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REMINISCENCES OF HON. FELIX WALKER Memoirs of Rutherford County's First Court Clerk, U. S. Congressman, Explorer, and Soldier Officially Presented. PART TWO. h is the instability of all hu icsolutions and legal .repen— v 0 . no power on earth can change hoart but the omnipotent pow of the grace of Almighty God. the time we were there we lived without bread or salt .In sum mer, perhaps in July, my wounds bein'u healed, although very feeble, I vu? t0 on horseback by teing lifted up. I set out. in company with Messrs Decker and Richard Ho o,n and returned by the way we came to Watauga, a dangerous . ite. It was a merciful Providence ;, n , preserved us from being killed the Indians, who were then in even hostilities with all the adven turers to Kentucky. However, we ar rved safe to Colonel Robinson on Watauga, and from there in a few ; i>v , I returned to my father's in Rutherford. I lived at home about three months, when that spirit of novelty began to prevail. I wished to be moving, but what course to pursue was undetermined. At length concluded to go to Watauga (This river is a branch of Holstein, heads up in the mountains opposite to Ashe County, in N. C.,) where I had form ed some acquaintances, on my way to Kentucky. And now being my own man (but with the consent of my father) I set out in October '75, f .nd arrived at Col. Charles Robin si n's in a few days, being about r.inety miles. The country being newly settled, ir a short time they organized a county and called it Washington. I was appointed Clerk of the Court. It was then a county or district oi self-government, not incorporated in the state of North Carolina until some years after. It was then taken in by Act of Assembly and so remain ed until it was ceded to Congress in 1789, and since a part of the state of Tennessee. This was the first court ever organized in that section of the western country. I continued in this office for nearly four years. The war of the Revolution com mencing about this time, I consider ed it a favorable opportunity, a fine theatre, on which to distinguish my ?elf as a young man and patriot in defense, of my country. Accordingly I went to Mecklen burg county, and meeting with some recruiting officers, by the recommen dation of General Thomas Polk (fath er of Col. William Polk of Raleigh) I was appointed Lieutenant in Capt. Richardson's company in the Rifle Regiment, commanded by James Stuger (then a Colonel) and was there furnished with money for the recruiting service. ,1 Returned to Watauga and on my way through cut that country I recruited my full proportion of men and marched them to Charlestown in May, 1776, joined the Regiment, and was stationed on James Island,. Sir Peter Parker with his whole fleet arrived in the bay while we wore stationed on the Island. General Lee arrived in Charlestown and took command of the troops, but did not tarry long; he went on to Savannah to assist the Americans against the British and Indians, and to regulate ! he troops. Sir Peter Parker com manded an attack on Fort Moultrie (n Sullivan's Island on the twenty eighth of June 1776, was repulsed w ith loss of two British men-of-war r, nd a number of men; did not suc ked in the reduction of Charles town. The war now becoming general through the American provinces, the British stimulating the Indians on ' ntiers, the Cherokees break-! and murdering the inhabi of Watauga and Holstein, v ' emy property and interests lay, j constrained to resign my com- j n, contrary to the wish of the vianding officer, and return I to engage against the Indians * defense of my property aud country. '••as appointed to a command of - :pany of Light Dragoons to n the frontiers, was station - -v laehticky for a year and pre -1 the Indians from making any Nations on the inhabitants, i war subsiding with the In ; • I returned to Watauga, attend ee duties of my office as clerk of the court. Having experienced some of bitters with the sweets of life, I became more local in my disposition. Thinking it necessary to become a citizen of the world, in its utmost latitude, concluded to marry. Accordingly, I was married to Su san Robinson, a beautiful girl of fifteen on the Bth of January, 1778, daughter of Col-, Chaa., Robinson (where I had resided for three years past). In March ensuing, my wife and self paid a visit to my father in Rutherford, designed to spend the summer. On the 28th of June, my dear girl had a miscarriage, which terminated her existence. She died on the 9th day of July, 1778, six months after our marriage. This was the most momentous and eventful year in which I lived, through the whole period of my life. I was so shocked and impressed with so unexpected an event, that my mind was almost lost. Absorbed in grief almost unsupportable, I felt so deeply afflicted that I thought all my prospects of happiness were bur ied with the woman I loved. How ever, happy for man, that in cases of the most deep and deplorable af fliction, the constitution of our na ture affords some resources for re covery, and finds his way from un ier the most pressing calamities; but as excess of any kind is not in tended to last, after some time I be- SJ7 vjou urcmta cujmeUe U beWwtade.. Chesterfield MILDER,YES-BUTSOMETHING MORE. . Chesterfield offers richness, aroma, satisfying fyM , flavor. 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To Him be the praise j forever, under the alarm of so feel-; ing a dispensation, I became serious ly and solemnly impressed with mighty concern for my own salvation, j Reflecting on my past life, I found that I had been traveling from Jerusalem to Jericho, had lived in -•* state of sin and rebellion against God, ungrateful of his goodness, and trampled his mercies under my feet. I resolved to reform and turn from my wicked ways and be a good Christian, and so ignorant was I that I though all was in my own power with my good intentions; and but endeavoring to obtain forgive ness for all my sins through the mer its of the Redeemer (delusive hope) which I fear thousands are carried away on the quicksands of their own confidence. In this resolution I was serious gnd determined. Accordingly, I read my Bible, prayed much, abstained from every evil as I could avoid, de clined corrupt company, was sober and reserved in my manners and morals, and so continued until I thought I was not only an almost, but a real Christian indeed, and in truth so I was settled on the fatal rock of self-righteousness, that when the rain descended and the wind j blew and beat upon it, it fell and great was the fall; indeed, it swept away the refuge of lies; but glory, honor and praise be to Him who sits on the throne, and to the lamb for ever and forever. I was not suffered to rest on so fatal a delusion; the Lord by his spirit cautioned me that all I have been doing was as filthy rags then the commandment and sin re newed and the purity and extent of the law was discovered to my mind with irresistible force, and I was constrained to say "what shall I do to be saved?" The spirituality of Divine Law was as a piercing sword i'. my back, with condemning pow er This produced a deep sense of the c'epravity of my nature and pollu tion of my heart, and my utter in ability to save myself by the utmost exertions of my moral powers. In this deplorable and depressed , situa tion, almost to desperation, I re mained for a time in inexpressible ?>nguish of spirit, until it pleased the Almighty in His mercy to dis cover to my mind the way of salva tion by faith in Jesus Christ as a Redeemer and Savior for lost sin gers, such as I found myself to be, and at a certain time on a certain day, which was Sunday, I received power to believe in His Name and obtain pardon for my sins to my in expressible joy and comfort. It ap peared to me indeed that old things were done away, and all things be come new, or as if I had really been born in a new world, for which may I be en abled to praise Him through the ' ages of eternity; so confident was 1 1 at that season of happiness, that I did then believe that all men on earth and all devils in hell could (Continued on Page Four of This Section) BOILING SPRINGS COLLEGE . An accredited junior college "in the heart of the Piedmont." A capable faculty. Four years of high school and two years of college work. Special courses in vocal and instrumental music, art, and expression. Excellent college training offered at rea sonable rates. For catalogue and information apply to Prof. J. D. Huggins, Dean. BOILING SPRINGS, N. C. Carolina's Finest . . . " MADE IN CABOUNA" J MADE ns. Jr * SUPERLATIVE -* PtuQUR, EAGLE ROLLER MILL CO. SHELBY. N.C. 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