The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1921-08-11

ahoWwe- the deer.J Nights he had
passed at Eastatoe, nation of the
green birds, and at Kawanurasui
,.(Conneross), where the wild duck
drops downward from her nest. Yet
he was not happy. He was always
watched.
A sudden thunderstorm had aris-
en-, such as are common to that re-
gion. All was excitement among
the lodges Of Keowee. From one of
the lodges ran Allan Francis, appar-
emily to aid in preparing for the
coming rain, but really bent upon
escape. Down the path toward the
river he ran, where, with the women.
Cateechee had been washing. These,
terrified by the thunder, were run
ming toward shelter, for one time re-
gardless of their charge.
At a signal Cateechee stepped
from the line of women into tho
dark forest. Northward they turn
ed, after meeting and holding a short
consultation. Until night they tray-
eled on and even far into the night.
keowee must be left behind.
Finally, at daybreaA the weary
travellers found shelter-a huge
tree, followed out by decay and
twisted off some ten feet above the
Ground by a previous tempest.
Their "Stumphouse," they called it.
Great was the anger among the
Indians when they discovered the
, escape Of their prisoners. The medi-
enc men wildly bewailcd the break
| 'n% OF the sacred oath--Toeuhah.
once. partic were dispatched to
eek the escaped ones. To the
Mountains they would naturally has
it was reasoned. Therefore,
Naruga himself led a division north
wa ,d.
'or three days Allan Francis and
i&aqu ecna lived in their "stump-
house 1t was on the morning of
The fourth day. Allan had gone to
me Tugaloo, whore he was construct
ing canoe for their journey down
the river. Catecchce was gathering
sticks near the "stump-house" VIII an
suddenly she behcld the dark face of
Salooe, karuga's most famous war
rlor, pcering at her through the
bushes.
Like a startled deer she stood firm
moment, then turned and fled
From the forest rang the Cherokee
War-cry, "Echa- echa hero, echa her
ro" many times repeated as the war
rlors took up her pursuit. Nearer
and nearer they approached her anc
: the arrows whizzed by thick and fast
TO the creek Cateechee turned, to
f ward the great falls some distanc,
: below. Still closer drew Karuga'
;. band. Cruel Salooe's fiendish vel
: lent aid to her flight.
Suddenly at the top of cataract
l. lsaqueena paused, then disappeare
g from sight. The braves of Karug
,e drew near and sought in vain for tn
one they pursued.
4 "A wizard of the Choctaws ha
m hidden her." spoke one warrior.
'e "No; she is drowned" the other
v agreed as they looked down on tn
k dark, seething pool ninety feet be
IN low, above which Cateechee was las
seen. For a time they waited, thel
convinced that she was indeed los
n they departed to seek her HUSBAND
e. At the place of which we an
I'd speaking the stream makes gres
1g leap of ninety feet to a deep po,
a below. But, invisible and known
EN- but few, narrow ledge juts o,
h some ten feet below the crest of tt
IT. cataract, affording scant foothol
behind the white veil of water. An
re to this Isaqueena had jumped witt
in out a slip, which would have meal
he death, and there had hidden unit
or the warriors departed
ais When the braves had withdraw
'ut 1saqueena came out from her hidir
of place and was soon again with h
,he husband. Together in their rude G.
cir noe they floated down the Tugalo
and then down the Savannah to O
ois Hamburg, out of all danger Of ca
q! ! turc. On a quiet farm the hapl
he lovers lived for many years. Al
ap- never again did the wild "Echa-he
lld ro' ring in their ears nor the da1
ar face of warrior peer at the
on secretly.
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