The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-10-15
DAVY CROCKETT.

IN v O0OOAoxVs
Up to the age Of Ia Davy Crockett
Was unable 3" read ~ write and his
boy h@si was lss,ed in the s'Iitu,.s Of
the wilderness. hunting bears and rae.
coons, which was bis SHE occupation
and delight. Removing into West
Tennessee ut = time when il Was a
bowling wilderness, untenantei save
by Bruin and the wild beast. the Young
David found ample 6ekl for the pur-
suit IL a Nimrod like life.
Locating on small river. the forest
along whose banks had never known
an AZ. he bull, q log cabin. and car
pet.-i the il..,r with lear >kin-. lie
was Now happy. with none tn modest
him. n. with gun the oil fashioned
Hint I~k = and dogs = Daniel B.nne.
like-he sailed forth {" catch or kill
his favor;,e coon or savage bear.
The Youthful pipa,e,rr was no, l"rg
to remain undis,urbed. f"r the country
avn settled up. the wilderness xas
taken possession "f nv the emigrani
and the advrn,urer. the country WA.
laid Of into Counties. and Dsvy
Crckr,i's occupation was partially
gone.
In c.urse Uf time Crockett Wa,
elected nv his fellow ciiizrns Z" the
Legislature at Nashville. r" such q
man =. he. who hal spent his life
among the wild scene- of the bor.ier.
beyond the pale at civilization. getting
into the Legislature ws> u considerable
event.
II was during the frs, session n
Legislator" that l)svy met with James
K. Polk. afterwards President If the
United States. but then AT unnoticed
young lawyer. Both happened one
flay t. h. standing in - crowd VI mem.
hers. Polk remarked that bill would
br immediately introduced to alter the
judiciary. Crockett, who did no, know
what the deuce the word judiciary
! meant. briefly replied. IL suppose 50. y
and To c"v.r ~ his ignorance hastily
slipped away fr'm the crowd.
Crckelt Wa invited ." . splendid
supper and banquet ut the time and
arisirraiic mansion of Mr. Irwin.
Col. Cr~kci. arriving ut the house.
strobe arr'r, the gallery ar piaxza to
the ,l.s'r.
Looking in. he va, surprised IN see
the table cloth spread all over the
fioor. never having before ---n - ear
yet. except the Que II hear skin which
he had used On hi. cabin ti,,or In the
wos.i.. M, knowing what the carpet
was. and seeing u" way To- get To- the
fireplace excep! by cruising what he
believed n h. the ,ablecl"ih. Col.
Cricket in full view of the either guests
cautiously looked this way and that To
see if there WAS any chance excer, nv
cruising
Al lat h. mutter,-l q" himself ..wh"
in the deuce j. atraid!' and crept
around the carpet ill the fireplace was
reached.
Before s,ii4'er Ma announced. Col.
Irwin aud the ''b"ys" hal high old
time listening &" Davy's ha'r stories
N"w h. hal never l.een ut u banquet
before, and after the guests were
seated mt the table. u negr" waiting
bpy came up To the hack of his chair.
and asked IT he would have tea NJ
cotF-e. Crockett replied, Coffee.
though ] have plenty Of sarsaparilla a,
home" Up stepped the boy with
the cot5ee ON q waiter. Crockett in
sisted not only on taking the coffee.
hut the waiter also. and :" he and the
boy had it lively inr a while.
Crockett Was an old line Wing. and.
in his race for Congress from Tennes-
zee. clicked" Col. Hunt. Democrat.
awfnllv, beating him BY tremendous
majority.
While . member Of that body, and
to his daughter. who wrote. asking
him his advice about accepting the
hand Of a Young man in marriage. he
addressed the famous expression.
'First he sure you're right, then 60
ahead" And she did. to her sa,isfac-
tiOn.
Years ruled on. and Crockett. sin
gularly enough. came to Texas. a.
Gen. Houston did in time tn take part
in the great struggle Of 1889 against
Santa Anna and the Mexican power.
While Houston Vas appointed tn
command the Texan army. Crockett
went to San Antonio, AMI offered his
services to the celebrated Alamo for.
tress. He persisted with its defenders.
al Of whom were Fut tn the sword BY
Mexicaus. Crockett's body Wa found
in q corner Of the fortress surrounded
by number of the enemy. His name
!. emhalmed in Texas history ~ "ne of
Trsvis' immortal band.
-Scorcher !-Thomas has Il,
los Main st. f.
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