The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1883-05-31


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No eeace has anore romantic nistory
H. ~ Augustine. IL ~ sect toss
Hetle b really known OF the carrier
9aye q the place TINS uncertainty
- developed the natural tendency
ootnvvslve such otscurity IN fomence'
ed the result h several pretty stories.
which are interesting and may be true.
lt b believed that Juan Romeo lie
Leon. the gallant OLD Spanish neSi8e'
~ and companion Of Columbus. IN
The latter Days of ms eventiui Ire, uss-
covered the site Of the city, which was
IN Indian vtileee A oeeutiiui Csuo
maiden, AlesdA, whom the gaiiant
SSAntard had seized In some OF the VIZ.
ginlslands OF the coast. told de Leon OF
the spring OF eternal youth, ana ner
beauty, Ne well M his advancing yeaB.
cAneed him 10 make . vaiiant euort 20
Ind u. For this purpose, as wen d
discovery. he Leon made permanent
settlement nj st. Augustine In i5lz,
end hid the foundation OF the oid lori
y Nv esSsse- yssS~ nv -
covered with the mould and dust OF
centuries. ana omcered ana gafrtsoneo
by . veteran ordinance sergeant
De Icons mission, peaceful ana TO-
mantle ss II Was, led him TO make
treaties with the Indians, the friendly
Seeooes aud the wariike fotematoes.
Following the european courts though
In nm bumhle way he established bull
IL q
the city limits, and taught the savages
the pleasures of life as he understood
them. Tosn"kA, the chief OF the Cards
the most savage at tribes, became en-
esuorest OF Aieldn at one Of the games
tnsettuted by Ibe Leon, and demanded
that he and the spanish cavalier
should hight for her fair hand. This
De Leon. who was aged and infrin re-
fused Ia d". but proposed grand com
oai between ms soldiers AMI the tfiOe
al Toko,na- Meantime DE Leon had
discovered a spring. which Is still
shown, just over the 81 Sebastian
river, which Was regarded with ven
enable suP-ritition by the Indians
The waters had such effect on De Leon
that he believed that u was the iount-
ain at youth. According 10 tradition,
an angel came every evening To drink
ofthe water OF life. as the Indians
called u. and the dew-drops falling
from his wings gave to the spring con-
tinuai curative aud restorative powers.
A carsovsiy wrought cup OF clay, from
~hsch tue anger drank. Is sanii IN the
Ro.sessaon I" iu>'ehuggee rom Iisef
Inh,, whose son WAS 80 drunk IN the
hissimnes city saloon tue other Jay.
l. III
anil IL regarded rs the most sacred OF
rei,cs cy the Seminoies- Ionoka,did
not ueiieSe IN the superstition, anu ne
greatly ouendea Tue Seiooes anu fote.
nhatoes W ufihKtnx OUT OF anu III iast
saefing tue up. wnich WAS thougnt
20 oe the Viiest sacriiege. romeo De
Leon, angered ~ Tomokas love lot
Aiefaa, ana fuii Oh the superstition OF
the time. Determined 10 destroy tnat
chiei, anu sailed out OF ms lori with
MS soldiers 10 attack Nun.
The two.warrtors met DE Icons
Paee Threw himself before Iomokas
spear ana saved De Leon HE ior the
moment, outit Was sun n the mercy
OF the savage. suddenly sAieida, Al.
ured N the dress OF q Cario she nad
saain, darted forward, ana drawing
ner coS piercsi ioinoka 10 the neal.
ana reecntug tofwafu 10 snatch the
the sacred cup from the dead chiePs
meek. Was struck oy poisoned arrow
and fell dead The battle was decided
oy DE Icons friends, the Seiooes anu
fotomst"es appearing ana kiinng
every one of the Cards TomOka's
BODY was buried on Anastacia Island,
near the Cosiu'na qusrries, where the
giant remains were discovered some
year ago. Aiieda ana the page were
buried near the spring, and Ponce DE
Leon, soreiy wounded, was borne INTO
the fort An Old slab OF marble dug
up near tue spring, when now bears
De Leon nafneI has THIS inscription
IN spanish: This narrow place Is the
sephuichre OF hero who Is In name
2 hon, anu much more SO IN reaiity,
Ponce de Leon
Another legend, that OF the dungeon
OF the old tort, Is perhaps worth tell
eng In i5es, Menendez, who Is re
memeered as tyrant. became the
Aueiantad" or Governor al riorida.
Don Manuel de Caivedos, grand mas.
ter nj holy ORDER I'M Spain, loved
lGes de castro, one oil the most 6eautl-
Iut OF the ladies OF the court ot fhihp
II OF Stssin. tie secretly married her,
though the act was IN violation OF his
vows. He was Condemned, but the
h~ing quietly -xiled 10 Florida. As