Claiborne, of Mississippi, cite the above
incident, and vouches for its truth. The
tales of knight-Errantry could hardly
equal it In romance and wildness of adj
venture; and no BEDSIDE Gilbert of the
Middle Ages, in 'panoply complete, :"
could boast greater triumphs of his lance,
than Gen. Dale of his hunting knife.
After the treaty of peace with the In.
dians, Gen. Dale settled in Lauderdale
county, in the northern part of Alabama,
where his log cabin was the seat of en-
extensive and generous hospitality. In
1886 he was elected to the State Legisla-
ture, in which he served with his char
acteristic openness and independence of
character. An interesting anecdote of
him is related by Mr.. Claiborne, in his
biographical memoir. We give it in the
author own language 'Some time ago
Gen. Dale was held, in Mobile, as endor-
ser upon note The debt was in the
hands of stranger. Accompanied by
an officer he ught the creditor, and
found him in the saloon of Cullum's far
famed hotel. ''Sir," said the General,
81 have no money to pay this debt. The
principal has property-make him pay
1t, or let me go home and work it out. "
The Shyloch hesitated. Every WE'LL"
said the veteran, in tones that rang in
dignantly through the apartment, ''Very
well, sir. Look at my scars. / will
march to Jail, down Music street, and all
Mobile shall witness the treatment of an
old soldier" There simple words fell like
electricity upon that heightened peopel.
In half an hour a dozen of the brightest
names of the city were upon the bond;
and before morning the debt was paid,
and full discharge handed to the Gen
eral. ..t 49,.
Gen. Dale died in 1S41, at his resi-
dence, with the fortitude of a soldier,
and the resignation of a Christian" We
know not better how to close this article,
than by quoting from the well written
biography, which we have already used
"In many respects, physical and
moral, he resembled his antagonist of the
woods. He had the square forehead, the
high cheek bones, the compressed lips,
and, IN fact, the phisiognomy of an In
dian, relieved, however, by tine benevo-
lent Saxon eye. Like the red man, too,
his foot fell lightly upon the ground, and
turned Leither to the right or left. He
was habitually taciturn bis face grave
he spoke slowly and in low tones, and
seldom laughed. / observed of him,
what / have often noted as peculiar to
border men of high attributes, he enter
tanned the strongest attachment for the
Indians-extolled their courage, their
love of country, and many of their
domestic qualities and have often seen
the wretched remnant of the Choctaws
encamped around his plantation, and sub
sisting upon his crops. In peace, they
'elt for him the strongest veneration-he |
mad been the friend both of Tecumseh |
and Northumberland in war the name Of |
Big Sam fell on the ear of the Semi |
mole, like that of NIarius on the hordes of
the Clmbri !;'-Georgia University Maya
elne.