thanks,,, I neeeded that. I think I swim there most of the time. :-)
Harv
"Nell" <nellybly99@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> When I was a child my family used to sometimes take our vacations, in
> British Columbia. We had a favorite place to visit, mostly because of
the
> fine
> fi****ng. It was at a Lake that was about 30 miles long and a 1/2 mile
> wide.
>
> While we were around our campfire in the evening the local Indians would
> go
> from camp to camp selling their wares. They would also tell of the
Legends
> of the area. This one Legend always stuck in my mind.
>
> It seemed that on this particular Lake two Indian Tribes made their
homes.
> They were, however, at war, with one another from years before.
>
> There was an Indian Maiden in one Camp who was in love with a young
Brave
> in
> the other Camp. They used to stand, on the shore, each on their
respective
> side of the Lake, and chant Indian love calls to each other...even
though
> they were warned by their Chiefs that nothing could ever come of it. One
> day
> they just could not stand being apart any longer.
>
> That evening, on a cold Fall night, they each jumped into the Lake and
> swam
> towards each other in the Moonlight. When they reached each other in the
> center of the Lake, they embraced and, very quickly, froze to death.
This
> act so impressed the Brave's Tribe that they named the Lake after the
> young
> man.
>
> I will never forget those wonderful vacations that we spent at "Lake
> Stupid."
>
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