The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-09-17

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'NE. I'I'I E'n'I'lIN' ~ may he tild 10
events ~ tho very long ago and
whore The H."uos are iIid near fu H
mountain. river. waterfall or clIff
such natural objects aIr those which
IIr DIat ~ the Miss. ppi river. There
WHH the ancient home of the original
lNrrukrrS ana many uf the beautiful
and striking names borne by rivers
/ and heights of that region are those
given iu tho long long ago Boy the
ilI' inhuhit1uts.
Tee Cherokee nation iu Indian
Territory was always REGARDED hy the
ola Cherokee. those who w're rec
moved from the o1st..as % new land.
$50 long aH in'y lived that ancient
land was upp'rmOst I'm their
ihUughts. Although they ala their
part i'm making homes ln the new
lHud their most cherished rcrOllcC-
tlune and memories Wrro. of the "oid
nation with Iis uhty forests
f.IN'rN Wr'nus and upIo1rcd NOUN
tuiu4 IN the legend relating 10 The
Terrible woman. given below. men
i.pu is made ut rivers and mountains
Of the old ana ncyor-furgotton lund.
TcmnIc Monster Liked Liver
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approach Borausp OF This finger
ihe woman wa. called u-tlun-to or
'Spcnr-fInpor" and because of hor
stony covering she was nlso some
Ifucs chilled Nun-yupu-vyi o,. stone
dress Very groof strength vae
uusscssad by Supnr-fingor gha could
lift great stones and hv striking tbor
fOt.,thar csuso Thorn 20 b,co,,,o 90.
m,utcd. In order :, rot oyar tho
rugged country with greater eosa she
started To- build n praot hridpa ~
rock through tho air from Etpyr,-
tmrunvi the "trco rocls" ~, fbe
IIiwngcee river ovcr ia sapigil,-pi
the "WhitcqIdc" mountain on tbc
bridge ,yelI storted IRON, Tho sr,,,,,l,
of tbe "tr,e rocpr y,b.n ligLtnine
gtrucl, ~ and scattered mo frnGrnc,te
along the entire ridge. Thcqo frar-
meuta con he seen IA this dov bv
persons who visit tho nIoce smear
finger used 70 ronre ali over tho
m0untoins near +ho baode oF +hc
streams and in tho d,rL n,ssos 81
Nauta-naia on tba Inoltout for ytc-
Tins. but her fayorite Mace ON tho
Tennessee side Of the river was near
the gap where the Chilhowee noun
tam comes ""wn 10 the river.
Sometimes as an old and good
woman she would approach along
the trails 20 whore the children were
picking wild strawbep'ies or playing
near the town and to the little ones
she would say. mildly and coaxingly.
Come now. my grandchildren, come
to granny and let her dress your
hair" Then when some little girl
had laid her head I'm the old wom-
ans lap to be petted and to have her
hair combed the terrible old witch
would gently stroke the child's head
until Il fell asleep, when she would
thrust the spear finger into the heart
or into the neck OF the little one.
L ll'Il Nlt N'Nll tNAtttt inc llFtIt
eat 1t and disappear. when some
ono had left the house for a short
time she would assume the appear
ance Of such person. enter the house
watching for a chance TO stab some
member of the family with her stone
finger. She could stab In such man
nor that the victim would not know
II. feeling no pain and no wound
being left, but after awhile the VIC
tim fell i'll and died, having no liver.
Indians Feared Sncor-ringcr
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