Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1838-12-29
4 LEGENp oF LOUISIANA.

We copy the following interesting legend from
the Baton Rouge Gazette:
And the Canadian
bpaimen with measured step, propelled he boat
with their slender poles, keeping time TO the sad
and melancholy strain. The harmonious songs
prolonged aud repeated by the echoes OF both
shores, bad something wild and solemn, in har-
mony with The impression produ,ed by the sight
Of m immense river thu, flows solitary and ma.
ieshc amidst world Of forests.
We rlided with lapdpy along the foot Of SO,
several Hills that approached and rcctded from
the left shore Of the Mississippi as il a hayward
being had captclously presided at their creation.
suddenly the Patron, with an omlnous voice cred
oul, silence! we arc approaching Baton Rouge
And, rs II terrible, imminent danger bad sud
denly bur,, upon their SIGHT, the boalnen IN 81.
tom @ Ir,llv vnloA sl.ng ~, ~les &c 'ho 49,
and with rcdoubIed efforts cndeavoted 10 increase
our speed, while, with precauton they raised
lhcr poles pc,pendculary. so as 10 make no
noise. The Patron took The helm in hand, and
directed olg course from The shore Soon We
pctceiyed the entrance Of bayou that loses II.
sen between Two hills oycrshadoged with branch.
mo oaks lofty elms and the TupuIo, with tie
round oages.
At tie entrance Of Tao bayou appeared small
mound If gray sand, from tie summit q when
rose, Ike a threatening spectrc a post stained
with dark red color The sgbto il 5ckenod
me. tc as if some f.ghQu horrible mystery
va. hidden Under thisrepulsige color ahich net.
ed Ike an electric shock upon my nerves
This said he Patron, ls the rcd STICK ia od'
ton rouge.
Wcl What means This post Why DO you
turn pale whlo booking a
lastcn: Last summer tho keel bont BlenYlsc
rn Fort Duquesne, where Cows the beautiful
OHIO, ln convey 70 Bo,oxl an officer and his ia.
afjy, gbo was recalled 70 France. The passage
vas fortunate ulI he entrance Of Ihls bayou
whose shady banks invited tie passengers, be
unubcd by long stay in M incommodlous boat
to 10 ashore 10 takc evucise. The officer, HI
lady, and lbcir igo chIIjr,n were Of TIE number
Try adyauced lgisurely along tho shady aud 81
lent bspE u he bayou. One Of the children,
young gn aged about twelve ytnrs, wandtre
from her parents and climbed tie Hill which 20
perceive ga the night and Suddenly screamed
he Indians they are dragging NC away. III
unfortunate luiher ran towards hts daughter, b
scarcely had lie Appeared on The summit ere
fcll pieccd with twenty arrows. Fly cred he
his wife. fy bai the aAecilonae mother, Iende
ed motonless from cucl, could oHly press
Young son to her heart, and family mutmuFc
save nv childten The feeble sngnd, died ava
bui the ne hid ybrated, ard the Indians pre-
heed eat had caught them. The mndciouf
row. fortunately perhaps ended toe SORROWS
The He Of the mother and her hoy.
To- ucdalely after me Indians appeared at
entrance Of the bayou, their Numbers, Their TEL
be aspect their shout and war @bo u, intimd
,I the crew Of Oh, boat. Which put of from 81
alter firing Few Intellectual shots. There
..eht Of the boat, the lerocous savage strip
Me bark tom a young elm, and dipping Il
hands ia the rocking breasts Of their victims.
smea.sd 4 with blood and planted on the oan'
the aver, 70 warn lie French Who might appIo
ibe fatal SPOT, to begone or death awaited til