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| Se-quo.yah, or George Guess The
Cherokee Advocate furnishes us with some
interesting particulars Of the latter life
and labors Of Se-quo-yah, the Ingenious,
Cherokee, who invented the Cherokee al
phabet. It appears that this remarkable
man has wandered far away from his coun-
try and his friends, and that he is, in all
probability, "gathered 10 his fathers" -
The Advocate says:


"After spending much time and labor
in attempts TO mature his system Of Arith-
metic, in which he made some progress,
he eventually gave il up as impraclicable,
but adheredto his habits of industry, OBJ
servation and reflection. In the public
affairs Of his nation, generally, Sc quo yah
never performed an active part, although
constanly alive to the happiness and pros
perity Of his people--of this fact and Of
his strong attachment to his country, he
gave the strongest evidence in 1889, in
his efforts to re.unite into one body tho
Eastern and Western Cherokees. and 10
secure for their government the adoption
Of their existing Constitution. He was
President on the part Of the Western
Cherokees, when the Chsrokees met in
Convention TO effect the first Of these
highly important measures, and was one
Of the trainers and signers Of the other.
The Council Of the nation, out Of respect
for his character, and in consideration Of
his great invention, have allowed him for
many years, an annual pension. AT the
last session Of the Council, this pension
was increased to three hundred dollars, 10
be paid yearly 10 him during his natural
life, and afterwards to his wife, in case she
shall survive him.


But what has become Of this remarka.
bic man, whose native genius has struck
light from darkness--conlerreJ inconceiy.
able blessings upon his people, ,and achiev-
ed for his own name mn enviable distinc.
iion among those few truly grsat names
with which are connected imperish able
honor9 Is he still alive, or does bis ven
cradle head repose beneath some unknown
clod of the Grand Prairiel These are
questions that VIC cannot, now, saiisfacto.
rily answer.


IN The summer Of 1912, influenced per-
haps by desire to explore the Western
prairies, and become acquainted with his
Red Brethren, who roam them free and
untrammeled, Se.quo.yah, having loaded
several pack horses with goods, visited, in
company with number Of Cherokees, the
Cumanche Indians. Alter remaning.wiih
them some time, he made his way with
son and two or three other Cberokees, in
to Northern Mexico, toward Chihuahua,
and engaged awhile in teaching the Mex
leans bis native language.


Since then, several reports concerning
him, have reached his friends in this coun-
try. That which seems 10 be most proba-
BILE, when tho hardships TO which, in his
wanderngs he has been necessarily ex-
posed are remembered, in addition to his
decrepid form, and the weight Of many
years is, that this truly great man. full Of
years and Of honors, sleeps the sleep OF
death in some wild and unknown spot, far
from his wife, his country, and his people.





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