The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-05-30
the sun sun m rose into The horizon the entire
party of Chocktaws had been somethers
ed to death by the cunning of their

country, he called d council and reveal;
Fed tlie sad intelligence. As'to the fate
of the nameless Chocktaw, who had
journeyed to, the westward, lie knew
that he too must have been overtaken
aud slain. Upon the heart Of one be-
ing this last stintelligencc fellwith almost
slicavy weight, and the promised bride
fof the. N Naheless Lover lpined in flncIans
eholy grief, From the night On Which.
she Vas 'made wretcRed, she began to
9droop, and before the reigning moon
had passed aWay she died, and was
buried on the Identical spot where she
had parted with her lover. &
IS Bit what become of the NamcIcss
| Chocktew? Tt twas not true that he
had been nrertaken and slain. He
swasindceds discovered by the Osages,
and far ovorsthc prairics and across the
streams was hc closely pursued For
many days and through the watches of
many nights did the race continue, but
the Chocktaw warrior finally made his
escape. $ His course had been exceed
tinglyswinding, and whenfhe came 70 a
pause he was astonished ITO find that
the sun rose in, the wrong quarter Of the
heavens. Every thing appeared : to
him wrong and out of order, and the
truth was he became d bewildercd and
forIorni man, and every where did lilo
wander. He found himself at the foot
loffa a mighty range of Of mountains,
which were covered with grass and un-
like any that he had ever before seen. /.
ohappencd however, at the close
of q certhin day, that he sauntcred in
ito a wooded valley, and having bnilt
him rude bower and killed q ratbit,
healigbsed a;fire, and prepared himself
for! one{quieti meal and a night ofrcpose.l
Morning dawned, and he was still in
trouble .F,Many moons passed away and
the tChocktaw was still desolate and
iforlorn. 1T was snow summer, and he
called.upon the Great Spirit to make
his pathway plain; and having hunted
the forests for q spotted deer, and
slain her, on n day when therc was no
wind he offered a sacrifice, and that
night suppcd upon q portion of the ami
mails sweet flesh. His fire burnt bright,
aly, and, though somewhat 3forlorn, he
found that his heart was at peace. But
now he hears o footstcp! A moment
more, anda snow-whitel wolf ofimmense,
size is crouching at his feet, and lick
ing his torn lnoccasins. sIIow came
you in this strange country?, inquired
the wolf; and the poor Indian related
the story. of .hisunsuccessfnl exploit and.
subsequent, escape. The wolf took pity
upon the Chocktaw and told him tliathe
would conduct him in safety tothe conn-.
try Of his, kinkred; and on the following,
morning did they take their departure;
Long, very long was the journey, sand,
many and very wild and turbulent the
streams which they had to cross. The.
wolf fhelped the sChocktaw to kill game
for their mutual sustenance,s and by
the time sthatthe moon foruwecding the
corn had arrived the nameless Chock-
ltaw had entered his native village
again. This was on the anniversary of
the, day, he had parted with his betroth-
ed, and hoywas sorely grieyed to find
his people mourning acknowledgement.
Time and fatigue had,so. changedaythe
returned Chocktaw that his relatives
and friends did not recognise him, and
he chose not to. o.rcycnl himself. From
many .amouth, however did he. learn
the story, of her death, aud many avid
,song,to tho astonishmcnt of his friends,
did he sing to the memory of the depar
ted, whom he called blythe beautiful
name Of. IMMA, or hcsidoltof warriors.
And on a cloudlcss night did he wan
der to the grave of his beloved, and fat
q :noment,when the Great Spirit cast
his shadow,ppon the moon (alluding to
an eclipse). .didEhe throw himself there
on and die. Forathree nightslthereaE
ter were the inhabitants ofthe sChock-
village alarmed abyRtho continual
howling of % wolf, and when it ceased,
, the pine forest, upon the hill where the
lovers were resting sinlpcace, took up
the; dismal howl OF, moan, and shaslcon-
,tinued tito the present time
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