Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-08-08

r,,oro came one day to this village, 8
TO this village, Shu-qua-lak.
In the autumn, in the fall tlme'
settler sturdy, with his family
From the home of the pale face,
Further eastward, by the big-sea water
And this settler, David Macon, ,
Strong was he and full of courage.
Trusted he to the Indian nature
Kind to friend, to foe most cruel
Came he then in advance of thousands
Following later his bold example,
TO make IA home in the Indian country
warsbaerro received him kindly,
cay. him land and called him brother;
while David toiled in his little clearing
sent him pifts of fish and deer meat
Strings of wampun, eagle feathers
skins of deer aud the wary otter,
Tho frIit of many Il cunning capture.
If YOU ask me why this bounty,
Why these gifts to the pale face stranger
Twin nswe | will tell you:
Minnle Macon, old David's daughter
Eair of face AS springtime's morning,
Had won the heart of Warshaerro.
The heart so cold to Indian m.ldens
Was land ut the feet of Minnie Macon.
Ia rec.;ved in return, meath moonlit
branches,
rho h.,rt of her he lloyd so well.
Sweet to them were the days they passed
thus, FL
All WAS ROSY with loves reflections
When they were parted long the hours
An too short when together.
+ warshaerro, the mighty chieftaln,
Asked old David tor his daughter.
woocd he then in the lEdian manner
Offered to buy her from her iather'
offered him land, skins without number,
whate'er he asked would be granted
y In exchange tor his daughter,
In exchange for lovely Minnie.
h Very angry was sturdy David
Eo,gott.p then the Chieftain's kindness
q Eor~otten then the gifts Of deer meat,
"a Strings of wampun, eagle feathers.
nrnve he t,en the chieftain from him,
l. Drove him forth with angry railing.
=, Ere the Chief loved Minnie Macon
u such ~reyiling would have crazed hlm'
III Death would have been the ohehoeis
'n portion
For the insult to tue Chieitaln.
nix mt love had tanned the son Of hature'
de Made him forgive his Minnie's ia'ner
Nh For the words in anger spoKeh'
=. Words that Knocked his love lor Mlnnie
Try One night in springtime met the lovers
in When the earth was wrapped ID si"'h''
And the moon alone was witness
Az they spoke again their love vows
On A cliff o'erlook,mg the river
Near the cabin of old David.
ahd Se.r his humble home Of pine logs
Was this meeting of the lovers
/. Lobg they spoke and earnestly.
Tears were in their voices oiten'
In the voice of Warshaerro.
IDLY strongest man Of many strong men.
And when they stopped, on their tace
two Was the stamp Of desperate purpose
hor. Arm in arm with steady footsteps,
Wa TO the edge OF the cliff advanced they
ncre they halted and made ready
70 sacrifice their blighted lives.
are lingering look cast they around ts'
soon On field and forest, far and near.
A backward glance at David's cabin
sigh- silyered now by the moonbeAms glan'
ton. Then a lovk they cast below them
boss AZ the water rs it rippied.s !,
K she As it rippssd far below them
In its bed, dark, despbut narrow.
IT, Then the Chieftsin Kissed the maid
: In his arms be tightly clasped her.
Leaped he ont into the night arr
our From the Cliff feapcd Warshaerro'
'rmon Bearing with him Minnie Macon.
Downward fell they, and still down
Binn- ,Till the ri, er opened for them'
Sun. Opened to receive the lovers
AN. Never more were they heard OIL
Never seen by human vision.
For the river calm and silent,
g Mr Kept the secret entrusted to II.
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