Des Arc citizen., 1860-01-18
Gen. Jackson His Valor when a Boy

Gen. Jackson His Valor when Boy 1 The following incident of the boyhood of Gen. Jackson, is copied from Parton's Life of Jackson. It occurred during the partisan war a the Waxhaws:
 1 In that fierce, Scotch Indian warfare the absence of a father from lome was often a better protection to his family than his presence; because his presence invited attack. The main object Of both parties was to kill the fighting men, and 10 avenge the staying of partisaos. The house of the quiet hero Hicks, for exam pie, was safe, until it was noised about among the tories that Hicks was at home. And thus 1t came 10 pass. that when a Wing soldier o( any note desrde to spend a night with his family, his neighbofs were accustomed 10 turn out and serve as Ia guard 10 his house while he slept. Be- hold Robert and Andrew Jackson, with six others, thus employed ooe night in the spring ot l7Sl, at the domlcil of neigh boF, Capt. Sands. The guard on this oc- caslon was more friendly tribute to an
 
 necessary to his safety. In short, the night was not far advanced before the whole party were snugly housed and stretched upon the floor, all sound asleep except one, a British deserief, who was restless, and dozed at intervals.
 Danger was near. A band of tories, bent on taking the life of Capain Sands, approached the house in two disision; one party moving towards the front door, the other towards the back The wakeful soldier, bearing suspicious noise, rose, went out of doors to learn it's cause, and saw the foe stealnily nearing the house. He ran in in terror, and seized Andrew Jackson, who lay next the door, by the hair, and exclaimed:
 '.The tories are upon us.
 Andrew sprang up and ran out. Seeing body of men in the distance, he placed the end of his gun in the low fork of tree near the door, and nailed them. No reply. He hailed them second lime.- No reply. They quickened their pace, and had come within few rods of the door. By this time, too, the guard in the house had been reused, and were gathered in group behind the boy. Andrew dis charged his musket, upon which the to- ries fired volley, which killed the hap less deserter who, had given the alarm. The other party of tories, who were ap- preaching the house from the other side hearing this discharge, and the rush Of bullets above their heads, supposed that the firing issued from party that had s- sued from the house. They now fired volley, which sent shower of balls whist ling about the heads of their friends on the other side. Both parties hesi,ated, and then halted. Andrew having thus, by his single discharge, puzzled and stop ped the enemy, retired to the house where he and his comrades kept up brisk fire from the windows. One of the guard fell rnortally wounded by his side, and an- other received wound less severe. In the midst of this singular contest bugIe was heard some distance off, sounding the cavalry charge; whereupon the tories concluding that they had come upon an ambush of Wings, and were about to be assailed by horse and on foot, fled to where they had left their horses, mount ed, dashed pel-meIl into the woods, and were seen no more. It appeared after. wards, that the ugle-charge was sounded by neighbor, who judging from the noise of musketry that Captain Sands was attacked, and having not a single man with him in his house, gave the blast upon the trumpet, thinking that even a trick so stale, aided by the darkness of the night, might have some effect in alarming the assailanls.
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