The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-12-02
HEROES OF THE LOG CABIN.
Story or JAMES ROBERTSON IND
THE CUMBERLAND sETTLER

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MISSISSIPPI.
IL was a remarkable struggle. So far as I
know tbere ia po,bing IN he com,arad with Z, in
hho Ah'AO 10 ohtlhi w v I ~ III
modern history. Al one time reduced to seventy
rifemen, and never counting over one thousand,
'"es met IL o'er''nho twenty thousa"u saw
ages backed by a great European monarchy;
OF 'he origi"ai TWO huuoroo anu hity-six
were left alive to rejoice over the victory.
navel, MIN 20 dsscr;b. ,ha va n, ne ~ ,bosa
merely ann ouescrioo tne "ayo OF liz OF those
men as | have been able trace 1t from the files
of certain old newspapers in my possession. and
from nthc, nrirt.d ava yyri,,sr docuu.nt.,b a,
Iio'i t"' =" '""'
are not generally accessible.
1t is an interesting study because IL shows
-, ,ha cirni,a1 81 go III ~ -
"hat 'he '''"'@ou Hhsio0aAoh "ii 10 "heh
subjected to savage surroundings; and also be-
ua a.s o,in ~ $500 - ,h,o oey mn'On ean
' as"i" oe iepe'Veu oun''S "heie
now the railway PUSHES on in advance OF the
rr,o,cos n, Eos,.rr c,,iIiy.,ion I, ,,.. :, -
p,"h'eS '. Eastern ei'n~"'on' WAS hot 81
IN, winter of liso, lanes Robertson buiIt his
ba1r loan To-, for,s and n,I,sadad .,.,innsn
.atl uoZen tus Auris anu Raiisauen stati9hs on
~. q Tenl1te umpetiahu: ne carried WIN nm
n !. w wh"t more u he rsceived dn p . gfstf t ~
iie, anu VIM nnrt NC TeceiNeu curing niteth
ehrs was .aooTiousty BORNE oh pack horses from
u T TS y ~ mines Deyona tne nfounta.ns.
Hrst Jaw U our halute u i-pteserFa-
Lioii houertson a.ttn IN this Jaw IA al once
uuitnIns ioIts anu 9agnnih'ng me settlrrn ihtna
m III oo ~ Ior asieh, =, against thS in1ians:
i NJ unliei ~ pIoCeee,eu o iianie a Couc VI iaNs
ahu esuaoliSn y so.erhnieht 10 preserve order ~
M MY coihnlui,is' in uoing mus ne shoWtd
hIihseiI a sehulhe AhRio-ShSoh; Lor y Is the
glory OF our .tnfl9,saxnh: or as Slr. freemnli
preierrsu 10 siy te u our EhElish race, that
l.eAl l Iile ''seIi u Nai.es eoNt oruer anu sood
~ erhnntn.. ,h.Se siepI WIZ hecesSnry' ior
ny VoIunlstS Iau 70 oe ooth neii-ueichulhE ana
SII-g!lNtrillnG MY WERE on tue SOIL OF North
1atpiilu; out inhl StaIe' Which was never more
a. 'io, Htelliu.net, hau men more IMAM "
.p',lu " W nreserNe ls W eAlstehce, III had
I ChIl U us rescue 'ohn sewer, one OF us
w estern 'olnh!tts' anu ColtseNt rIaStlhg siatht,
ne ! satu ipr tue saNlhs OF US pollIlIai HE IL
TePau nln " prosurIptIon anu oulIaWty'
hpnrriron : s9NerhnlehL was scarcely organ
leu WIEN an lhulah war ourst upon the colony.
/ mem Tor TWO wears the settlers were PRACTICALLY |