The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-12-16
J. R RIDGE.
A BRIEF Biographical Skete h Of This
Indian Poet.
Tue yellow Bird" OF the Cherokee
Country.
Incidents Connected with His yautb
j. R RIDGE.

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''' ',-'' Ais is'heF, uenersl John Ridge
Ia lull blood Indian, WAS toe popular and
powerful chief OF fhs rb.r,t... M.
p.atbar n;.lt,. .t......,','
''t.4 'uUeA,eu l@ly, was the
'ANsA'er Of Judge Northrup, Of Connect.
cut. The family moved witch tsstry,.,.
tbs prs,s,, ,t...-., ''''o -
- observation IN the
l-u'"u ltlIl'fy ln la',. N"euiions soon
'.oag anonEst llt tribe which were ID.
.neA'r" Nv joan Boss, rival chie8aiu.
"o J'S,vNs 20 Ite power auJ p0pu
.''''! a.. NN'el h,1ge winch 0naiy Culmi.|
'9'y'' on w. 4, --d, 1917 % tac c3.J-hlCd-
=" INst 90 N-hefel Ridge and bis Agtd
49, w t"v .''tAc. OK zoe family Ay tha
A0uel'At' o' h'''t Wa9 seized ihe snWeWs
power A-u 't"atHei rhlv. until about The
4 I' e' 'ue la'N VAT nslWeen ihe states
| sag a"gle"' "l tnIa aAettA, incu boy of ~
l.h.s H' age. aA eyewitness go this atruciOus
uu'NyI w leuer 90 o friend
nus V'icl lV'' mo llc.aenl " The removed
"tss AaA t9ut nttu uiscou'ants O. TIE dark
,a' "Au otalNeSt nature, The ignorant
| uN,Ala uhAule 10 vent their rage on the
NN.'es tufleu Their wrath towards their
VWu 'neis' aad choae TO hold them gespon.
Hp'' l'f "As1 had happened. John Ross
,isse use OF these, pTeludioes 10 establish
u,s own power ne held secret council aud
p'01llsI lhe aeslu o. my Esther ard grand.
lNusI Ns,Nuh''shIs'ge' and Boudinot and
99'tneia VINO were friendly to ihoss men
Lhese oIoouy ueels we're perpeluated under
o.IouusIahoea OF peculiar aggra7atlon. GA
.ne iloIalug OF June ~ leNi about day.
oreHH' our itmlS Yves aroused nom sIaep
/ oy aVlo'ehl NOISE the doors were broken
uoWh ana lhe mouse was hlled with armed
ineh' l va" my Ialher IN the hands of
sssAsslhs lie eudeayored 10 speak TO
themi out tney shouted and drowned h'S
h'll lor moment, Tor lear they would De
persuaded not TO kill him. They dragged
/ nm mo the yard and prepared to murder
| nun Iyo men held him by the arms
WINE DINERS stabbed MN deliberately
| VITA DIRK twen'y.nine times.
NY mother RUSHED out to
ne door but they pushed her
oacS INTO ths house with their guns and
prevented hsr eeress untll Ihelr act was ma,
ishsl' ny ia'her lei 10 the EARN but ala
nut etpi" lmhe1latsly' MY molher ran
out 10 MN ne ihlseu hllnssI on MS slhON
ana urea TO speak but the blood Moved
INTO MS mouth ana prevented him, In
Few momshls ne uled without speaking the
'ast Wof0 "hioh ne wished 10 say. IheI
aooseded scene OF agony ,theslshtoiwh!c
might make one regret iLat the human
race hsd ever been created. IL has DARK
sned my lie with an eternal shadow. In
room prepared for the purpose lay pale IL
death the man whose voice bad been lie
tened TO with awe aud admiration In tn.
councils OF his nation, and whose lame bac
passed 70 the remotsst Of tue United states
the blood oozlng through his winding shee'
and falling drop by drop TO the hoor. by
his side sat my mother with her hand
olatped, and In speeohiess agony she Wh'
had given him her heart In her youth ant
beauty, leit the home o
her parents ana followed tn
husband OF her choice toA via and dlsIan
land bending over hlm was bis owl
afflicted mother, with her long, white hal
hoWing loose over her shoulders and DO
som, crying 20 the Great spirit 10 sustain
her in that dreadful hour. And In addition
10 all these, the vile, the mother and tn,
little children, who scarcely knew thei
loss, were the dark faces OF those who ha'
been priyy 90 the assassination, who ha'
coma TO smile over the scene. -
John kollin Ridge, or Ohees'quSt'a'law
ny, his Indian name lsigniiying lelle'
Bird was educated at Fayetteville, Ark,
and graduated with distinguished honor
Great Harrington, New England lie wa
n cousin tOths gallant Colonel E. q. BOudi
not, 80 well known io the people OF Texas
and nov the representative OF his people a
the national capital, AT the breaking on
Of the California gold fever In 1888, he emf
grated TO that country ana engaged IN min
ing in Shasta county, where this writer
then mere boy, hfst learned 70 love hin
Tor his manly virtues, his kindly sym
pathies and brilliant intellect. His idl
moments were devoted TO the muse
and HIS poems, published in the proyincis
pspers OF that day were extensively repro
duced In the literary journals OF the ooun
try and met with distinguished popular Ia
Vor' TILTED with commanding phyhque
great personal magnetism and classioa
wealth of imagery and flurney of language
he became one Of he most popular writer
of the day. lie was a vigorous and incis
I'VE poI'leal Wrller, ana eui'eu WIN lhArke'
au,,,y Guy ~ ~ ienu,Is u u, iou'ns's
sn,on o,a md UI, mo bsber Srsncbcs Of ,st"
tute' disinclintd MN 70 engage permanent
T w. Vho pa, in ,ho eayIv vsats (ollo~in
W. OdIsS ~ ir, ,o tbc Psds,si rnion
Some OF his fugitive poems possesse,
such remarkable literary talent, Ms 10 al
! tract the attention OF the pr0ioundes
few wears since, while our poet wa, visiting
/ the national Capitol, Miss Winnie Ream
now Mrs, Hoxie a lady known TO fame to
her genius as sscniptutess, ana whose Gun
mug unuu .Ioa'su tlY,, v,'u h, ]
y, ,uu ny" ,he ,ao., sts,riy rSrl,ai Of IN,
world requeseu Mr, h'ugeW N.l,9 ner !
lll'i9 lIu'au ,o'o,'' ,s nr, ,V"' 49,,
~ ~, ~, ,., .S ~ nnstc an
hscame one of ibe most popuar melodie,
at the capitol. IL has never appeared In
print.
LOVE- rhhh'
t,t,
love thee as the soaring olr1'
The brgh, blue morning
when he sings;
Il, clrclln, clrclln, melodies