Chapter 6

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