The Republican journal., 1881-08-18
Our George at the Lake.
LAKE MARANoCooK, Aug. 10, Is


| am glad that came over here for have be
come sort of vest pocket Schlemann. have
got at the facts in the case of the name Of this
lake | have unearthed an Indian legend, and
can now settle the pronunciation of its name as
eftectually as though was Its legal administrator.
came over to attend "Grand Military Tourna
ment.' Well, no matter about that. I've seen
dog tights and boxing matches, and all that sort OF
thing, and had set my ideas Of Tournament
little high suppose. had mixed up in my mind
arenas, and gIadators, and coats of mail, and
spears and horses, and gore, and all that but all
these were left out. | saw one man knock another
end over end, but that was not the turn meant
This Tournament, reminds me Of the man who
went into the BARRIERS shop, when an apprentice
thought he would practice on him After the
operation was all over the man went to the glass
and stretched out his neck and rubbed his face
and adjusted his collar, and fixing an eye on his
skinner, he said Young man, You gave int
good Gttte, as | ever had i'll my life - did not
see much of a tournament but as the day was
quite warm, did succeed III getting quito a good
ather That | may not be misunderstood let me
say that several companies of militia we're there
but as most of the day, up To the time our train
lett was spent in target practice, all could hear
was sounds that resembied the spanking Of large
family Of children with shingles
saw one girl there who blew in from some
where, whose couture wonderful She had
her entire forehead covered with curls pressed
fiat against the skin and about the size Of q quar-
ter of dollar. She had three rows Of them, one
below the other and it made her classic brow look
like the bottom of IN old fashioned culleuder
followed her around two solid hours, to try atd
find out how she liked it, so | could tell my lady
friends, but it was too scientific job tor me e.,
tathom | forgot to say that HE color OF her half
what is known as the Lewiston tint that U.s. a.
little beyond Auburn Oue thing more Z saw that
surprised Inc, and tina, chap who was lu the
orchestra. He play ed the violin lad called qua
drlIes with his left hand A man who can call
quadrilles with HIS left hand llnaau play the yjuu
| is something ore does not every day / askea
him if he felt all right and he said he felt as if Ge
had got left
But to my legend As am not much acquajut
ed with Indians, except the smell you must c2
cuse hoe fmy story does not run exactly smoot,.
Many moons ago, on the spot where Winthrop
now stands, was Indian village The "bD4
iuun O; the tribe had a beautiful daughtet who
was the pride Of his heart &c sc &c This
stern old rhpt wished his gtr to marry Il Dung
buck, by the name Of Aush we g. cook. but tins
| t,r young maiden had placed her affections other
wise. Her aged sire called her into his lodge one
| day. and told her that if she did not consent g..
| wed this man Of his choice that he would so lu
| speak make things warm for her bnt she replied
i'll that sweet Indian patois whose music Icsrm
bles the turning OF water out OF It Jug "Fcnerabe
basket maker your daughter cannot be the bride
OF Mush we 20 cook My heart and affections etc
&c are otherwise disposed f. and reaching down
to adjust wrinkle in her hucAskn stocking she
continued, gray haired sire, hear me yin NOT
wed Mush we so cook So help mo Moses, will
marry cook iii souse myself IN the pond first
and don't you forget IT. and rushing from the
| lodge she threw herself into the Lake, ana not
having taken bath recently, the accumulated
dust that had collected on her caused her to sink
| to the bottom, to rise no more And to commrno
rate her sad and fate, her father gave to the
lake the name ut
Marian O-cOok