Maryland free press., 1867-01-24
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General jackson.

1 .,.ggnfita a-fI
dTIow he raecceeiived acei the sobriquot of ,iDll
Hickory" will be seen from .hs.l following
interesting historieui ren,ie iseenees .ffom
the jackson (Miss.) Merss:' 800, s1''.'''
f7 All Americans, s, are, familiar with ibis
Esobriauct Of aenl.rsi Andrew jackson;
vet .,t very few know how Il was, earpod, by
the old hero. Ihappcn to be 'ablc to in
Efrm v%our % readers ds - Y =, 49,. 80. !, ~
In 1896 T iutib,atefy acquainted
co1a r6bn ,I,,s Ic,,, Initial I,;i States ssu. agent
] ofthe cbisEasax indians. residing IN Pom
,oto. .ssna with his rBaotlilcsrr. Can't. Nh-
liam, Allen. Allen il then q a merchant ne in that town.
Fisafnea from CAPT VIM. Allen that his
! father was 's,oo a near neiphbor and.al devoted
friend of G en-. jackson. and thst. he, ,snl
bis brother Joha served as soldiers in-l;s
escort in all his campaigns, M D and e, c,annfpod
at the same. ,fi fac. and messed with, ,4him
during the Creek War. They Rsfcs Ger
tainly great favorises with hi,a,: ,andbho
rewarded them for ttsif frfenaahip'BSgiv-
inc them lucrative appointmentssuia,..t in ,..ths
Chickasaw Nation whIehs wjsas, Pie silent.
In conversation with Can't. EAilsua about
Gen. Jackson, on ono. occasion" h,iI T. asked
hin how,he acquired the name of''.'0li
Hickors, !" give ifis. EePlE., Fl w. as xqII
L,can- remember, .in. his own wbrdss't -
-' ''Dafips his CANT &hiieb includes
the -battle.of Ismdclsfaw Creek, tlc army.
Wis moving saPlllS e surprise The Indians,
and We were wa.'ous tents 4u 1.-THE, the ns1th mon
of March, g ec9lt eannoctlal ram sten upon
tus nsaeee, winch "a ssted Is T. ssv
erai days,,gIIbe general was exposeai'to
the weae'sf S,a :saa was etS,s su1ering seTersy
WITH Q pau e'ld anu sore sprea's 'ns n'en'
1--WE DIV. Diy0uacsed H.s.e IN m mas
" was ipoiAassihs Now Hai'i' '~atoa tso]sH"s
Hteh NY brother ss, 2! o95ais SSn aaa aaaa hHeds
mat ne'was, unwsil became uaAasy, ao 6"
hnn altaseqglt n i.ts he Ord @ not senplsinJs ,ana
la'a GOWN sp0n Tue eiaphet 'y. lna a,si,s ,eaagp
llre 9. wlsh W ms ms sodiers seeing Aim&e'
the SKIN s'te1ened tue m I'd acs, WAGER "S
INNS m ms sulefin SURE ~ cqhs'sion, wo
so'ry anu 10 ae.,,.,
"Ws cut>doSn Stout hiekarVltrsspiin
which tho sap 'fising' and peeled tho
bark fronieii rom hTge I.,if sak & 81 Sa. &efaiks
and a pole siAid down "a tloeroof bark and
Fdcad leaves, and roofsd Il aad closed aso
sidea or rathef oHe,Send Aof tAe srueture.
against the wHis Ws5lif Wb5f taasisd bfsbissts
and msls him d s1siict IN The tent Ss lad
constr constructed. u We woke up itl,s"ola~gen-
rera1 and with some dificslty, persuaded
him to cra# lin, With .hisssaddlOlo forra
piIlcw, wrapped id our drS, ,'Ilsnk atsospRd
lis ,feettot tho fire, ho.ilslcpt ysaagly 0und
soandly all night, we'll .sassI in bliskory
bark. as.s ~: o.i.,ss, !, t,ii,is. y 'oa !s.a'
1.-The next morning an oolL man Eam
tue neiglborhooa came into eaSp" witlfCs
lug Of whisky with yhich.after.a imhibing
quite faooly .hhsse fs.i'lte gave -as alfa
ftrcat as Far. ffar q. Iii Liquor yonll go. lie
seemed to- be a kind.heartcds: ojoyiaf and
patriotic, old fellow; a sort ,,of . fpriHiiegod
character in. his county ob While stag
scring around among The cainp1Heess full
Of fun,aud Observation-Disclosures . sn icur
little hickory bark tent. which iiRlnediatsly
arrested bis ttentions'Afser ,eyeips e for
.-ssTlsf " -
an an outlandisps Indian sfixiu' dis. tis,s ssad
gave It kick, which tdiaablcd down, tho
querepr;i.loolsins 'sstruoture, and cdnplestt.y
buried .the old hero in BARK she, ,sirug
gled out of thc'ruins, and losk ed Gfercely
around, for the autloS Of III . mischief, tho
cid topsrareeognisei him, and exclaimed:
Hello. Old Hickory /! come 'voat out of Your Your
bark. and .ioia us. in a drink.' .sds apiia:ls
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