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

"The great pale face has spoken,
and his words fall sweet on my ears
look about me as one lost in the
forest. Where your buildings cover
the ground the green grass bent
under the feet of the deer. Your
painting horseless carriages pack
hard the highways where once the
1eet-footed runners of our tribe
marked trial in the soft, yielding
turf. Our white brother has learn
ed the language that speaks from
the heart and the ears of Tamaand
are open. l remember the legends
of which my white brother speaks,
and even as the yellow leaf brings
back memories of the green, so my
mind wanedsr from the shelters of
my white brother to the wigwams
of my forefathers. I have smoked
the pipe ofpeace, me and my people.
open my hand for the keys of your
city. I open my heart to your peo-
pie. Tamanand has spoken"
His closing remarks were drown
ed the cheers of the crowd
From the grand stand the chief
and his escort proceeded to his
quarters and at half-past one o'clock
mounted his car at the head of the
procession.
AS the procession moved on it's
advertised line of parade the crowds
thronged the sidewalks, the windows
and the galleries, eager to see and
to attract the attention of the mask
ers on the floats. Sometimes the
souvenir would fail to reach the
party for whom it was intended, but
mostly friends of the men on the
floats were favored.
The pageant was the finest ever
witnessed in Covington and was
thoroughly enjoyed by all. The fol-
lowing description and legends will
give some idea of the character of
the floats:
Heading the parade were the
mounted police, the captain of the
day, the chief scout and his eight
men, the Vaudeville Band. Preced-
ing each float following the kings
float (chief's float) were two leu
tenants, and at the head of the mules
which drew the floats were negro
hostlers, some wearing white and
some red hoods.
FLOAT NO. 1.
The Chiefs Float.
Float No. 1 was a beautiful
mound, almost shoe-shaped in its
| contour, bordered with large Chero.
kee roses and covered with growing
| palms, flowers and vegetation, at the
summit of which sat Chief Tama.
mend, in all the glory of his head.
Of peace.
LEGEND.
Tamanend was chief of the
Mahawks and originally lived in the
Tecumseh and his tribes in making
war on the whites. He wac great
friend and benefactor of the early
English and Dutsch settlers ant
taught them the medical use of man,
kinds of roots and herbs and assist
ed the white man every way h
could. The soldiers sainted him ant
called him St. Tammany for his man.
| deeds to them, and now we find oul
parish named after him and may W,
always be proud of it, for while h
was a savage chief he was brave ant
had the heart of a true Christian.
FLOT NO. 2.
| Title Car.
Flot No. 2, the title car, repre-
sented a crescent resting in tn,
clouds, with the words St. Tamman.
on the inside of the crescent
FLOAT NO. 3.
Bogue FaIaya River, (Meaning Lon,
River).
/ Float No. 3, was a scene among
the pine trees. Indian maidens il
their bright beaded costumes wer
weaving baskets in which to carr.
the earth to make room for the re
ceding waters of the lake, as describ
ed in the legend below. Near b,
was tepee and pot boiling owe
the fire suspended from pole resting
in the crotch of the limbs of tw,
small trees.
LEGEND.
In the long, long ago the youn,
chief Inoke lived on the banks o
the Bogue Falaya River. He was il
love with Huma whose father live,
by Big Water (Lake Ponchatrain