The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-12
BY Dexter MARSHALL.

& S@ thc wife Of d general merchant and
" ~ Intlint, trndcr,s named Morgan To-
"a Gated iontfe Hlawatia indian reser-;
SIVAtIon3 IL what IL now known as liens,
Il rom 4, gave birth to- d boy 1oab "
child was healthy and strong 4 and nd 5 was
e rumed j DIN yler Morgan, Ter the oilll
4 Tyler who was to DO made ~ csl ~ ~
when the boy was teen and whom VI g me Y.
older Morgan admired as MS p eau 53 luct1 u
3 or d political END or. a. .S3 1t sS b
Notwithstanding his early promise OF
health and strength, this boy became Q:
&'physicnl weakling when quite young
Through an tack OF scarlet fever, which
left him partially disabled on one !.l
land lame He was taken BY his rather El1;alo
{gto Alabnnln when between eis It and nine q
years Old, but all the schooling no ever yer
got was ,l:ljoyeh In Tenressee for y 2 Y
IL newer Alabama country there were as as
II yet no schools. "a AZ 4, Z,
But shccnusc OF his amer VINO !, per-
sisted I'LL he was almost q man nak.ts
S$it ftr1possillc$ for him to work IN ~ the
fields as most small boys. g ven, were we r,
obliged TO IN those early days nc ph Ilt
& moro attention to his books than "a inc
z general run OF his & fell ws. hen old
n enough he took up tho study 81 Ia "
~ though, h,s mother, who directed his read
Ing ns d child, was anxious that he should
Il be d minister OF the Presbyt Church.
n During the first four years he llyed N
} Alabama, this boy had Indian children LIr',n
E Tor almost his sole playn1 ntes Since IN e en-
y he has filled many import roles on me
" stage OF the national lie. He was the
d dnshing Confederate General 9sE John !.
L Morgan In Civil5 War times Il nd he - now now
" United States Senator Morgan TO be re-
e elccted Iii ID few days) X, with q record
n as Uncle SAINTS most persistent orator
q and who r,ngged the redoubtable W llllam
X Nelsor Cromwell almost beyond the limit
u Of endurance during the recent session
over the Panama Canal mat ter. But BIZ nc
has no plelsanter memories nan u nose
+ ii the days he wa ndered In the sprlmeynt
Alabama woods with Creek and cherokee ,t'e',
Fl youngsters and Joined IN their aboriginal
@ sports. Stss s III i53S{5sl fS.
II sitting IN the famous III Marble Room,
Y where Senators receive their callers one
"A afternoon near the close x Of the SEES
n sion, this man OF eighty-two, Z vet eran IN
the law. in 4 wa and in Legislation. but
e. vigorous still, despite his cnrl ph yslcai
Il weakness, told the wrl ter the story Of
II his early care free. outdoor days. ! 7 9 ?
q them, doubtless. he owes the wonderful
bodllyendurnnce winch has m ade his ca ca
~ recr9 possible S1 ats$s
II me n some IndianFboys In Tennessee
z
which III attended there. but they we're ''I
mostly cherokees. ! don remember now TO- Y
these boys stood In their studies. but ~
\ do remember hat they were active In al
the games the white boys played. partic-
ularly marbles, town ball and sky ball:
E{..rve never seen .skyball 3 played since Is.
TX wa ~ n boy 4 In Tenn essee. It wa an
played with n ball at 81 a. put Wlth 1! q
ID piece of wood. which. when In play, w 90
laid With one end over shallow hole
scoopcd out OF the ground for the pur-
pose, THE player who was 81 az struck
the bali snartly on the end over the hole
viii, 4, club and the bali flew up into the
sky from which II suppose the game
Y took It's rame with us. y while the other
players scrambled TO ca tcfl n 4
Senator does not remembe Whether
this game was OF lllalan OIL ~.
gin or not Residents OF many Of the
& larger cities viii recognize the "skyball"'
q which the Cherokee boys played with the
white boys in Tennessee as reese mblinE
II ie game OF Scat, las played by the street
Shoys, who got5it from the children OF the
3immierants. Learned sharps on the ssu 81, q: !:
a ,ect OF games say this one was played
Il ~ the boys OF every nation OF antiquity
as far back as the days Whe ~ hlesop =,
tamia was one OF the centers q c'Yi ~
ration. 8i.3 s8 x; Il, J. Il !, *
enough contact with the Indian boys
when the family lived In Tennessee e
RI remember the personal lty Of any one ,e q
X them. 81 But after removing to Ala oama,
where the family settled on Nancy's
Creek, on tho boundary line between zen the
Creek and Cherokee reservat ton. he came e
Into much closer relations with the young
redskIns. particularly those q the creeR
S3 tribe. ~ rroek
rhlldren,,..& the Senator explained l! nee !.
couldn't have played with amy ., -
! men,ber I; white settlers were sea rec ana iLrl'