EUREKA SPRINGS The Siuox kn ew It joull taill far to the west 0/ the great Father 0/ W aters where their OWII Mo ril/l1k; )I'as htaled. Their Mo rillaki-the flowe r of their t ribe-as good as she was beautiful! DUring a hard cruel will ler proyisions gave out and the Sioux people k new great wl/ering. They thOl4ght the Great Spirit laid H is hand upon them ill d isfavor, because their princess fell victim to It cirtad/u/ malady. It crippled her supple arms and act ive limbs; it crept into her eyes and chased from ,h01I their JUulight-feayi llK her ill darklltsJ. The Sioux le ft their li tt le village to the winter wiu ds an d t he lYo[yes and began the long jo u Tlley to the far aw.ry place of healing waters. Down the A rkansas they came, bll t Marinak; could II Ot enjoy tilt wooded banks-the blue sky nor the gay bird and willd SOllgS. T heir strong wiii ing arms bore htr oYer the Boston mOUlltains Ulllil they came to t he sprillg g u shillg for th from halfway up the' mOUlltaill side emptying into a Cd/l yOll alld flowillg away t o the lIorth . This sprillg meallt everythi ll g to thml. buause the heal illg waters gave them back t heir loved princess. Their feeling was ill common Itith that of POlice de Leon, who, after having searched t irelessly for this foulltain of YOllth, 011 Ii "ding it (aiid it Erlreka Spri1lgs.
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