The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1868-08-08

nad supplied nimself Win decent clotnes.
Tie was now nearly twenty years Of age,
and being much mortified with his inabil.
ity to read or write. he made bargain
with Quaker school. master. agreeing to
work two days on the Quaker's farm for
every three that he attended school. He
picked up knowledge rapidly, and after
six months of this arrangement he could
read, write and cipher sufficiently well
for life on the frontier.
He now began to be extremely suscep.
tibIe 10 the charms of the female Sex
Marriagable girls were as scarce on the
frontiers as thoy arc now in some parts Of
California and Oregon. Accordingly, a
young fellow had TO be prompt both in
popping the question and fulfilling his
engagement. The first girl with whom
he was smitten vas young relative Of
his school. master, but while he was court.
ing her with the vigor and warmth Of a
backwoodsman, and fattering himself
that his passion was returned, wealthy
suitor ccame along and snapped her up
before his eyes. He soon fell in love ut a
ball. and before the evening was finished
he was engaged TO be married. and day
was appointed for him 10 announce the
facts TO the girls parents.
On the appointed Gay he started for
the young lady's abode. but falling in on
The way with . gay party, be spent tho
whole night 10 frolic aud when. the
next morning be approached tho honse Of
his lady. love. he learned that she was TO
be married that evening 10 another man.
His riding whip slipped from his hand
his jaw fell and he sat on his horse star.
ing wildly at his informant He recov.
cred his spirits, however, went TO the
wedding. and danced all night. the mer.
riest OF the merry.
He was soop in love again, over head
and cara. and in due time was happily
married. lie lived at first with his wife's
mother, working a little and hunting Q
great deal for his subsistence. After
two years he SGT up his own cabin on the
elk river. where he cultivated few acre,
for his bread, and ranged the foFest fol
his meat.
The Creek war. 10 1918, summoned
the yoeman of Tennessee 10 arms under
General Jackson. No yonng man oi
them all was pFomptor To take the field
than David Crockett; he vas in the most
Of the principal engagements under Gen
eral Jackson, and II ever he obtained
leave Of absence, he sooned tired Of the
monotony Of home, and was of again fol
the army. He was the life Of the camp
His merriment, his Dutch anecdotes. hi
bear stories, his wonderful shooting, hi
fortitude aud courage. made him gene
ral favoriie.
The war over, he removed his little
family $50 miles out west, and settled iu
the wilderness. 40 miles from the nearest
settlement. There he built his cabin
dug his well. cleared his corn-feld and
lived the life Of a pioneer in perfec
ton. His skill and courage 10 hunting
the deer, the panther and the bear were
nderful indeed and I only wish the
shortest Of his bear stories were not toe
long TO be inserted here.
Years passed on. The country filled
up with settlers. The fame of David
Crockett as hunter, story teller. and
general good fellow, spread far and wide,
and at last he found himself elected tC
the Legislature So popular was he ID
the Legislature, that, in 1924, he was sci
up as an anti.tariff candidate for Con-
gTess, and was only beaten by two votes
in district of seventeen counties. Al
the next election, he was returned by the
extraordinary majority of 2,700 votes.
At Washington he was conspicuous
parsonage, and he was perhaps the only
genuine pioneer and backwoodsman that
that ever sat in Congress. He was {
member four years, and would no doub
have been elected again. if he had no
differed with Lis old commander, Presi
dent Jackson, on the removal of the Cher
okees He found. at the next election
that Andrew Jackson was too strong fol
him. He was defeated, aud soon aftel
joined in the movement started By Gen
Houston, which was dcsigdcd to seveI
Texas from Mexico and annex it to th'
United States.
His exploits in Texas were as roman
tic as any which have ever been rclateC
in another department of the Ledger
He was caught, at length, in fort garri
soned by hundred aud forty Texans
when it was invested by Mexican ar
my of two thousand. Never was place
/ more Valiaptly defended. After ten day
of conflict and starvation every man o
tho garrison had perished except ak, on
of whom was Colonel Crockett Thesl
sig heroes then surrendered to Santa An
pa, the dastardlY traitor and coward, VIII,
commanded the Mexican army. Thi
base wretch, so far from being touched
by the heroism of Colonel Crockett, or
dered him to be murdered, aud the gal
liant pioneer tell pierced with dozeI
swords
This is the merest outline Of life s.
full of strange and romantic adventure
that if it could bo truly and fully writ
ten it would attract universal attention
and be permanent addition to our lit
erature. 1t is subject worthy of tn
pen of an Irving or Cooper.-Janpe
Parton.
WHISKY FRAplS.-The tax on whis
ky is two dollars gallon, aud the cost Q
manufacturing it IS about thirty cents
gallon. The current price of whisky il
this market is now about one dollar an,
forty five cents gallon, or ffty-fve cent
less than the tax and eighty five cents les
than the tax and the cost of making nd
ded together. Whoever Buys whisky .
this rate can have with his purchase,
he desires. an official certificate of th
IFevenue officers that the identical whisk
wbioh hn hnuc for ono dollar and forty