The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-06-23
zzvCceeok E,aE BEAUTIFUL.

Ioceoa was gu Indian maiden. an oy.
phan OF q pow arfu' chief. From her
:;::;@-ss: -::;s t:ibe had regarded Toccos
with interest and respect for she was n ne
only wonderfully beautiful. but wise md
thoughtful beyond her age. AZ q child
Toccoa was the embodiment OF recLias,
gayety but as she grew 10 womanbood
she became ailentand melancholy. ceased
TO join in tho sports of the Tndist, maid.
ems, & er wandering away from them
and sitting alone ON some em;nenna
With hands clasped, and deep desnon.
dency in her great black oyss, that ever
seemed fixed upon a terrible fascinot;na v.
object, from which II was impossiblo so
wi.hdraW them and the aged of the
tfioe would cay, "Toccoa sees more than
tne Wiseet OF us cau see."
What doat thou see, Toccoa 2" her
young companions would ask. -
- ASK me mott; I cannot tell thee -
Toccoa would reply.
linen the maidens would say: "Thou
VIII not tell us, T.ccoa, because thou
eeest that which will make thee more
neauuiui than thy companions ana
thou art only studying spells by which
tnou Wit Keep captive the hearts Of our
young warTiors."'
Il am proud Of our young warriors. :
replied the girl; "but neither seek or
desire their love- "
"Ah |" exclaimed tho n.aidens. "tbou
hast canEhsa glimpse of warrior in the
home OF che Great Spirit; that Is the
reason thon carest not for our braves p
mo, no. my friends. / only. love our
hunting grounds--their forest trees. our
mountain streams, the graves of our kin.
dred, and I think only of the greatness
of our people,"
But why ars thou 80 sor1owsdl, Toe.
Goa? Such things should make thea
g'ad. Wouldst thou be warrior. and
nght for our honest" 80
Il would Oh, would" cried Toe.
Goa; no harm should come 10 nv peonie
only over my dead body. Obi would
that we're warrior, to lead our brayes
would sweep orr enemies from tho
earth Mono should live to threaten
usl" ~
"Then," thought the Indian maideus.
"Ioccoa is ambitious. She has war.
rior's heart in her bosom-she ia impa.
tient of control, and deaires to rule The
tribe" Thus they spoke 10 tho chiePs
wife, az she cat in the door of her WIG.
wan, nuraing the chiefs infant son.
"Wouldet thou have our great chief,
and young kinsman die, that thou miehst
be bead of our tribe, lead our warriors to
battle, and preDide over our councils? p,
Wherefore dost thou question ma
thus ~. asked the girl.
Thy companions say, Toccon will
never be wife to any of our braves. and
she Loves nothing better than our hunt.
ing grouuds. Dost thou not know, Toe
Goa, what q woman loves abe desires TO
possess, and call 1t her own p"
Good mother, my love is not like the
maiden's love for warrior. or The yo.
mans love for ornament. Il Ia ias the
affection of the Great Spirit, who loves
US because we are His people. Thus do
love our hunting grounds. becnuse thew
belong TO our tribe; our 'dead lie In then,
the blood Of those heroea gho vrestad
them from Others flows around them. n
broad stream, across which our enemies
cannot pasal Orr groves. our rnountain
passes still echo with the war.whoon the M
"sdding cong, and the wall for the dead
of generations passed away. and In the
sEies above us ever fill their shadows--"
"Thou art deceitful, Toccoa p' inter.
rupted the chiefs wife. "a woman'a
thoughts for good 60 not beyond her
wigwam." M
The aquaw feared Tcac,oa, and said to
the chief: 'Toceoa has not q woman,s
heart in her breast. She is ambiticus.
and desires to rule the tribe like thee
when woman has no owigWatn, no war.
rior, no children Of her own, and thinks
OF the things of which men think. She
becomes dangerous, and is to be feared.
Beware Of Toccoal She will seek 20 do
thee harm. Even now when We find her
ns midnight kneeling, with soft, fearful
eyes and outstretched arms, gazing up at
the pale moon, or see her lying PROSTATE
oeiore the rising sun, as If drinking In
It's ocams, she may be weaving SPELLS by
which thy strength will fail. thy arm
grow powerless; and before thou hast
numbered half thy days thou wilt pass
away, with thy infant son, from tho hunt
ing grounds Of thy forefathers. and a
weak woman will be head of thy tribe r,
The words of the squaw troubled the
chief, and he called his wise men in
council, TO deliberate ON the strange con.
duct Of Toccoa.
Toccoa was with her young companions
by Q mountain stream. Some of the
maidens were sporting In the waters.
some wreathing their browst with fioWars
others were braiding their long. blaok
tresse5 and trimming them with crimson
berries. Toccoa sat on high rock eez.,
ing in the distance, her hair was iin-
bound, and swept around the girl like o.
garment OF raven plume3i No flowers
were on her brow, or berries on her
beautiful arms. Every now and then the
merry maidens would call to her.. {, ,'.l7
Iocco3, thou art TOO beautiful not to
wear nowera Come down and trim thy
neck and treases with berries. and rage
at thyself ia water, aud thou Wilt never
again think Of anything else btu thy
beauty
While the ynaidens thus spoke. a bov
canie shouting "Toccoa 4 Toccoa / , the
falkers Of the tribe are iu c0uncils and
call for thee"
tLer young companions looked at each
other with startled gaze, like herd OF
irightened lawns when they hear the
nunrsman's horn, and followed Toccoe at
q distal,css as sEo walked with calm bus
monrnfil mien TO the assembly.
''Toccoa, said the most aged father of
the tribe, thou must tell us why thou art
diferen: from sho msidens, thy compan.
ions? Tell US Why thou do:t not wear
flowers, and deck thyse!f with berriea I?
We must know, for we suspect thee of
dark and fearfulthoughts.n
Father" replied Tnccoa. sit 10 bo.
cause I can only think of the thiurs the
Great Spirit show rne.n
Z What are those things, Daughter ?n