Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-06-07
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Dp Wtlliam Gilmore Gtmms.

plunge at his side, adrOitly leaping
to the right, no thrust Il pointed
stick down, deep, as far as he could
then pressing back upon him. with
the rapidity OF an arrow. in spite OF
all his fearful writings, he pinned
him to the ground, while his knife,
IN moment after, played fatally in
his heart. Another came, and. in a
second. his hatchet cleft and cruched
deep into the skull or the angry
brute, leaving him scnsclcss, without
need OF Il second stroke. There was
no rivaling deeds OF valour so desper-
ate rs this; and with increased bit
tcrness Of soul did Cheochec and his
followers hate in proportion as they
admired. They saw the day close.
and heard the signal calling them to
the presence Of the great chief Moi
toy. conscious. though superior in
numbers, they could not at all com
pare in skill and success with the
long-dcsDiscd. but now throughly-
hated EStatOccS
And still more great the vcxation,
and still more deadly the hate. when
the prize was bestowed by the hand
Moitoy, the great military chief OF
Chcrokcc-.when, calling around him
the tribes, and carefully counting the
number Of their several sp0ils, con-
sistinE OF the skins Of the wolves that
had been slain. it was found that of
these the greater number, in proper
ton to their force, had fallen victims
TO the superior skill or superior dar-
ing OF the people Of the Green Bird.
And who had been their leader? The
rambling NagoOchie--thc young hun
ter who had broken his leg among
the crags OF Occony, and, in the same
adventure, no longer considered luck
less. had won the heart OF the bcauti-
ful locassee.
'They bore the young and success
ful warrior to the center Of the ring,
and before the great Moitoy. He
stood up in the presence OF the as
sembled multitude, a brave and fear
less and tinc-looking Cherokee. At
the signal Of the chief, the young
maidents gathered into group, and
sung around him Il song OF compli-
ment and approval, which was just rs
much as to say, Ask, and you shall
have He did ask, and before the
people OF the Brown Nipcr could so
far recover from their surprise as to
transaction, the bold Nagoochie had
led the then happy Jocassee into the
presence OF Moitoy and the multitude,
and had claimed the girl of Occony
to fill the green lodge OF the Estate
hunter.
That was the signal for uproar
and commoti0n. The Occonies were
desperately angered, and the fierce
Cheochec, whom nothing, not even
the presence OF the great war-chief,
could restrain, rushed forward, and
the maiden violently from
the hold IF Nagoochie, hurled her
backward ito the ranks OF his peo-
pie; then. breathing nothing but
blood and vcgcance, he confronted
him with ready knife and uplirtcd
hatchct, deiying the young hunter in
that moment to llght.
E-cha-e-cha. c-hcrro-- c-cha- her
ro-echa- -hcrro,' was the war-whoop Of
the OcconicS; and 1t gathered them
to man around tho sanguinary
chief who uttered it. 'Echa-
hero, cchahcrro.' ho continued,
lcaping wildly in the air with the
paroXySm OF rage which had seized
him-'rhe brown viper has a tooth
for the green bird. The Occony is
athirst he would drink blood from
the dog-heart Of the Estate. f.
-c-cha-hcrro. Occony. And again
he concluded his fierce speech with
that thrilling roll Of sound, which,
AS the so much dreaded war-whoop,
Of the early pioneer. and made the
mother clasp closely. in the deep
hours Of the night. the young and un-
infant to her bosom. But
1t had no such influence upon the
fearless spirit OF NagoOchie. The
Estate heard him with cool cOmp0s-
nrc, but, though evidently unafraid,
1t was yet equally evident that he
was unwilling to meet the challenge
in strife. Nor was his decision called