The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-03-07
attractions of Razuka, the beauty of the

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Slender, delicate and elastic as a reet
swaying in the currents of a gentle breeze
above the ordinary height, while all the out
lines of her graceful figure displayed tho
1.-the and fragile symmetry of girlish years
with the mature development of perfect wo
manhood. Her brow and face were dark and
the rich blool crimsoncd her full pouting lips
and flushed peach-like through the golden hue
of her cheeks with as warm tide as ever burn
ed in the imprisoned cheeks of an Anglo
Norman beauty. Her long straight hair was
| of the deepest black Her eyes had the long
almond orbits and long fringed lashes which
| are deemed the rarcst charms of Italian beau
ty, and the large soft pupils of the deepest
clearest hazel swan in a field of nacry blush
lustre, which could be compared to nothing
but the finest motherofpearl. Her teeth
were of perfect whiteness, and her features
had harmony and unison entirely their own,
a soft, tranquil, half unconscious majesty of
| Stiffness"
Such is the very imperfect recollection
of the description of the beauty of Razuka,
| the loveliest OF her tribe. lIabituated to labor
as all Indian women are, it was bat pastime
! to paddle the light bark canoe which was her
| favorite employment. On the lake alone an
| Cling for the fish which abounded in it, she
passed many days of her happy life. This life,
| so free from the anxieies and perplexties of
| the artificial life of civilized communities,
| might have been pro,ractcd Indefinitely but
| for the'possession of the personal attractions
that entitled her to the name she bore, Razu-
ka, the beauty of the lake. Not only the
young men of her own tribe, but those of 9TH
er and distant tribes, were wont TO seek her
presence at the wigwam of her father, or gath
ering on the shores of the lake gaze with fixed
look upon the beauty shooting her frail canoe
with the speed of the arrow through the CLASSY
waters. AT one time, having passed entirely
over the lake to the opposite shore, she was
attracted by the beauty of wild rose, some
distance from the bank, and was about max
ing an effort to secure it, when she heard the
rumbling of the not distant thunder. Turn
ing her face to the west she observed n por
tentOus stom-cloud gathering on the horizon.
Anxious, she turned the PROV of the boat
homeward, and rowing with energy reached
the middle ofthe lake, when storm fell in its
fury upon the waters. Standing upon the shore
near the wigwam was young man of anoth-
er tribe, who had been smitten by the charms
of Razuka, and soicitous for the welfare of
her whose life was evidently imperilled, en-
tered hurriedly a canoe lying near by, and
pushed out rapidly upon the storm-lashed
lake. to rescue, if possible, the endangered
Happily lie reached her, and taking her into
his stronger boat, after almost superhuman
eXertion brought her in safely to her home
The rescuer, whose timidty had hitherto de-
tered him from any marked demonstration
of interest in Razuka, now very naturally
hoped that the heroic deed he had done would
recommend him to the favorable consideration
of the chief the father of the saved; and hay
ing awakened the sentiment of gratitude in
the mind of the daughter, il might eventually
lead to the possession of the prize he coveted.
Under ordinary circumstances such doubtless
would have been the case, but unhappily for
the cherished hopes of the noble rescucr, Ra-
Zuka had, unknown TO her family, rcciprocated
the affections of another. ChOcorea, the son
of Maquas chief, was the favored one. The
father of RaZuka, ignorant that the interest of
his daughter was endangered, and feeling the
obligation of gratitude, would have encour-
aged the aspiration of the saviour Ofhis idoliztd
child. He intimated to Razuka that possibly
her union with the Swan might promote her
happiness, and if So to himself the alliance
would not be Objectionable. DESTROYS to I'M
deceive her father, and unwilling that her
rescuer to whom she was bound by the
strongest tie of gratitude, should cherish
hope that could not be realized, she frankly
declared that her heart belonged to another
to Chocorea, the son ofthe chief ofthe Massa-
womikes, the inveterate foes of her tribe.
"Never," said the chief, her father, 'shall the
daughter of Susquehannock wed the son of
Maquas," Ohe Massawomikes were some
times so callcd) "The Maquas are dogs
These forests have been from time immcmo-
rial the undisturbed hunting grounds of my
people, and in this lake they caught at pleas
ure the white belly and the blue fin, and be-
low the falls, in the water of our river, the
shad the herring and the eel and my people
L. hat tIn.r Loft 1Nxyt hntp
unmolested, and smoke their pipes in peace
while sun and moon endured but alas in
an evil day the prowling wolves of the frozen
lakes and haunted forests, the sneaking Ma
quas came, and but for the strength Of my
arm and the arms of my noble braves, many
of whom fell by the arrows of the hated ones,
nv people would have been swept from the
earth as the north wind sweeps the dry leaves
from the woodlands. Murderers the Maquas
are, robbers, sneaks. No Maquas shall ever
| wed the daughter of Nieskan, the Susquehan-
| mock and the life of the nsolent shall atone
for his presumption" This threat was put
| into execution.
In the twilight of the same evening when
| these ominOus words were uttered, RaZuka
met Chocorea in the glen, (thcir usual place
ofmeeting, in the rear of her fathers wigwam.
| That interview was hurried and anxious and
resulted i'm the determination of Razuka to
| leave the wigwam of her father for the distant
home of her hated lover. A meeting was ap-
pointed for the ensuing evening to determine
the time and mode of their departure. That
interview never took place. On the morning
of that day, by the hand of the angered father,
Chocorea the lover of RaZuka, was slain, and
his body was thrown into the lake, The re-
port of frearm announced the fearful tidings
| to RaZuka, and life for her had no further
| charm.
Standing like some grim sentinel on the
southern border of the lake was a gigantic and
PERCEPTIONS rock, which threw is shadows
| upon it's waters. To the summit of this emf
nence Razuka, Immediately upon the report
| of the death of Chocorea, made her way, and
| fastening TO her body stone ofheavy weight
| secured by cord made of the bark of The
birch tree, threw herself into the dark waters
| -"On the strand
| Two sleeping bodies afterward were found,
| Chocorea and RaZuka, Joined in death
| As they had been In life. Their spirits, too,
| $50 the untutorcd children of the woods
| Believe had gone to happier grounds
The Red Mans paradise-to live and love
| Forever there"
And furthermore the legend says that at
that lone rock, where Razuka met her fate, is
seen at summer eve great enchanrcss,
-"Who will sometimes pour
Such glowing tales of love into your ear,
That In transport you will spread your arms
And clasp lovely vision
HIS VISITING CARD.-A very good story
is told of the late Admiral Goldsborough will
regard to the etiquette of visiting cards. HI
was bluff old sea-dog, and hated sham ant