The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-12-01
A LEGEND OF LOUISIANA.
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Absul iso msles ron Baton Rasse,
,Le,s are 40 Ien.rksbls moBsds wiieh
,u,,cI The alien $40 u every msseilsr a
that psr, sf he ) ATE. Many wsre the
eonisclares eniefisiaed with regard q
,brT otlsin--snd ihs lover Of my slsry
r.,.IIed 10 dreams OF The widest spseals.
lisn. 10 attempting 10 seeaonl Tor lhsiI
exswnee. To me. They have slxsys
Lern subjects OF ialsrssi. In eonlen.
,l...ne Them. reAeeled lhsi they b~lang
ed 10 an age lang pest. 20 rare 70.
pidly d,sapp-ariag from The lace 0f The
earth. Hooked upon them as monumsnls
commemorative Of some event mighty
in i've resulis AZ he time. 90 The original
psssessars. OF The sol. and said IN my
heart, hos ssia! since 81 traces OF that
Period had pissed .wsy, like lhs iurrow.
ma e ID The ocean BY . ship, shea The
ws,ersI sgaia CLOSE wilhou. leaving .
mark.
lis probsbls that sould ever have
been obliged 10 regard .he mounds wilh
conjecture snd.uncensinly. IL IN old H.
dian, abe sat uilh me 81 comforiahle
Gre one cold evening. when the rain and
wind soundsdsdrssrily aiIhout. bad MOI
in his peculiarly mid and eserenI msn-
ner for . savage. given me The subsiaaes
u lheilollo@lng legend:
Two tubes had for years. wsged Z
war, in which each slroye. 70 exlermlnals
the elhsr.sbyisssry means which Iadian
susueiy en- ds,iss. Fab incolcsied
ia their children hatred Of The has id
tribe. and bysislss of bitter wrongs and
fearful vengeaare. exc led IN lhem feeling,
that could IKE dsllghiin nothing more
lhsn shedIiags,he blood Of their Toes.
Daring this deadly strife. . young war
rior. who had wandered from bis CON
psnions. on hunting excursion, was rap
iursd by The meredess enemies Of bis
nibe. aud was led 20 lhe sake. There wiIh
o heart unsubdued. he prepared lor his
journey 10 The land Of souls. HE liehl
an, grseefulIfofm was elevated 70 iss full
heighi--.he imperial plume Of the eagle
waved over his naughty brow. snd was %
unquailipg 30 thai OF The bird Of heaven.
Bul lOr he chords ahieh bound his hands,
sspeelsiof would haze supposed that be
was The monarch Of The tribe, fer not .
prouder. M, laiiier mind could be found
in The band OF warriors who surrounded
hlm, and we're painting Nth anxiety foi
the fiery torture 10 be applied. tina, they
might hearscresms Of suffering bufsIlroln
his sgonized basom.
Three suns have come and gone, said
The esptive. sincesone of your warriors
Vas prisoner in The camps Of my brsih-
reu. Did We bind hrs handel No! he vas
brave man. and we honor the brave. Blu,
hs was 10 die. for we lad sworn i BY
The gres, spirit, on The graves ofour faith.
ers. We,ssked him how he would leave
the world. AS . warrior. 'she said, le.
ihelbrayest OF you battle with him who
10 tiger OF his tribe | me, him in',he
strife where men Struggle for life and glo-
~. lie .irll like The mighty oak beneath
my tomahswk. add his scalp Is at my
belt =.
The dusky warriors grosncd, forsthey
heard Of lie death OF one ot their greatest
chiefs. who had gone on mission and
was to haze returned three days past.
A proud snile curved the lip Of the
captive. lie rejoiced, for he had sue
cceded in wriueing a gtosn from his cap
tors. 10 theteone among You, ne asked
cOnlemp,uonsly, swho will fight with the
eagle Of your Toes! No! towards, un-
armed as am, my hands are bound
slough two hundred armed men stand
around me-You were fed on the mix
Of does, and are ss iimid as the source
ironlowhich you derived your sussen'
ance."
The warriors ground their teeth with
rage. Ia a moment the bonds were re-
moved from the prisoner, aud an old and
deeply SCARED chief approached him.
Al that instan. young aud beautiful In
dian girl bounded from the thick wood and
hung To the neck Of The old chief, whom
she called father.
The captive started. for il was the form
which had crossed his way aud luredihim
from his comrades in the chase. with
steps more ligh, and graceful than the
boundings Of The spordse fawn. He heard
the voice which had come To his ear with
mare!grsteiul melody .hsns,he soit CUR
Cling Of The limp'd stream. which quench.
ed his thirst when returning wearled
IRON the chase. and the same eyes gleam-
ed on him that he had ,kened 10 the Stars
OF evening. Ills heart ,hrobbed with .
wild delight, which neither his social lee
ings nor even the certainty oil death could
repress--for she wore the wreath which
he had lwined for her Of the green leases
and beau;eous flowers Of The forest queen,
The glorious magnolia.
iT.e,lhim not die now. she supp'ieat-
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