Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-08-25

town with goods for trade packed on
horses. One of these horses, when he
| came opposite one Of the houses, halted
a moment and then turned familiarly
into the doorJ ard. The occupant of
the house, the mother of Flennikin,
recognized the horse her son had rid.
den in the battle, and, weeping, threw
her arms about his neck. Seeing this
the Indian owner quietly removed the
pack and left the horse there. The
horse Immediately walked to little
trough by the kitchen door, here Mrs.
Flennikin had been In the habit of
feeding him when colt. Carefully
tended he lived several years after his
return to his old home.
Attempts upon Sewers life were
made not only by Indians, but also by
white men. The lands OF the Tories
along the western waters having been
declared confiscated were taken up
and entered by more patriotic citizens.
When this-was first reported to a mum.
ber of them plan was formed by
which they were to investigate it's
truth and, should the report prove we'll
founded, retaliate. Certain ones were
selected to examine the records and,
should they find the rumor based on
fact, to murder Sewer and the clerk
who had sanctioned the entry of the
lands in question. Fortunately the plot
was divulged by the wife of one of the
conspirators. Sewer and the clerk alb.
stracted from the records the trouble.
some entries and the latter hid them IN
the woods. The plot, therefore, fell
through. as there appeared to be no
cause of complaint on the part of the
original owners of the lands. The
clerk died shortly after without hav-
ing revealed the hiding place, 80 that
the records were never found.
At another time when SEWER was
journeying to North Carolina he was
accompanied by Upton, Early and
French. The two last determined to
murder Sever. With this in view they
lacerated the legs Of his horse above the
hoofs in such way as not to attract
attention and yet to prevent his riding
rapidly. French possessed himself of
SEWERS pistols. Early then informed
Sewer that a plot to murder him had
been arranged by French and Upton
and advised him to ride off at some
time when they were some little dis.
tance in the rear. Seyier, not knowing
that his horse had been tampered with
naturally supposed this to be we'll
meant advice. He, therefore, followed
1t and attempted to escape. Despite
the lameness of bis horse he nigh {
have been successful had he not been
stopped by windfall of trees. Find.
ing he could not get away he turned
and faced French, who had given
chase. French with one of SEWERS own
pistols aimed and fred As good luck
would have it, when loading his pis-
tolls Sewer did not have at hand any
balls of the proper size. Those he used
were little too small and had rolled
out of the barrels without this being
noticed. French was, however, SO near
that the powder burnt Sewer 3 face.
To speak of Sewer as man of bat.
Ties only would be to neglect two of
his distinguishing characteristica his
genial social nature and his great gen.
erosity. Though he made great deal
of money in lands and merchandising g
he died comparatively poor, by reason
OF his great gifts to the needy and his
having been security for many friends.
When corn was scarce he opened his
cribs without stint to all who were in
want. When parties Of poor emigran ts
appeared he helped them to entire out.
fits with generous hand
An account is given of a jubilee held
at Sewers house. AT the close of the
campaign of 'SS, having been on the
frontier whole season, large mum.
Der of his friends came to visit him
and see the old warrior and protector
OF his country. An old fiddler from
Virginia, by name Black, happening
along, Sewer got him to tune up his
violin and for week the jubilee con.
tinued. Sewer led the dancing with
old figures and country dances, such
as "The White Cockade" and Flow
ers of Edinboro." The year was a
plentiful one and the horses were
turned loose in the corn field to shift
for themselves. The women in the
intervals Of the merry making turned
to and furnished the company with oil
the dainties available. Poor old
Black, says Gen. Sewers son many
years afterward, "he has since hung
up his fiddle and himself with it on a
tree by the roadside. M.
Madison, Wis, August s.
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