Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-06-15

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Their had visited tie Creek nation sew
eral months before, and had declared
to their prophets that the flower of
their people should assemble and give
battle to the palefaces, and a victory
such as they had never known should
crown the day.
The prophets proclaimed this to the
warriors. telling them that a cloud
from heaven would be the signal that
the Great Spirit would send that their
deliverence had come
The entrance to the peninsula was
strongly fortified, and Gen. jackson
himself advanced upon these breast
works, but Gen. Coffee, with his
mounted men and the Cherokees who
served under Jackson, had forded the
river and, advancing up its banks, cut
off the retreat of the Creeks in that
direction.
But the willy Cherokees soon discov-
cred the canoes of the Creeks, half
hidden in a fringe of bushes, and
their swimmers brought them across
the river Their gallant chief Rich
ard Brown, leapel into a canoe, his
braves and Capt. Russell's company of
scouts swarming after him, and amid
rifle balls and arrows, which showered
among them, they made their landing.
They at once set fire to a cluster of
wigwams near the water, and the
dark column of smoke, rising above
the trees, was the signal to Gen. Jack
son that they had crossed the river.
His men were eager to advance, but
their brave leader held them back I'M
til he had caused the Creeks to re-
move their women and children to a
place of safety.
Then the breastworks were stormed
and the young ensign, who fought his
first battle that day, was one of the
first to Chamber over Calamity lead
ing his men, he was struck by
barbed arrow, and retired for a few
moments to have his wound bound up
Seeing him in the surgeons hands, the
general ordered him to the rear, but
the young officer rushed again to the
combat, where his friends, the Chero-
KEGS, who had known him so long in
peace, regarded his daring deeds with
wonder and admiration. This disobe-
dience of his endeared him for life to
the iron heart of his commander.
Two bullets, which, at the same in
slant, shattered his right arm and
lodged in the shoulder, put an end to
and nearly put an end to his life.
When, after months of suffering, he
was on his way to rejoin the army. he
was met by news of the battle of New
Orleans, and the war was over.
No doubt it was a source of keen
regret to the young soldier that he
had not shared the glories of that
victory. He did not know then that a
day would come when he would act as
commander in a battle as brilliant and
as decisive as that one fought at New
Orleans.
But the years went by, and many
changes came into the life of the boy
who was willing to work all day that
he might run across the field and spell
with his class in the closing lesson.
He became distinguished as a lawyer;
he was made governor of Tennessee,
and afterward he paid a long visit to
his adopted father, the venerable
Oolooteka- ,
After that he went to Texas, intend
ing to spend his days in peaceful re-
tirement on a cattle farm. But some
men call for places, and some places
call for men, and that dream of
herdsman's quiet life was never rea-
lized.
Texas was on the verge of a revo1u
tion and instead OF the Mexican prov
ince of New Estramadura was des
tined to become separate republic.
The newcomer was invited to place
in her councils and after three years
the sword of commander-in-chief OF
her forces was rendered him.
The storming of the Alamo and the
inhuman butchery of its gallant de
tenders was quickly followed by the
massacre of Goliad, where 500 brave
men were slain in cold blood after
their capitulation.
Meanwhile the Texan general, with
his sad and disheartened followers
was pursuing that mastery retreat
that was to eliminate in GROWING
victory at San Jacinto.
But of that victory you all have
read in the history of Texas; how 70f
Texans faced Santa Anna with hi
1,SOO trained soldiers, and how the
glories of that day made a hero OF
every patriot who fought there, and
shed luster upon the name of their
leader-Gen Sam Houston, of Texas.