wonderful degree the rough manhood of the pioneer,
the eccentric vanity of the Indian, the stern dignity of the soldier, the genius of the
statesman, and withal the high chivalry of a knight of the olden time. His erratic
career has been the subject of much cheap romancing, hut the simple facts are of
sufficient interest in themselves without the aid of fictitious embellishment. To the
Cherokee, whom he loved so well, lie was known as Ka'lanu, "The Raven," an old
war title in the tribe.
His father having died when the boy was nine years old. his widowed mother re-
moved with him to Tennessee, opposite the territory of the Cherokee, whose boundary
was then the Tennessee river. Here he worked on the farm, attending school at
intervals; lint, being of adventurous disposition,' he left home whensixteen years old,
and, crossing over the river, joined the Cherokee, among whom he soon became a
great favorite, being adopted into the family of Chief Jolly, from whom the island at
the mouth of Hiwassee takes its name. After three years of this life, during which
time he wore the Indian dress and learned the Indian language, he returned to civili-
zation and enlisted as a private soldier under Jackson in the Creek war. He s i
attracted favorable notice and was promoted to the rank of ensign. By striking
bravery at the bloody battle of Horseshoe bend, where he scaled the breastworks with
an arrow in bis thigh and led his men into the thick of the enemy, he won the last-
ing friendship of Jackson, who made him a lieutenant, although he was then