bid to have her for himself, he arranged for her lover, Tunkey, to be sold to another estate. Mizzy and Tunkey fled to avoid being separated but were eventually chased to the edge of a large steep cliff. Rather than face being caught and separated, the lovers embraced and jumped over the cliff. The story was used as the basis for a romantic novel. See also List of suicide sites Suicide bridge References Further reading Lover's Leap: Based on the Jamaican Legend, Horane Smith, Minerva Press (June 1, 1999), Legends of Lover's Leaps, Phil Hoebing, Missouri Folklore Society Journal 21 (1999), 81–98. Lover's Leap Legends: From Sappho of Lesbos to Wah-Wah-Tee of Waco, Payton, Leland & Crystal, Lens & Pen Press (February 1, 2020), Folklore Landforms of Fayette County, West Virginia History of West Virginia Places located in Cumberland, MD-WV-PA Suicide methods Cliffs [[Category:Cliffs of the United