CHAPTER XI.
The Disappointed Politician .-- Off for Texas.
Triumphal Return .-- Home Charms Vanish .-- Loses His Election .-- Bitter Disappointment .-- Crockett's Poetry .-- Sets out for Texas .-- Incidents of the Journey .-- Reception at Little Rock .-- The Shooting Match .-- Meeting a Clergyman .-- The Juggler .-- Crockett a Reformer .-- The Bee Hunter .-- The Rough Strangers .-- Scene on the Prairie.
Crockett's return to his home was a signal triumph all the way.

At Baltimore, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Louisville, crowds gathered to greet him.

He was feasted, received presents, was complimented, and was incessantly called upon for a speech.

He was an earnest student as he journeyed along.

A new world of wonders were opening before him.