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\ 
 
 
 
 IN ANA BUSH, 
 
 C^THE OJIBRFAVAY SAVIOUR.<=?^^ 
 
 * ^^ * 
 
 i^!??Y 
 
 i008H-E:ciH-UHe, 
 
 -) <1« (- 
 
 THE I^LOOID. 
 
 BY THE 
 
 REV. y. /. HINDLEY, M.A., 
 
 OF BARRIE. 
 
 1885. 
 
ADA 
 
 LIBRARY 
 NATIONALE 
 
 Tiiaaafegfcyg,^: 
 
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 INTRODUCTION. 
 
 TIh' matter eont:iiiUMl in those lej^eiuls has been collect'* 
 •ed directly from the tribe of OjibbeWa Indians, dwellin*^ 
 yu th(' Nortii Shore and at Frencli Bay. The author lias 
 taken nothin<:( from any book on tlie subject, but has ob- 
 tained liis knowledge from personal experience among the 
 -Indians, and from Missionaries among them. He desires to 
 acknowledge his indebtedness to Mr. John L. Lister, who 
 laboured for years among the Ojibbevvas. The Indian i.s 
 alloWiid to tell his own story, and only one or tw*o depar* 
 tures liave been made, these will be noticed by the reader, 
 as they are enclosed in bracket*. The author has long felt 
 tfliat we know too little of our Canadian Red Men, hence 
 .this poem. *^ 
 
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INDIAN LEGENDS. 
 
 LEGEND OF NANABUSH. 
 
 Wliere Father Hurcwi laps the rugged chores 
 
 Of Manitoulin's Isle, and where uape Uurde 
 
 And Cabot's Head projecting, face the North, 
 
 And point to other isles magnificent 
 
 Which lie beneath the North Shore's rocky brow ; 
 
 'Tis here hath found a home that tribe renowned. 
 
 The far-famed children of great Nanabush, 
 
 Canadian Red Men named Ojibbewas. 
 
 Who tell in legends lengthy, strange and grand, 
 
 How came their bold progenitor to earth ; 
 
 And how he wrought and warred prodigiously — 
 
 What miracles performed, what foes he slew — 
 
 What blessings he procured for human kind. 
 
 They thus narrate : — Ma-we-shah (long ago) 
 There lived an aged man, to whom were born 
 Twelve stalwart sons — one only daughter fair, 
 Whose queenly beauty was surpassed alone 
 By maiden virtue and true modesty. 
 
 She sought no marital alliances 
 With dusky braves, but waited on her sire. 
 And cheered his heart, while age erupt on apace. 
 
 A strange desire possessed the burning soul 
 
 Of Nanabush, to leave Chee-by ah-kee,* 
 
 And visit earth in a mysterious way. 
 
 So with Chee-by -yah-boog, his brother, he 
 
 Entered the womb of this same maiden fair ; 
 
 Conceived immaculate or nobly born 
 
 Of * Shah-wunne Nodin, their tender sire. 
 
 *Chee-by ah-kee — The Spirit Land. 
 *Shah-wunne Nodin — Sou^'a wind. 
 
LEGEND OF NANABU8H. $ 
 
 Conscious thej- rest, and in deep anger hear 
 Her father and her brothers harshly chide 
 The unhappy maid, for staining their fair fame 
 With foul dishonour by unseemly deed. 
 
 They drive her forth alone — thus she abides 
 Until the birth of these illustrious twins. 
 O'ercome with grief, the broken-hearted maid 
 Pours out her life the hour the babes were born, 
 And flies immortal to the Spirit Land. 
 
 The twins survive, — nor helpless they — robust 
 They scour the forests o'er ere one hour old — 
 Pluck the v^rild fruits, and dig the esculent 
 Until they both arrive at man's evstate. 
 
 Greatest of this great pair was Nanabush, 
 Who soon becomes f neb-wa-kah-win (the wise), 
 Converses freely with the birds and beasts, 
 With trees, and stones, and even mother earth. 
 
 In contemplation deep his time is spent 
 Within + wig-wa-sah-gum-mig (his bark lodge) 
 Thinking of self alone, till self appears 
 Greater than all mankind — more powerful 
 Even than ** ah-nah-mah-kum-mig muh-ne-doog, 
 
 (Inferior Spirits subterranean). 
 Yea, greater than the mighty Manitou. 
 
 Such pride impunibly can ne'er prevail, ^ 
 
 To Nanabush must quaff the cup of grief, 
 
 I loved his brother twin Chee-bi-yah-boog, 
 As only twins can love. 
 
 Solicitous, 
 He solemn warns his brother to beware 
 The ice-bound lake, where dwelt their common foe. 
 *Wah-bi-mee-zhee-be-zhee and all his braves. 
 
 Chee-by-yah-boog, though good, and brave, and true, 
 
 A mighty nimrod, fired with thrust of game 
 
 Forgets th' repeated warning, rashly treads 
 
 Th' enchanted lake ; is seized, dragged down and slain 
 
 By their rapacious foe the lion white. , 
 
 Within his tent of bark great Nanabush 
 Waits long and anxious the return of him 
 
 +Neb-wa-kah-wm— The wise one. 
 jWig-wa sah-gum mig— A bark lodge. 
 **Ah-nah-mah-kum-miff muh-ne-doog— Underground Spirits. 
 *Wah-bi-mee-zhee be zbee— The Whfte Lion. 
 
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4 LK^RM) OK XANAHrSir. 
 
 Whose Very scnil .sociiis l)l(')nl('il witli liis own. 
 
 Ho onit's not. 
 
 <.^nick lie .SL'oks tin; liauntM 
 Of Ills old fru'inls witliiii tin* t'orost deep ; 
 Questions botli Itea.st and liin.l if they have seen 
 Tlie h)Ve(l, the h)st, tlie mourned C'liee*hi-yali-hoo»^, 
 
 But Kee-che-fiMuli-ne-doo has eh)sed the mouth 
 Of every heast and bird h'st he betray 
 The secret of tlie liunter s eruel fate. 
 8c) Nanahusi I returns disci )nsolate; 
 And sittiui; down within his lonely tent, 
 He for the lost one raises this lament. 
 
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 LAMENT OK XANAHISH. 
 
 (!het'-i)i-vah-ho()i; I C'hee-l)i-yah-hooi>- ! 
 My Itrother <i,()od, and brave, and triie ; 
 1 search the forest through and through, 
 I cry in vain C'hee-bi-yah-boog, 
 
 I ask the birds, but tltey are ilunib, 
 
 I ask the beasts if they can tell 
 
 Within what haunt or rocky dell ., 
 
 I may into thy presence come. • , 
 
 Alas, great Kee-che Muh-ne-doo 
 Has closed their mouths they dare not speak, 
 Lest lie his Vengeance on them wreak, 
 They riy affrighted from my view. 
 
 I to my lonely tent am borne 
 ( )n wings of hope, mahap to gain 
 One glimpse of thee returned again— 
 'Tis vain, alone Fm left to mourn. 
 
 There hangs untouched the tiitch of moose 
 Prepared for thee — that empty place 
 To all that now recalls thy face — 
 Alas ! Alas ! Chee-bi-yah-boog. 
 
 . Chee-bi-yah'boog ! Chee-bi-yah-boog I 
 Can it be true that thou didst choose 
 The happy hunting grounds of light 
 Which fill the Indian with delight ? 
 Or did the cruel lion white 
 Plunge thee in everlasting night ? 
 How shall I know Chee-bi-yah-boog ? 
 
 fKee-che-Muh-neUoo— The Great Spirit. 
 
LFA'.END OF NANaBUSH. 
 
 Didst thou inv solemn warnin«,' take 
 AikI shun the (Irca*! onchantc'4l lake ( 
 What ^rlooiuv tVars within inc rise "^ 
 What Utter U-avs he<lini mine eyes ! ^ 
 What i)oi«;nant orief evokes my cries . 
 Mv oroans shall reml l)oth earth ainl skies 
 For thee my lost Chec-bi-yah-hooz. 
 
 i) wilt thou never more return ? 
 \n,l must 1 always dwell alone, 
 Convulse my frame with piteous groan ? 
 Then shall my very Hesh and Ixme 
 ( \msumy' with orief an<l in me Imrii 
 Till hreuks my lieart Chee-bi-yah-booz. 
 
 Twas thus dia Nanabush lament; 
 And ere his mi-hty grk't was spent 
 The very rocks in twain were rent. 
 
 For as the spasms upon him came, 
 And sho. .k with violence Ins frame. 
 He to the earth transmits the same. 
 
 Which seems in terror t.3 upheave 
 Till streams their native courses leave- 
 New springs the solid lime-stone cleave. 
 
 Hu-e rocks roll down the mountain's side- 
 Th "affrighte<l heavens in darkness hi< e ; 
 An<l sta?s are plunged beneath the tide. 
 
 All nature seems to sy uipathize-- 
 The beasts and birds mingle their cries 
 With those of Nanabush, the wise. 
 
 AH tribes of men, (en-ni-ne-wug) 
 And looses spirits (Muh-ne-doog) 
 In council meet * ah-wa-se-wug. 
 
 And all implore the Spirit Great 
 
 His awful anger to abate 
 
 And shield them from impending fate. 
 
 For dire destruction threatens all, 
 Such grief does Nanabush entrall, 
 So on the Manitou they call. 
 
 •Ah-wasee-wug— Animals. 
 
And huiuMv Jtsk hiiik to restore 
 To Naiuilmsl) tlie peace of yore, 
 Ami tlu'V will serve luiu evermore. 
 
 The Spirit listens to their cries, 
 And ])i(l.s ('hee-bi-yah-l)o()7, arise, 
 Who fortliwith to his hrofcher hies. 
 
 Without til/' camp he waiting stands >^ 
 
 To see what Nanabush commands ; 
 
 And m'ntlv knocks with tremUinji han<I>«. 
 
 Tlie sor'wing brother rises not, 
 Nor "vcn asks him what he soug-ht, 
 For grief has chained him to the spot. 
 
 At length he asks in accents brief, — 
 " Who dares invade tJK! tt-nt of jn-icf. 
 Nor solace bring to my relief. 
 
 "Tis * Ke-shee nrxu," he humbly said, 
 KeturniMl the living from the dead; 
 Then cheer thy heart, and raise thy head." 
 
 Up from the ground the mourner sprung. 
 His transport thus unloosed his tongue. 
 In ecstasy he rapturous sung : — 
 
 SON(i itV \ANABUSH. 
 
 My lovpd, my lost, Chee-bi-yah-booz ! 
 (,'an I believe the joyful news 
 
 That once again I hear thy voice ^ 
 Full deep for thee I've groaned and sighed. 
 Full loud for thee I've wept and cried. 
 And mourned for tliee as one who died, 
 
 But now, alas ! what is my choice ? 
 
 Should I receive thee back alive, 
 Can I the sneering laugh survive 
 
 Of God's and men who heard my grief, 
 Break forth in mourning such as mine, 
 On which the heavens refused to shine ? 
 They conscious are 'twas e'en divine, 
 Then can I, dare I find relief ? 
 
 •Kee-ahee mau— Younger brother. 
 
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 1.K15EN1) or NANABUrtll. • , t 
 
 Aiul take UK- to tliy hrca-st onco mori' ? 
 
 1 lovu th(M' brotluT as of yon', 
 AikI loijjjf attain to sec tli^' face ; 
 But yet 1 cannot Ivrook tlio scorn 
 Of (io<ls, au<i iMLM) i^MU)l»ly born; 
 If tliou must vanisli cYt tlie morn, 
 
 An<l tluis me rescw; from disirraci^^ 
 
 Alas ! for this unw«,'k*ome truth 
 Is forced on me— In ten(h'r youth, 
 
 Death cUiimed and took tliec for his son, 
 And so ^hall each ( )jibV)ewa 
 Be early calle<l by deatli away 
 To ha})pv Imnting tiehis of <lay, 
 
 And leave his frien«ls on earth aioiie. 
 
 Take then * Ku kun-y.lia in tliy liand. 
 Tliis t mo-ka-maun and seek a land, 
 
 + Epun-gis-he-mook (towards the setting sun). 
 A straiglit, sTnooth path to it prejmre,— 
 Build there a home with tender care,— 
 Kindle a tire that each may share 
 Such bliss when life's short course is run. 
 
 So shall each Red Man happy be 
 In hope of this Chee-by ah-kee 
 
 When ends this fitful dream below ; 
 Boldly he shall death's valley dare,— 
 Enter with joy that dwelling fair. 
 Which thou, niy brother, .shall prepare 
 
 For all who in thy footsteps go. 
 
 Then Nanabush from out the embers grasped 
 A burning brand, and thrust the door ajar 
 He thrust the same together with a knife 
 Saying:— 
 
 " My loved Chee-bi-yah-booz farewell ! 
 No more I see thy face, nor grasp thy hand ;— 
 .Deep in my heart thine image still shalt dwell 
 Until I seek thee in the Better land. 
 
 Then take this brand and trusty hunting knife 
 And hie thee onward towards the sunny west ; — 
 Our paths divergent — yet in either life, 
 In blessing others we ourselves are blest. 
 
 *Ku-kun-zha— Coal of fire. 
 
 tMo-ka-maun— Hunting knife. 
 
 itEpun gis-he-mook— Towards the setting sun— West. 
 
 
P LEf.EVI) OF NA^'ABUSH. 
 
 "Twas thus he spoke, obedient to the word, 
 Chec-bi-yiih-booz, graspini;- the knife an<l tire 
 
 Instantly vanislies towards the west, 
 
 '■'< ■ ', ' 
 
 Now Nanalmsli iTtires within his tent; 
 
 And soon liis h)vin«^ heart ri^pentant throUs, 
 
 And sorely for his unnatural dvvil. 
 
 That he, his brother, whom the o()dH restored, 
 
 Should not receive with o[)v\\ arms again. 
 
 Nor e'en achnit him to his eamj) once more ; 
 
 Nor partini,' shake his hand, n(»r even snatch 
 
 One brief glance of that once lumiliar face. 
 
 He rushes forth in frenzv ; calls aloud 
 
 i.'onie back ! come back, Chee-bi-yah-booz, como 
 
 back I 
 Why did 1 bid thee go from me a^-ain ? 
 Return, return, or else my heart will break. 
 
 But no response- Chee-bi-yah-booz is gone 
 Vanishc<] complete to * e-pun-gis-he-mook. 
 
 Entering his lonely wigwam once again, 
 Thrice lonely now, since unfraternal he 
 Had heartless driven his brotlier from its door. 
 In deep contrition Nanabush sits down ; 
 His heavy heart pours out its tide of woe. 
 
 This second burst of grief, e'en as. Ixd'ore, 
 With violence convulsed the earth and heavens ; 
 And all the attending horrors menace men, 
 And birds and beasis, as when before they met 
 In council to invoke the Manitou. 
 
 Affrighted they in solemn concert meet ; 
 
 And all the Mighty Spirit's mercy me ; 
 
 Who bows unto their cry a graceful ear ; 
 
 Yet not again restores Chee-bi-yah-booz ; ' 
 
 But sends to Nanabash the grim * muh-qwah " 
 
 Inviting him to come to ** ish-pe-ming ; ; • 
 
 Where he all wisdom and sustaining strcncrth, 
 
 For this dark dispensation shall obtain. 
 
 But Nanabush bowed down with deepest grief ; 
 Sitting with hidden face between his knees, 
 Quite deaf to all entreaties, thus does he 
 The very presence of Muh-qwah ignore. 
 Others are sent with similar results ; 
 He heeds not ; but in silent sorrow sits. 
 
 *E-pun-gi8-he-mook — The west or sunset. 
 *Muh-qwah— Bear. 
 **l8h-p«-inint? — Heaven. 
 
LEGEND OP NANABUSH. 
 
 Till t wa-bi moe-zik on the scene appears. 
 
 In gentle terms he eloquently pleads, 
 
 Arguinor powerfully in words of love' • 
 
 So long, so earnestly, that Nanabush 
 
 At length in silence rises to his feet— 
 
 As wa-bi niee-zik leads he follows on ; 
 
 And slowly treads the tracks the otter makes. 
 
 At length the entrance into ish-pe-min<r 
 By trap-door barred, transported they espy ; 
 Which so<-»n is opened, and they usher> <i are' 
 Into the presence of the Spirit'Great. 
 Who welcomes Nanabush with cordial words, 
 And gently him convinces of his pride 
 And vain imaginings, by which he thought 
 Himself as miglity us the Manitou. 
 Compared with whom now Nanabusli appears 
 As nothing; yea his boasted powers 
 Of nature and of njagic, are the gifts 
 Of the Great Spirit unto whom alone 
 
 Belongs the Nattribut(M)mnipotent. 
 In deep humility then Nanabush 
 
 Acknowledges his vaunting, sinful pride, • 
 
 And feels his grief has been his richest boon. 
 
 A being changed, he dwells in ish-pe-uiincr 
 
 Some length of time, and then to earth returns, 
 
 Receives the gift * pun-je-goos-im composed 
 
 Of pelt of weasel, mink, or otter white, ' ' ' 
 
 Granted by the Great Spirit to mankind, * 
 
 That thf^y surcease of sorrow, cure of ills " 
 
 To which the flesh is subject might obtain. ' 
 
 I he Spirit also unto him imparts 
 
 Knowledge of all such songs those Red men sin.T 
 
 Who now observe the strange religious rites * 
 
 Which appertain to that religion naw, 
 
 Great Nanabush brought down from ish-pe-ming 
 
 Hmiself inducted by the Spirit Great 
 
 Into these solemn, sacred mysteries ; 
 
 He taught according to the Manitou 
 
 To all the tribe now called Ojibbewa. 
 
 He taught them honesty : to scorn to take 
 
 The venison killed by another's hand, 
 
 Pendant on branch of tree. Nor e'en to claim - 
 
 The game another's gun the skin abrased. 
 
 Nor stealthy steal from out the cunning snare 
 
 tWa-bi inee-gik- The white otter. 
 Fun-jegoos-im— Medicine bag. 
 
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LEQKND OF IfAWABTTSe. 
 
 Sie?to tr?? h.?"*^r's wisdom had entrapped 
 IN either to tread with sacriligious feet 
 The empty camp of absent brave to filch, ' 
 Infle or treasure he might leave behind. 
 
 H.r K,f ^^^ V'^ ^''^^^"^ ^if« watching to wait 
 Her hungry husband's home-returning feet • 
 To run to meet him with a cheerful smile; ' 
 His moccasins now wet, and travel-stained 
 To loose with loving hands from off his f ee , 
 lo place a mat near by the cheerful fire, 
 
 Tn^ I J\' 'T^^* '^^^^^ ^^i« wearied limbs- 
 lo cook ot food a plentiful supply, 
 
 Ihat he lis appetite might satiate 
 
 fc^er slie him questioned of his hunt's success. 
 
 iftrough al the trying, tortuous, trail of life • • 
 
 Chee W al r'' ^It'^S^^ should reach the goal 
 Chee-by ah-kee-the sunny Spirit land. ^ 
 
 Our hp3 r^^^ "' ^^^°'' ^^^^ i'^-'^P^'^d on earth. 
 Our hero lived comparative content : 
 Vet ever and anon his heart reverts 
 
 unto the sore bereavement of the past. 
 And Ws to .;^ the lost Chee-by-yah-booz. 
 
 Tn kI ^ .''^^* ^" ™^^<^y condescends 
 lo have compassion on his lonely heart. 
 * or solace in his sorrow, sends straitway 
 
 Ot plumage grand, of pinion powerful 
 To bear him to and fro upon the earth, 
 
 And humbly bows beneath the chastening rod 
 •Me-ge-ze— the eagle. 
 
 'T'l 
 
THE DELUGE. 
 
 (MOOSH-KUH-UNG.) 
 
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 Just as the sun's last slanting silent rays 
 Gave notice that his daily course was run ; 
 Thv hero of our tale the shingled shore 
 Of the enchanted lake in silence trode. 
 
 Wrapped deep in thought ; he suddenly espiea 
 A substance tossed upon the billows' breast. 
 Ourious to know what this strange sight might be» 
 He calls on * kish-ke-mah-ze to explain, 
 •Hie bird impelled by claim imperious 
 Of hunger, hurries on in quest of food. 
 Refusing to refrain for idle talk, 
 Responds in negative, necessity 
 Has higher claims than merely pleasures plea. 
 
 Then Nanabush extends to him this bribe, 
 If he this mystery will stoop to solve ; 
 To paint the plumage of his beating breast 
 In brilliant colors ; neither this alone ; 
 To comb the feathers of his head erect, 
 Enhancing much his dignity and grace. 
 O'ercome by otters such as these, the bird 
 Approached and asked what favor he desired. 
 
 Then Nanabush points out the substance white 
 Tossing upon the tide ; and bids him tell 
 How came it there ; and what its origin. 
 The bird replied, " Can you be ignorant 
 Of such portentous facts as this involves ? 
 For that which is the sport of winds and waves 
 Was once a portion of the hunter brave, 
 Your brother loved and lost so long ago ; 
 Wlio by the treachery and cruel claws 
 Of wa-bi-mee-zhee-be-zhee did perish here. 
 
 Such news bestirs the soul of Nanabush, 
 And all attention, anxiously he asks 
 What are the haunts and habits of his foe. 
 
 His feathered friend, solicited, replies :— 
 "When the enchanted lake is lulled to rest, 
 Wa-bi-mee-zhee-be-zhee and all his braves, 
 
 •Kiah -ke-mah-ze— Kingfisher. 
 
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 Upon a certain soft and sandy sliore 
 Benoath the sun's d'M'Unin'jf ravs ore soon ' 
 Desporting on thu Ix^acn, or wrap[jud in nlecp." 
 
 Rejoicing inwardly, lie paints tlie breast, 
 Combs up th(; tuft on Kish- ke-niali-zc's head ; 
 Who fortliwitli leaves, his supper sooi\ to seek. 
 
 Now Nanabush with thrilling, throbbing thoughts. 
 And step elastic strides his homeward way ; 
 Thirstinii for blood — the lion white must die. 
 
 His straightest, shar[)est shaft he (luiek selects. 
 And mourns to-morrows sun is slow to rise. 
 No sooner has its golden ear ri'cross4(l 
 The line meridiai\, than he seeks the shore 
 Where he has h^arnetl his foes are wont to meet. 
 
 To hide his presence from the lion wlute. 
 He nmst assume s<;me unsuspected foru). 
 Hence by that power, inlie'rent in hiuisclf, 
 His metamorphoses is quickly macte ; 
 And what was Nnnabush is now a tree 
 By storm despoihnl of every branch and bough 
 He stands a stub upon the sandy shon-. 
 
 He seeks the Spirits' favour him to send 
 Those gentle winds and waves, in which alone 
 His enemy e'er seeks the shingled straml. 
 
 He long the silver surface scanneil in vain 
 With anxious eye ; — at length two lusty loons / 
 With dismal screams its er3^stal surface cleave ; '"' 
 And spreading wide their pinions flj' afar. 
 Encouraged by the -fear the * maun displayed 
 Intent he watches for his wily foe. 
 
 At length the enchanted billows boil and beat, 
 
 And teem with life in every living form 
 
 Of burly beast, and subtle serpent shape. . 
 
 Not only wa-bi-mee-zhee-be-zhee appears, 
 
 But by his side among the horrid host 
 
 He sees -f* ooga-wush-kwa mee-zhee-be-zhee. 
 
 Cousin to him who slew Chee-bi-zah-booz. 
 
 They all espy the unaccustomed form 
 Of tree truncated standing on the shore. 
 Where no such stem had previously appeared. 
 
 *Maun — Loons. 
 
 t Ooga*wiuib-kwa mee-ghe-be-ghee — Yellow lion. 
 
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 S\ispicio-a,s lest some treachery betray 
 Them to their ruin, all eoncertwl crj^— 
 "''Tis surely Naaa^tu.sh our coinnroii foa" 
 
 \Vlu;reat ^ ke-che-ke-nabig boastingly, 
 With subtle skill shaking his skaly skin, 
 -And crest cc«iragoous, fairly fties to face 
 The foe .suspected, folds him in his coils, 
 And circling roun<l liis throat with cruel crush.; 
 Boun<l to determine wluit liis natJire was. 
 
 By strangulation he had surely won 
 His objecc, had not Nanabu.sh invoked 
 'The Spirit's .secret an<l sustaining aid. 
 
 The reptile writing and (|uite exhausts himself. 
 But not one sign of eoivscious pain i>^ hih^ ; 
 •Our heiY) suffers stoically the strain. 
 
 At length the serpent fully satisfied 
 That ah tlx ir fears were groimdless an<l absurd, 
 Ilela.KCMl his coils an<l to the .sport returned. 
 
 Suspieious still, Kee-che mah-qwah <kx;l&res 
 !No tree e'er stoo<l on that seclmleil spot: 
 So fiercely he the <loubtful foi-m assails. 
 With tooth and claw he tests its genuineness, 
 Whether tis woo<l or Nanabush in truth. 
 
 His cruel claws plough furrows deep and long 
 About the face and head— his horrid hug 
 Is tried with thew most drea<iful to endure ; 
 But grimly griins, ami sternly stands his foe. 
 And thus defies the grizzly's giant grip. 
 
 Quite foile<l Muh-qwah reports on his return— 
 Tis but a tree; no latent foe could lie 
 Concealed in tree or form inanimate, 
 Suffering in silence such severe ordeal. 
 
 So all in unison at once agree 
 That form of tree denudeil long had stood, 
 And storm survived unnoticed or unseen. 
 
 Nothing to fear, the games go on apace, 
 Until exhausted all lie down to sleep, 
 By t kwin-gwis guarded who as sentry sits. 
 
 +Ke-che-ke-na-big— Gt boa constrictor. .j - : " 
 
 *Kee-chee-mah-qwah— Grizzly bear. 
 fKwin-gwis— Chipmunk. 
 
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 TTPET DELCGE". 
 
 Now Nanalm.sli assumes his native shape, 
 And creeping cautiously towards the foe, 
 All wrapped in silent slumber on the shore. 
 
 His proud Uroast heaves, his dark eye flashes fire. 
 For surely the? auspicious hour has comj 
 When he shall glut his vengeance on the foe 
 Who in his brother's blood embued his fangs. 
 
 Ba»j kw^in-gwis all alert and quite aHrmed 
 Begins by chatter the whole host to war^.-. 
 
 Silenced by bribes which Nanabush extends ; 
 Consents to silence, even condescends 
 To aid our hero's subtle plans and plots 
 And give him access to the Lion White. 
 
 Kwin-gwis enlisted thus, the task performs^ 
 Mendaceously he manages to still, 
 * Mee-gik ^vhom his first warning had aroused. 
 And falsely tells him that he only chide 
 •f- Teen-ilees who surreptitiously had stol'n 
 His supper succulent ./hich he had shelled. 
 
 , Me-gik, with drowsy eye and solemn tone. 
 Exhorts him " brethren always should agree," 
 Tliough feeling this was easier said than done ; 
 (Preaching is easy, practice difficult ; 
 Yet some must preach or discord and dismay 
 Would soon prevail to earth's remotest bounds). 
 
 With mind relieved and fears dispelled mee-gik 
 Composed himself once more to balmy sleep. 
 
 Seizing the offered opportmiitj'-, 
 Stepping with stride elastic, Nanabush 
 Passing the sleeping foes which lie between 
 Him and his hated enemy he soon 
 Approaches and attacks the Lion White, 
 
 Having determined where his beating heart 
 Pulsated, he a pointed, polished shaft 
 Drove home with deadly aim, as he supposed. 
 
 His furious foe awoke with deafening roar. 
 And mad with pain plunges beneath the tide^ 
 Followed by all the panic-stricken horde, 
 Who dared no longer face the fiercest foe. 
 
 •Mee-gik— The Otter. 
 tTeen-dees— Blue-jay. 
 
THE DELUGR. l^ 
 
 Elated )jy his prowess antl success 
 By which his foes were thus disconifitteii, 
 He homeward weiids his wiridin*; way with joy ; 
 Exnltinjx wa-bi mec-zhc-he-zhec th'e great 
 Is slain bj' Nanabusii, whose brother loved 
 The lion shew at the enchanted lake. 
 
 Some days elapsed. 
 
 As Nanabush bestrode 
 The forests wihl, he met * min-de-moya 
 Loaded with bass-wood bark of texture fine ; 
 Whom he accosts in blandest tones to attempt 
 If he might ascertain whom she miv be ; 
 And with what purpose this same burden bears. 
 
 But she by age and long experience shrewd, 
 Suspects that he is neitht^r more nor less 
 Than Nanabush, her chiei'o most deadly foe. 
 
 He by this charge confronted, skilfully v^ 
 
 Lulls her suspicions, telling her, in truth, 
 Had he been Nanabush, he had ere now 
 Bereft her of her life, nor talking there 
 Had wasted time to band}^ useless words. 
 
 He gathers gradually from this old crone 
 That ** 0-dan-a lies far beneath the waves 
 Of the enchanted lake, where still exists 
 The Lion White, though wounded nigh to death. 
 
 She tells him 'tis her honoured lot to wait 
 With one more min-de-moya on her chief. 
 In wigwam quite secluded they abide. 
 Seeking by this enchantment to extract 
 The subtle shaft which Nanabush had driven 
 Quite near the heart of their beloved chief. 
 
 She thus narrates that circling round his couch, 
 They sing this sacred song in tones of grief, — 
 •f- Min-doo-ge-maum ! min-doo-ge-maum ! wa-hooh I 
 Min-doo-ge-maum ! wa-hooh ! wah ! wah I wah ! wah I 
 
 As for the linden lines, they mean to make 
 Therewith a telegraph along the shores * 
 
 Of all the lake enchanted, and whereby 
 They are apprised of any foul attempt .^ 
 
 Of Nanabush their village to invade. * * 
 
 * Min-de-moya — Indian granny. 
 
 ••0-dan-a- Village. 
 
 fMin-doo ge-maum— My chief ; wa-hooh and wah, interjections of sorrow. 
 
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 Tni'; UELUr.ET. 
 
 For as he trn.l tlie sliorcs 1il'< feet wouM str\kh' 
 Ajjfai list this hark, and wari> the I.ior. White 
 Of the ih'ead presence of liis eneiiiy ; 
 VVlio all his Itrave.s might with one call convene 
 And wreak their ven;^eance on u common foe. 
 
 He froi«> this dusky, wriiikled dame oUain.s 
 Knowlodfje of that mysterious path which led 
 Down to 0--<iau-a, wliere his enemy 
 Still holds tenaciously the thread of hfe. 
 
 Having learned all the aged crone could tell 
 He grasps her hoary head with giant grip ; 
 An<l, as a feather tosswd upon the tide. 
 So he this wretched woman shook and tossed 
 Till liesh and ]jone fV'll from her emptied skin. 
 
 Almost intact, this Nanabush retaias ; 
 And by his wondrous power miraculovis 
 His forni dinnnishes, until within 
 The same he can esconse himself with care ; 
 And thus conceal his dread identity, 
 From all the foes o-dan-a's strongholds hide. 
 
 Taking as honoured guide * o-muh-kuh-kee. 
 He hastens down the hidden highway swift, 
 And soon with joy the royal wigwam spies 
 Wherein is hid his foe the Lion White. 
 
 The other crone suspecting something wrong-. 
 Asks many questions of the long delay 
 And strange appearance of her late ally. 
 
 To none of these our hero makes reply, 
 But with unerring aim he smite her down — 
 One mighty mortal blow, and all is o'er ; 
 Her life and questions end in tragic death ; 
 Sad warning to the over-curious mind. 
 
 Entering the royal tent he soon perceives 
 The arrow, which his prowess once hand plunged 
 Quite deep into the sturdy, stubborn side 
 Of his dread enemy, is part withdrawn. 
 
 He sudden seized the same between his teeth. 
 And with one potent thrust he drove it through 
 The throbbing heart of his detested foe ; 
 Who not one roar can utter e'er his life ' ' 
 
 Pours out with his heart's blood in torrent red. 
 *Omuh kuh-kee.— Frog. 
 
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THE DELUr.E. If 
 
 He fiercely now the foe recumbent flays 
 With soul revenj^eful, still insatiate ; 
 Nothinj^ can quench that horrid, raging thirst 
 Fut flesh of vanquished foe. He then proceeds 
 lb cook the banquet that he there way glut 
 His vonjreance fully, and his appetite. 
 Sharpened Vjy retribution long delayed. 
 Appease at length by famous feast prolonged. 
 
 But soon a long and <leafening cry evokes 
 The echoes of o-da- na * (like to that 
 Which broke the silence of the midnight air 
 In Egypt, when the messenger of death ^ 
 
 Entered each home and slew all the first born. 
 
 Or when that oriental tyrant bade \ 
 
 His heartless soldiers steep their swords in blood, ^ 
 
 Nor stay for Rachel's cry ; but extirpate 
 The babes of Bethlehem from two years old.) 
 
 So rang that startling shout in o-da-na : — ^ 
 
 " Awake ! awake ! to arms ! for Nanabush 
 Has slain our chieftian true, the Lion Whita" 
 
 With clash and clamour all the hosts convene 
 And rush concerted on the common foe. 
 
 Against such odds, in open war he deems 
 It not expedient to contest the ground, 
 So refuge seeks in flight. They press him sore. 
 But swift of foot he safely gains the shore ; 
 Treads solid earth, and breathes the higher air. 
 
 But with alarm he sees the enchanted lake 
 Upheave its angry waters now surcharged 
 With woeful vengeance, and rush madly on 
 In swift pursuit of his retreating feet. 
 
 He scales the highest mountain ; nor till then 
 Does he the fleetness of his footsteps stay. 
 Gazing athwart the distance ho traversed, 
 He sees the vengeful torrent toiling on. 
 
 It fills the valleys — climbs the mountain's side ; 
 Kisses with col^ and clammy lip its peak, 
 And laps the feet and limbs of Nanabush, 
 Determined quitft to doom the direful death 
 The fell destroyer of the Lion White. 
 
 *Those illustrations do not appear in the original legend. 
 
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TnK DELUcrr 
 
 But lie al<'rt. sei'zos tlic tall * .shin-^^wauk 
 And Ifthly up its livin«,^ trunk ho jrlidcs 
 TTiitil bi'twoen liim and lii.s cruel i'oo 
 There int«'rvened three hundred feet of .space. 
 
 Yet to his horror, higher still and higher 
 He saw, inimical the element, 
 Creep up insidious, till its waters wash 
 His feet once more, and threaten to submerge- 
 Him neath the billow, there lx;reft of life, 
 Shall buried be ambitious hopes and })Ians. 
 And not till then wa-bi mee-zhee-be-zlioe 
 Shall fully Ije revenged, and rest in peace. 
 
 But Xanabush ad«lres,sed the pine tree thus : — 
 " Good tree, I th(>e invoke, extend thyself. 
 Stretch every fibre, strain thy utmost strength ; — 
 Show otlier trees how high thy top can rtiaeh ; 
 Sfcraighter and statlier thou then slialt stand 
 Than any monarch of the forest kind. 
 Yea strive to pierce the caracoling clouds,— 
 Bwome the peerless prince of pine trees great, — 
 Yet to thyself in feats of giant growth 
 A name innnortal, coveted by all." 
 
 Thus flattered and invoked the tree complies. 
 And thrice appealed, adds to its towering height. 
 Till, strained to utmost tension, it exclaims, 
 " Now Nanabush my efforts here must cease ; 
 For I have gained the highest point supreme 
 Possible to anything in shape of tree." 
 Yet still the vengeful flood creeps up apace 
 Determined quite to doom its foe to death. 
 
 At length its raging waters cease to rise, 
 And stay their course just as the eddying tide, 
 Exhaust 3d quite, had reached the upturned chin , 
 Of Nanabush upon the pine tree's top ; 
 And thus he 'scapes the torrents' threat'ning fate. 
 
 Glancing around he spies both men and beasts. 
 Some swimming for dear life, some clinging fast 
 To drift-wood driven along the surging surf, * ' 
 Despair and desperation in each eye. . : 
 
 ■- ' ■■ •'-'•vr' *-,;^'-.-,l w,>.''.,;:s 
 *Shin-gwauk — Pine tree. 
 
TirK •DELTJOK. 
 
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 "Ho calls aloud to * mtvj^ik and f ah-inik 
 Also to ', walijjf-lmslik, "Como, my brethren, liertv, 
 KjoI us convene, in sage council consult 
 As to 'our future ; since the flood ])revails 
 H')'('r all tlie earth 1)elow, we must pr«'-pare 
 A home hefittinj^' to our hii^dier claims : 
 For 'tis preposterous quite to think of life 
 While water covers all the face of earth. 
 
 Your feats of divinir all the world admits; 
 To one of you the palm helou<j;s 'tis plain ; — 
 An op]K)rtunily presents itself 
 By which thiscjuestioTi may ll)e set at rest 
 B\)r all the future, and that one the prince 
 Of divers shall ho calle«l, who shall <h^cend 
 ThroujTh this dark depth of waters, and obtain 
 A mo(iicum of earth, by which I may 
 TJplmild another world since this is lost), 
 And deluge^ wrapped in everlasting night. . 
 
 Me-gik ambitious, first the task essays, 
 And plunges down the unknown, unfathoujed deep. 
 In breathless silence all the n^st survey 
 The waters' surface, till alas tlwy see 
 The otter float ; l)ut life is quite extinct. 
 
 Ah-mik now^ tries his skill, but like me-gik, 
 He too returns a corpse for want of breath. 
 But Nanabush with gentle, loving hands 
 Takes each, and by his mighty power divine 
 Breathes into them again the breath of life. 
 
 The trying task on wahg-bushk now devolves 
 To pierce these darksome depths, and earth obtain, 
 Or ruthless ruin is the lot of all. 
 
 He, nothing daunted, takes the momentous plunge> 
 And after long delay, and boding fears, 
 He lifeless rises to the waters crest. 
 
 Then Nanabush with anxious eye intent, 
 Searches his paws, and opens wide his mouth ; / . 
 
 And with a cry of joy exclaims aloud : — 
 " Here is the clay ! another world we build." ; / - . 
 
 *Me-gik — Otter. 
 +Ah-mik — Beaver. 
 :]:Wabg-huahk — Musk-rat. 
 
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20 TITB DELUOK. 
 
 He «oon restores tlie brave muMk-rat to life ; 
 With high enconiuniH on liin daring <Iee(l, 
 His title giv(!s, " lite Prince of Diverts all" 
 
 Then taking in hi» hand the precious clay, 
 He dries tlie same by friction 'tween his palms 
 And casts it forth u|M)n the waters wide, ' "^ 
 
 When, wondrous power, it soon assumes the shape 
 And beauty of an isle, perfect and grand. 
 To which he calls all animals and men. 
 Who gladly come. But .soon 'tis evident 
 It lacks the >«pace so many lives require. 
 
 He now * muh-kwah employs to walji around 
 The shore, and tramp with pondrous paw the .soil ; 
 Which .shall expand beneath his heavy tread \l 
 
 Until a wide, wide world is thus create. * 
 
 The bear in earnest trends him to the task 
 And Boon much .soil is ad<leil, — mighty swamps. 
 And murky moras.-s circle round the isle, 
 Of which our hero highly disapproves ; 
 And summoning muh-kwah, he Ibids him cease, 
 And tells him of such soil this must suffice : <• 
 
 Bears rtiay admire the den.se, dark, dismal swamp ; ^ 
 
 But men and others love the higher land. 
 
 The island yet too narrow and confined 
 Is urged to be by all its living freight ; 
 And so as land-maker, there issues forth 
 fWah-wah-shkash, bounding quickly, skirts the shores 
 With noble forest land, whose summits stand /i 
 
 Studded with stalwart maple, elm and beach, 
 Yet interspersed with valleys, deep ravines ; 
 While lofty hills and mounts theit tops uprear. 
 
 These steep declivities please not the eye, 
 Fastidious of Nanabush, who stops him short, 
 And (ialls on ** Ma-man-gwa to try his skill, 
 And to a wondrous world make manifest, 
 His taste and talent for creating land. 
 
 Who taking on his brilliant wings some grains 
 Of dust most dry, he o'er the watery waste 
 Flits swiftly, scattering all around the isle 
 The earthly morsels which soon form themselves 
 
 *Mu>i-kwah. — Bear. 
 
 tWah-wah-shkash. — Deer. |, . . „,,.j^^ „ i^ ^^. ..^^ . ; 
 
 **Ma-man-gwa. — Butterfly. i 
 
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 In prairies broiul and beautiful, be<k*cko«l 
 With HoWiTH of every bue, and V>elts of trees 
 Breaking the (lull monotony, whicli else 
 Had tired the oye, and rendered less desired 
 This land now eovet<'d by nil numkind. 
 
 Well-pleasing to the criticizing gaz«' 
 Of Nanabusb, these prairies snnle aroun<l ; 
 And to the buttcrHy of talent great 
 F«)r such a task, the contract he awards 
 To consunniiate the continent required. ^ 
 
 He now employs •fo-mee-mi'e to compute 
 The size of this vast island, stretching far 
 Beyond the ken of any human age. 
 
 The dove sets forth, on pniion swift she flies ; 
 But untf) NaiiMbush returns no more. 
 Bewildered in interminably Hight. 
 
 He then .sends forth * kah-gahze to obtain 
 Admeasurement of all the land create. 
 The ra\'en ventures forth, but days and week.s 
 Are fountl to intervent^ ere he returns. 
 
 At length with tired wing, and frame reduced, 
 He perched one evening on a pine tree top 
 Above the head of Nanabush, who chode 
 Him for his dalliance. He made reply : — 
 TIank not that 1 have wasted precious time 
 On pleasure, licither left undone my task. 
 
 The land created is .so wide and vast, •-* 
 I scarce .surveyed the swamps muk-kwah has made, 
 And Hew the forests o'er of vvah-wah-shkash ; 
 Nor winged my way on tired pinion wide 
 O'er that expanse of space iunneasureable, 
 Which light-winged ma-man-gwa has covered 
 With fertile prairies, e're with weary wing, 
 1 hastened home, and to my chief report 
 What lands unlimited he rules supreme. 
 
 Then Nanabush rejoicingly replied : — 
 Since thou this wondrous feat hast well performed ; 
 Take as reward, thy lawful lasting right, 
 All earthly kingdoms are thy ^ o-nah-gun 
 Whence thou shalt sup, nor ever lack for food. 
 
 tO-mee-mee . — Dove. 
 *Kah-gahze —Raven. 
 :^0-Dah-gun. —Dish. 
 
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 XHK DKLUGE. 
 
 Thu.^ joy pervaflcd all the varied runks 
 Of iiK'Ti, aii'l l»ii<ls, and beasts both wild and tame, 
 When tiiey surveyed the forests fraught with -auie 
 And deep'rr-esses of the shelt'ring swamps ; 
 An<l beauteous prairie, level like the sea, 
 And s[)arkling streams, and rivers rolling wide. 
 Their voiees i)!en<led in one grateful song. 
 
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 ERATTA : 
 
 Chee-bi-vah-boo;,' read Chee-bi-.vuh-hooz, jm^'es 2. 3, 4. 
 
 Thrust read thirst, pape 8. 
 
 Ijooses read lesser, jiaffe .'>. . . 
 
 Thrust read through, pa{?e 7. Vv 
 
 Chides insert after word sorely, line six, page 8. 
 
 Ear read car, pa(fe 12. 
 
 Oojfa-wush-kwa read ooza-wush-kwa, on pa„j 12. 
 
 The direful read to direful, page 17. 
 
 Bnooninms read eiioomiums, page 20, ..,»-■ 
 
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