The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-10-27

A Lrgend ef Loa,s,ana We copy the following IN
teresiing legend from the Baton Rouge Gsze,te
:. !. !. ;. And the Canadian bosimcn, with mea.
sured STEP propelled the boat with hen slender poles
keeping time 10 the sad aid melancholy strain The
harmonious songs prolonged and repeated by the echoes
Of both shores had something Wild and solemn, hsI
Inony with the Impression Produced BY The sight Of
immense ri,er that flows SOLITARY and majestic amidst
world Of forests.
We glidsd with rspdity along the foot Of several
hills that approached aud fec.ded from The LEFT shore Of
the Mississippi, as II Maynard beng had caprlcously
presided at their creation.
Suddenly the Patron. with an omnous voice cned
out, silence VIC are approaching Baton Rouge And,
as II terrible, Imminent danger had suddenly burst
upon their sight, the bosDen silence lightly walked
along the edge Of the boat, and with redoubled efforts
endeavored TO increase speed while with precau-
ton, they raised their poes perpendcuarly, ss 10
make noise. The Patron took the helm IN hand,
and directed from the shore. Soon We per-
ceved the entrance OF bayou that loses itself between
two hills, overshadowed with branching oaks, lofty
elms, and the Tupula, with its rounded leaves
At the entrance Of the bayou appeared small mound
Of gray sand, from the summit Of which rose, like
threatening spectre, post stained wtha dark red color
The sight Of il sckened felt il some fghtfu,
horrible mystery hidden under this repusvo color
which acted like an electric shock upon my nerves
This, said the Patron, is the red stick, Ola baton
'01 %.}, ub,, mean, hi, .o,,, WI, do YOU turn
pale while looking All
Listen: Last summer the keel boat Bienyille left
Fort Duquesne where flows the beautiful Ohio, TO
yey to Biloxi officer and his family, who recalled
to France The passage fortunate I'LL the entrance
Of this bayou whose shady banks invited the passengers
benumbed by long stay in an ncommodious boat, TO
go ashore to take exercise The officer his lady, and
their children Of the number. They advanced
lesurey along the shady and slcn, bank Of the Bayou
One OF the children, young gIl aged about twelve
years. wandered from her parents and climbed the hill
| winch you perceive on your right. and suddenly
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unfortunate father towards his daughter bot
scarcely had he appeared on the summit ere he fell
pierced with twenty arrows. Fly cried he TO his
wife, fly but the afectonate mother. rendered notion
less from grief could only press her young to her
heart, and family murmured, save my children The
feeble sounds died away, but the air had ybrated and
the Indians practced ear had caught them. The muir
derous arrow, fortunately, perhaps ended the
| and the life Of the mother and her boy.
Immediately after the Indians appeared at the en-
franco Of the bayou their numbers, their terrible aspect
their shout and war-whoop, ntimdsed the Of the
boat, which put off from shore after firing few neiiec-
tual shots There, in sight Of the boat the erocous
savages stripped the bark from young elm, and dipping
their hands in the reeking breasts of their victims
smeared it with blood, and planted on the bank Of
the river, the French who might approach the
fatal spot, to begone, or death awaited them.