Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1870-02-19

conclave. the Narrator only tells
what he sees ut, and this always upon
the platform Of volitiof; coiise-
quently, when ventured my ques-
ton, he no doubt considered the Dig
nifty OF his Indianship ins.llted, and
thus he became inoroses This much
Mt least, was tidings to me; 1 In.
tended to profit n possible by what I
had learned, though kept my coun-
sells to myself. While at our ,repast
next morning was much amused at
the. sudden appearance OF brave
from q ncighboring tribe, having sp'
my corduroys which / lost i'm the.
flood OH the precediag. evening. He
was q tall, square built fellow, not
less than six feet four inches high,
and had put on my pants hind part
before latter having cut off all the
buttons and strong them around his
neck !; he had laced them up corset
a Ia Idrie style behind with the in-
rer bark of the elm, and they did not
extend but o little way below the
knee. He stuck his hands with o
satisfied air Into the pockets, though
as q matter of coure his elbows pro-
truded out In front; be presented
most truly Q ludicrous appearance.--
He had walked no doubt full ten
miles that morning just tn show his
cousin braves how q warrior should
look in full dress. This was y friend
ly tribe, and We'd with each other In
doing me honor. After partahing Of
their frugal, but ,palatabis meal, I
started again, upon nay westward
ioA,rnav wifi, hiuh bonaa ond rsohIa
purposes actnating my every impulse;
nothing ofgreat interest attended my
lonely journey. The country over
which l travelled was spread out Into
q vast panorama ofbeauty, loveiness,
and grapdeur; here the red deer
sp0rted In his native freedom, and the
Indian gave chase in his wild sim
plicity. The buffalo heavily trod the
turf, and the scream of the panther
answered In echo to the howl Of the
wplf;, this tcas Kentucky less than
ono hundred years ago. i.s.,i.
I Travelled on foot until the fifth
day late In the afternoon, l think
about 4 o'clock, when suddenly ]
heard the sharp report Of the Western
rifle, and moment after q finely an
/, bounded into the trail just ahead Of
me; I glanced In the direction from
whence the the shot proceeded, and
saw most unequilo ally white man
approaching me, he no doubt was as
much surprised to see me, as / was ia
see him, when he had approached
within thirty yards, Of me, recog-
nized most unquestionabiy the feat-
ures VI MT, Weaver. Although my
years have been garnered to the past,
and have been entered upon the great
scroll OF departed time, ! believe that
this was the happiest period Of my
life, save one, aud that being the houi
Of meeting with Halle. This moi.
dent happened within thirty rods Of
the Sentinel Oak" and as this an.
cient and Indian honered tree Is YET
to figure quite conspicuou ~ IN The
great tragedy Of human life. and hu
man death IN future, I Will point OUT
It's lennitc locanty. .lj. .,.ad s,dl
Before, however, 1 give its precise
location, permit me TO state there was
at this time o SINAI! band or Choc
taws stationed on west FORK, on the
East bank, nearly opposite the mouth
OF Montgomery. Creek, they haf
come down from the base OF the Cum
berland mountains, ready for thu
chase; and had been stationed herr
for about eight months, and Their
was . trail Leading from the Chieka
saw land on the Warioto or Cumber
land River. to the Choctaw land OF
the Weehalaor West Fork: Thes,
two tribes were quite friendly. ant
often hunted together IN perfect har
mony, On this Trail was locates
the sentinel Oak, y which had stoot
the; test OF ,scathing centuries 1
had braved the storm, and hre9stet
} the whirlwind for over three hundrel
years, ana yet $1,000 our on tho plaiI
as a lonely rock In weary land
The sound Of the Church going bel
had never. as yet foated over thes'
sunny plains but l think that TIL
tree lived to feel its sacred vibrations
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