Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-07-11
q F.. @ COLUMBUS, 20. SATURDAY MORNING. July H. 1865

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Henow began to be extremely suscep-
tible to the charms of the female SEX
Manageable girls were as scarce on the
frontiers then as they now are in some
parts Of California and Oregon. Accord
ingly, a young fellow had to he prompt
both at popping the question and in full
filling his engag cement. The first girl
with whom he, was smitten was a young
relative of his schoolmaster, but, while
he was counting her with the vigor and
warmth of backwoodsman, and hatter-
ing himself that his passion was returned, ),
a wealthy suitor came along. and snap
ped her up before his eyes. He soon
fell in love again, at a ball, and before
the evening was finished, he was en-
gagged to be married, and day was ap-
pointed for him to announce. the fact to
the girls parents. e,9 .,, ~ a5a re-, ,n1a5a 5l Z
On the appointed day, he started for
the young lady's abode, but falling in on
the way with gay party. he spent the.
whole night in frolic; and when, the
next morning, he approached the house
of his lady-loye, he learned that she was
to be married that evening to another
man. His riding-whip slipped from his
hand; his jaw fell; and he sat on his
horse staring wildly at his Informant
He recovered his spirits, however, went
to the wedding, and danced all night, the
merriest of the merry. -. e.lIt ,
| lie was soon in love again, over head
and ears, and in due time was happily
married. He lived, at first, with his
wife's mother, working alittle, and hunt
ing asgreat deal, for his subsistence.
After two years, he set up his own cab
in on the Elk river, where he cultivated
a few acres for his, and ranged the forest
for his meat. % .a Is aa8e1efae %
| The Greek War, in 1873, summoned
the yeomen of Tennessee to arms under
General Jackson. No young man of
them all was prompter to take the field
than David Crockett. He was in most
of the principal engagements under
General Jackson, and if ever he obtain
ed leave of absence, he soon tired of the
monotony of home, and was off again
for the army. He was the life of the
camp. His merriment, his Dutch anec-
dotes, his bear stories, his wonderful
shooting, his fortitude and courage, made
him universal favorite. .s.5. =. F.
The war over, he removed his little
family one hundred and fifty miles to the
west, and settled in the midst of will
derness forty miles distant from the near
est settlement. There he built his cabin,
dug his well, cleared his cornfeld, and
lived the life of pioneer in its perfec-
tion. His skill and courage in hunting
the deer, the panther and the bear Were
wonderful indeed; and l only wish the
strongest of his bear stories were not to
long to be inserted here. s 'A" /
Years passed on. The country filled
up with settlers. The fame of David
Crockett as a hunter. story teller and
general good fellow, spread far and
wide, and at last be found himself elected
to the Legislature. So popular was he
in the Legislature that, in 1924, he was
set up as an anti-tariff candidate for
Congress, and was only beaten by two
votes in district ofseyenteen counties.
At the next election, he returned by the
extraordinary majority of twenty-seven
At Washington, he was aconspicuous
parsonage, for his fame had preceded
him, and he was perhaps the only genu-
inc pioneer and backwoodsman that ever
sat in Congress. He was a member
four years, and would, mo doubt, have
been elected again, if he had not differ.
ed with his old commander, President
Jackson, on the removal of the Chero
KEGS. He found, at the next election,
that Andrew jackson was too strong
for him. He was defeated, and soon af-
ter Joined in the movement started by
General Houston, which was designed
to sever Texas from Mexico, and annex
it to the United States. - o.
p His exploits in Texas were as roman
tic as any which has ever been related
in another department of the Ledger.
He was caught at length, in a fort garri-
soned by hundred and forty Texans,
when it was invested by Mexican army
of two thousand. Never was place
more valiantly defended. After ten
days of conflict and starvation, every
man of the garrison had perished except
six, one of whom was Colonel Crockett.
These six heroes then surrendered TO
Santa Anna, the dastardly traitor and
coward, who commanded the Mexican
army. This base wretch, so far from
being touched by the heroism of Col.
Crockett, ordered him to be murdered,
and the gallant pioneer fell pierced with
a dozen swords. .se..-'4 -. saS
This is the merest outline of life so
full of strange and romantic adventure,
that if it could be truly and fully written,
it would attract universal attention, and
be permanent addition to our literature.
1t is subject worthy the pen of an Irv
ing or a Cooper. 20. 7.-.'..' -. = .... ...,...