The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1892-07-23

WAS lVN4HIS-- HllllNHla Rogers ~-
and she was descendant of one
of our preuaest Cherokee families,
being niece ot old Chief I0lly,
one Of the Leading men Of his day.
Tahlihiua's parents died when She
was an Infant, aud she was rails d
and educlted by jolly, who, though
married, had no children Of his
own. He loved and treated her as
he would have doue his own daugh-
ter, sparng neither painstakng
nor money ia laviShing upon her
the hest education that his conn
tiy at that time afforded. sam
Houston knew her in Tennessee
before the CherokeeS removed 10
this country. They grew up to-
gether, and young Sam conceived
most ardent affection for her.
They attended s,houl together ID
the same little log house, sam help
ing her along al that he could IN
her lessons, and his young heart
gaddened with a swelling pride
al he saw her learn and her pretty
face grow brighter than The fl es
around her. Thus it was That sun
ana Tahlihina grew to be lovers IN
childhood, and it is not 1T all
strange that The Cherokee maiden
ever after held warm place IN
Houston's heart. 1t was a combs
nation Of circumstances which
separated them while yet in their
teens; Sam went away 10 complete
his education 1t college and ere he
returned Tahlihina mad removed
with her people 70 this cluntiy.
tMeanwhiIp she never forgot Tor
a day her gallant and ambitious
yonng aeqaaiata ce, ana through
I the long years which followed
their first separation She continued
t0 love him With the entire stsength
oi a loyal t mnme nature, though
yearly a scor, ot summers cane
aud went before she saw him
az ,in.
"Houston returned from school,
/ brilliant and promising. He enter
eli into poll ics and bee me the
friend Of Aodrew IA ksou,acbieved
not in The war with tie Greeks,
aud was finally elected Governor
Of Tennessee Then he married
not the woman really Lived, bnt
brilliant aud ACCOMPLISHED ldy
suitable to 4 man Of his rank and
they appanaHy had every reason
in the world to be happy Bnt theN
were not; lIe did not love her, nor
did she love him.
"On the evening # their We'd
ding day Houston entered Ills
wife's room ani found her weeping
bitterly. He asked her The eau 4
/ aud she told him that She had mar
licd him through piqur, that she
loved another ana thar her heart
was breaking.
"Ilouston didn't urbraid her for
her conduct, hut took it as re-
buke to himself fur marrying other
than the woman he loved. lie
never spoke an nnkipd word to her,
Int abruptly lett the house, re-
signed his Governorship ard de-
parted from the country, no one
knew whittier.
"About fonr or five months sub
sequent 10 his unhappy marriage
in Tennessee Houston was pas
senger On little river steamer
which was plying the Arkansas
between little Rock and Fort Glib
Son, and was one Of the first (
dispmbark At Webber's Falls, 4
! trading post IN the Cherokee Ma
tion, some forty miles west OF Fori
Smith. Ark. FIX Chief jolly livtC
. but few miles from the Falls and
as it happened. was ia town wher
Houston arrived. OF course, jolly
was somewhat sur riscd to sel
him, hut the meeting was murualll
happy one, AID Houston accom-
panied tile old man home that
evening.
"Tahlihina Rogers unmarried
and more bevitchng lhn ever
still lived with Folly, but had len4
since despaiied Of ever seeing San
Houston again. She had read il
he newspapers Of his snccessfu
career as great statesman anf
Governor. Al d Of his rill a t mar
rage 10 loeable woman. Then
when be- tail, Iiandsom ~ dressed
stranger who atcrmpu q iieT
+ uncl home taat evening was iii
trWuced 10 hur ~ S IN Houston
YOU can better imagine her surprise
than / ran drscri { il.
"HTahlilin +. 10 you know mes
$ id Houston as b. hesiiatingly
extended his hand"
.'sI once knew yon long time
ago she answered. and timid \
iaking hIs hand their ey es met foi
an insta t. Then With tender
~ad smile on her pretty fee Tahli
hina left the room without another
ward or look. Nor did Hous on
see her again for weeks 10 speak
with her, not Notwithstanding he spent
most If his time at Jolly's house
Tahlih-na Ehew-Or thought al
: lpaSt-lhat he was now married
and that he could never lie mors
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