The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-09-19
OLD DAVY CROCKETT.
THE MAN WHO COULD WHIP HIS
WEIGHT IN WILDCATS"


tion About the Old Hero.
"Buccaneer" writes to the Nashville
american as follows:
''The recent celebration of the ami
versary of the birth of Davy Crockett
has attracted public attention to one
of the most remarkable men who ever
lived in this State. Comparatively
few of the present generation are ia
miliar with the leading characteristics
Of the famous Indian fighter, pioneer,
hunter and member of Congress.
In looking through an old scrap
book to-day l found several copies of
The 4riel, literary and critical ga
zette, published in Philadelphia. The
number of January "a, 1929, con-
tains the following story of Davy
Crockett, which may not prove unin-
teresting just at this time:
'Dauy Crockett, Tennessee Member
Of Cmgress. facetious Mr. K, of
Ohio, tells good story in which this
Congressman from the wild woods of
Tennessee figures as the hero. The
reader will suppose Davy returned
from the first session he had the honor
of representing the people in Congress.
He is to suppose, further, that Davy
has fallen in with number of his
constituents at a raising, and is giving
them an account of his visit to the
President.
"'The first thing I did, said Davy,
after 1 got to Washington was to 60
the Presidents house. Thinks 1,
whose afraid? # I didn't I arish I
may be shot. Says I, Mr.. Adams l
am Mr.. Crock EFT, from Tennessee So,
says he, how do you do, Mr.. Crockett?
and he shook me by the hand, al
though he knowed l went the whole
hog for Jackson. If I didn't I auish
I may be shot. Not only that, but he
sent me printed ticket to dine with
him. I've got it in my pocket yet. IF
1 hauent 1 acish 1 may be shot. (Here
the printed ticket was exhibited for
the admiration of the whole company }
Il went to dinner said Davy, 'and
walked around the long table, looking
for something that liked At last 1
took my seat just beside fat goose,
and | helped myself TO as much as 1
wanted. But l hadn't took three
bites when 1 looked away up the ta-
BILE at a man called Tash (attache.)
He was talking French to woman
on to'ther side of the table. He lodged
his head and she lodged hers, and
they got to drinking wine across the
table. # they didn't I acish I may be
shot. But when l looked back again
my plate was goone, goose and all. So
l jist cast my eyes down to tother end
of the table, and sure enough I-seed
a white man walking off with my
plate. Says l, hello, mister, bring
back my plate. He fetched it back
in hurry, as you may suppose and
when he set it down before me how do
you think it was? Licked as clean
as my hand.
"' 1t acasn't, I aoish I may be shot.
Says he, What will you have, sir?
And says l, You may well say that
after stealing my goose, and he began
to laugh The didn't, L acish Imay be
shit. Then says I, Mister, laugh if
you please, but d~n't half like such
tricks upon travellers; If I do, I acish
1 may be shot. l then filled my plate
with bacoE and greens, and whenever
[ looked up or down the table I held
my plate with my left hand. If I
didn't, I aoish I may be shot. When
we were all done eating they cleared
everything off the table and took away
the tabiecloth, and what do you think
there was another tablecloth under
it. If there aUasn't, I acish I may be
shot. Then l saw a man coming
along carrying a great glass thing.
with glass handle below, full of little
glass cups, with something in them
that looked good to eat. Says 1, Mis-
ter, bring that here. Thinks I, let's
taste 'em first. They were mighty
sweet and good, and so I t..ok six of
'em. IF I didn't. I aoish I may be-"
Tie A,'iel of Feb. Z, 1929, contains
the following: "Hon. David Crockett,
member of Congress from Tennessee,
who has been made the hero of most
laughable story by waggish Ken
lucky editor, has taken that matter so
seriously to heart as to publish certifi-
Gates of his conduct on the occasion
to. Mr.. Clark, of Kentucky,
and Mr.. Verplanck, of New York,
have both certified that his conduct at
the Presidents house was marked
with the strictest propriety.'
"We are told that Mr.. Crockett is
a sensible man, but suppose it is true
that he has something of the half
horse, halfalligator' in his manners.
The Widdteser Gazette noticing him
in the following manner, gives some
thing betwixt caricature and true
picture of Mr.. Crockett and a large
portion of his constituents.
"In some of the Western States
great muscular force is an indispensa-
BILE requisite in successful candidate
for public favor This Mr.. Crockett,
or as he is familiarly termed, Davy,
possessed in an extraordinary degree,
and while his competitor was telling
the people his great merits, Davy
was giving practical evidence of his
by grubbing up stump which two
ordinary men would have abandoned
in despair. This striking demonstra-
tion of statesman like qualities was
irresistible to the yeomanry of Ten
nessee, and the election of our worthy
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