The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-17

had bride with q very severe bit
put on him. Paschal was mounted
on fast Indian pony and they were
soon away and out Of sight. They
rode five or six miles to tao big
spring, and when about to return tho
happy, laughing girl proposed to
swap brides and lot Muckle John
go as fast as ho pleased. Paschal
tried to exchange without her dis
mounting, but tho moment Muckle
John found his mouth free no gave
snort aud started home on a wild
canter. In vain did Paschal try to
override his sweetheart. 1t was
John Gllphn race and Mucklo John
never slackened his speed until he
reached the horse block whore his
lider had mounted. She was wild
with laughter and excitement and
declared it was tho finest ride of her
life and that when the horse got tirod
she lashed him on. But poor Pas,
chal did not for long time recover
from tho shock for ho feared ho
would never 500 his darling alivo any
moro.
"Paschal and his bride went west,
and many years ago l road somo-
thing about Judge Paschal out in
Texas Is ho tho same manY"
I suppose that he was, for Pasohal
did live in Texas several yours and
published paper in Austin, and IN
1859 contributed largely to tho olcc-
tion of his friend, Sam Houston, as
Governor. He settled first in Ar
kansas and practiced law and soon
won distinction and was elected
judge Of tho supreme court in l84l.
In 1869 he removed to Washington
city and founded tho law department
Of Georgetown University and be-
came it's president and there received
the degroe Of LID. He published
and compiled many law books and
also wrote a biography Of Con
eral Sam Houston. 1t is with pride
that wo give this sketch Of this not
able and gifted man, for he was q
Georgian born in Greene County,
educated at Mercer and admitted to
the bar in 1892 ut Washington, in
Wilkes County. Ho died in 1878.
l wonoer if there wero any quadroon
children born to his Indian wifo. No
doubt he has relatives living in Geor-
gia who can tell.
In perusing these ancient records
l find that Governor Troup, the
noblest Roman of them all, WAS q
full blood cousin to that famous In
dian chioftain, General William Nc
Intosh, and that the GanoraPs father
was, as ia usual, Scotchman who
took an Indian wife Governor Troup's
mother and McIntosh's father wore
brother and sister. Mcintosh was
chief of the Greeks and like Ridge
and Boudinot was assassinated for
signing the treaty that ceded the
Creek lands to Georgia. 1 tell you,
those Scotchmen, or Scotch Irish, az
George Adair calls them, were On
the wild hunt for Indian wives and
they had the pick and took tho best
of them. Even Osceola was the son
Of Scotchman. Maybe my friend
George Adair has n streak of iniun
blood in him, who knows. II Evan
Howell hasn't, then oil signs full in
the face
1t is sad to realize that in few
years miro not man or woman vii
be left who mingled. with tho aborigi
nal owners of Georgia soil-~thest
Greeks and Cherokees and Seminoles
who gave kind welcome to our an
costors, only to be dospoiled of theil
homes--not q man left to tell of theil
trials and tribulations.
Big John Underwood, the Roman
runageo, who fed from tho foul in
yador and for lack of any better
transportation drove o steer in thu
shafts of one horse wagon, and fo
lack of harness bored holo through
the dashboard and drew tho steer
, tail through and tied the ond in
knot, used to toll mo many storio
, about the Indians, for he livet
among them away back in the 3Os
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