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Legend Of The Woman Of Stone

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Parent Issue
Day
6
Month
June
Year
1873
Copyright
Public Domain
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Before the Muckalucs feil from their ñrst estáte, they were a happy peopln. Blydelknelókko gave them -i'reely all things to enjoy, without tho toil of woman's hands. Pleasant roots had they, and all nianner of flesh - of elk, of deer, of antelope, of fish - with many green and goodly herbs which tho earth abundautly produces. All these things did they eat, without sweat, or toil, or 'chase. Their days were full of songs, and their nights of swect love, and laughter, and the dance. Their medicines talked with the Chief on high, and their words were wise. No pestilenoe, no black death, nor blight, nor deadly pains, ever passed among their villages. B.ut a maiden of the Muckalucs wroustht an odious thing in the sight of men. In wrath and vengeance, Blydelknelókke slew her with his hammer, wherewith he created and fashioued the world. He smote her unto death, on the spot ; but her guilty lover escaped. Sho was turned into stone, on the mountain-sidu, and the great haramcr likewise, beside her. There many have lain throughout many, many, many snows, plainly visible on the inountain - an everlastiug remaiuder to the happy Muokalucs of the i'olly and weaknesa of woman, aud of tho onca happy estáte which they lost forever through her wickedness. Oa the mountain, towering high, which they cali " Naylix," just at tho edge of the chafing and leaping waves of Upper Klamaih Lak?, is seen the gigantic form of the Woman of Stone, extend;ng far up the slope, and beside her head, tho Ilanimer of Creation. And ever sine that fatal day, the hapless jtfuckalucs have been condemiied to labor and to pain - all beoause of the

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Old News
Michigan Argus