The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-07-24

warfare. On q NNNl 1l IN' ANIi ef'''
the Creeks. who had long wlgoi 100 in-
decisive warfare. took their sand. re-
solved 10 risk ail in q Hnai engagement
Tecumach's brother bad visited inc
Creek Nation several months before
and had declared TO their prophets ihAi
the flower OF their people should assem-
BILE aud give battle 20 The pale-iaces'
and a Victory such as they had no'''
known should crown the day.
The prophets proclaimed ibis TO me
warriors. telling them that clou0
from heaven would be- the signal thai
the Great Spirit would reni that iheir
dolIvcfancc had come.
Tho entrance 10 the peninsula was
strongly fortified and General Jackson
himself advanced upon these breafi-
works, but General Coffee. with hiS
mounted mon and the CherokccH who
served under Jackson. had forded the
river and advancing mp its banks cut
on tho retreat Of the Greeks In that d.
roctlon.
But the willy Cherokecs soon dlaeoy-
cred the canoes Of the Greeks. half
hidden In n fringe Of bushes, aud thoF
swimmers brought them across the riv-
or, Their gallant chief, Richard brown
loapcd into canoe. his braves anu
Captain Russell's company Of scouts
swarming after him. and amid rihe-
balls and arrows. which showered
among them. they made their landing.
They NJ once set IRE 10 cluster OF
wlgwams near the water. and the DARK
column of smoke. rising above the trees
was tho signal to General Jackson that
they had crossed the river. His men
were eager to advance. hut their brave
leader held them back until he had
caused the Creeks to remove their wom'
On and chlldron 10 a place Of safety
Then the hre1stworkH were aiormrd'
ana tho young ensign. who fought hli
frat battle that day. was ono Of tho frst
10 Chamber over. CALAMITY lending his
men he was struck by a barbed arrow.
and retired for n few moments 10 have
hiH wound bound up. Seeing him IN
tho surgeons hands. the general order
cd him TO the rear hut the Young officer
rushed again to the combat. where bis
friends. tho Cherokcoa. who had known
him s0 long IN peace rresrlrd h's ilr-
Ing deeds with wonder and admiration
This dlaobedloncc NJ his cndoarcl him
Tor no 10 the iron heart OF bis COM
mander.
Two bullets which at the same In
slant. shattered his right arm ana l1ig-
cd In the shoulder. put an end TO hts
career as a soldier for many years and
nearly put an end 10 his life. when.
after months Of suffering he was on his
way TO rcioln the army, he was met by
noVs Of the battle OF New orleans, and
the war was over.
No doubt Il was a source OF keen re-
greet to the young soldier that he had
not shared the glorles OF that victory.
lie ana not know then that day would
come when he would act 90 commander
In a battle "a brilliant aud "a decisive
~ tha, ono fonHht a, Nov orieana.
Hut the years went BY. aud many
changes came into the llfo OF the boy
who was willing to work all day that
be- might run across tho fields nnd
spell with the class In the closing les
son. lie became distinguished as a law
yer. no was made Governor Of Tonnes
see. and afterwards he paid long Wis
Il to his adopted father the venerable
Oolootekn.
After that he went TO Texas, Intend
Ing to spend his days In peaceful TO-
tiromcnt on a cattle farm. Hut "som'
men call for plnees. and some place.
call for men" and that dream OF o
herdsman's quiet life was never re-
allied
Texas was on the verge Of a rcyolu
ton. and instead OF the Mexican prov
lncc Of New Estramadura was destln
ed 10 become separate republic, Thu
new conner was invited to a place In he
councils. and after three years th'
sword OF -in-ohlef OF he
forces was rendered him.
The storming Of the Alamo and TN
lnhuman butchcry OF Is gallant dc
tenders was quickly followed by thu
massacre OF Gollad. whore five hun
dred brave men were slain In coli
blood after their capitulatlon.
Meanwhile the Texas general. will
his sad and dlsheartened followers.wn
pursuing that mastery retreat that wa
to eliminate In browning victory a
| san Jacinto,
Hut Of that Victory you all have real
In the history OF Texas; how soyel
hundred Texans faced Santa Anna wit
hls eighteen hundred trained soldiers
and how the glorles OF that day made
hero OF every patriot who fought there
and shed mstre upon the name O
their leader General Sam Houston
OF Texas.
/ This peesassd NNife's sIstSr OuastIou.