The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-06-20
THE AGATE NECKLACE
Or, Wauban, the Rose Of Rock River.

Some years ago a young gentleman OF
Chicayo wa8 invited 10 attend the wed.
ding Of Il young Scotch la.s, to be mar
ried at the ynal OF her Hniily-a branch
of the Grabams-in the highlands OF
Scotland. lie wished TO take with him
a present rbieh should be unique in
character, and al-O should be suggestive
Of the United States, rom which he
came. The writer Of This legend was
asked what would Inappropriate, Hay,
ing heard, while attending court on Rock
river, tine legend Of the Agate Necklace,
and believing that il was 'lilI in exist
ence, and mIghL hc procured, the writer
suggested 10 the gentleman that he
should try 10 obtain it, and present it ~
Ii wedding giit TO the bride, This was
done the legend | AN now about to rcal
was read at the wedding dinner, giving
a history Of the necklacc, Imagine
yourlolyo. therefore, IN Scotland, in an
ancient cas,cIIatrd hall at Il wedding
party.
A hundred miles west Of Chicago,
TVI''S '"' '',''S P'"'l'V, y "T' Vn'',
river. F.pm rocky bluff, rising from
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iSS"o '"n''''G'"''' 'P''"E' "''''' max
thi, thcmDst beautiful river Of the north
west, and as clear and cold almost IA u
mountain St'.''H' me ''''''' Suf'"ce VI
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"W3o,' glory n@d nose multitude
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On thc oank'n 4 tui7 nycr, near a grove
0l "lRs, wHl,h "ou'h SUGGEST some oli
English pax OF more IMAM mr'ieVa
AhoIIdiIy, long, very luig, hclprc 'hlcdE'
existed evan ~ n hrmirI, tAefe mac
settled ,'r fanny ola hIlti'h emlGfaht, 1
retired Hnl'si' 'lIrrro Scotch ancestors
Attracted, doubtless, ny Iie paFk-IlR'
scenery, Lnr general beauty "i the land
tctpe, AMI the facility OF obtaining AZ
much Iano ~ he mlyhl choose to occupy
thIH Hp'ulyr, wh"m sNh,I eau captain
Graham, had constructed a cottage ana
Drought WIN hlml MS Iam'Iy, Consisting
OF ma "IIe, ton' ana an onIy daughter,
now Jn''oprhlng INTO the luIl bloom OF
early W"hihho0d.
Inc cIt'a3s winch ne built, fronting
the rlver anl aI the edge OF Il grove, he
called " kocEWpodi ana here he ut
tempted - ave, n n o. AZ circumstance
W uid admit, tho country NE OF GA
England. Whd YinS1-the Virginia
Creeprr, the American IVY the bitter
sweet ana me Lowry Michigan roSe-
snnh coV'r'd Inc exterior ol ms cottage,
with an unlimited range OF pasturage,
ana era 4 'or hay, he soon became an eT>
te"slVe stpck grower, ana Iludlng n
market Tor his cattle IN supplying the
frontier military posts with beef.
Nolh ana west oi Rock river, rOamN
ing ana hunting over what now constl.
tutes Northern ILLINOIS ana southern
wisconsin, were bands OF the Pottawtt'
omle ana Ottawa Indians, sone OF the
same tribes that, under the leadership
oi Ihe ce'tDra'c' chieI, hlacK HAWK,
waged the last Indian war in Illinois
n IN which the late President Lincoln,
whsna yo"hg man served ~ a private
%o.d,er ana lieutenant. One OF these
ballls OF Indians han thelr c!mp and
'i'i'Ee i''ar Il p'aulliui HfoVr OF thinner,
H',llhS, cai'en sugar tr"Ve. Al
inc heah OF thls pand was Il young chiei
called Ne'ho nan Although stlll young,
ne WAS iahl'u rom LAKE superior To the
and the finest horseman in all the tribes
winch rolmed tween Lake Michigan
and the falls OF Min'nc ha.ha, and his
praises a a warrior were already sound
ed around the council fires Ut his people
THIS band had always been friendly
to the few white settlers who had wan.
hH
dared INN mi. than wild country and
the chic snd nj. tr;he were aIw,ys ynI'
.,n,oJ ,t ,ha ho,,o oI ,ho pr;,i,b ,o
J;an a,,L ,ao h,nIu,, ,a 'r9" ooII
NV Ill u &c.,, ''f,."r' 'oo'
a'I "'r'vol WIZ """yo ho.in ''eml'
anu many "r,o 'ue A'nu'y on,i
ihg' ana cou',e''e' e~Ac'ahseu W
Tue '"hii'y ~ O@P''"i u'an'li anu 'he
yours cn.eI; ,,e.om.:.,p
"e'ho nan himself oiteh VISITED iVock-
woou c2tiag1' ahu his eyes fingered WIN
,e'pect'u, n'mlilaIioh upon 'he io'n "
:u1 y'"nE p''''sl nlar'eh; rho was
ara.' wy oeau''lnl; anu % y lyPe
wi,h ora 1a w. ,nr Pt''l.ea VI iii,no's