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force that the attention of every one was professional engagements, that he never attracted. Finding out who the author was, acquired much of a foothold at the bar Mr. Crittenden sought him out in his little there. country school-room, and he was induced In 1857 he returned to Arkansas, and to come to Little Rock and assist in editing continued the practice until the war; when, the "Advocate." There he began to study like so many other Northern men who had law, and was admitted to the bar by Judge come South, he espoused the Southern cause Lacy in October, 1834, and soon took a high with an ardor surpassing that of the natives. rank. When the Territory became a State, He had great influence with the Indians,

the first Revised Stat and in the Indian Ter utes were passed by ritory he raised quite the legislature, — a a force of troops. But work which for brevity, he could never make clearness, and consist them efficient soldiers; ency has never since the white man's style had a rival among us, of fighting was not and has had few su theirs. periors anywhere. It For a while he was upon the bench, and is said that Pike had his few opinions were much to do with the marked by his cus preparation of the stat tomary power. They utes which it em bodies. He prepared are to be found in 24 the index and notes. Arkansas, having been He went to the adopted by the court Mexican War, and was after the war. present at the battle When the war was of Buena Vista. Upon over he practised law the subject of the bat for a time in Mem tle he wrote a beautiful phis, and then re poem, which used to moved to Alexandria, be in many of the Va., in 1868, and to school readers. Washington City in LAFAYETTE GREGG. After his return 1870, where he re Pike criticised the mil sided until his death itary career of Governor Roane in Mexico, on the second day of April, 1891. and was challenged by Roane. They met on He was a man of the most varied and a sand-bar just inside the Indian Territory, extensive culture. Not only was he an above Fort Smith. Both behaved with accomplished common-lawyer, but he de courage, Pike with notable coolness and voted a great deal of time to the Roman indifference. Two shots were exchanged law, and wrote a work of great learning, in without effect, and a reconciliation was then three large volumes, upon its maxims. This remains in manuscript in the United States effected by the seconds. In 1853 he removed to New Orleans, Supreme Court library, being too abstruse a having prepared himself for the change by subject for profitable publication. He also a diligent study of Roman law; but he made a translation of the Zend Avesta and was compelled to spend so much of his of the Rig Veda, with annotations, in twentytime in Washington City under various two large volumes, which are still in manu