Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-01-22
MISCELLANY.
Toccoa, the Beautiful.

LEGEND OF ToccoA FALLS.
In APril-thc last year OF the eighteenth
ccnt&fB-on bright, calm morninr n
young Indian girl sat upon moSs covered
rock by clear pool in which fell stream
of water from dizzy height above of one
bundled and cighty.six feet. She razcd
musinGly at the bubling water in the nool,
and at thc hurrying wavclcts, while tho
dif' Of the cataract, like the cycrlnstnr
mrmhfings of the restless spirit--and Toe
Goa (thc beautifully thought of her Young
lover, Terrora, (thc Tcrriblc) a daring, no
blc-spIritcd, young and handsome Indian
Chief, whose courage AID invinciDfe will
sent terror to the ncighboring tribes. If
T6Hrora was brave and daring; if he fell
upon his enemies like bolts of wrath from
the dark storm-cloud; he was also Gcner-
Gus and mild. He disdancd to cxtort nm
Jtst terms from the weak and helpless,
To6coa, the beautiful Indian maiden.
Was generally supposed to be the daughter
of an old Indian warrior; though she was
not. She had been in his charge since her
childhood; but what were the facts of her
parcntagc was not precisely known. She
Was Of full, round form, indicating mould
Terfece and extremely graceful She pass
cd by you as nimbly as fawn, such was
Che frcednm of her limbs. IIGr hair wax
darkbrown, and fell upon her shoulders in
rich profusion of curls, down tpon brun
cite shoulders and on a full hcaving bosom.
Pier Blue eyes, that rolled slowly around, to
catch the grandeur of those wild and pic-
turcsddc hills, and picture thtm upon her
hcart-tllat kindlcd with enthusiasm IN
dwelling. upon the great prccipicc-t those
large and generous eyes bespoke the great
heart and lofty spirit of the IndhG maiden.
She Was indeed beautiful. ShcSecmcd
morc the hnpcrsonation of dream of an
Ecgc, l1Vciiness than a simple Indian girl.
TheFe she sat upon the rocks and await
cd the rctorn of Terrora, With palpitating
heart. She loved Tcrrora. She loved him,
not so much for his eagle-likc spirit, as foif.
his delicate and pliablc nature. twas not
She mighty champion in the war-path, but
the devoted lover, beneath the outsprcad
ing Branches Of the old forest oak or the
clustering vines, artlcssly telling her of his
devotion
Suddenly the timid maiden started up,
and alright smile wrcathed her face. Her
loycf Tas by her side. lie had approach
ed sthalthily within few PAGES of her, and
aho89, fTd Branch ab5yo i,or head iii,
his Bow, phe arrow pierced the beautiful
red Bird and fell at Toccoas feet. 1t was
this that startled her; blH in an instant
She Beheld Tcrrora, who, at one bound,
sptanS. forward and raised the dead bird and
held it, up before her
" And will the great brave Chaf kill a
harmless bird?" she asked, looking up re-
pfoachingly.
+" Good Toccoa, thou star that lights my
path at night->more beautiful than the fall
ling stream thou hast rebuked me % he
rcPied, looking sorrowfullyat the dead bird,
tlpm whose side stream of blood was
slowly oozinS "Grcat Spirit, forgive "
AE Altirnutedi
!. al have ldhg awaited your coming" said
Toccda, after an impressive silence. "You
stay too long away in the chase, and lone.
ly and sad; and even now you must be gone
to see a pale face who awaits your return ;"
The young Indian Chief gathcreda great
number of flowers and twining them in
wreath, crclcd them above the forehead Of
the maiden, and placed the ends in her
dqrls on each side, so that the beautiful or
rament remained. He turned and depart
al down path, through the valley, that
led to an Indian village where his hut was.
r. Tonight, when pale Luna lights the
t5tcst and smiles upon the falling water,
come, and Terrora viii meet you upon these
r6cks," he said she walked away.
occ6a tarrled still in the valley and mu-
sSd upon the future. A land of ,flowcrs, of
dreamy bliss, stretches out Before; alas
she docs not see the dark thunder-bolE OIL
fatality that is suspended above her-thatiI
is to shiyer her little life bark.
Let us follow Tcrrora to his wigwam.
and hear the mission of the pale face who |
awaits9his coming.
He entered his wigwam with stern and
solePn brow. The white man rises respect
fully and extends his hand
" Come You as fricnd?' asked the :