Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-19
xOxOuANI, THE INDIAN MAID
Legend of Southwest virginia."
thetic Incident.

YEAR after year the Cherohee
from the South. and the Shawahoes' ~"
the hanks of the Ohio, WABASH an"
,,o ,ivers met in the mountains oil WHAT
.. rov, Tazewell county, for the PURPOSE
- hunting the buffalo. elk, deer, &c, th"'
obounded in this beautiful cauh,S. IL,
r.as famous lick some four miles VIZ
-, H. nresent town of Tazewell, ana NJ
"a -, ~" - ,ba tribes assembled TO spehu
,to,r time I'm hunting the big game .n''
80 attracted by the salt ana su,pnut,
r.. r,anv wears there had been II ol,l'no
go smothered hatred between
'.i,'os resulting in personal encoun.'iS'
'1, and deaths. still, no open nos
,,,t,tos occurred until the following %
,hctic incidents made the tribes ue"'''
enemies: ..o, q beautiful
Among the Cherokees was otau',, nd
rn1,nn mailen-NonomanI-t NM 49,,
graceful as the wild deer anu al lvas
Shawnoes young brave tue iu'1 LEVIN
-, his tribe. These two nau hiIo" ).
az, other from their childhood. -
"a. ,.oar as the tribes gathered III '"l5
,ioce these Young Indians were ilOle -,
r.. ,brovn together Mutual auiil 80, ,'
leSS rt,onod into love-a love that ooueu
So01' ooI Tor the lovers, and eternal hd'iDu
~ tho tribes. Their love grew az III
~, ,,iu and was discovered. Inc SH"W
oas demanded the maiden as VIZ
CO.. heir brave, and the request was
FUSED. - doo,1lv and
Then commenced series OF ueau' .S'.., .,,.
mortal encounters. 1t pecaliic we~o
nosted far in the front. 1heh - 49,. al
90 those series of mysteries that q,
80 surrounded these wild ana uuvu
wcatod .people. At one partcul"' Po,',i-
,ost everv morning the Cherokee sen
rcl would be found dead. Oh eN"', ~
tio, Of the grounds far ana near H. "a.
~ u,.ing betng could be found. Inc oiu
! 90, ana most astute Indian uachei9 w."
80 a loss TO discover even lW's -,
The MACE was an important pioNS1 ,,ha
and could not be given up pu'' ~ mis-
! thev could, no clue couio ps ost-or,-
,,,,sterv. At last, i'm their dlre ~,
ny ny 49,, eent for two white huh.e's'
,'o,,od carr and Butler, and mace LII. .ne,'
'aa,,,irted with all the lacls'
- Non had at all times been lre a'e1
weu nv the Cherokees ana they
IN trv and solve the mystery ,.,,,, "a
Sentlnel was posted at sundo"n: 40 %
- mt soon after dark the Two w
1 u 49, and q Cherokee substituted "
drnmv for the sentinel, ana tne"
tbree crawling away in dlleienv -
,ions hid themselves, buO j, 80 -,
tions that they could see ne t',1t he.
~, waited and watched. ana JusV -
ao,,light carr saw "a" amman pa91
-, 10 the creek. as If hg 10 va
m (,,,icls eve detected that the s"i, y,
"a oni,pol was different from any ne n'u
''lD e''a,, and his suspicion was arouSr
IT,, rivetad his gaze upon the Si"" =. lie
nrtdct It reached the creek ana 10 ~ ~
- sunrise disappeared Even
e.o,,+-bearted backwOodsman' Who ia.
| coed every danger. quaked win - -,
tha complete disappearance Vi 10" "a,
,"e Int ever on the alert, ever reau'
peas', ~ Lost point of advantage
- 90 nenetrafe instnctively the ~ .
- Of nature. he saw there cou'" ~.
~ I,, ono solution OF the mystery
- ,hot areat waterfall, that lo' nv
,.,'.e,ct veil over the towering GILL; " .
man Indian. or devil. there .ue -
,,rst be hidden. lie concludeu NV ~
oo,.orn behind that sheet OF Wa
| "a In the excitement OF the ihl"ute' -
for the nonce, completely iorsOl -,
dian dummy. The gray GAVIN W. ,h,
~ hon ne cast his eye toward III
dummy. and saw smali 1s Tho,
o-,ee inst over the figures hahuS' a.,
| =, On ~ the ground. Quick as ~
,t, o,.. was riveted on the ven OF W W
r,hon tho signal agreed on by .ne vs.,
,,.a. oiven. and the trio charseu .h
,.oterfaU and, plunglns +, IN
stream. came into great cav uyh,
covern stood a Shawanoe Wa. iV,, ,c
ci,tcbod his rife for defence. Al '" 80
CURED SO rapidly that ne ulu no wa
,ip,o "a reload his gun, 50 '''' -, n
useless. 4 moment more an -. hehin,
tho rowhide had bound MS n', ,'ts mouth
~ hoo. 4 gag was placed III n'' - >
MS pt'N' = ,77,,..I the march of death 4
- Chorol,ae camp. As the sun -.
~ 80. the eastern mountains TIE ~ -,
%, brought into the camp VI
Cbarokees. and warriors SUI" IL 80
chndran poured out 10 So" VIM ~,
element was-the indian maluvn M
,bon, She cast her eye toN"l"1 W
-, :, ,.o~,iors There, pinioned an
gagged, stood her lover tIe "''' -
hra,e Not a nerve quiVereu. pr""u ~,
orcrt ne stood. as if born Of the war goo
Con he was led 10 the war-counci. ~
h trn,o Gathered around, and an lndla
smoke the Indictment, ana palhttu
= darkest hues the crimes or the ohd"
" - tho killing Of four Cherokee brave
There could be but one Verdici-death
e tho stake. His doom was pronounced "
not a muscle twitched, not shauo
IT crossed his brow. as the sentence ~
uronounced. Brave. dignihed. and prOu
he STOOD le1NN 10 DltFA iif' N'~'+''
maiden was between two ires-the low
and the SLAYER Of her kindred. The bra
IT was proud Of his strategy. ana she WI
pit proud of her warrior lover. Indians thli
and act quickly: II is their nature. ~
IN had decided. II was love first las'' al
=. all the time. On the morrow. ~ sunris
~ he was To- be bound and burned at U
stake. This was the decree.
A glance as quick as lightning pass
rs hetween the lovers. lie was ted TO [
centre OF the camp and strong qua
was placed around hts tent. Bound u
fettered. he was to lie there UNI" =.
morning. then his soul would De Wai
s. 10 the happy hunt'ng-grOund oil MS
theirs.
g Along the sugar-loaf tops Of the We
-. orn maintains dark clouds commen'
to roll up. and darker and darker er'
~ the dav The storm was one OF IN
most terrible of mountain hurricanes u
ot sveep every thing before them. Inc u
est ana stoutest oaks were snapper
sunder like dry twigs. and there Va
deofening roar OF wind and cannon-l
detonatlons Of the thunder. feal ~
In neal followed. with vivid flashes OF ils
on rine, and torrents OF water sushed
rivers down the mountain side. II see
ed that All the furies Of the gods had
sconded The whole Indian camp
'ur etricken 10 the ground. and there
mt fright. CONSERVATION. and confusion.
ng were demoralized-all save the ina
beauty-Nonoman Amid the crash
heaven and earth but one thought '
uppermost In her heart ana mind
lover and his safety. As quick as III
iDe she cut the thongs that bound MN.
on swiftly as an arrow the Shawonoe Or
sped safe beyond the demolished camp
the Cherokees. All night long the sc