The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-11-05

-, Oii' al oiu iauy hving an Myrtle, Tex:
She says:
Tiease excuse an old woman for trviny
10 write TO you about those Indians thot
you nave been telling us of In the Const,-
eutIoh, ana as | was born and raised in the
80. onee nation viii venture to tell you
some things that may interest Won Nv
iather. Wan Thompson, settled at tho mis-,
SION station on the Etowah Tor Hipbtower
river, as we called iD. My elder brother
rerry thompson. was the Interpreter for
tne nation a long time. My fathers sister
Nancy Joined the mission when she was
oi.'y 40 Years odo. She followed them to the
territory ana Kept up her mission work
there. and spent a long and useful ufe Cd
uleo In her eighty-fourth year When
Boudinot was killed she was STANDING on
the porch very early In the morninp ana
saw man running as IL for his life. ana
TWO men pursuing him. They soon caught
MN and killed him and ran away as fast
as they could go. She hurried 10 the ma n
and found II was Boudinot.
There were several families who hao
indian blood In their veins who did NOT ,o
west with the tribe. The Lynch family
was part Cherokee Barella Lynch mar
ried Lowry Williams ] expect Won knew
MN. Ihey had but one child, and she
u.s. was named cherokee. She married Robert
Wylie. son of Clark wylie. remember
a good many Cherokee chiefs and braves
out can't spell their names for YOU. John
ROSS was not an Indian. His mother wa q
"hite woman and he left her I'D north
"hen ne came to the nation and married
an indian wife. John Ridge was mart In
oiah. 1 expect your friend George Adair Is
OF Indian blood, for we had two Adair ia M
mes there. Black Wat and Red Wat. They
were cousins. When John Howard Pavna
was staying in the nation we saw him often
lie named my little sister Ann Payne. One
OF my sisters went to school with an In
dian girl named Lizzie Shoeboot and she
taught my sister to swim. The Cherokees
called my father Connehana Thomnson
MY husband wishes me to prove my rights
In the nation as one of them. hui 7 have
never done so. His name Is r. D. Ivie. and
ne was born In Lawrenceville. Ga. We
orten see names in the Constitution that we
remember away back. Old Georgia is our
dear mother. and though we have been
separated Tor 90 years, we love her still
out OF the fullness of the heart the
mouth speaketh,' and this is my excuse
Tor writing to you. MRS r. d. WE"
Well, now, that is good letter. How
the chickens would come home if they
could.
Next comes the advance sheets of
The Young Peoples History of Arkan-
sas,' written by my friend f. Porter.
thompson, now at Frankfort, Ky. out
long resident and editor in Arkansas.
The chapter on Col. Elias c. Boudinot
is full of interest and makes him a very
remarkable man. His fathers name
was Kelle-kee-nah, but being adopted
By Elias Boudinot, of New Jersey. took
his name. Boudinot sided with Ridge
in regard to the treaty and Ross be-
came his bitter enemy. Ross was a
powerful. vindictive and INSCRIPTIONS
man. He had Boudinot and Mai. Ridge
and John Ridge all assassinated. Col
Elias c. Boudinot was born near Rome
Ga, August 1, 1885. He was educated
at Manchester, VT. In 1855 he came to
Fayetteville, Ark. and studied law with
Hon. A. NJ. Wilson, was admitted to
the bar in 1856 and soon rose to the
front rank as an able lawyer and gifted
speaker. In 1860 he became editor of
the Democrat at Little Rock. In 1861,
after the state seeded, he and his
cousin, "Stand Waite" raised a regi-
ment and fought the battle of Elkhorn.
He was chosen as a member of the con-
federate congress in 1863. After thc
battle of Elkhorn Ross deserted the
confederacy and assailed the southern
Cherokees for helping the south Boudi-
not defended them with signal ability
and delivered such a philippe against
his treachery that he was consigned to
infamy.
Some years ago Boudinot, by invita-
ton of senator's and representatives, de
livered lecture in Washington on the
Indian race that made a profound i'm
preston. Judge Hallum says of him:
Some years ago he married a beauti-
full and accomplished lady of Washing,
ton. He is an able lawyer. polished
and refined gentleman and is possessed
of the most fascinating conversational
powers. He has most wonderful must
cal talent and one of the most charm
ing voices ever given to men,"
Isn't that splendid? | wouldn't mind
being that sort of an Indian.
| have many more historic letters.
but this will suffice for this time.
have great reverence for these mem
cries; they make up history that will
soon pass into oblivion unless some
body records it. There is a house on
the bank of the Oostanaula river, twol
miles above Rome, that / have reverence
for. 1t was built by Maj. Ridge nearly
10 years ago, and is still good, old
fashioned two-story house. 1t was built
of hewn logs, but long afterwards
cciled inside and weatherboarded.
When first knew it Col. A. n. Verdery
lived there. He was the father of Mrs.
Warren Akin, and she was married
there to that eminent lawyer. Mrs.
Atkins youngest brother was born in
that house. This good lady is the
mother of Judge John w. Akin, and
she still lives in our town and is full
of many sweet and many sad memories.
My observation is that women have
better memories than men. especially
marriages, deaths, births
and the social statistics of their youth
full days.-Bill Arp, in Atlanta Consti-
tuition.
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