, 1875-08-31

saozv 1ac lkcHcnci Agnes ntfd Married
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ARcr-D1FinE a0 Ho:no PurrUsc.
LoulsriIc Courier .Joitrnu!
Heswoon Clarksvile, Toun., aud EddyyilIc
Ay., OIL tho Cumberland River, there Ia n caycr,
Which can only 10 entered by diving into tIls
"ato1. md which has no other light than TIN,
1efoctosi from the bottom Of tho riror, 1t wa4
as,c1Nt'cntnNy discovered By a young Indian chief,
%llte 0ne day dtYlnE for hsB gun. which ho Ind
dropped from his cauoo Into tic rlyor, The
iudian youth who discovered it for \ long tinlo
kept tho Becrat to himself, mud would ofte1 m.
soTt 10 II III his lonely houra, where, by to and
of 81 ~ ht1t and q 1ioco Of dry wood hc would
ktHdlo tire ai,d enjoy himself III looking at tic
magniticence Of tho sccno IN tho light rcilcct.yl
buck millions OF bea,nB from, tho pn,nor1uH
stalagnliteB and Htalactiscs Of gigantic slze md
fantastic forms. Tho cnve was about so feet
N!uo, ana about tho ssno in height. III tho
co1fso oi time this young son Of tho forest lc-
camo oi'atnorcd with d beautiful tauehter OF
one Of tho bhckw0o3smen in tho sottlenent
lho young chiefs uaule WAS WalIahaila aud l1o
G'fls namc WA Agnes Robertson.
III, ih those days tue daughters Of backwoods.non
eou!d swim, titlo: and handle gun with all tho
deatcrlty and skill Of their fathers and Lrothrrp
Arriving At the place tho 1oyoy Disappeared 11p-
neatn tho Hnrfaco Of tho wator a1l lilo rla;Lcu
quickly followed him Hero lie informed icr
slo muat Ion1ain ~ Ills prisoner uuti Lo rai,,eu
tho consent OF her parci.ts to their union. Wn.
lasla!la tllan departed 10 return Huon af1or With
dt!ed vnnison anu such ARTICLES ~ woto 1ccen.
eary for hgr comfort. ReturuiuE tn lie settle
meat, @ Wallahaila found that tho place Ind bccn
ground. Tho Parents Of Agnes monrncsl i.cr as
dead, or lingering in captivity to wIct, tteuttI
would bo fur preferable, Tie young clirf was
lo'tucbt IL hia lamentations over tho lot eirl,
s.. a.n at 1ha War dance OF hiH trsbe awosc tho
dtress vengeance against hor captors. All. .tho
inn!o portion Of tile Aettle1nout, together with
tue itloLdly trlbe to which the Young cEinf
va sMaHahalla belonged. started IN pursuit or tl,o
TOUT, lou 70 r1seso sho girl After long and todous
borhood Of where Metropolis Clsy, ill.,, now nov.
stauus. furious battle Was fought In which
rue ATTACKING party, headed by Young NnlIn-
uh!a. doalt death and destruction to tltoir foo
unLl thoir ammunition was exhausted. At this
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Tie father OF Agnes nobertaon vas almost
crazod With gEief At tho ious OF his beloved
"a u.aashser. ~ hls grcas agony he puL1ished to
tho troops tho following announcement:
I, An.sew nobestson, will aiyu ia lin r,x.,r of r
daughter froa, tho hands Of tho lows lcr hau1 IL
n!asTase. l,ooo of land uno hu,,Tcd hsat ~ ~
tsaa. ana nossee, Aoo pounds Of powder. AMI twn
T~onty men, waHiors and rifio1aou, among
tisn!n Wal!ahalla. stopped forward md tcnuerci
thoir services. Tho girl herse!f wan a fort,,ue
t - a"y ,i. iaan. Ie parent aud hs trtsty ronds
pursuit Of tho lowas in sea.cl, OF heues Ink.
prtfon' s,' returned to tho settlement On Llt,lo
Mtycr. near tho place now known 90 Caaz. IN
Ir1gG County, Ky:: to rebuild tl,clr huts aud tic
etorkndn whsoh tho Indians had destroyrd
Separated himself from botl nartioe
and ny circuitous route wonded lis waY
10 tho Cavern Ia search OF Ills beloved Aencs
"hom ne toltfld In almost starving conditiot
1ho fnll moon stlone forth III all its spcluiyr
Dn tho night OF tho 18th Of May Is tiloy fopo to
Tho surface Of tho wator and entered their canoe
to return to tho atuls Of tho lovely Agnes M.
Ernss, and rocosgo tho reward and bIruii,1t..
Their h'tsoht into tho settlement on tho follon.
ns morning wan al occasion, for rreat re- nj,,nr
Feast5i1t: ana dancing wero the ofIor ior rptersi
TceAs a1,'i the young chlof WaIlallaIja WA lin |
"hss OF the c"l.utry for mitas around. liz waa
no reclttcnt Ut prcsenta OF land lo,ses. cattie,
'A'ns Co. 20 Larger o1tont than any uu1, lIy1uv
anep tho foundation Of Tic world. uuie,s T |
Except tho Groat gttt-takcr, Con, Grant III |
no nineteen mon who stopped forward to Offer
llelr services TO Auasow Ibitertso1,, not ma r..
nrnoa 70 give in hisexrerlonre, and sbe M General
IMPRESSION existed At that tlmo ,hat thoy Torn
'ther tonlahawkea or burnt at tho stake. Wal.
HtA1'a married aud changed his nauo 10 Rotmrt.
ou. slany Of hts descendants lived IN tt,o
lon County aud TrlgK tsounty, Ky.. iii sbo,,t
10 yoar 1878, whom they removed y, easterm
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