Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-02
UNWRiTTEN HISTORY.
SAM HOUSTON'S LIFE in THE
CHEROKEE NATION.
There He Married Beautiful Cherokee
Maiden-His Mercantile Experience
in the Territory.


For the Gazette.
TAHLEQrAH, /. I. July a4-That there IS
an Umwritten chapter in the life OF the
illustrious Texas hero aud statesman, Sam
Houston. there can be no doubt, and just
why ii has been omitted in the biography of
that great man, or not published IN the
newspapers before now,iS indeed mystery.
And. 700. the omitted chapter IS a romantic
ana interesting one. After Sam Houston
left his wife in Tennessee under such
peculiar circumstances while enjoying IN"
distinction of governor Of thar state. he
came directly TO the Cherokee Nation,
where he resided for two or three Years be-
fore going to the Lone Star state to fight
for her freedom aud Independence. This Is
the chapter OF IIoustOn's life which the
historians have for some unknown reason
failed 10 record and which, if recorded
properly, would form one of the most inter
sting and romantic pages III the history OF
his life. Many old ChCrOkccS OF this nj
tion arc still living who associated with
Houston while here, and who can relate
many true and entertaining "reminiscences
OF him. But few perhaps, if any. of Hous-
tons admirers in Texas o. elsewhere
know that he came to this country from
Tennessee and married Il beautiful Chero-
kee maiden about year thereafter.
But such Is IL fact. and can be
substantidted by many old and truthful
residents OF this nation. Here IS the story
as related 20 a GAZETTE correspondent u
few days ago by Ex-Nlayor G.. ". Hughes
of tIIis 49, yv,o has hen resident If tla
tTIsro'-,a N-,tion f",, o,-er, an vrars and
who was personally intimate with Houston
while here, and who. by the way, IS al Old
veteran OF the Mexican war and altogether
responsible
,1f 1,I,.,,.oI-,. .I;,f IL, LII n, ,ro-,,,.
sna a. ;C, ms, I,5;.,ns -. ,,,,,11-I +,
mi. ,.5nn+r,- .IoII,- +ra.4ed sam as ono of
~ o,,,| I.h;ij,.e, ma ,,., ,.,-r. fo,rnt+c,,
fo, his I,indmass 4 sbort tiIue .ffc,, TToTs-
~, ,,eiCr,7nJ bis ,roy-arnorsbi of the s+,-,
of Tennessee fbe old CbaTol,er cfiaf
Who hal man. ,-e.,1.s bcfora rnmovr,I fl, ths
,-I7,f,,,, ,,,1 s,5,,,,;s,,,i n,,, da,- 70 500 bi
oId hot. friend t;ynfInl stan into his bur
However the arcerinc was mutually warm
hat,rnan tIcu1 II * said that Vnuston did
moi rv,,Iai, ,yby he so .brt,ntI,. left Tonnes
500 hut al,v,vS nvaded nm ans,,-c,. 10 tho
Questions mt to him by Holly on the sub
iar+ Tnusfon toni, nm ,,nruiane,i+ fde,,..
vii, tho old ,hinf ,-hG thnn Uyed ON mo
Arl.onsas i,-a,. moan, where IVabnrr's Fails
now stands and about fo1ty- mile, west Of
Fort smith ArI- He discarded the an
parel worm in tins country and invested
hinsaIf in thn milan ,r,rb If nnr,aSin
leather brooches and a buckskin hunting
shirr sam WAS now in his Glory. and
seemed 20 easily drown whatever sorrow
the separation Of himself and wife MIGHT
have caused him. in ioininu in the chase.
fishing and other sports with his Cherokee.
friends. Houston and Jolly were great
friends and were together most of tbci.
time. After being here a few months,
Houston went To Fort smith
cot 4 small stock of Goods
and brinrinr hem bacl, TO .Tolly.s wen. IN
Observation-Disclosures. This venture. in courc,-
ton with his hunting expedition with the
Indians. did not nrovc a success. and sam
failed in business lie had secured tho
Goods at Fort smith 70 sell on commission
and when the Fort smith men semi a repre-
sentative nm To Houst0n's Mace of business
IN collect he found pretty nearly al the
Goods disnosed Of The Fort Smith man
mas informed nv sam that he had sold tba
Goods on credit He then called for the OK
Tennessee governors books ana was told
he had none ..VXhv.n said the collector
hoy do Won do a credit business without \
cot Of bOol,ss,,