The North-Carolinian., 1850-02-16
FAYETTEVILLE N. c., FEBRUARY l6 1880

d.rayeo IN tins way, with her parcel U
pine swung cross her shoulders, she
attracted the attention of all spectators fu,
her beauty. though she would hold con.
verse with none except in the words by
winch she endcavored to dispose of her
burden.
"ut u interest was naturally felt in this
young sirl. and many efforts were made
to learn something of her character an,,
history. Nothing further could be CLEAN.
cd (and this was told by Capt Billy, a
drunken Choctaw, frequently seen in gar.
ruIou> moods in our Streets than that She
was the daughter Of an Indian chief oi
much note. who died many years before,
leaving her, an only child, with her mother.
in their cabin upon the Pascagoua. Her
singular beauty had made her quite a
belle with the Choctaw warriors, but she
was very shy. and was called in the
Indian tongue, the Wild Fawn Of Pasca-
goula. She supported her mother, who
was very old, and herself by her traffic in
berries and ''lishtwood.' Her personal
claims made her one of the most successful
dealers in these articles, and every one.
particularly the young men Of Mobile.
were glad to g i've the preference. in their
patronage. TO this young aud attractive
creature. Many were the efforts made to
gain her smiles and enlist her in conyersa-
tion, but they were all in vain. She
would go her daily round, enter with en-
tire unreserve the rooms or offices Of her
patrons, deposit her little load of pine,
receive her dime. and then quickIey re-
tire with the sticks in her hand to
procure another parcel.
Things gIided on in this way for some
mi >c Ii, 1
At last an event occurred which tested
the stoicism and character of the young
Fawn of Pascagoula. Among those whom
she daily supplied with lightwood was
young lawyer residing in an office in the
second story of building on one of our
principal streets. Admiring the beauty
OF his timid visitor, and feeling a strong
interest in her, he determined to discover
II he could not by kindness of manner,
deferental notice and elegant little pre-
presents win the heart of this simple child
of the woods. Though his motive was
mainly curiosity, his purposes were not
bad, and no idea of doing any injury to
the object of his experiment-by paying
her those attentions which he had found
potent t" enchant the admiration and win
the love Of more enlightened and accom-
plished maidens. He was man of un-
common personal beauty and sinsularly
fascinating manners, aud all these he
could. to effect his innocent and, as he
thought, harmless Irritation
1t is needless to detail the arts resorted
to by Henry Howard to win the heart the
Fawn Of Pascagou:a. lie began in the
most modest and deferential manner. lie
purchased from her, much more frequently
than he needed. supplies Of fuel, paid her
larger sums than she asked. made her pre-
,ents of trinkets pictures, and little orna-
ments Of dress, and accommodated himself
in every way to her apparent wishes. |
These things, continued for some weeks. |
at last began to have obvious effects. The
Fawn tarried longer in her visits at his
office than elsewhere she always came
there first and took an evident interest il.
his attentions. At length she began to
answer his remarks in such few words of
English as she could command. and to
ook upon his handsome and fascinating
with pleased smiles aud
continued attention. The spell
began to work! Henry Howard
understood the secret Of woman's heart !;
3ut here here he had to deal with an un
utored lndial girl. tmid as bird. and
= hose springs Of emotion and sympathy /
could not be determined by the ordinary
standards Of feeling.
DO not think that am depicting those
subtle arts of fascination by which the
'attle snake lures and captivates the num-
n,ng bird. There was 10 purpose of evil
n the heart Of the young attorney. He
vas but practising, with simple savage
,eart, those tricks and elegancies Of in
ercourse which are recognised as ltgiti-
nate in civilized society. He wished to
zee If the same effect could be developed
n the beaded beauty Of the forest, as are
o be found with the polished belle Of the
,aIlrooln and boudOir. The probabilities
we're that the experiment would not sue
:eed-a casuist would therefore think it
Months had passed in this way, and
Henry Howard at last determined TO make
more obvious demonstration of his love
O the Fawn Of PascagOuIa. One cold
morning in February. just as he had finish
d his toilet, he heard light step at his
Ioor. and a well-known voice. as the speak
r. entered, p!ayfuily exclai"ing chu'npa'
humpa - Arrayed in her most beautiful
|ress, with band Of silver round her
lair, and long necklaces Of beads falling
rom her graceful neck. the Fawn steod |
,etore him. She threw her armful Of pine |
'pon the hearth. and looked smiling into his |
ace. In his most graceful manner he ap-
,roachetl her, and took her hands in his.
he encircIed her waist with his
lrm, and, drawing her to him. imP#inted
'pon her lips long ans. ferveht kiss.
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