War with the Creeks.--Patriotism of Crockett.--Remonstrances of his Wife.--Enlistment.--The Rendezvous.--Adventure of the Scouts.--Friendly Indians,--A March through the Forest.--Picturesque Scene.--The Midnight Alarm.--March by Moonlight.--Chagrin of Crockett.--Advance into Alabama.--War's Desolations.--Indian Stoicism.--Anecdotes of Andrew Jackson.--Battles, Carnage, and Woe. . . . 93 CHAPTER V. Indian Warfare. The Army at Fort Strother.--Crockett's Regiment.--Crockett at Home.--His Reenlistment.--Jackson Surprised.--Military Ability of the Indians.--Humiliation of the Creeks.--March to Florida.--Affairs at Pensacola.--Capture of the City.--Characteristics of Crockett.--The Weary March,--Inglorious Expedition.--Murder of Two Indians.--Adventures at the Island.--The Continued March.--Severe Sufferings.--Charge upon the Uninhabited Village. . . . 124 CHAPTER VI. The Camp and the Cabin. Deplorable Condition of the Army.--Its wanderings.--Crockett's Benevolence.--Cruel Treatment of the Indians.--A Gleam of Good Luck.--The Joyful Feast.--Crockett's Trade with the Indian.--Visit to the Old Battlefield.--Bold Adventure of Crockett.--His Arrival Home.--Death of his Wife.--Second Marriage.--Restlessness.--Exploring Tour.--Wild Adventures.--Dangerous Sickness.--Removal to the West.--His New Home. . . . 155 CHAPTER VII. The Justice of Peace and the Legislator. Vagabondage.--Measures of Protection.--Measures of Government.--Crockett's Confession.--A Candidate for Military Honors.--Curious Display of Moral Courage.--The Squirrel Hunt.--A Candidate for the Legislature.--Characteristic Electioneering.--Specimens of his Eloquence.--Great Pecuniary Calamity.--Expedition to the Far West.--Wild Adventures.--The Midnight Carouse.--A Cabin Reared. . . . 183 CHAPTER VIII. Life on the Obion. Hunting Adventures.--The Voyage up the River.--Scenes in the Cabin.--Return Home.--Removal of the Family.--Crockett's Riches.--A Perilous Enterprise.--Reasons for his Celebrity.--Crockett's Narrative.--A Bear-Hunt.--Visit to Jackson.--Again a Candidate for the Legislature.--Electioneering and Election. . . . 212 CHAPTER IX. Adventures in the Forest, on the River, and in the City The Bear Hunter's Story.--Service in the Legislature.--Candidate for Congress.--Electioneering.--The New Speculation.--Disastrous Voyage.--Narrow Escape.--New Electioneering Exploits.--Odd Speeches.--The Visit to Crockett's Cabin.--His Political Views.--His Honesty.--Opposition to Jackson.--Scene at Raleigh.--Dines with the President.--Gross Caricature.--His Annoyance. . . . 240 CHAPTER X. Crockett's Tour to the North and the East. His Reelection to Congress.--The Northern Tour.--First Sight of a Railroad.--Reception in Philadelphia.--His First Speech.--Arrival in New York.--The Ovation there.--Visit to Boston.--Cambridge and Lowell.--Specimens of his Speeches.--Expansion of his Ideas.--Rapid Improvement. . . . 267 CHAPTER XI. The Disappointed Politician.--Off for Texas.