The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-08-13

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Whole watehfui eye sur,eys Ills grazing
Like as q fharos. founded on a rock
Around whose base the surging pillows sweep,
FROM earth's deep bowels by vo. canic shock
Gpheayed OF yore, LORDS Paris Mountains
Far DER che plain, a widespread sea of green
WITH forest-isles set here and there between.
Upon the mountains iidge midst copse and
The waud'rer, ~circumspect and falcon-eyed
F FSr f IapsiS OF the past, may SIN DISCERN !. ia.
One marked by heaps of stone, as by u cairn,
us t%in by rests of wreaths, decayed and
How came these graves upon this mountain
crest,
And who were they that meath their cover
resti
a touching legend from the days of old
Spreads rounds these mounds a radiant halo's
hue,
And meet it is that 1 should here unfold
It's ~deerrpathetic, tragic tale To you
In simple words Just as / heard II told
ny one gray sire in memory of two,
VINO - FOUND peace from trials and from
Mans common goal upon the storms of life.
It was the gallant Keowee tribe-they say
That had OF yore this neighborhood about
Their hnnting-grounds and welded here
And Paris Mountain served as their redoubt
And signal-tower from whore through smoke
Through fires at night, some watchful, keen
eyed scout
The foes approach would herald for away
10 where the nations scattered hamletS lay.
Brave Panter-Tootb, chief of the Keowee
With breast and visagc scanned bl many a scar
The bitt'rest enemy Of the pa. e,faced man
But now worn out with sickness. weak and
wan,
o Ir,I. L.. ,,.k N - -
His brave and only daughter, to his bed
And, with her hand laid in his grasp, he said
81 must go hence my race of life is done
Thoush anxious care would fain detain me
Our tribe will choose my predecessors son
as chieftain to succeed me, though | fear
Thou, thou alone, whom he for many II year
Hath wood In vain, canst counsel him and
Fen though thou loathe him, thou must be his
bride.
Fin b i9rtG me would ia permit me ct, to lay
Had chosen as Il mate on life's rough way;
so to behold Ihce on thy journeys start
Mould have ii!u Cd my end as with the ray
a day OF dismal storms that yelled the sun.
But when n nations welfare is i'm strife,
Ger all our veal our Duty stands ahead.
SO vow: thou wi t become the young mans
wife
dor twice in vain for my consent he pleud).
wilt guide Inn, guard him us thou wouidst
Wilt warn him, yea! IL needs, wilt strike him
dead,
We're he to prove n traitor to his land;
"lrl. swear III TN, dying fathers hand!
with steadfast voice and with uncloudcd
Though throbbcd her pulse, though ached and
Ulcd her heart
Brave Morning Star pronounced the solemn
"'Tis well, my chi d! Had | not known thou
My flesh and bono thine oath bed proved II
So fling my wigwam's ~&,raping folds apart
mt once lDSrc may sit my braves among
Ana y 81 me hear intuncd their funeral song
Then by her hand the wigwam's canvas rent
Bchuid. there sat the indian s,chcm's train
Hanged in II scmi-circle round his tent,
lntoning one by one the death chants stlnir
ILL iii lone solemn dirge their voices blent.
with s'pic micn the chief heard their refrain
uhcn at his sign raised to II seat or stone
nc spakc to them III weak, yet steudfast tone
Tourney hence, from LIES long toll tc
Within my grave and therefore, ere 20.
Receive your dying chicftain's last request.
I'm Paris Mountain, face against the foe.
HaTS me Inferred, that cen my grave protest
your taith stands pledged to shield IN, grave
And with that word wei out his lifc's las,
breath.
The sclf-samen night the aged chiefs remain.
We're slowly borne TO Paris Mountains cresi
Ainid the chant of weird funercai strains
nhu thcre Inferred, as was his last request,
Face gainst the foe. This, done, his faithful
thames
For crude mcmcnto markcd>his place of resi-
WIN neapS OF stones that scattered lay
And then in silence parted from the mound.
Again the Day-star stood rs on the day
"hcn luhtef-Iooth, the brave old chief. had
Again prevailed commotion far away
Among the W Tor at cventidc
The time was set when handsome Mountain
jay,
~Thcirncwly chosen head, should lead his brid,
INTO MS wigwam whore the festive trance
should he observed with banquet. play and
dance.
Hence soon us tinged the mornings virgin,
rays
The eastern sky with gold, the Indian maids
Had started forth to search the sylvan mac
ror SpIllgs ialr ilowcrs, whcrcwith to tic
While far and wide the clamors of the chase
and glades
Where hunters roamed the wilds for bear and
TO grace their wedding banquets board of
cheer.
But sad and pcnsivc meanwhile sat the
q. 49, ~ ~ tlit, w u us CuTltllncu uOOl
by richly jcwclled hand was flung aside
Ana gazing up, she saw her sight before
Her groom, adorned in warriorchicrtain
pride,
The stan in hand that once hcr father bore,
WIN plrther-skin and wampum round his
And so he spakc in words of eager haste
Just now our scout on Paris Mountains
tower
Brings me n message from my faced
friend ~
whereby he bids me come this very hour.
n colncli-hrc and parlcy to attend
Wlc,e Ger the pain the Mountains shadows
lower.
Though loath, this day far from my bride to
spend,
must obey stern duty's call and leave;
But rest assured, | shall return at eve"
By i'll forcbodings thrilled. the maid replied
ms uiiy bright sunlight visits with its glare
Ny iathcr's grave as on the day he died.
NOT so ms daughtcr, who might itly spare,
10 dcck his mound, some flowers that deck
the bride.
50 rake me there and leave me TO that care
81 MAI love and dutiful concern,
I'LL from thy missions crrand thou return -,
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