St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-03-04

the conditions of the poor Chocktaw
Indians. The oak tree under which
he preached the Gospel to these
savages, and his little mission house
still stand as a monument to this
god-fearing man.
FLOAT NO. z.
Tchefuncta River (Tchefuncta Mean
ing Chinckapin).
Float No. Z show the Indian
Chinckapin, which the young chief
Inhulata, had captured to win the
hand of Princess Tala. The Princess
and her mother and child are seen
in the background. The Indians
waive spears and knives in their
triumph, and the whole made very
realistic scene.
LEGEND.
Heloha and his tribe lived on the
banks of this stream. Winter has
come and gone many times since this
powerful chief lived. He loved his
little son Tofaape very much, and
took care in teaching him how to
swim and paddle hic little canoe. A
large alligator whom they named
Chinckapin, because he had rough
bumps On his head that resembled
chinckapins, lived in the river. He
would eat you if he got a chance.
Heloha sat in front of his tent watch
ing little Tofaape playing with his
upturned canoe in the middle of the
river. He loved to watch him, SO
did the alligator who was hid in the
rushes on the opposite bank. And
he knew when he swan far enough
! away from the canoe for him to
| catch him which he did. Heloha
swan around and around with his
tomahWk in his hand, but he never
saw little Tofaape again. Then
Henloha offered his beautiful daugh-
ter to the one who would kill
Chinckapin. The young chief In
hula came with six of his braves and
set a big trap and baited it with
the form and caught Chinckapin and
took the pretty princess Tala away
with him as his bride.
FLOAT NO. 8.
Bayou Lacombe (Meaning Squeez.
ing).
, Float No. 8 pictures the people of
Walohaha, both braves and squaws
gathering the medical herbs that
were to free them from the fever. A
large pot hangs over the fire in
which the herbs are being boiled
The scene is laid on the slope of a
hill with marsh grass. growing at the
bottom and the high land showing
| groves of oak.
LEGEND.
Walohaha many, many moons age
came with his tribe from across the
big waters and built their homes on
this bayou. He was young, big
strong and very brave, but did moi
like to make war and kill He tol6
his people there was room for all
and they must not fight with theil
nelghbors, but let them fish and
hunt where they choose He lovec
his people; he loved the big forest
trees; the flowers and the birds. Ont
day he shot a snake with his arrow
and set free toad that the snake
had in its mouth. Then the toat
asked him what he wished for an(
Walohaha said: A medicine tha
would rid his people of the fever.
that they had in the spring time
Then the toad showed Walohah,
many kinds of herbs and roots, ant
told him to boil them in a larg,
pot and squeeze the juice out ant
give this to the sick, which he dit
and there was no more sickness.
FLOAT NO. 8.
Pearl River.
Float No. 9 gives view of Prime
kWanaka and his braves gatherin,
pearls from clam shells for the rain
bow necklace of Helonia. A capo
Is drawn up on the land at the bas
OF high bluff, and palmetto cal
be seen growing in patches here an,
there.
LEGEND.
Helonia was queen of the trib
that lived along the shores of thi
quiet stream. This was long befor
the pale face people came. Heloni
and her people did not allow any
one to hunt on their grounds, excep
: themselves. They would fight you
Prince Kwanaka came one da
from the high hills with six of hi
fathers braves to kill bear and deer