Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-05-31

his eyes, ana Wnen tney reSteu upon
Jocassee they forgot to close again.
She had brought aid enough, for her
voice was powerful as we'll as musi-
cal; and, taking due care that the
totem OF the green bird should be
carefully concealed by the bearskin,
with which her own hands covered
his bosom, she had him lifted upon a
litter, constructed of several young
saplings, which, interlaced with
withes, binding it closely together,
and strewn thickly with leaves, made
a couch as soft as the wounded man
could desire. In a few hours, and
the form of Nagoochie rested be-
meath the roof Of Attakulla, the sire
of Jocassee. She sat beside the
young hunter, and it was her hand
that placed the fever balm upon his
lips and poured into his wounds and
bruises the strong and efficacious bal
sans OF pharmacy.
''Ncver was nurse more careful of
her charge. Day and night she watch
ed by him, and few were the hours
which she then required for her own
pleasure or repose. Yet why was
Jocassee so devoted to the stranger?
She never asked herself so unneces-
sary question:; but as she was
never so we'll satisfied, seemingly, as
when near him, the probability is
she found pleasure in her tendance.
1t was fortunate for him, and for
her, that her father was not rancor-
Gus towards the people Of the Green
Bird like the rest of the Occonies.
1t might have Jared hard with Ma
goochie otherwise. But Attakulla
was a wise old man, and good;
and when they brought the wounded
stranger to his lodge, he freely yield
ed him shelter, and went forth HIM
self to Chinabee, the wise medicine
OF the Occonies. The eyes Of
Nagoochie were turned upon the old
chief, and when he heard his name,
and began to consider where he was,
he was unwilling 10 task the hospi-
tality Of one who might be disposed
to regard him, when known, in an
unfavOurable or hostile light. Throw
ing aside, therefore, the habit Of cir
cumspection which usually distin-
guishes the Indian warrior, he uncov-
cred his bosom, and bade the old
man look upon the totem of his peo-
pie, precisely as he had done when
his eye first met that Of Jocassee.
THY name? What do the people
of the Green Bird call the young
hunter?' asked Attakulla.
They name Nagoochie among the
braves Of the Estate; they will call
him a chief of the Cherokee, like
Toxaway,' was the proud reply.
"This reference was to a sore sub
ject with the Occonies, and perhaps
it was quite as imprudent as it GER
tainly was in improper taste for him
to make. But, knowing where he
was, excited by fever, and having
to say much in little-but an unfav-
durable opinion of Occony magma
nimity, he was more rash than rea-
sonable. At that moment, too, Jo-
cassee had made her appearance, and
the spirit Of the young warrior, de-
string to look big in her eyes, had
prompted him to a fierce speech not
altogether necessary. He knew not
the generous nature Of Attakulla; !;
and when the old man took him by
the hand, spoke we'll of the Green
Bird, and called him his son. the
pride Of Nagoochie was something
humbled, while his heart grew gen.
tier than ever. His 'son!'-that was
the pleasant part; and as the
thoughts grew more and more active
in his fevered brain, he looked to Jo-
cassee with such a passionate admi-
ration that she sunk back with a
happy smile from the aame-glance
which he set upon her. And, day af-
ter day, she tended him until the
fever passed off, and the broken limb
was set and had reknitted, and the
bruises were all healed upon him.
Yet he fingered. He did not think
himself quite we'll, and she always
agreed with him in opinion. Once
and again he did set off, determined
not to return, but his limb panied
him, and he felt the fever come back
whenever he thought Of Jocassee;
and so the evening found MIN again