The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-09-27

SAID bound her forever to an I'M
welded life. Her mother threaten
ed her with her malediction If she
ever broke her VOW and commit
ting her to the care of the blessed
Virgin passed into eternity. =
Alfalfa did not realize the danger
of her oath. She was consistent
christian and proved OF the Span
ish blood which flowed in heE
veins. She considered the wild
savages by whom she was sur.
rounded unworthy of her hand In
marriage, and congratulated her.
self on being the bride OF the
church.
But at last she was destined to
be awakened from this dream OF
happiness.
A young warrior of the tribe Of
Natchez by the name OF Choctas
and a protege of her father Lopez,
was brought prisoner to the camp
of the Muscogulges and according
to the cruel customs of the savages
was condemned to be burnt en-
funeral pile at the big village to
which they were journeying, to eel
citrate the Festival of Soule.
On learning of the dreadful fate
awaiting the captive and despair
ing of liberating him. Alfalfa
moved with compassion for his
youth, determined to seek an inter
view with him, tell him of the God
of the christians and induce him to
accept the faith which would be a
sustaining power in the fiery ordeal
which he was condemned to pass.
One night while the Muscogulges
were wrapped in slumber she crept
noiselessly 70 the side of Choctas
who lay bound near the camp fire,
by the light of which he saw the
beautiful maiden with her soft dark
eyes suffused with tears, and a
golden cruciix shining upon her
bosom. He imagined her to be
the Virgin OF the Lost Loves whom
the Indians believe is sent to pris-
oners of war to enchant their
tombs. Under this impression he
said to her, "Oh Virgin you are
worthy of a first love and you are
not made for the last" She told
him who she was and the object Of
her wish. He was SO deeply i'm
bued with the ignorance and SUI
perstitions of her faith that he re
fused to accept her faith. She
sorrowfully left him, but returned
every night to repeat the old, bu,
even new story of the Cross
Chactas became deeply interested
in his fair visitor and in the Ian
guage of Chateaubriand "sleep fec
his eyes and Alfalfa was in hi
heart"
On the seventeenth day Of thei
march the Indians reached one 0
their famous hunting grounds
Choctas was guarded by warrio
who watched him with impotence
Alfalfa approached and propose,
that she should guard the prisone
: while the young Indian chased til
e stag, to which proposition he glad
y assentei.
: Being left alone with Alfalfa
e Choctas tod her of>nis love an
4 had the sweet assurance that tn
S daughter OF the desert reciprocate
o his affection. She informed biz
that he could easily make his es
n cape to the forest while the Indian
II We're hunting, but he refused t
S make the attempt unless she woul
5 accompany him, telling her tia
death was preferable to separatio
n from her.
+ At this moment sho first realize
eI the crushing weight of her vow
| Glove that VOW from heaven. tha
r spark of immortal fire. - had ente
: ed her young heart an her so,
a echoed the words OF her lover.
G She tried again the next night t
= set him at liberty and tnev SUI,
q ceeded in re aching the forest, BIT
d their flight was discovered, II,
e prisoner brought back to CANT
! where his guards were donble(
}, his chains increased, and Alta.
r kept from him.
d In five days the Muscogulge
h reached the sbig village where i
d the presence Of an imposing az
+ sembly of the Indian tribes fc
+ three hundred leagues around, tn
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