St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-10-30

felauveo usAoX so uSVs8s ~~~
tell.
In perusing these ancient records I
find that Gov. Troup. the uoblest Rofnan
of them all. was full-blood iousih 70
that famous Indian chieftain. Gen. VIII
liam Mcintosh. and that the generals
father was, a. is usual. Scotchman.
who took an Indian wife. Gov. Tfoup's
mother and McIntosh's father were
brother and sister. Mcintosh w1s
chief of the Creeks. and like Redge and
Boudinot. was assassinated for sign
ing the treaty that ceded the Greek
lands to Georgia. ! tell you. these
Scotchmen. or Scotch-Irish. - George
Adair calls them. were On the wild hunt
for Indian wives and they had the
pick and took the best Of them. Even
Osceola was the son Of Scotchman.
Maybe my friend George Adair has .
streak Of Injun blood In him. who
knows? II Evan Howell hasu't. then
all signs fail in the face.
It IL sad to realize that In . few years
more not Z man or woman win be left
who mingled with the aboriginal own
ers of Georgia soil-these Creeks and
Cherokees and 6eminoles, who gave
kind welcome TO our ancestors, only TO
be despoiled Of their homes-not man
left to tell Of their trials and trihula-
tions.
Big John Underwood. the Roman run-
agee, who fed from the foul invader
and for lack Of any better transpcrta-
tion drove q steer in the shafts tf .
one-horse wagon. and for lack OF har-
ness bored hole through the dash
board and drew the steers tail through
and tied the end in knot, used to tell
me many stories about the IndieAa.
for he lived among them away back
in the 3Os. He, too. tried to marry an
Indian maiden. but he wasn't Scotch
man and couldn't shoot the erossbow
nor the long bow and - she wouldn't
have him. These Indians had great ad-
miration for the archer's skill. re
member visiting the wigwam OF IN old
Indian on Sawny's mountain. near Cum
miag. Ga. l. too. was then . lad Of II
years and got the old mans grandsona
to shoot for me and my young cousins.
Splitting the upper end Of . small
stick that was shout three feet long,
inserted . silver quarter in the split
and stuck the other end in the ground
At 30 yards the boys would hit the
quarter with an arrow almost every
time, and, Of course. I gave It to them
How did they ever learn to do this
I asked the old man. They begin. he
said, almost a. soon A. they can walk
First they shoot at big tree. and ther
a smaller one, and then . still smaller
one. and keep on from year to yeal
until they can knock out . squirreli
eve. In ls46 visited an uncle in Smith
county, Miss, and found . remnant oi
the Chickasaws there. They wers
friendly and kind aud very expert Il
killing deer by shining their eyes q
night. Ny cousins aud / went viii
them one night, but unhappily they
shined the eyes Of . yearling calf tha'
belonged to one Of the neighbour and
| shot him. 1t mortified and troubles
them very much, but a. they went hunt
| ing on our account, we quieted theil
fears by paying for the calf the mex
day.
I forgot to mention that Elias Boudi
not. the philanthropist, wrote . yer.
learned treatise to prove that the In
dams OF North America all descendel
from the lost tribes Of Israel. and hi
book made many converts to that be
lief.
And now the sad news comes tia
Gen. Avery IL dead-my genial. lovinl
friend Of 10 years. man whom ! q
ways loved to meet whether / was II
the Office or the counting-room or ol
the sidewalk. How full Of good, pleas
ant cheer he was. What kind greeting
he always gave. What thoughtful com
ments ON men and the events Of th
day. Georgia can I'll afford to lose sue
men as Gen. Avery and Judge Clara
but still the world moves on. ''Close N
close up!" is the word from the Grea
Commander, and the gaps that deaf
makes In our ranks are closed and 500
forgotten.-Bill Arp. in Atlanta Const
tuition.