The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-09-23
HALE WRITES 70 ARP.
Georgian of Long Ago Now Living
in tennessee.
HE ASKS ABOUT CHER0KEES.
Remembers Boudinot and When a
Boy Played About in the lndians'
Printing Office.

I thought that almost everybody was
dead but me, especially since Judge
Clark died, the man of memories, the
historian, the jurist, the amiable and
loveable citizen. I want his book as
soon as Mrs. Wyly has it published.
know u will be treasure to the old
people, and should be to the young. L
thought that all my contemporaries
who were familiar with the public al
fairs OF fifty and sixty years ago were
dead, but I was mistaken. Quite
food of historic letters have come 10
me of late from venerable and scholarly
men who have awakened from their
long retirement and write me some
most interesting recollections of men
and events of bygone days. What
careful, artistic penmanship illumlnes
most of these letters, reminding me OF
my fathers, and John Mcpherson Ber-
rien's, and Henry R. Jackson's and
others who were trained to write by
the schoolmasters of the olden time.
Here Is long and scholarly letter
from Mr.. s. P. Hale, Of Madisonyille,
Tenn, who is now in his seventy-fourth
year, and whose father was an officer IN
the army that moved the Cherokees be-
yond the Mississippi river. 1t took
many months for the soliers to gather
these Indians together, for they kept
in hiding as long as possible, and while
this was going on Mr.. Hale's father and
his family were located at New Echota,
in what is now Gordon county. 1--WE
lived, saws Mr.. Hale, Gin house that
my father rented from Boudinot and he
purchased from him many articles OF
handsome furniture, among which was
q heavy, folding leaf dining table made
of cherry wood and finished in artistic
style. This table has been in the farl-
lily ever since and is now in my house,
and on it we eat our humble meals
three times q day. prize it highly as
. souvenir Of my childhood, for 1 was
then only twelve years old. remem-
Der we'll seeing Mr.. Boudinot and John
Ridge and other notable Indians in
conference there. Ridge was tall,
erect and copper colored; nose equiline,
ewes black and piercing and hair
straight, black and coarse. He dressed
like q white man and spoke broken
English huently. His father was an
Indian, his mother was q halfbreed,
and he WAS educated at Moravisn mis-
sion school.
"Boudinot was not 80 tall, but was
heavier, broader man with attractive
features and polished manners. He
dressed stylishly. wore tall silk hat
and spoke English in its purity. He
published newspaper at New Echota
in the Indian dialect and We boys did
often play with the type. Boudinot,
whose Indian name was Charles Vann,
was of mixed blood, and while at the
mission school attracted the attention
of Elias Boudinot, q wealthy gentleman
of Philadelphia, who adopted him and
gave him his Huguenot name. This is
the same philanthropist who was the
founder and first president Of the Amer
lean Bible Society and gave it $40, 900
to start on. His will contained many
bequests to charity and among them
one of Ss, 900 to provide spectacles for
poor old women.
but can you tell me anything of Pas
chsl-Lieutenant Paschal. I think he
was Georgian. He was there at New
Echota on General Woods staff As aid
de camp and came there with Captain
Derrick 8 company from Dahlonega: He
fell desperately in love with John
Ridges only daughter, Sarah, q beauti-
full and lovely girl, and the best horse
woman I ever saw. He courted her
and married her there. They spent
some time ut our house and their mar
riage WAS quito . romantic episode IN
our monotonous life. During their
courtship she one day expressed q de-
sire to ride my fathers horse, "Muckle
John, - steed of blood and mettle. My
father reluctantly consented and for
her safety had q bride with . very
severe bit put on him. Paschal was
mounted on q fast Indian pony and
they were soon away and out OF sight
They rode five or six miles to the big
spring, and when about to return, the
hsppy, laughing girl proposed to swap
brides and let Muckle John go as fast
as he pleased. Paschal tried to e1-
change without her dismounting, but
the moment Muckle John found his
mouth free he gave q snort and started
home on q wild canter. In vain did
Paschal try to override his sweetheart.
It was q John Gilpin race and Muckle
John never slackened his speed until
he reached the horse block where his
rider had mounted. She was wild with
laughter and excitement and declared
il WAS the finest ride Of her life and
that when the horse got tired she
fashsd him on. But poor Psschal did
not for q long time recover from the
shock for he feared he would never see
his darling alive any more.
tParchal and his bride went West,
and many years ago l read something
about Judge Psrschal out IN Texas.
Is he the same man?"
1 suppose that he wA,. lor PaschaI
did live in Texas several years and
published paper in Austin. and in
1859 contributed largely to the election
of mis- friend, Sam Houston, as goyer:
nor. He settled first in Ark kansas and
practiced law and soon won distinction
and was elected Judge of tie Supreme
Court in 1S41. In 1860 l.e removed to
Washington city and founded the law
department of GEORGETOWN university
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