The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1878-07-10

LII CuS tuo1 uluS O~h@SAu 5
walked me up from my sleep and
said: "Canachugh has had a
vision"
"He thought he was at the
door of his lodge, looking off TO-
wards the Muskogee country
Everything looked as black as
night. Gradually a ray offght
appeared in the direction in which
be was looking, It became brighter
and brighter, while on each side
the darkness appeared the more
profound. Far down in this vista
he could see the trees and the hill
tops gradually becoming more dis
tinct, but as they became plain
they seemed tQ melt away as
others far, in advance. came into
view to melt away in their turn
until he could see far away in
the distance, the edge of tho
sea. He looked with wandering 6
and admiring gaze, on this stFange
vision and it seemed as il he
could even hear the roar Of the
ocean, While be was looking he
saw woman standing upon
the edge of the sea looking far
away into it's bosom: she then
turned suddenly around facing the
vista through which he was look
ing and he recognized the form
and features Of his lost Enoree.
The recognition was mutual, and
holding up in one Of her hands
the lost coral, with the other
she beckoned him to her, and in
his struggle to 60, he was ava
kened and found himself standing
upright in the middle of the lodge
with a bright light glowing from
the rekindling Of the smopldering
fire. The vision had fed but be
could sleep Il no IS more*.''
Said he, "we must;sgo to the
edge Of the, sea and we Will meet
our Enoroe." d"
His impressions were so strong,
and being mysefenothing 'averse
to miugling again in civilized4He'
L threw MOI obstacle in his way.
Packing up Chotle again, we com
menced our march, and in due
time without accident, apart from
the new and wonderful country
through which we passed we
reached the town Of Charlestown.
There I found dispatches awaiting
me which informed me that MY
father and brother we're both
dead, and that my affairs demand
ed attention, answers to which
had been returned that [ was sup
posed to be dead or in the hands
Of the savages. No time there
fore was to be lost, and while |
was considering what | should do,
Canachugh burst into my apart.
ment leading by the band a most
beautiful Indian woman, and she
was leading a little Indian boy ap:
parently about three or four years
of age, and behind them was
noble looking Muskogee, her nus.
band, and her little boy Osceola.
The thought flashed into my
mind that they should go with
mo to England, I broke it to Can
cbugh and after some conference
with his new found family, it was
agreed to, and in a short time We
all, with little Cbotio, were on the
bosom Of the ocean on-
the old world.
During the voyage I learned
from the Indians that Osceola, Thel
husband, had captured her in one
of his marauding expeditions
among nthe Cherokees and being
so profoundly impressed with bel
beauty:and fovetiuess; resolved j
possible to make her his wife
Escaping all danger of recapturt
he carried her to his tribe and biz
home on the coast of Florida. Hf
had to contend. against prejudice
of tribe;j and hereditary enmity
but the same; ofd' story of the one
wooing and the other, repellinG
occurred betw cen them. 1t wa!
over again the case of Hunch
back and his cousin Annie, ab
horrence, tolerance and love, Sc
quencc not uncommon or unnat
ural. .,x
,''sVice is a monster ofso frighful mien,
AS, to be hated, needs but to be seen,
Yet seen too oft, we become familiar with he
face
We first endure, then pity, then embrace"
This was the cOnsum nation