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Show StMl HIS hOMl. John Howard Payne, the author of "flome, Sweet Home," once sived him self and friend from Imprisonment by the singing of his f imous song. This Is the story, substantially as It wis related by John Koss, the Indian chief, and published recently In tho Indian Arrow, printed at Tahlequth, I. T, When the Cherokee Indians were ' liclng removed from Georgia to their reservation west of Hie Mississippi river l'ane spent n few weeks at the home of i John Ross, a life long Irlend, head chief of the tribe. Several prominent Chero-keeswerein Chero-keeswerein prison and Ihat portion of ' Georgliwas scoured by armed squads of mllilla One diyas l'.i)ne and Ross were sitting brfotc the fire Inn hut the door wii opened suddenly and eight militia men entered. Uoss anil his presumed pre-sumed accomplice, suspected of Influencing Influenc-ing tho Indians to cause trouble, were summarily arrested and taken olT on horscbick. Kiln was falling, The Journey listed all night. Just alter midnight, mid-night, In order to keep awake, one of Hie soldiers began singing "Home, Sweet Home." "Ah" said Pa)ne, sully. "I never expected to hear that song under such circumstances ns these " "I guess not," his escort answered In-differentl), In-differentl), "but I wasn't singing that for ) ou " "Do )ou know who wrote Ihat songf" "No. Do nu?" "Yes," Slid l'.i)ne, "I did." ' Ofcnursc )oudld," liughcdhls com-pinion com-pinion with an oath. "1 bet )ou don't even know Ihe words." l'.i)tio slowly repeated Ihe words of the song, reciting the whole of It. Then he sing It. ihe surroundings naturally heightened cHect. As the last words of the melody died away the soldier said kindly "If ) ou didn't write It, you can sing It as the mm that did write it " "He really wrote the song," said the Indian chief. "That Is John Howard I'.i)nc," The soldier was skeptical, but hid. at lent, liecn touched by Payne's singing of the song. 'Whether you wrote It or not," he said, "jou shall not go to prison if I can help it." And much to the surprise of both Koss and P.i)no they were released ot Milledgcville then the caplti! of the stite next day after a brief examination. Tho soldier wis subsequently treated with especial respect and liberty. "That song," the Indian chief declared, de-clared, "subsequently saved both of us from Insult and Imprisonment, or, perhaps, per-haps, even worse treatment. 1 had be ird Payne sing It before, but never as he sung it that rainy night on our way to prison at Mlllcdgeville." |