Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-08-03


rc-sss&. Il n sassas and es< Of the eaxiy
al. zcsaainsef sish the csi~Arsses DAVIS
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h su-zstsiss ef Which Cricket fr.;
ssa tAe ls<Af NJ. Jsrm<s .viso-S great
Vaea~sre N .iss&kisg Il q is.~t,er~snsn
stss-e esoe b yrsaisen.ly s-ses.sezi
~ifh the early hssss<y es The Ssgfh -~~t
Up 0. tA< age ef sighssea, sasi M
jErmzn. CrueA<ss .ss znxsse 90 rss4 &C
<rIfr ss4 h. bsyhsd ..s passed IN the
-.si;sie. ef thS silserness. hsrfisy s-e~ss
AID r-ccascs. ~hsch AS has sale eces-
ps:ssa aad aeiighf- kr@esirg iAts w.si
Tsss~s-es .: time uhen ]; "a. to.i-
and the Mid h<a-ss. the yeang David
fs.Gsd al SIMPLE Geld fx tie psrssit e =
Nsmr' d like isfs- Lesfins &C . ANAL
Ises. the forests sloag whs~e sanks he'd
sescE kno~n IN AZ. he tsils . lsg c4lssn
and e4rpesei his eoT with tear skias-
lie "a. nsu happy. Vita pose Ia mo
les, him, - sifh gsn-she cid fashioned
fiai-lpek-apd dogs-Dxniei B one like
he saliied forth TO catch &C kill his a.
vofiie cora " savage bear.
The youthful piooser MAS not losg to
remain undisturbed, fur the eoun;ry soon
settled mp. the wilderness was taken pos
session e by the emigrant and the sd-
venturer, the country Was laid Of into
Counties, and Dsvy Co ckett's occupation
was partially gone. In course of time
Crockett VAS elected by his fellow-citi-
zcps to the Legislature at Nashville. 7"
such man Is he, who had spent his life
among the wild scenes Of the border, be-
yond the pale Of civilization, getting into
the Legislature was q considerable event,
and many anecdotes are related by Mr..
Jarman Of Crockett during his first en-
trance on public life.
1t was during his first session as a
Legislator" that Davy met with James
X. Polk, afterwards President of the
United States, but then only an unno,iced
young lawyer. Both happened one day
to be standing in a crowd of members.
Polk remarked that bill would he i'm
mediately introduced 10 alter the judici-
airy. Crockett, ~hu did not know what
the deuce the word judiciary meant, brief
ly replied, II s'pose So" and to cover up
his ignorance hastily slipped away from
the crowd. Soon after he got to Nash.
vile, never having been in town before,
Col. Crockett became the hero of another
adventure, which, afterwards, when II
member of Congress, he was fond of re-
lating to his friends.
He was invited to pay visit to bill
lard saloOn-the best in Nashville. He
had never heard Of billiards much, and
had never seen them played. Arriving
at the saloon his curiosity W 8 greatly
excited at seeing some men with long
sticks showing and punching at pretty
red and white balls. The backwoods-
man keenly watched the men ss they
poked and hit the balls, which would roll
off into their proper receptacles. He left
highly pleased.
I It was during the same period that
Crockett was invited to aSplendid sup
per and banquet at the fine and aristo-
cratic mansion Of Mr.. Irwin, in NASH
vile. Colonel Crockett, arriving at the
house, strobe across the gallery or piazza
to the door. Looking in, he was sur
prised to see the table cloths spread all
over the floor, never having before seen
carpet, except the one Of bear akin which
he had used on his cabin floor in the
woods. Not knowing what the carpet
was, and seeing no way to get to the fire.
place except by crossing what he believed
to be the table cloth, Colonel Crockett, in
full view of other guests, cautiously
looked this way and that to see if there
was any chance except by crossing. At
last he muttered to himself, "WhO in the
hell's afraid3" He crept around the car
pet till the fireplace was reached. Be.
fore supper was announced Col. Irwin and
the "boys" had high old time listening
to Davy's bar stories. Now, hehad never
been at banquet before, and after the
guests were seated at the table negro
waiting boy came up to the back of his
chair and asked If he would have tea or
coffee. Crockett replied, "coffee, though
I have plenty sa'sporilla at home" Up
stepped the boy with the coffee on wait
er. Crockett insisted not only on taking
the coffee, but the waiter also, and 30 he
and tho boy had 1t lively for while.
Crockett was an Old-linc Wing, and in
his first race for Congress from, Tennessee
clicked" Col. Hunt, q Democrat, awfully
heating him by tremendous majority.
While member of that body, and to his
daughter, who wrote asking his advice
about accepting the hand of young
man in marriage. he addressed the famous
expression: First be sure your right;
then 90 ahead" And she did ~, to her
satisfs0ion. Years rolled on, and Croc-
kcat, singularly enough, came to Teas,
q General Houston did, in time to take
part in the great Struggle u 1889 against
Sasta Anna and the Mexieaa power.
while Houstoa vas sppoisasd 10 con-
nand the Texsa army, Crockett vent b
San Astosis and oGersd his sesvices 90
CD. Tfsvis, eoanandisG the iii-fssed
wsrrison II the ceishexsed Alamo fortrrB-
He pesished viii iss dsSesdefs, ell Of
shoa vrss pat % the swcrd by the
Mexicsss- Crcekefss h.o2y wss fcnns
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