, 1869-11-07
TIE "MYsTERIOUS MUSIC" OF
MISSISSIPPI SOUND.


Sound, rhrouEn tFo separate noatna, ru embuu- |
chute forming Ps&c4go1iA Bay. T.. The nousp |
VI the Pascaxoola River celebrated for Tie smIs-
teftous music which may often oe heart there GA /
stl summer eveulpRs. The llsscner being on tne |
beach, or, jet noEe fasorAoly, Ii a boat noattn2 !
ri and tsi;ug tie t,a1 81 N Eolsa na.n = III
seeming to ltrne from the water. The SOUNDS. /
y hGh afe represented ~ descIlbablJ awees 1nd !
ls,ufsaDce Of the wAtsr. The scSnzl occurrence
Of thr pheooFpeIpn, not only AZ The NOUN OF the
PascaSurla, hat At other poiuts on the aane cosRs
IL fully atttsssd by unqutstooaale evidence, Il |
Is the SUBJECT Of VARIOUS te4.rnls and ,talttopk
but The noet plausible conjecture IN explaat;,D1 |
Of It. eFxin !, 4 s.1 ~, .ons
some~ hat SIMILAR pheuoueuun II mentioned b7
sI EntIson Tcnnent - occurring Il certain sit-
SstSs On lhs e.; IT., of ce5on"-ss's AH<1se1n
Thus ~rOle the wr1tes OF this present article,
tone eight Or ninn Year, ago. HIS purpose no Is
thus stas.d ffpm secondary 1ouices Of informs
uon BY the Eelation OF some cn1oalttea OF later
PertonAl experience. For the better un.efstnpl.
hdd 10 tie Acove I tew psltculaIa, thp detail Of
which VA u compatible with The requirements VI
ciclopEalle brrvtty-
cnr1on1 wonder and romAnnc apecnlaston from
time tmnemcnal-certslnlJ nom = period not
long. II a, Subsequent to the usat European set-
tHMent Of fnAt part OF The coat of what wns then
The extensive cotony Of LoptstanA. Mr. GaJar1t,
IN MS - LonAtAua," g,1ing m account OF tpur
.ae ies 9s: ~ anf Fsss u
caSouxe, or psead.tAtefr. he wAs inytred to 60 TO
toe mouth Of the nveF Of that uAme 70 lssfeu 10
The IpJtte1toua uustc which noRtl on the vslers-
wntch TO thu Day eIrites TIE HonileF OF stAtturx
II seema 10 Issue ron csserns or grorioes IN the
the ~ster, uEder NE very keel Of the bo.t witch
coursirs the trguifttive traveller, wnose ear II
ssI.kes - tho distant concert Of rhou.aad -f5lan
The following accounl OF one OF the legends
sEoeiated H1tn he phenomenon Is copIrnael
from the shUe author:
tfoF, dl6eI1tS ID clo1, cns:ns1*, and rrR1ou from
other American 1nuiAns- Their complexion WaA
lighter, aId tradition declafsd that rne!s ancestors
Fay, inodentt1c race, :" foLd Of holidays and feat.
vsls, uslnR ch!eny on osh and oy1ters, and sineu.
ia.tJ 91t!ed N1lh musical taetss aAd posers- The
principal object Of taelr worship WAS mermaid or
maItre goddess, rhose image they were wont to
woTtn!p on moonlight nights with sonYs and
tpAnunents Of shspe and structure peculiar 70
..Anons thsss people. shortly after the de,truc-
81. @ ~ p,ssi9 r. s9sG IN &c., 81 's5e 81
prArt'i venerable Christian missionary. lie
commenced The wort Of insuucunR snem in the
tEptha or the Gotpel and wns mating fair pro.
grets IN their conversion when be was nail.ed by
fearful prodigy performed BY the spiritual foe.
One msob.eht, u the full Of the moon. the
WINES u5 the bsy. or aver, rolled inward satner-
inB 'hentels es Into huge column. on the Top Of
wh,ch stood tho mermaid. The Indians ran TO the
anose 20 NtMefa tne miracle Tnerr the eye Of
mslot!y, 70 utterly oexstched aud mad-
aensa snGn; Ina 1ast ne e,r whole IT 1ts''e-Men. wo-
! rtturn TO EuEe- Ever slnce u1y he heard, from
tine to time, faint echoes Of The atzeu strain. that
"T1,n!tlon," rays Mr. Gayarre, "fur:he1 re-
! ta1e1 mat the Foor priest died IN an agony Of
Gias! ana !aat ne Alfioaten this aHfH! event and
| itR been IN ptrfect slate Of grace when be AZ
! tempted the consef: Ion ol thn~e tntlels 1t Is
believed hlso, that he sath on his dea' .bed, that
those 5elude1 psgan souls would be redeemed
| flon their BONDAGE and sent 70 The kingdom Of
heastr, i. on thttstna8 night u Twelve OF the
scek. *aeh me noon saAii nafpen 70 BE- u her
| tnAt musical srot, tn boat propelled BY
nntet,, ~ asp esacsu1 ie.o tae wafer but,
h4s: II thls o. ever uonc, ne'tnef me noiy man
So So ,ar M tic the i assenp, It. has nos bsea u1 = mads;
skeptic minds nave sneefed. but no one hAs
sa, os%n 'oono eoio enou8u ~ ~ me expert
":p1 i@a, occur to tn. reader ta., the chance. :.
come degree, upon the margin ol de1satton HON
eaaeliiuae TO b allowed ID estimating he coin
night: but le. rs pretefnIt too curtous so luauf,
| INTO that puzzllng prohltn.
otnet sahMiosa attan1te ne music IN cues
tEibe OF tbLltxIn, the list Of Hkonl, after ions
tlfuHxle wtlh hossfIr tY1bc a-t driven iato 1nf
pertsHe.i In The aea, Yet nuutte- legend has ]
naiAep In It, and Riycs us ap nhoTtpina ver1,nn a
tue ultj k;ur, ot ,ose. ulsAopntnt me,1 nna ~
phlc plunge ipio the deep. '>'1 IVY
With lhc Muurn ur rn,faunntn fIr, and n.,h =,
heald thrrr mere frcoutntly and r,nrs
inl-Etel, tAau e.s~ here, ar not sr.efiy copoued
to thai s,,1t Nh-thef or mt thcy nar,t erer has1
hrard 10 the westward of Fsscs8oula Hsy, Al
rot ,rtnitn"d; INT theft occstioaaI extstencs Ia
teen anihenttcated IL the BaJou Con d'infc, Il
;ns n IL Ksfa ast ~, fHules IN .'uslI bayou tributary
aud f+fhoEs At ushcF potuta along the A!abau.
coa ealst'cltE o.E. r:tnRe Of sttne sxentT. nv.
liiles 10 Tue east azu Of FatcAK0QiA.
| t1hallf, II IL the general belief OF the dWellerl
'i"hR tue etchahtea etass thar the voice OF sub
--Ar1ne solE has been hushed-nF at least hat
waters =. ~ tl.sturbe " tue tbuDirs Of he tat.
.'csuei NAL" lhe lbcdrnt abont 70 ne Felatct
II, ltfhapt, thr Ir-t lnal.atton ot IT. return.
os tue nufic-nAnnted coaat, IA! 1,1ure than ouct
lstenes', hut Isesrn+,I IN rain, for the nIysefio!
n"1e nn1,i sauner e,rbnx, hot i0ag past
Fowl Rs.f cas RIVER M s'u aux + fouie;, % Z sinai
Sfsam, - .l,,. ,E.Haare rst,'y u lac c:arac1I o
sa,t...,,p - MI H., .,un.P aun Pa,ny Q. .aas o!
into St,..,.n ,",. tnISnet' a ~ w Q! rs mtns
nae9 - ihe eastward 81 pastaSbua. auL tour d
ufe Mits W.! " Hoole bay. Il lows thru ugh I
!es!on g! p!.nsval 1ioY woods. s1rei near IL
snail citassiGp. A sput Oh tie tlAlAs uf u.
I!.tf asSu, ."o niles ..m IL noatu, aud z5ou,
@ lfs ~. sou ~ rom me guy o! yo-
:; 80 Wig, Fmo1e; aha lonely spot with
haunS & ~ - @ Igss Sa1n ore geaststoa t*ss aAst
~ Ess1a al lisa'. ana OF pnm gooa, or gnomts
the .epnteu guardian Of rtch treasurer outse.
me to add ttat during AZ ucet,,.ancy VI lupre tual
TWO tar-, hare seen 30 llsats more wondes1u
that t,ho=e VI .hr 6seay ID the woods
Ut the k.l y.ttse wier over the marsh, aud
until tie lnc,.,eil. au.. TO be To
!asrsl, had Lts1l ~ stranger syunds tn.,, ~,
hootms Of a. o~l The ca OF nsatsh.hea ns n, H.
| aHfoAttH OF an alligator - >''>
ou the evening oi suudaY. the 9Th sf Inn. ,nr
tlSG99. hAl u. casftlu " t,ss ainnn IN arm ~
PEEL on lhe opposite side o. the river. uu n, ~
ttr atm t~,lehs, III rkiG s.s tudt;rniT ,enecEet y
In It's coufte by strlkipE 1satnat xuo1her fat nas
tally so,4Aeo, nssr the ahors- Al rho no1,ens ol
int tumnl1 u "a ,mpf Aooet, 'rsr..t tn. v;ira.
stUns u uu Euatau chord, or The nurnnr Of dis.
| esget Interest "'~' ''A''s'' oAis eoa
-Wh-r- .beuId lhIs u,uttc be. y thr .I,. or m.
eattl :" - ~ '''S
! - ~ tne time. 70 nave one deaf ear, eodeAsortd,
Snot,n sS.In ~ head 1lom side 10 SIDE, 10 nx the
mIia1 troee S1pm xnSn : ~ sounds ptseede0 Aad
r,.e,, as eat ststn u ny sAlG hut not WITH pro-
hans t,,,r, - w r sny. tSis eonttnoc.t PET.
ssasd. @ ioNl 1--we - on m'1ate'' Wien Inc mn1A'
t ~, aIs le1t cse1ine, ~ twilight was again on
sne sEo5 atu nEa!o hesM the nsine writh, Aqaa:c
tn!nttte!s5. Tn this oeEasoD, the evidence oi my
own ernscS VA yEzlneo bJ those Of three different
wittcsset, nl ages falJt1G roca - 10 Is 3eAr.,
Nno WtIs tsfen s1ccealirt1y 10 the mualc.haonIed
sfoE 1heae otsetya!loca Nese coutlnu~d for
iocs tucttssise eStE!nSA In tho meann,nu We
naa I EEL via , uup!!caE o. tae phtnonenoo-haa
! y sia t1easGlcc o. A1oshtr tune1ai wAtsI-nyDph-
spat aooas nut orsd Iafds te4oE, nni Lealcs
ttT !aole " aue HtI. =.
,ust ~ ~. ior q tne Enn das Thursday. 10th.
!s. os.etS w uteAA. oe.nE tnrn On lahtnX ex-
/ culsltn *ltn IN }prn2 gentlemen OF the axtss Ut
| aLd ~ Irtftt Gte1y+ l again encxuuttry1l the
fnlcs Errc 1hcu nAls mite be1n the paers