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Show I From an Indian Legend J "I hnvo boon favored with nn Indian tradition concerning tho origin of tobacco, to-bacco, Indian corn and wheat, which, although you may havo soon It boforo, I Bhnll rolato," Bald tho poot lauroato of all tho Pnscagoulas at tho -Gruno-wnld yo3tordny. "At soma dlstnnt porlod, two Indian youths, pursuing tho plensures of tho chaso, woro lod to a romoto and unfro-quonted unfro-quonted part of tho forest, whero, being be-ing fatigued and hungry thoy sat do-7n to rest thomsolvcs and to dress their victuals. While thoy woro thuB om-ployod om-ployod tho spirit of tho woods, attracted attract-ed as It Is supposod by tho unusunl nnd savory smoll of tho venison, np-proachod np-proachod thorn In tho form of a beautiful beau-tiful fomalo, and scatod horsclf bo-Bldo bo-Bldo thorn. Tho youths, nwod by tho prosonco of so suporlor n being nnd struck with gratltudo for tho condescension conde-scension which sho had shown thorn in bocomlng their guost, prosontod to hor In tho most respectful manner a shnro ol tholr repast, which sho was ploasoi to accept, and upon which 8ho regalod with seeming satisfaction. "Tho ropast being finished the fomalo fo-malo spirit, having thankod thorn cordially cor-dially for tholr attention and Informed tnom that If thoy would return to tho samo plnco after tho revolution of twelvo moons thoy would find something some-thing which would recompense tholr kindness, disappeared from tholr sight Tho youths, having watched tho revolving re-volving moons and having roturnod nt tho appolntod tlmo, found that upon tho placo on which tho right arm of tho goddess had reclined an oar of Indian corn hnd spmng up; undor hor loft, a stnlk of wheat, and from tho spot on which sho had been soatod was growing grow-ing a flourishing plant of tobacco." Now Orleans Times-Democrat. |
