Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1890-09-04

Moon Queen.
have the facts about my lake from the
Indians who still fingered about its basin
when came to live by It. twenty years ago
| dislike the feutS OF imaginative WRITER'S
who, to show their skill or learning, patch up
few fnrts of observation to make roman
tic story, when the plain, mvarnishnd facts
are very well known to them IL they had the
honesty to confess, M do now.
In tho dark before the morn, ere the bison
bull was calveh, there lived hard by this hill
on which the lnko nov lies acrusty covetous
old Yahoo. Not the Ynhoo of Surhc story,
but that Wnhoo, meaning holy, which gives
u n,une TO the Great Swamp, near the scene
of Dados massacre Christmas eve Of fifty
odd years ago.
The Yahoo lived IN the old, old Zines Of
the Bchcuoth mammoth mastolon, whose
great bones are still found imbcded In the
mari of Peace creek, close by. He was bit
tprly religious and "orahiped the great fiery
god, or sun God and kept his great herds Of
elephants, hufraloes and othor chick htdrd
monsters feeding on all the hills and valleys
of the land In order 10 keep them he kept
burning oFburnng Off the grass and shrubs
80 that they could have the sweet, young
shoots The smell Of all this securing and
burning went up into the noSe Of the Sun God,
and he liked it, and shono on the old Hnhco
prosperously.
But it was wretched for the land and his
nnighbors for either tho great beasts would
come tramring over their corn and pump
kinS or the "rotched fires would destroy all
they had, oven tho matched huts of Palmetto;
and the poor people were starving.
But there was one who disliked and resent
cd 1t, for, thnn5 n there was no pretty moon
on the earth in thoS., days, still she had her
homo in tn" sky like the sun gol, aud tho
Inoplc looked up to her great deal, and
offered her fruits and flowers OF course the
BURNING OF stopped all that and tho smoky
kitchen, right under her front parlor WIN
dow, vcXei the Moon Queen constantly At
last ont Of patience, sho sent shower and
put the fire out.
The NuEoO was astonishcd, for there had
never been such thing rs rain before, as IT
he had seen his cows turn upside down and
walk mp the sky like flies But he WAS too
vain and bigoty To think II was meant for him
and went roaring his prayers and hull!inB
more fires than ever This ncttl~l tho Fair
Chita. rs the Indians called her, and size sent
the WINDS hor messengers, from the Dog
Star to tn" Dppcr, and gathered up all the
clouds over the wide world and cmptiei their
pitchers on tho Yahoo's ground, rnsing out
Axe a grand washaay in heaven.
The floods came, and tho hungry sea cry
ing to swallow mp tho shore, ant the waters
rose over the bottoms, over the hills and over
liz, n.,,.s Of rivers in the mountains, and all
the great hrutoe were dro"ncI. This hap
pa,,,l. said ChiIro, the Old chief Of the Sem
inolcs, who died a few years ago, aged 4s,
counting on his fingers, ''nine ages" OF con-
turtles ago
",'o,Ia," cried tho sun God, shivering in
thecoll after the floods; "who upset the water
p,,i"
E.t the clouds hurried GA, Of his way, and
the stars skipped oY to hide III the night, oven
to ,hi,d4v
"Conri' he reared louder than ever, "whD
npt III. fire, ontr
~ did :" sail tAa Noon Queen. "Yahoo was
,l,,,ir,, the world up,n
"Wh,, nl,, WIS i. made forp" roarei tho
kiny, BUT I'll send YOU to pr,t it in again"
U.c,,,.-lt h,,r Lv Inc heels and sent her spin
min, NIX, = new. silver dollar down. down.
l,vu tilI nor head AMI shoulders struck
.lr.,,,,h +r.. Cr,at Beaver dam.
Eut Sr,,,,n, the Great beaver hunter, saw
her and prllrl nor out, and she rinsed of in
frcsb winter, and said. snow, what you want
ynu slall have; speak,"
ALWAYS TO y. youuy and hunt beavers"
,,;, s,.~,,n .,;n my lake hcrer
"Gon1" -ei! the ausc,,. "When ago comes
with il, ,b,,,,,,oti,,n Mt r,jJs,rnmcr moon
vi ,,,t vnrr body I'm tho moon hole and
., an ,,,,,rso, r,k,. il. onl set
IT,, ,,,I ,.h, !, J.; ri,,ht
"h', - =, ,.. 49,, .,.,,,, ',J
crap II "lii "H1 oi''" GOV" 'n' ef',i'' ''u
you may step out, brand new hko Il chestnut
from a barr"
"An right" said Scropc, '',lnd you, ma
,,n,.Y
con- 7 on, ,.,,, Ic,,n, It,s too c,dd snend-
oh' a'I' h''o eu'''o 1,n w. 10y ,,,,,,.
ing .hc 'lI3hsS up ''or'''' anu II '''f "'''' III
tt! Ia Elorlda
at tie proper hour can see the moon dn tho
,v,.nr rs we'll as in The sky, lust as she prom
IT,,
'', w.. ....,l. =, o,t,,,,tha- croa;hl, h,t
Inns may noe 10 -;
after all 1T Is about as hhciy as any nut s'i
cnce tells OF her iaoySii'pH "uiols n1,' ''1'
the ~ yAntagc Of herself as Il presout " illness,
4. far Srr,,rr. | am inclined to think no
a.. ,;,,1 ,o,,,''r Innti,m auI -. tn, moon
iI 100. very n,,nP,r,aIln h. circuit into il
n" , | ,,,'u 81, ~, In" uo,ar over Nm uj,, a
ana arrow lno I"ht ""''l WV nam ''''
blaniict Rather selfish t. cork up the famous
fountain Oh Me III fIHf!ua' tNt ~ eHPt"'il1
,ln l,Ss of il 10 noon. Ponce de con as well
.,u,, s,,r,, Of NINA
ds liat P'ic "'"" Owl Va .,o,
I'm ;. ,a,.o, ,,os wary abundant tho
Inc rainy e'aeoi was ,N 49,,
moisture painting the sNies III that sPlch"or
Of translucent color which Is ono Of the pc
cular be:utie" oi inc cl''i.l'e anu wy '.a.
season, though injurious 10 truck eitrucheis,
has been full of placid beauty. Sweet ana
rrasb ~ fine morning is there is a quiet love