Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-06-15

full, bTig htened into gladnts5 She had
that wonderful magnetism which at
tracted all who saw her; even the ami
mais seemed glad at her coming; and
the wild demzens Of the forests and
prairie recognized in her instinctively a
friend and were fearless Of her approach
and familiarity. When she walked
beneath the oaks, the birds eG[efed
around Ler and filed the branches oi TIE
trees with their sweet music Even the
wild deer as she -Gt upon the rocks or
on the trunks Of fallen trees with her
book, and with hfisht'c0lofed I1dian
shawl thrown around her shoulders,
fascinated by some strange influence, and
compelled by curiosity aud made bold
b. her gentlenew, had been known to
approach and stoop their heads to her
shoulders, familiarity which no ACT Of
hers had taught them TO fear.
The Indians named her "Wauban,"
or " The Early Dawn from the re.
| sembance Of her complexion to the
tint7 Of the early morning, and by all
the white settlers and hunters -he was
known as The Rose Of R ok River"
from her suggesting the color OF the
| Michigan Or prairie rose, which then
grew in wild luxuriaGce all over tha,
/ county.
Time passed on, and the herds Of Capt
| Graham increased and dotted the wi1e
/ prairies One day in early OctobersDme
| halt a century or more ago, when large
/ contract, which Capt. Graham had made
| with the government Of the United
States, for the delivery 0! large mum
Der of beet cattle Tor the W stern military
posts, was to be fulfilled, his herd OF cat
tie roaming at large over the prairie
could nowhere be found HOrsemen
were sent cut and secured the country
in every direction rom Lake Winnebago |
to Pilot Knob, but the animal could 10 |
where be found, After many days spent |
in truitless search, the young Chief We |
no nah visited lockwood farm and |
learned Of the misfortune. Young
Graham casually said to the chief: of .
you and your braves will and and drive !
home our cattle, you shall have my .is-
ter, Wauban, for your wife, your squaw."
He said this in a Joke, and with no idea |
| that We-nO nah would understand him |
as being in earnest The Indian soon
departed and within few days returned. |
in company with doz5n warriors, driv-
ing before them the lost herds. Young |
Graham had forgotten his idle words, |
Warban ber.alf warmly evn,aased tbair |
tbanks and cratitrda lor ma sarvice Tha /.
nsrtv of indians after rartakinr If tho |
ho.nitslitv nf r ,ckwnodr tonf mar |
leave and were not sear t,r many days |
Bnt tbe words If vonrg Grabam Ls6 |
suok deem into The hasTt of The chiet.
from that time ro week ns..ed in wbicb |
there was moi found near the door leqd-
ing to her room or Laresth tho window
of tho Ro.e Of Pnck River y avo,y dol;.
cacv within tbo reacb of an TndiaI Inn.
ter: veni.on or tho riebest onslitg h;rd.
of everv veriety no via m,kssy tLo
pronsr The nartridge and theouaii vsre
ehnn8antIy oG.rgd 0rca.i,1silr W..
nnneh wopld rrasent EimsDig brinC
inc coma and L;,5s If haaSS.
titnl rlnmaga. and as the cold |
of winter eI,rroscheI and car,a Io
brou,rLt f,,,s tIa Lin. .,r ,ha l,,Gs,I,. "a
Tho 6aor. ,Io so,,irral tbo ,,ro. f,,, ",'I
tbe hssyor, " al we're rbe,o,ig2 rib,Ii2 "a nssreJ ,r
and kinilv and .rstatri,y rcceiyeJ oil
urc,n. m n.cia;,.ot M, ,bsignacnIiar sirniticsros
THIS ,nndo' 'of Trdian corr,.hin con,innsj
dnr;ng tbe ,gintsr and xxx oT'' .rri,a. ,,,,',
Eranglt tba ea,Iy anwsrs t6a y,nnn r,,nn
cbieG bovirg seen tLot IVonban srwor55 "r5
voya them a13 was yery f'n5 - tbs2y
sonon+ tbo,n Tor nnd ,,lcr '',, ar1 ~ 'n,,' rl,
baant;G,i and tho most frgc,ant t .bo ',,1. n,n
s,a%tIg f,"rJ nnjar bar % wirJon, ,,i NV o,at ,'a'
bsr f!et tha rL;or bioso,f ,,;,h " -
raiio5or Srao+ers.io % Ty is,5o, "r' r,.,l
e;n 9o, ,''%,',, IN e,, 49, ' '' '"'' '''''!
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One eNeiH3G early "a Jo'e "auosn
was a""S7heu ny Lca.lhs u song pehs3'h
neF "lIuo" IN lhe OI'a"% tongue, Whlch
sn3 hSu learned rom her intercourse
WIN VhS lhdIaIS-A song lhe refrain OF
"hicn nllEht oe rendered mus;
A%sSe %sS bwsnSan S beautiful 4 y sr 6 Of The woods
Thy word- are as sweet as the song oi the woodland
Awake k5ofG'@ fT@@ thy lowsr. nv bo,rt r,nt,a,,,.o
~,
Ip9 ieAy nlolulus, looIHNS up from
Hi' SteeP, sue ~" Ia7Ieneu 70 &h arrow,