The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-14

rarily upon the walls. In one corner vas a broom of wild sedge,, and strewn over the floor and piled upon shelt were numerous skins of the tiger, bear and other denizens of the woods.
 At the entrance to the lodge stood the totem pole capped by a carved bird with outstretched wings in flight. the ensign of the Family of the Wind, from whose women must be born the Creek mico, king or civil leader.
 Social intercourse, prompted by national policy. was the reason fer Marchand first visit to the elder princess, but her black-eyed, agile limbed daughter was the continuing interest that led him from the lonely barracks, almost nightly
 At his coming, the young Sehoy would unhuckle his sword, fill the pipe, brew the cactus ale, make music upon the nute of reeds. or beguiIs him with Plaintive folk-songs.
 When the long winter with it's eager and nipping winds and frosts had passed and the path of spring was strewn with fragrant pink honeysuckle and white dog wood blossoms, Marchand ceased not his visits, and when summer and the tassei- ing corn matursd. he still hied hlm hence to sehoy's lodge.
 One eventful night he entered its por' tals and the girl, usually SO swift in her ninistrations of hospitality, remained seated upon a tiger skin. her head bent over her task of basket weaving. Her erstwhile fresh young form was bowed in an attitude of detection, veuchsatea by the melancholy of her contenance. She wore a short. bofringed skirt of yellow buckskin, above which was an ovoraress of bright cotton stun. part of tribal treaty gift from the French. Two heavy plaits of hair, black and glossy as the wing of the crow, were tucked up 10 the crown of her head by a silver band. On her foot were mocoasins bedecked with parti-colored beads. On her bare neck, bosom and arms were bracelets Of beaten copper and silver, and strands of pearls taken from the oysters found along the stream. In her ears were glistening bau- bles, pendent from golden rings. Her wild beauty and maiden modesty charm ed him Into a spell of silence. Still she did not lift her eyes. He crossed the room and stood beside her.
 "Sehoy!
 q know you have come. l have follow+ ed you from the moment you strapped on your sword standing in your fort and came the river path past the great spring and the place of the dead. l sat here busy at my task. but l followed you!" She had not yet met his eyes tt6E RAACN ehOAh NS'N
 ed energy
 He dropped himself beside her on the rug. A darker flush overspread her face. and her breath came quickly over half parted lips With compressed mouth. and between narrowing lids his black, spark ling eyes watched the awakening of her lethargic mood. Suddenly as the tiger 2 spring he seized her in his grasp. but nlmbly as a cat she slipped from his amorous embrace and was at the door calling with childish fear: Broken Wing" Marchand arose and with loosen ed sword took his stand awaiting an att tack. Swift as an echo came from neighbor1ng hut of the village woman's hoarse voice in reply. followed speedily by the material object.
 Sehoy grasped her by the hand and led her into the soldiers presence. The ghastly sight of woman devoid of nose. and ears, and scalp confronted him. He but i'll concealed his emotions of aver sion. With mastered fear and solemn mein the you1 ~~ircess said:
 This womi ress. The man, my bro by her peo- pie, lies unc pine behind which you oon." Turn irg to the al cried: Be gore wretch tant she had Slunk back