The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-09

any other State want with Alabama votes
unless his name is Harrison and Morton OF
Cleveland and Thurman?
"A. 4. with eNasperating stupiditv)-
That's fact. hadn't thought OF that.
About this time the buggy has stopped
| several hundred yards below the falls. at a
/ point on the creek where fine chalybeatc
| spring gushes from beneath clilr, some
fifteen or twenty feet in hight. As the
Gadsden man alights he takes from the
buggy basket OF empty bottles which
The APPEAL correspondent had fond.
ly hoped contained something OF n re-
! luvenating nature. As these are being
! filled from the tiny stream which Jumps
from the end OF a followed saplng TIlF
ArPEAL man asks il there be- no In
dian legends lowering around the falls
and these rocks The Gadsdcnite
replies in the Affirmative. and upon
being pressed gives the outline OF
the legend OF Nochalula or Nah-cu-lo-la
falls This, he says he has given to many
others, who always ill the story out and
enlarge upon II, some even changing II en-
tircly. TuE APPEAL, always in the lead,
shall now have the only genuine legend
which your correspondent has only oh
tanned after much trouble and inquiry. II
runs rs follows
When the Cherokee Indians occupied
the territory in which the falls are sit.
uated, the chief OF the tribe had a most
beautiful daughter by the name Of Nah
cu-lo-la. The significance of the name
has in the lapse OF time been lost, but
-irom-thc-mountans is prob
ably rs close a translation as can be gotten,
and rs II Is pretty enough ANYWAY, We will
say that this is what It really was. This
maiden was possessed Of the most won
drous beauty, and her hand was sought
IN marriage by all the Young
braves for many miles around.
some even coming from places rs far rs
Florida with their marriage certificates in
their pockets all ready, and tale OF love
upon their lips. And there were many
chiefs OF her own tribe, too, who would
have been glad 10 win the maiden for
themselves. Among these, q Young chief
by the name OF llolc-in-thc-Ground was
looked upon with especial favor 10y the old
chief Not 80 the maiden. however.
whose thoughts were always with q young
chief of the Creek nation, whose tribe
lived Tar 10 the south beyond the Collins
and Blue mountain ranges, and after sh,
would ascend 90 the spot soon TO be- occu-
pied by the Bellevue hotel aud gaze with
Tar away look through field glass i'm the
direction Of the home Of Young Man. Who
COmcs-ln- Whcn-lt-iiuIus, ior such was q
part ul his name. lie was a very GOOD
young lniun aud generally wore q plug
hat and winning smile, hut when he
visited tribe whore lac thought
they would think him oycrlrc.scd
and likely 20 call him dude. he would
leave his hat ut home. The old chief and
Nahculoia had many controversies about
this Young man and llolc-iuihc.Groun
she threatening to take an overdose OF
morphine II not allowed 90 marry Young.
Man-Whp, etc. So the crafty old chief
being well up on baseball mattcrs-huyiug
established q southern league himself sew
cral times finally suggested that 10 settle
the matter the two braves play game
with a picked nine from each tribe, the
winner 10 yet half the gate receipts and
herself as vile, and the foolish uih con.
scented. However, she had determined
that bc the result what II might she would
never marry Northumberland, whose
heart was rs black as his squint ewes. Tho
day set for the great game arrived,
and thousands Of Indians from hundreds
OF miles around, who had heard
OF the Affair." congrcmtcd at llallpiy,
twenty miles above the falls 10 witness
the exciting contest. The game Was called
at s o'clock AIN. sharp, and during It's
progress, Nahculola sat upon q rock on the
bank Of the creek near the falls. guZiug at
her image east upon its dark Wa,crs and
waiting for the news from the game. which
should decide her fate YEARLY the
houH passed away, shorter grew the
shadow Of the tall pine beneath which she
sat- aud still nothing came from the game
Suddenly there was q cracking among the
bushes, and Lcaping.toad-irog, her courier,
sprang out about 200 yards up stream
and screamed: "Thc Cherokee nine beat
the Creeks by score OF xix a. one :" and
tlon fell over In III Oi exhaustion. The
next instant the bushes again parted aud
llolc-in-the-Ground lcapcd over tho pros
traio form aud sped toward the maiden,
now standing upon the brink IT the awful
precipicc. Giving one last look backward,
and with n scorniul smile upOn her lips,
she disappeared over IT, edge. With a
yell OF horror llOlc.in.thc-GrUund crcpt
up 90 the edge oi the cliff aud
looked down. Nothing met his view save
the mad rush Of the torrent M Il fell into
the great basin below, while the roar Of the
falling water drowned his cries Of despair
The curious traveller searching for relies
on the spot at the present day will find no
traces Of the famous diamond used IN this
game for the hand Of the poor Indian girl,
Tor IL Is now dense swamp oi some i've
miles IN length and covered with thick
growth Of hricrs and mdcrbru-h, the home
Of the marsh frog AMI water snake.
NlhCulOla was never seen again, and short
IN after the tragedy her lover lied. Hut
on moonlight nights, when the wind has
ceased toying with the tops oi the sweet
gum aud pine trees, II Is thought that those
who have been unfortunate IN love can
have all obstacles removed aud again be-
made happy II they can bat IN the cavern
behind the falling water distinguish the
sweet bubbiing tones OF the unhappy In
dian maiden above the roar OF the tails.
Judge D, OF Memphis, who is here,
aud who Is ~ brimiul Ol fun ~ hc h OF
general knowledge and legal lore, was also
taken up by q party oi Gadsdcn people
the other morning 10 zee the falls lie
was walked nc i30 o clock, and after taking
q good look at the falls, the usual query
was put 90 him. Turning Opon his qucs-
toner with an air Of apparent indignation,
hc asked them what they meant, 10Y Cad,
In waking him up at that hour lie, u
man from q place handling 100000 bales
Of cotton Ia n season, having bouloyards
miles In length, the finest sewerage sys.
TEN In the world, river a mile In width,
aud everything put up ON the grandust
scale imaginable, expecting him 10 see
anything In a liltlo muddy water from
some frog pond, squirting over q ciin. lie
taugha NOW re lao t0lla Won la boioVps