The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-04-30

strain, reciting the deeds be had performed,
pointing TO the earth, trees, sky, and every
object around him, az if it required them
all TO illustrate what he was saying; at atm in
tervals he would drop on one knee and,
strike the ground with the palm of his hand,s
which be would bring with force 10 his breast
then springing TO his feethe would continue
as before his Reclamation, terminating at,
length with a triumphant chant, which, with
the aid Of Mr.. Jones, translated as fol-
lows: a9dU .uoiioa
The song Of the Ancient ChOctaWb.*
slew the Chief of the Muskokee, A2@s'
And burnt his squaw at blasted tree, '.,1.
By the hind legs tied up his cur, - .a,,,
He had no time to fondIe on her. go,ie7,
Hoo! Hoo! Hoo! the Muskokee, iIaiai
Wah, Wah, Wah! the blasted tree!Il
striped his skull all naked and bare, lra
And here's his scalp with tuft of hair, 4R
His flesh is in the panther's nav, ..o
His bloody bones the wolf doth gnaw. mob
/ Hoo! Hoo! Hoo! the Muskokee, .a.H
Wah, Wah, Wahl the blasted tree.
A faggot from the blasted tree,l la.d3 %
Fired the lodge Of the Muskokee, 22iiio %
His sinews serve to string my bow, soq"9
When bent to lay his brethren low. e. ca So
Hoo, Hoo, Hoo! the Muskokee, 1.,r.,,a
Wah, Wah, Wah! the blasted tree!,8i
The fatal moment had arrived nth iRsi
dividual on whom all eyes were now turned,
very coolly poured from his powder hOrn,'
which he still wore, few grains Of powder
into the palm Of his hand, and touching the,
fore6nger TO his tongue, mOistencd the poWsI
der, with which he made black spot directls
" over the region Of the heart. He then
struck his breast, and shouted HObbG p
(freD ,.a9.3 81, l5 1onoi
The word had barely escaped him before
the crack of the rifle was heard, and the hero
of so many mortal combatslay stiff and stark
on the ground! - vgra sd,
The ball had hit, precisely, the spot indi-1
Gated by the powder mark. % g ? ba9l9s
A deep mOuthed wailing was now set up
by the friends of the deceased, Ibis wife
who, during the whole ceremony Of the ex5i
cution, had remained motionless, with her
head covered, now threw herself on the
body, and attempted to stop the blood with
her hands which was issuing from the wound.
The women were loud in their cries, butthe
men seemed but little concerned. 10 af33w
They wrapped the body in blanket and
laid it in the shallow grave, and after filing
in the dirt, the men retired to taste Of SOLID
soOma," (whiskey) supply Of which, ihe1l
1ad obtained at the neighbOring village of
Satartia. aaA .bo9Ioeh
We passed by poor fellow seated at the !
root of tree with bottle Of Whiskey Ia
bis hand, who was singing 4 well knowRS
hymn that had been translated into ChOctaWe
BY the pious Missionary on the YaIlObaslsa
liver. The song commenced thus 4'aa "
Jesus hoshonety con yah, ~ v
Emo hoOyo muna pissah. p 3.is2e 81 ~.
asked him if he was christian, eyes"
he replied in taleTable English, " Missionary,
very good man." then holding up his bottle,
s'Ka! Whiskey make me hub Jesus
TOO muchy'' rs, gig a'" 'iiiv
" You see, said Jones, ''that it is ;;mpos-
sible to make an Indian understand the doc
irines of christianity. They have their own
code of morals, and their own religions and
never can be made 10 comprehend the relig-
ion with which the Missionary has 50 lauda-I,
bly, attempted to inspire them. MS bae
*This Song Of the ancient Choetaws, was Pub-o
lishep BY the author, in this paper,in 1885, %
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