. Early Mackinac. A sketch historical and descriptive . nursing herjealousy and revenge. She begged one last inter-view with him before leaving the place the Captains granting this, and standing besideher on the edge, she suddenly seized his arm in herfrenzy and leaped off, dragging liim with her todeath. There is one more of this harrowingly tragicalkind, in the attempt to explain the naming, whichhad much currency in earlier days, and is given intouristsnotes of sixty 3^ears ago: That Robinsonhad married an amiable and attractive Indian girl,Wintemoyeh, the youngest daughter of Pe
. Early Mackinac. A sketch historical and descriptive . nursing herjealousy and revenge. She begged one last inter-view with him before leaving the place the Captains granting this, and standing besideher on the edge, she suddenly seized his arm in herfrenzy and leaped off, dragging liim with her todeath. There is one more of this harrowingly tragicalkind, in the attempt to explain the naming, whichhad much currency in earlier days, and is given intouristsnotes of sixty 3^ears ago: That Robinsonhad married an amiable and attractive Indian girl,Wintemoyeh, the youngest daughter of Peezhicki,a great war chief of the Chippewas, and had broughther to his home at the fort. This aroused thedeadly hatred of Peezhicki, who had reserved thegirl for one of the warriors of his tribe. Robinsoncelebrated his marriage by giving a banquet feastin his bower on the cliff. The bride was present,and a company of guests. The father learned ofthe feast and concealed himself in the cedar bushes,to shoot the man who had taken his daughter 49n^«f^^^B^. ROBINSONS large ledge formerly projected from the top of this cliff, over-hanging the beach and commanding a view of the lake and thesurrounding islands. On that ledge it is probable the fatefulsummer house had been erected. In course of time this pro-jecting part broke and fell to the beach below. The rocksto-day seen at the base are doubtless some of the whole of the crag did not sheere off at once, as an old draw-ing, made in 1839. shows a portion still remaining. ROBINSONS FOLLY. 149 A faithful sergeant, (the story even gives his name,MacWhorter,) was present and saw the Indian levelhis gun. He sprang up to protect the Captain,and himself received the shot and fell then grappled with the fierce chief, andin the struggle the two me)i came dangerouslynear the brow. The Indian, with his tomahawkraised, took a step or two backward to get betterpoise for his blow. This brought him to the veryedg
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