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awoke. and seeing the men. started to f1y

him. One of them took large blanket
which was on the floor and threw it over
Tommy; and no sooner had it struck him,
than he was chalged into lion, with
wings at each side. %He roared savagely,
which scared the robbers and they loosed
their hold upon the blanket. AS soon as
he was free he killed the robbers and ate
two of them. Being enchanted, he suffer-
ed but little from hunger, and this was
the first time he had eaten since he had
seen Sapona. After eating, Tommy went
to sleep again, and when he awoke next
morning, he ate another robber and then
recommended his weary journey. After
several days he lit again and found that
he was once more by the enchanted stream.
Night, was approaching. 1t grew darker
was heard; the fOrked lightning flashed
sadder than ever the bear, which Tommy
knew was Serissa, came near the enchant-
ed rock. The mountains trembled and
the bear exclaimed: 1.-The Giant OF the
Mountains is coming"
An idea struck Tommy.
"My friends" he said, 1--WE are all be-
witched. Let us unite and fight this wick.
ed giant. 1 will fly up to his face and
scratch out his his eyes. The rock can roll
to his feet with such strength as to knock
him into the water, which can run in his
mouth and drown him. While the stream,
the rock and 1 are working hard, the bear
can Jump on him and choke him."
The bear liked this idea. In an hours
time Sapona came. Instantly Tommy
flew to his face and scratched his eyes.
The giant was completely taken by sur
prise. Refore he could push Tommy away,
the rock rolled against his feet with such
violence as to throw him, and his head fell
into the stream. The water poured down
his throat, and the bear jumped on him
and began to strangle him. In four min
utes the mighty giant was dead. The
mountains shook. Shrieks, hideous and
loud, were heard coming from every direc.
ton. The heavens were lit up with lurid
sheet of lightning, and then all was still.
Tommy moved, and to his unspeakable
joy, he found he was boy again. He felt
in his pocket and found three matches.
He struck one on rock, near which was
large pile of leaves, to which he applied
the match, and in few minutes there was
bright flame. He put wood on it and
soon there was large fire. Tommy was
so intent upon making the fire that he had
not noticed anything else. Now that the
fire was made he looked carefully around
and saw strange sight. There stood Sc
rissa Harrison and two Indians, one man,
the other woman. Tommy looked at
them for few minutes in silent surprise,
and feeling very thirsty, he went to get
some water, but the stream had disappear
ed. Serissa laughed merrily and said:
"Here is the stream"
"Where ?" asked Tommy.
HNpn11qscpa she W9S the stream. 01t lS
an Indian again."
Then they seated themselves around the
fire and Tommy listened to the story told
by the Indian. NoyoWee was Cherokee
warrior. He met Nequassee, who was one
of the prettiest girls in the CataWba na-
tion, and he took her for his squaw. AS
he had taken Catawba girl, instead Of a
Cherokee (the tribes were enemies) the
Mountain Giant ginW very angry with
him, and changed MIN into rock, while
Nequassee became mountain rivulet.
My story is almost ended. Tommy took
Serissa and the Indians to his home. His
family thought he was dead, and were
delighted TO see him again. The Indians
remained with them for a few days and
then went to the Indian territory, where
they Joined the Chcrokees. Serissa re-
manned at the house of Tommy's father,
and in few years she and Tommy were
married. He became one of the best farm
ers in the country and often went hunting.
Serissa was one of the best women in the
Carolina mountains. She and Tommy
were very happy, and Tommy's friends
were never tired of hearing about the time
when he was enchanted by the Giant of
the Mountains.
NoTE.-Sapono, Nequassee and Noyowee are
said to have been the names Of Indian tribes Of
the Cherokee nation, which once lived in the
mountainous parts of South Carolina.