Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-16
TcLp o. SAM HOUSTON.
Incidents in the Life of the Nero Of
Texas.


While at school in Tennessee. ia his
early years, sam Houston, who found
little that WIS congenial In the then
wilderness. suddenly disappeared. lie
Joined the Cherokee Indians and re-
manned with them, apparently con
tented and happy, until he was dis
covered and reluctantly returned TO
his ho,ne. When contentious arose
between himself and his brothers he
rejoined the Indians The most mYs-
FERROUS act OF his life occurred
while he was gov ernor of Ten
nessee. On entering his Office one
day IL was found that he had
swept from his desk all the
litter OF papers that had accumulated,
leaving IL clean and nnoccupied. ox-
cepting that an inkstand was placed
Ia the center and under Il a 81 of
paper containing his resignation OF the
Office OF governor. lie resigned that
Office 20 return 20 the chosen life OF his
boyhood with the cherokees and from
whom he had won The honors Of q
chief He heartily Joined in their
councils aud was their companion,
apparently as happy and contented as
ever. for several years. Various ex-
plantations were gwen OF this strange
| conduct. One of these refers 10 his
unfortunate marriage lie had chosen
as q wife a charming and amiable
| Young woman who manifested ex
/ treme reluctance TO living with
I him and returned 10 her fathers roof
/ a few months after her marriage. She
made no charge against her husband
| aud lac made no charge against her.
! Ii was said that he was not her choice;
| that her heart had been given TO an.
/ other, and that she felt IL her duty,
1 under the circumstances, not 81 live
4 with one whom she did not love, and
\ whom SHE had been led TO marry solely
/ by the entrCaties OF her parents. Ger.
/ Houston seemed 10 live IN the
hope OF winning the affection OF his
| wife, and sought political preferment
| with the expectation that his success
| might secure her admiration.
IL Il said that Immediately proceed.
Ing his resignation Gov. Houston had
| long conversation with his wife IN
which he besought her To give him
her heart as well as her hand Listen.
ing patiently and silently TO his en-.
treaties. her only reply was 10 gently
push him aside and turn away, llous.
ton, IL Is said, proceeded at once 10 The
capital. wrote his resignation, and re
turned 10 the hermitage OF the Indiar
encampment Col. Baylor Of Texas
whose father was an army officer al
Fort Gibson, aud an old friend Of
Houston, says that while the
latter lived with the Cherokeei
as their chief he sometim eallet
Mt the BAYLOR mansion, always APP
pearing with h s face painted ant
wearing his moccasins and all hi
Indian toggery. While chief of th,
Cherolx ses he never held any CONVEX
sation with white men without ins st
ing ON having his interpreter present
so that his conversation, which wa
always In the Indian tongue, could b.
interpreted. When the Texas conven
ton met in Lighthouse at San Felip
10 form q temporary government, II
November, 1885, Houston appeared ii
his Indian apparel, and Presiden
jackson. whose everlasting friendship
he had won in the Creek war, Thanked
God that there was one man he wa
acquainted with who was not made "a
by tailor.