Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-19

, ,.,,or va. complete. and they AZ on.s
s.v,sr'1 nm The remains OF their caXp' 4
80 ,royed south to the valley 49,
Eehoas lpow lSalty1lle. or Buehs 'sts,,,
- ,he,, encamped in most pe'u'A
,,ale which lies I'm perlec' ~, ,i,ched
,a,ei as n floor The camp Wa F,,,hars
non the eastern part OF the sa"ss, 49,. the !
ereat let of water sprams ,.nu on, |
mountain side In TINS '""ss "a. shrill J
hear the echo of your vo'.e lin AT least /
"a histle of the steapi-ens'ho
zine different vibrations ..,o
o. evening calm seemed 70 sess'
~ valley. The Indian maiuen -, -
o,,.,had to n lofty crag. ana, $500,
c'i'' ,,,o yerv, pinnacle or the hisn,
| upe" ~ y long and wistful glance hoi'"
rocN' 80 ,,sao, mountains. The soit coo
o'e' dove caught her ear, ana the "a ~
ND ,.onished from her face ~ sba
| ,ove-c,u of her warrior loN,' raa,hed
recognized. and sweet ~ .,s,nal with
| - face az she answered. the 9 t,', -
~. ~ .,ioirtive cry Of the whippoo,, VIZ
tne p sorrn qlided through the ioi,"e.
| Sov' - Instant they were locke" "
gnu III .i,ar,s arms. "Ohi why nave -"
e'i.m nh, ,,h,, rIsl, your life. your all, py a.
loving our camp?" she said O''' "''
fv. while It Is yet time IL, Tor
pa, oil her pleadings were In Vain' io'
love laughs at danger . oblivion
An hour was spent in sWee. a,,ino,
ond p rendezvous for the heN, 20. oSten
,,ed oh. dream OF love, no" -"
80, ~ sweet and short Little dld 'ne
80 ,hinl, that crouched nearby W.
Wv onomv The maiden had a loFe, y.
-, o,,r tribe. He had repeatedly O,en
roiocted and scorned by her' anu -,
ho had followed her footsteps ina. a .o,'
"a the lone forest. amid
s,J,limcst witnesses, he might pIsa|
love Imagine his chagrln anu ne ,s,,ed
~. as ne saw her before his eyes c'aSP 1,,
In tho arms of a hated ShaWonoe' a.
, ~ nearly overcame him. but Ill s,n-
~ ,,orent with his unerring rUne' no
ea,,id forever end the life OF his rival hut
, 40 this was too tame death' me 81
,he s+axe-a slow and torturous it,"
,hot was his idea. InstincuNey ne NJ. MI
this meeting would not be the a. a'ly,
, ,l,o a snake he noselessIy shue" w ss,,
tho underground and was soon ~ co.
! QuieuS d toId them of this meeting
: "a vim hatred OF their enemy pi'no
80 Iaid 10 entrap alive the Sha"oho
n brave. ...,,,,
!. rho following day Nonomani. as usua'
5 wreathed her head in garlanus u 49,,
T novyers and quietly stole li"ln o''i'I
I POOR heart. little dill she think OF tue 80
1 row and misery this VISIT 10 'no .ho
! wood entailed. Again she s1oo" upon 49,
4 HIGH pinnacle and heard the solt 800 ,, -,
. 80 H. dove. Again the plaintive cry Oh
o VI w ,,rnoorwiIl responded. and then the
: IRE were together. Hardly had ulss
a,,hraced when the wild war-cry Oh Vi,
4 Chnrolsees was sounded and In an lnsta'i
Y ~, yvere surrounded. Every avenue ~
@ sscape was cut off. They fairiy new ~
4 tb, ,onrnost pinnacle. Silhouetted as1.hs
: tho skv-the Shawnee warrior ue0hou -
l. ali his var-paint. and the cherokee NJ. ~
t on garlanded in the wild ho"eiS Va ~.
j. v,orr,air-thev stood ike bronze statues
- -. and closer the Gordon Of warriors
@ drou, around them until only a Few Zee
l. ,,os between captors and captiVeS.
e Ia ox,ltinc cry arose from the Chefo
I. - &c thev saw their hated enemy
9 last I'm their power. Now twas - =
At who had severed the thongs the n'e"'
g tho hurricane. 'Both Sh"i' ~" -
l. No. ..J thev cried. Closer and close
!. 50 surrounded them. There Is
n chance for escape. \ hundred "d'l
;e 80 IN the east. south. and west an"
ID b,,ndrcd feet of stone wall to the hol'n
d ,r,,r,. lose in. The last hope OF escap
,onished There is whlspere
Is .''ora between the lovers, glance -
.e ~ beautiful setting sun, and as III
Soremost warrior-the Cherokee 10Y
le ruts his foot upon the pinnacle Inv a.
g r rhs Of the shawone is buried J" mi ~,
i skull He falls dead at their nee. zee" ,b m'
y. SO exasperated the others I"e Non IN,
e make a simultaneous rush' olu fore
IS -, embrace. bid one another rare
r, we'll, wen and locked in each others S 5rnii
or ,san from the pinnacle TO meet oe''
III on the rock below. -, vii
d. - The warriors are paralyzed; a ,0 WI,
lg scream. a dull th"d, and the l"''N
rs lovers are forever roe. 49,. r,.,o,
Is Their death casts pair-"yerr me p-.,fN
ia Indian nation. W.
AZ East Radford. Va.