The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-19
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took the best of them. Even Osceola was
the son OF a ScotehmaH. ybe-ny
friend George. Adair has streak OF Az
inn blod in, hin, i wha Knows. re Evan
Howell hasn't, then all signs fail IN the
face. -
| It ia sad to realize that in a few years
more npt,,a man or woman, will he, left
who mingled with the aboriginal owners
Of Georgia soil--these Greeks and Chero-
KEGS and Seminoles, WHIP gave kind wei
come to our ancestors, only to 9be> de-
spoiled oil their homes 4snot a man left
TO tell of their trials and calculations.
/ Big John Underwood. the Roman runa-
gee, who2fied from the foul invader anu
for, hack of .any;-ibettcr transportation
drove a. steerrin the. shafts1of a one-herse
wagon, and for lack of harness bored a
hole through the dashboard and drew the
steers tail through AND TIED the end in a
knot. insedrte tell yiner many stories about
the Indians for her lived among them
away hack, in the 30sy He, too tried to
marry an Indian ma den. but he wasn't
a, Seotchman and 9eauldn'tsheet the cross
bow, nor the long bow LII and $50 she
wouldn't haye,him. These Indians. had
grea admiration for the archer's! skill.
| remember visiting -Migwam of an
old Indian ON Sawtlyis mountain, near
Cumming, Ga, \, too, was then Il lad of
twelve years and. got the qold, mans
grandsons to. shoot, for me and my young
cousins. Splitting the upper end of. q
small stick that, WAS about three, feet
long, l inserted a silver quarter in the
split and stuck the other end in the
ground. At,thirteen yardsrthe boys would
hit the quarter with an arrow almost exc
cry time, and, of eourse,39I gave it It'd
them. How did they ever learn " do this;
1 asked of the old man. They begin he
said, almost as seen as, theyfcan walk.
First they shoot ut a big tree. and then
smaller One,-and- then still smaller
one, and keep on FROM Year to:year, until
they can knock cQnt1 d squirrel s.teye. In
1916 l visited, an uncle in Smith county,
Mississippi and found II remnants ofgthe
Chickasaws there They were friendly and
kind and very expert in killing deer by
shining their eyes lat night. My cousins
and / went with them one night, but
unhappily they shined the eyes OF a year.
] ling calf that -helonged- 10 one the
7neighbOrs and shot him. 1t mortiiedxAnd
troubled them very much, but as they
went hunting on our account, we quiet
ed their fears by paying for theScalf the
hextday..7
" Ilfsrgotsto mention that Elias Boudi-
mot the hhilanthropst. wrete very
learned tresit;se to prove that the Indi-
ans OF North America AN descended from
the lest tribes of Israel /. and his book
made many converts tosthat belief. A
i And now the sad neWas comes that Gen.
: very is dp.d-my genial loving friend
zof forty years-a man whom always
l0yed TO, meet whether was in the oft
Nee or the counting room or on the side
walk. How full efsgood, pleasant cheer
he was. What kind greetings ~ always
gave. What thoughtful continents on
men and the events of the day. Georgia
can III afford to lose such meu as Gen.
Avery, and Judge Clark, hpt still the
world moves on. CLOSE up close up"' is
the word from the great Commander,
and the gaps chat death makes in our
faakssTareacf and soon forgotten.
i BILL ARP