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 'WILLIAM McDonnell. 
 
 BEIXO 
 
 AN INDIAN LEGEND 
 
 OF 
 
 ^OMLJieOKjOK: r^oiiv^. 
 
 ONTARIO. 
 
liqiKxiMeiion. 
 
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 There is an Indian legend that a gieat many ; c.iih .lijo, jjcihnps 
 more than a contuiy or two fnnn the pesent tinio. <,MC!at l..itt'c>H 
 among the Indians were fought along the "loreH of kouiu «»f the 
 Canadian far inland lakes, and that several .>f nuch hattlen took 
 place around the shores of Sturgeon Lake, at I?.i!(l Point - 
 which was rejMn-ted to be a great Indian hurying ground jind 
 particularly at the present favorite suunuer rrsort known as 
 Sturgeon P<»int. One legend had it that a y«.iiii;,' huliaii Chiif 
 fell in love with the only daughter of the Huron Chief, who ha«l 
 once been tjiken captive by the Irtxjuois. jind sid»80(juently 
 liberated ; that the young Chief visited .Sturgeon Point to ask 
 the hand of the maiden, but was treacherously dealt with by a 
 Huron brave, who was a rival for the maid's aflections. 
 
 The following Poem is based oa this legend 
 
jMAJvi^r iv 
 
 J^HE sultry siiimncr dav was near its close, 
 
 ^ 9\^tLl \.-\.y kfVAA. A. *_<».» k,*.^ 
 
 The hiisli was deep and all around was still. 
 
 Save for the hum of insects o'er the lake. 
 
 Or foi- the (juick notes of the whip-poor-will 
 
 Which came as if to Keep the woods awake. 
 
 And now, ere ni^ht f??j«iied her sable sway,/^ r ^ a t yii{^ 
 
 The full moon rose upon the shrouded earth, ' 
 
 As if to drive the liiicrerin^ shades away 
 
 To give her j^entle dawn a hr'jrhter birth. 
 
 A lone cloud frin<,a'(l with li^ht stood up on hi^h, 
 
 Like some night guardian of the silent sky, 
 
 Stars came out one by one as if to see, 
 
 Hov\' like to Paradise the place could V»e. 
 
 'Twas at this hour an Indian maid 
 
 Stood watching neath the ample shade 
 Of a tall pine tree where the land 
 Rose high above the pebbly strand 
 Of Nah-ma Sah-gae-gun's <i> calm shore, 
 Where Indian maids oft stood before; 
 While standing there with native grace 
 
 1 1 ) sturgeon Point. 
 
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 raue 6, for "regined" rend regained 
 
 Page 12, for " Am-eek" read AU-meek. 
 
 Page 13, for " Eva-yea " read Ewa-yea ^^^^ Sweethear 
 
 Page 14, (Note 4), for the Eughsh o ^ e ne m v ^^^^^ 
 
 Page " (Note5),fortheEn^hof^ 1^^^^^^^^^ ,,„r lines added u 
 
 Paae 24, after the words stjirry crown, ^ 
 
 bottom which were omitted by the composxWr. 
 
 ^ Mii^iii^ j^rouiut- niul 
 
 particularly at the jresent favorite summer resort known ;iR 
 Sturgeon Point. One legend had it that a yoiinjf liiiiinn ('liitf 
 fell in love with the only daughter of the Huron Chief, who had 
 <mce been t'ken captive by the Inxpiois. and subsecjuently 
 liberated; that the young Chief visited Sturge<»u Point to ask 
 the hand of the maiden, but was treacherously dealt with by a 
 Huron brave, who was a rival for the maid's affections. 
 
 The following Poem is based on this legend 
 
:m: A.:x^ I ^r iV 
 
 HE snltrv sihuimci* «l»iv was near its closo, 
 A rml<lv <;l(»\v still linj^crcfi in tlu* west, 
 
 As tho red sun ere sinkinjjf to ivpose 
 
 Spn'a*! \vi«le liis last rays o'er the lake's calm breast, 
 
 Tile tall oaks list'nin.<; on the shaded shore 
 
 To lispiii*; wavelets that now kissed their feet, 
 
 Thr(;w deeper, lon«rer, shadows than before. 
 
 As if tliey might the moonbeams socmer greet. 
 
 Kach distant object now far fainter grew 
 
 And dim, and shadowy in the less'ning light, 
 
 While the lone crane that to its covert flew 
 
 Scarce stirred the calm air in its lazy flight. 
 
 The hush was deep and all around was still, 
 
 Save for the hum of insects o'er the lake. 
 
 Or fo)' the (juiek notes of the whip-poor-will 
 
 Which came as if to keep the woods awake. 
 
 And now, 'ere night fT*««iiied lier sable sway,^>^ ( a ai^'ii}/ 
 
 The full moon ro.se upon the shrouded earth, ' 
 
 As if to drive the lingei-ing shades away 
 
 To give her gentle dawn a br'ghter birth. 
 
 A lone cloud fringed with light stood up on high, 
 
 Like some night guardian of the silent sky, 
 
 Stars came out one by one as if to see. 
 
 How like to Paiadise the place could be. 
 
 'Twas at this hour an Indian maid 
 
 Stood watching neath the ample shade 
 Of a tall pine tree where the land 
 Rose high above the pebbly strand 
 Of Nah-ma Sah-gae-gun's <^> calm shore. 
 Where Indian maids oft stood before; 
 While standing there with native grace 
 
 i( 1 ) sturgeon Point. 
 
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 A iii(M)iil»('iiiii stole U))oii Ikt i'lU'c, 
 Kiivcalinj,' t't-atun-s wtuid'ums I'liir, 
 Her pniud mck wniiUM-d in lavni hair. 
 And fr«»iii iuT t'ycs at tiiiM's a li^lit, 
 (ilcaiiu'd as t'loiii t'iir-tlics in tlir iii^iit. 
 Whv stands slic thus!' — no too is n«'ai' 
 To injure those slie liolds n>ost dear, 
 Her father's tent is elose in view, 
 Slu'ltered with hark Ironi rain or dew. 
 Tlie canip-tiic's curliiiL;; smoke is s|>read 
 IJeiieath <jreen Inanclies oveihead, 
 While he, chief of her trihe, sils there 
 Puttin«4^ his ])ij)e without a caic. 
 fie fet'ls st'cure, foi- near at hand 
 Is eaniped his feaile s faithful hand. 
 All r<anid is calm and lieav«'n siicne, 
 A thousan<l ^flittei-in;L;' stars ai'e seen, 
 Yet still she stays —what can she see !* 
 Her look is one <jf nivstei-v. 
 
 Close near hei- stands her fnv'riti' houml 
 
 Waitini; her woivl to rush o)- hound — 
 
 But nau;;ht was heard — the Inke's Itriuhl lir»'iist 
 
 Seemed like a mirror in its rest. 
 
 The tloatinu," moonheanis, s|i)'( ad each way, 
 
 Looked far more heautiful than tiay- 
 
 For day's wild li^ht will oft exclude. 
 
 Thoughts like those shajteil in solilude. 
 
 All, all seemeci calm, the fraL,iant hreczo 
 
 Scarce whispei'cd to the slee|Mni( ti'ees, 
 
 On which thei'c stirred no spreadint; l>ou;j^h. 
 
 No pendant leaves were rustlin^j; now. 
 
 Yet Manita uneasy seemed, 
 
 As if she of some danijer dicamed. 
 
 Now down the lake she tui-ned her gaze, 
 Whore Treaty Rock '" was hid in haze. 
 Naujfht tlujro was soon save the dim liirlit- 
 Some hunter's scanty fire that ni<(l.t — 
 At times she thoui^ht there came in view 
 The misty shape of a canoe, 
 
 (1) Treaty Rock isa hut^c bouliler about a n.ilc below or ta.st of Sturgeon Point. il^ 
 opposite side of the lake Here the Indians on their way up or down, generally si o;^ 
 camp or to smoke ; and here it is said treaties were often made. 
 
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 Aivl pjuMlin^ it a well-known form — 
 
 A si^lit which nwwK' Iht l»Ioo«l nion- warm, 
 
 But like some specrtral thinj^ 'twouM fa«le — 
 
 A simple si^h her pain In'trayed — 
 
 What visions bright ot't disappear 
 
 And fade to leave ua but a tear. 
 
 Tlion ^lancinpf round on every side, 
 
 An<l westward where the lake grows wide, 
 
 She saw Bald Point in shadow deep, 
 
 Where many a brave has his lost sleep, 
 
 \Vhere charms and spells had once bevvitche<l, 
 
 An<l carnage oft the soil enriched. 
 
 Now still and sombre was that shore, 
 
 As if no storm could reach it more. 
 
 To her that silent spot did seem 
 
 A place where Mich-a-bou <** could dream 
 
 Of some brij^ht land where mortp's go 
 
 When tired of earthly cares belo,; — 
 
 She looked, still fancy only made 
 
 Some ptussing form within tlie sliade, 
 
 But nothing came U) gi*eet her view 
 
 Like Ogemah or his canoe. 
 
 Nor voice, nor sound, yet reached her ear, 
 
 Save when the night-hawk plunged (piiti; near, 
 
 Or when .some startled wild bird's cry. 
 
 Was echoed in the sunmier sky. 
 
 'Twp>5 the soft evening of a day 
 Which bore at noon the sun's hot ray, 
 Like summer days long passed away. 
 As down the Scugog's shatled tide 
 A strange canoe was seen to gliile 
 From the far west an Ir-o-ijuois — 
 A young C'liief known as Og-c-mah, 
 Left his own ti'ii)e and liunting giouud 
 Alone, save with his trusty hound. 
 
 Around tlu' great sisa-lakes he came 
 
 To seek no foe or win fresh fame, 
 
 He brought with him no hostile band 
 
 Of Iroquois to cui*se the land, 
 
 To get a scalp, or give a blow, 
 
 Mich-a-bou, Tho Teacher of Peace. 
 
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 Or lu-ing on Huron trilx's n woo. 
 
 Hu kept no weapon to strike down 
 
 A stranger who might on him frown, 
 
 No pointed iii-row, spear, or dai"t, 
 
 Brought ho to pierce a foenian's lioart. 
 
 His mission now was one ot* poac(», 
 
 He oam«' to ask tliat strife nnght cease, 
 
 That captives siiould all got release. 
 
 Rich wampum holts, and shells, and heads. 
 
 And haskots made of fragrant reeds, 
 
 And mocassins, and curious pipes, 
 
 And loggins with end)roidorod stripes. 
 
 Such gifts as those; with him he brought 
 
 To greet the Indian tribes he sought. 
 
 Nor feared he, for he loud did sing 
 
 As down he passed Po-tah-go-ning, *•• 
 
 He came alone in chieftain pride. 
 
 To ask the Hurons for a bride. 
 
 To ask for one whom he know well. 
 
 Who )'ound his heart had thrown her spell; 
 
 For still he felt the one ho sought 
 
 (^ould not be won, could not be bought, 
 
 (^)ul(l not a truant love be taught. 
 
 Unless in full she freely gave 
 
 Her heart, she would not be man's slave. 
 
 That forced to wed a brave or chief 
 
 She could not love, life would be brief, 
 
 Death soon to her would bring relief, — 
 
 Thus on his way he sung, he knew 
 
 That Manita to him was true. 
 
 With sturdy stroke ho paddled on 
 To reach the Nah-ma Sah-gao-gum, <2> 
 And as the sun sunk in the West, 
 Ho saw the calm lake's crimson breast, 
 Now like the air 'twas still and warm, 
 As if it ne'er felt wave or storm ; 
 The purple hues along the shore 
 Grew deeper than they were before. 
 The moon seemed waiting overhead 
 
 (1) Potahgoning, (pronounced Po-taw-KO-ning.) The locality where the Scugog riv 
 was formerly very rapid, and where the town of Lindsay, Ont., is now situated. The uidia 
 still call Lindsay, " Potahgoning." 
 
 (2) Sturgeon Lake. 
 
Kor iiivfht Vi'c slii? Iicr I) 'aiiis couM snrcjul 
 An«l fiiintcr «;rr\v djiy's farrwcll Miislj, 
 While o't'T tin* raith stole uiiturt's Imsh. 
 
 JTIu'ii (U) to Stur^^eon Point he went. 
 Illis eyes upon the dim shoi-e heiit ; 
 iThen nienioiy hnni<,dit to him uj^aiti 
 IA sava^(^ scene — the tlea<l an<l slain. 
 rl he past retuinecl. and then he thon^^ht 
 lot' the lieree hattle there once t'ou;'ht, 
 
 ere the Scugog ri^ 
 ituated. Thelndia^ 
 
 " In days of yore what hloody strife 
 Rohhed manv an Indian of his lite. 
 When trihe jjUisued with hot wild hieath 
 Some other Indian trihe to death, 
 I often shuddered when I heard, 
 hat men wei'e heino- foi* war jnvpared, 
 saw them pi'actice for the liijlit. 
 nd heard tjii' wai--whoop in tin' ni^ht, 
 nd when ihev showed me how h) strike 
 
 Vith tomaluiwk, or clul>. or pike, 
 made a vow that war should he 
 o horrid pastime tit for me, 
 
 )nee in my sleep thei'e dawned a hope — 
 dreamt then of the Antelope — '" 
 
 'hat 1 should never take a ])art, 
 
 \y word or deed in war's vile art, 
 nd since that time I nevi'r ceas«' 
 
 'o plead with all foi' hlessed peace, 
 las, some scoiled and said mv ton<;ue 
 as like a woman's — 1 was youn<^, 
 
 i'hcy heeded not my woi'ds hut went 
 ar from the camp with had intent, 
 nd many a mile, throu^di tire and flood, 
 as I forced on to scenes of hlood. 
 kept close to my father's side, 
 e was the chieftain and the pride 
 
 )f warriors who his power oft saw 
 hen leading on the Irocjnois ; 
 is name was terror t ) the foe, 
 s many hostile chiefs still know, 
 e got at last his fatal blow, 
 
 the Indians to droam of the Antolopo was an omen of peace. 
 
SESC 
 
 [10] 
 
 Six years liave passed since tliat ilread day 
 
 Tliat saw tlie Hurons on their way 
 
 Meetinrj with otlier trihes just here, 
 
 To strike tlie Iroquois with fear. 
 
 What bloody work that day took place ! 
 
 My father slain before my face, 
 
 And many a brave struck swiftly down, 
 
 And many a wounded man left drown. 
 
 Thougli then a boy I saw that fight, 
 
 To me it was a fearful sight. 
 
 Indian with Indian in death's grasp, 
 
 The dying giving their last gasp. 
 
 Such dreadful scenes but chilled ray h^'art, 
 
 I could not in the fray take part. 
 
 I never struck a mortal blow, 
 
 Nor gave a wound to any foe. 
 
 I was no coward for I stood 
 
 To shield my father when I could. 
 
 And I was with liim when he fell. 
 
 Though I'ound us was a scene of hell — 
 
 How I escaped some dea<lly blow 
 
 I never since that time could know. 
 
 Then when the fm-ious Iiocpiois 
 
 Their dea<l and pi'ostrate chieftain saw. 
 
 Saw him, my father robbed of life 
 
 More bloody grew the hoi'rid strife, 
 
 They pressed the Hurons more and more, 
 
 And forced them down that gravelly shore 
 
 Which narrows as it stretches out — 
 
 The far shores echoed back each shout — 
 
 Oh, what a bloodv feai-ful i-out ! 
 
 Then almost hemmed in by the lake. 
 
 Retreat but only few could make. 
 
 The waves were rough, and wild, and high. 
 
 The storm fiend itiged along the sky. 
 
 Yet many into dark waves rushed. 
 
 Rather than by the foe be crushed. 
 
 The stained and glutted waters dashed 
 
 Ashore some bodies scalped and gashed; 
 
 While others 'neath the foaming wave 
 
 Forever found a watery grave. 
 
 The Huron slain were left to rot, 
 Just how they lay was heeded not. 
 
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 I lay 
 
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 A feast for \v<»lf or Ix-ai- wns left: 
 
 The canloii crow Iiad jiiiipl" theft. 
 
 Our (lead Wliv hiiried lieiv and th(>r«' 
 
 AloiiLT tlie shoi'e, and tlieii with eai-e 
 
 Aiiotlier j^i'ave in tlie dei'p sliade 
 
 Tliey d.id j)rej)aie and tliere they laid 
 
 My fathei-— on that spot he fidl 
 
 Frontinj^ the lake — I knov/ it well. 
 
 Three other chiefs were buried near — 
 
 The circliuf,' mounds still there a})pear 
 
 These can hi' seen by passers by, 
 
 Bv foes that scowl or friends that siijh. 
 
 VVo took some captives, some were slain, 
 
 Some pleaded for their lives in vain. 
 
 And Manita, among tlie rest, 
 
 Hung shi-ieking on her father's breast. 
 
 I heard lier cry and rushed to be 
 
 A sliield in their extremity — 
 
 How fair her foi'm was then to me ! — 
 
 I .saved lier fatlier from the blow 
 
 ()f one who would have laid him low. 
 
 I [)leaded foi' them — they were sent 
 
 As prisou',!iv> with me to my tent, 
 
 To clieer them then I did mv best, 
 
 I gave them food and bade tlu'ni rest, 
 
 I pitied her, and every tear 
 
 Slie wept, made her to me more dear. 
 
 Next eve wlien leaving that sad place 
 
 With spoil and captives to retrace 
 
 Our steps to our far camps and wild:.. 
 
 Her .sighs and .sobs were like a child's. 
 
 Still her stern father showed no grief. 
 
 Defeat ne'er cowed that Huron chief. 
 
 He felt resigned and, for her .sake. 
 
 Did calm submis.sion duly make. 
 
 Full fifty moons had passed since they 
 As captives were led far away. 
 They lived among us and I strove 
 To gain his friend.ship — and her love. 
 No Iroquois would do them harm, 
 For Manita had power to charm, 
 The children loved her, and our maids 
 
[12 J 
 
 Would dress her hair in cuinous braids. 
 And when she sung them simple songs, 
 They drew near in delighted throngs. 
 
 I taught her many things each day, 
 Whether at work or simple play. 
 We souffht the Am-eek •'* where some stream 
 Through the deep woods was seen to gleam. 
 Of shafts and bows she had no stint, 
 I made her arrows of pure flint ; 
 I taught her how to hit a mark, 
 And make shell-beads, and toys of bark. 
 No arrow from her killed a bird, 
 Nor was a nest by hei* disturbed. 
 At times we watched the timid deer, — 
 'Twas strange, of her they had no fear, 
 Some would come near and touch her hand, 
 While others close to her would stand. 
 If one the hunters tried to slay 
 She'd not a moment longer stay 
 But like a deer would bound away. 
 
 Then when 'twas said they might be free 
 She did not wish to part from me, 
 But back the Huron chief must go. 
 His anxious tribe would have it so. 
 Then gifts on them we all bestowt.'d 
 And went with them far on their road. 
 But ere we parted she well knew 
 That what I promised I would do. 
 I told her I should come and see 
 Whether she still remembered me, 
 Whether some rival took my placi; « 
 When she no longer saw my face. 
 A month since I a message sent 
 To her, that nothing should prevent 
 My coming here this very night 
 To meet her when the moon was bright." 
 
 He thought thus far — then touched the shore 
 Where his canoe had been before, 
 While looking round, her form to greet. 
 There fell a lily at his feet, 
 A water lily fair and sweet. 
 
 ( 1 ) The Beaver 
 
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 "Ah .Manitn," he crioil, "still true, 
 i know tills ('iul>]t'in coiir.'s from you." 
 Ho rnist'il it — then she canif in viow. 
 He ruslu'il aiKJ cliispcd lu-r to his hiTJist, 
 Aiul on ln'i' hi'ow his lips lu' jji'csscd. 
 lIkI, oh ! what vaptuiu; in oach faco, 
 rhat words of love with rju'h t'lnbrac*'. 
 I'hey sat upon the i,n'a\'el]y sti'and 
 Jeneath the nioonheains hand in hand, 
 md then he tohl her wond'rons things, 
 ^he future sliould have eolden winrjs, 
 
 wreath of liope should span the sky — 
 ['he rainbow vision up on high — 
 ["hat every hour and every day 
 Should fling but sunlight in their way, 
 ^hat with her he should ever stay, 
 'hus here in blissful solitude 
 V^ere vows of constancy renewed. 
 
 TlKiii Manita with gentle voice 
 Spoke words which made his heart rejoice. 
 " Upon this bank," she said, " all day 
 I watched the sunnner waves at play. 
 Longing to see you on your way. 
 The Ad-ji-dau-nio "* near nie came — 
 I thought he chattered out your name. 
 He cried, ' chic-chic ' — then — ' Ogemah,' 
 His ])retty spai-kling eyes I saw. 
 Tlie Shaw-shaw *-* twittered o'er mv head 
 As if my secret thoughts he read, 
 And then at eve the ()-pe'-che ^^^ 
 Sang his soft, sweet, lone, song for mc. 
 I waited on until the sun 
 Behind those western trees sunk down, 
 fntil the waves seemed all at rest, 
 
 Hiike children on a mother's breast. 
 
 1 heard the evening's fragrant sigh 
 
 Whisper to them its lullaby, 
 
 That Ewa-yea <*> we loved to hear 
 
 Uidbi&mo-The Squirrel, 
 -ft^l^iaw— The Hwallow. 
 ptf'Hi^c— The liobin. 
 
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As little t)iu's vvlieii niglit divw mnu: 
 
 I knew you'd eoiiu', ymi said i)s soon 
 
 As the fawn saw the rising moon 
 
 You would l)e seen. Then t»ut afar, 
 
 Beneath the trend »lini»; I'venint;; star, 
 
 And touehed by njoonhi-anis just as bright, 
 
 Your Cyhee-nia-uni <'* came into sight, 
 
 Bringing to me such pun; delight. 
 
 'Mid mingled rays it di«l a])jxar 
 
 A Jee-bi, *^'> but 1 had no fear, 
 
 It seemed an angel when more near; 
 
 Then like a chieftain form it grew. 
 
 Then like my Ogemah — 'twas you. 
 
 I stood behind yon great old oak 
 
 Close to the lake, and, ei'e you spoke, 
 
 My heart spoke for me as it beat 
 
 Your welcome here; and when you cried 
 
 'Ah Manita' — quick to your side 
 
 I ran, and lost all bas,hful i)ride — 
 
 Why should I blush to tell my love ? 
 The sunlight coming from above 
 Brings not more rapture to the sight 
 Than you bring to my heart this night. 
 And, oh, what happiness to be 
 Forever with you day by day, 
 Your voice to hear, your face to see, 
 Your hand to guide me on my way, 
 Ah, could such bliss forever last, 
 'Twould hide the bleakness of the past." 
 
 " Your words to me," said Ogemah, 
 
 " Come murmuring like Min-nee-wa-wa, <^* 
 
 O Ne-ne-moo-sha, '^> your sweet voice, 
 
 Like music bids my soul rejoice. 
 
 No Me-da's <^> healing herbs could bring 
 
 Such cheer or health as when you sing. 
 
 Some moons since when from me you went, 
 
 My hours were listless, and my days 
 
 Alone were nearly always spent. 
 
 (1) Birch canoe. 
 
 (2) A ghost or spirit. 
 
 (3) Pleasant soft sound of the wind in the trees. 
 
 (4) Sweetheart. 
 (6) Mouiuinc-Tnan. 
 
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 me you went, 
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 How solitary 'twas for me 
 
 '1\) wander through the sombre woods, 
 
 Yet wishing ever still to st^e 
 
 Your presence in these solitudes. 
 
 And when the sunbeam tlid appear 
 
 Wooing the shadows, oft I thought 
 
 'IVas you alone that then came near 
 
 Flashing the brightness you had brought. 
 
 And then at night, when scarce a star 
 
 Was glistening in the silent sky, 
 
 The timid rising moon afar 
 
 Sent light as if you then were nigh. 
 
 There came no beam, or star, or light, 
 
 Or beauteous thing that I could view, 
 
 Or vision splendid to my sight, 
 
 But all reminded me of you. 
 
 And should I ever miss you here, 
 
 I'd be like one deprived of breath. 
 
 My loneliness would bring a tear, 
 
 Such deep affliction would bring death." 
 
 " Hush, of that dark chief do not speak," 
 
 Said Manita, " he is like night. 
 
 The Pe-bo-an *^> is not more bleak 
 
 Than when his shadow is in sight. 
 
 He stills the tongue, and dims the eye, 
 
 He stops the pulse, and chills the blood. 
 
 And robs the heart of its last sigh, 
 
 And jjfives of tiars a constant flood. 
 
 Some say he's only Gush-ke-wau, '^^ 
 
 Some say he shows the Po-ne-mah — <^> 
 
 Yet, strange, of that dark chief I dream, 
 
 I often dream that he is near, 
 
 And in my sleep my tears oft stream, 
 
 And I awake in dreadful tear. 
 
 I feel as if some enemy 
 
 Were going to wound my dearest friend, 
 
 Or lurking round to strike at me 
 
 And then the frightful dream will end — 
 
 e winter, 
 c darkness, 
 e hereafter. 
 
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 But list, Jind v<mr nttoiitlon lend. 
 I havi' a suitor whom I slum, 
 A Huron lnjivc of our own ti"il>i', 
 A <l!irl<, sus))ic;ious, trcarliVous oui', 
 Wlio would I'or nic my latlwr l)ril>c. 
 Jt' he wore surclv n(»\v to know 
 Tliat vou were hei'e to seek m\' h.-ind, 
 
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 He'd he vour wily, danii'i'ous foe. 
 And seek to (h'ive you fi'om the land. 
 Of him you uuist l»ewai-e, until 
 Our hraves for us in couneil nuct. 
 And when we ean our vows fuliil, 
 Our liappv union all will ^reet. 
 Till then do not the j>i-esenei' seidv 
 Of him, the serpent, Ivenalnjek." 
 
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 "I too liave dreamt," said O^'i'mali, 
 "That I some wond'rous vision saw : 
 I've <lreamt of wealth in furs or L;ame, 
 Or other things — 'twas all the same, 
 For all were gone when I awoke : 
 The voice was silent t]\eu that spoke, 
 Tlie shadowy foi-ms all tied away 
 With the first dnwn oi" eaily day — 
 As floe the shades tVom mountain's si<le, 
 Wlien smiles the morninn" in its [)ride — 
 A dream is nothing, oft it hrings 
 Its opposite in many tilings. 
 I've sometimes dreamt of birds and fiowei's. 
 Then trouble came in after liours. 
 And dreams pre<licting grief have been 
 Followed by some delightful sct^ne — 
 Your fears are needless, for I know 
 Among the Huron's I've no foe. 
 • If for vou Kenabeek will sue. 
 Tell him, to me you will be true — 
 I pity him for loving you. 
 For, oh, how sad would be my heart, 
 If of your love I had no pai-t— 
 To dream of foes, or di'ath, or tears, 
 May bliss foretell for after years. 
 To lind such bliss, how n)any wade 
 Deep through some lone and dreary waste, 
 
[17] 
 
 Like plants that strengthen in the shade 
 Ero tliey are in the sunlight placed. 
 Death comes at last as our best friend, 
 Ho brhigs our sorrow to an end." 
 
 " Speak not again of death," she cried. 
 
 " Forever with you I shall be — 
 
 I'll wed you, I sh^ll be your bride. 
 
 Nor fortune, nor adversity 
 
 Our trusting hearts shall e'er divide. 
 
 Alike in sunshine or in shade, 
 
 Alike in sorrow or in joy, 
 
 Our rose of hope shall never fade. 
 
 No wintry blast shall that destroy; 
 
 Our lives shall be like flowers that bloom, 
 
 Either in garden or on tomb. 
 
 Here, take this wild rose from my breast, 
 
 It is an emblem of my love, 
 
 And let it on your bosom rest 
 
 Till I my fondness better prove. 
 
 I find in every bud and flower, 
 
 In every leaf and every hue. 
 
 Some great, some deep mysterious power 
 
 That ever draws my heart to you. 
 
 In flowers all faithfulness I see. 
 
 Let them remind you still of me." 
 
 Are not the flowers, those beauteous things, 
 Like p'.umage of angelic wings ? 
 O'er rock, and hill, and desert bare. 
 They scatter perfume everywhere ; 
 Tliey olter incense sweet and pure 
 To soothe the feeble and the poor; 
 Their fragrance seems to be the breath 
 Of beings that know not sin or death. 
 Oh, would that each in his last honr 
 Were innocent as some sweet flower. 
 
 Time quickly passed — they thought too soon, 
 'Twas midnight now, the night was still, 
 The only witness was the moon 
 That heard the vows they would fulfil. 
 But brightest hours must have a close — 
 And neither scarcely marked their flight — 
 
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 Just as some beauteous slunib'ring rose 
 Folds up its leaves when comes the nifjfht. 
 The wish of each was yet to stay 
 Till the first gleam of dawning day. 
 Each fountl that it was hard to part, 
 Each wished that Time would rest awhile 
 In its wild flight — so that each heart 
 The sacred moments might beguile. 
 But Manita arose and said, 
 " What happy hours to-night I've spent, 
 We now must part " — and then she led 
 Osfemah to her father's tent. 
 
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 Where Scugog's stream down slowly flows 
 To meet the lake in its repose. 
 Or where its waves rise wild and high 
 While sea-gulls hover in the sky. 
 Where ends the river's sluggish tide, 
 With reedy banks on either side, 
 There waited near the low flat shore 
 Of dusky warriors a score. 
 In large canoes they lingered there 
 As if for hunting to prepare. 
 Yet features of each face were bent 
 Not as for good, but bad intent. 
 The Indians restless seemed to grow. 
 As eager from that place to go. 
 
 Again 'twas near the close of day. 
 Long shadows on the water lay. 
 And fishes darted up around 
 Where clouds of whirling flies were found. 
 Among the braves wa.s Kc-na-beek 
 With scowling brow and hollow cheek. 
 He listless sat until the sun 
 Behind Bald Point went slowly down. 
 Then glancing round he spoke aloud — 
 " Look up and see that great black cloud. 
 And watch the flashes as they come. 
 And then hear An-ne-mee-kee's <^> drum, 
 He's angry with us, as you see, 
 For we let pass our enemy. 
 
 (1) An-ne-mee-kee.— The thunder. 
 
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 led 
 
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 md. 
 
 That Iro(juois has cr()Sso<l the lake 
 
 A treaty with our chief to make — 
 
 A scheme of treachery deep laid — 
 
 He's come to seize a Huron maid, 
 
 He's come to take our chieftain's child, 
 
 For he has Manita beguiled. 
 
 She, foolish thing, is led astray 
 
 By wliat that I-a-goo '*> may say. 
 
 Rem«'mber, braves, not long ago 
 
 We found these Irocjuois our foe. 
 
 And such to us their tril)es remain 
 
 Though for us now they friendship feign — 
 
 Their plot is deep, as we shall find, 
 
 Tlu'y think the Hurons are all blind. 
 
 TiiL'in we can (juickl}' undeceive, 
 
 F^ir ilift'erent they shall soon believe. 
 
 Our Me-da *'^> lately in a dream 
 
 Heard Manita so lou<lly scream 
 
 That with the noise he did awake, 
 
 In dread his lind^s began to shake. 
 
 He saw her caught, and gaggt'd, and bound. 
 
 And trembling cast u])on the ground. 
 
 He says no dream of his will fail 
 
 To put us on a foeman's trail. 
 
 And now he says the Iroquois, 
 
 According to some brutal law. 
 
 Must make some costly sacrifice — 
 
 For this they will pay any price. 
 
 They say their vicious, angry god 
 
 On them will fiercely lay his rod 
 
 Unless they soon a victim bring — 
 
 The daughter of a chief or king. 
 
 This they are eager now to do 
 
 To please their savage Manitou. 
 
 And they wish Manita to be 
 
 This victim for their deity." 
 
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 The braves all frowned, each made a threat. 
 Each grasped in haste his scalping knife, 
 Each angry word and oath meant death. 
 
 poo— A great, boasting fellow, 
 la— Medicine-man. 
 
[ -'0 ] 
 
 Vlnv.h Indian th«'ii wouM take a HtVs 
 Eacli rais(3(l his haro arm in i\w air 
 With savairo scowl and made a vow 
 That O^cmah mit^ht tlicn |)rt'|)are 
 Hcncatli tlunr war tduhs soon to how. 
 Then caun' the thuniU-r's licavy roll, 
 A^'ain the liL;htnin;i^ Haslu'd around, 
 All cried that vt'n^n'ance in each soul 
 Must trrow till Om'mah was found. 
 
 Then ((uick af^ain spoke Kenaheek, 
 " Wo must leave here this foe to seek. 
 Our scouts have told us that he spent 
 Last nij^ht in our own chieftain's tent — 
 Just think how vile is his dark art 
 When he can win her father's heart — 
 Let us now follow O^emah ; 
 Me fouifht ajjfainst us here an<l saw 
 Our chiefs and brave fall side by side 
 Outnumbered — but we still defied 
 Atid fought them on until tlu; blood 
 At Sturgeon Point was in a Hood. 
 And when by numbers they prevailed 
 All pity in their vile hearts failed. 
 They slaughtered without mercy then, 
 And spared but feeble helpless men, 
 Few captives made tliem more content, 
 Our C'hief along with them was sent, 
 And Manita was made tlu' slave 
 Of Ogi'mah that treach'rous knave. 
 Their cruel treatment, day by day, 
 Urged them to try and steal away ; 
 They ma<le escape at last and found 
 A home again on native gi'ound. 
 Among us .she seemed (juite content, 
 And many hours with them I spent — 
 Then followed that Shau-go-da-ya "* 
 To lure back with him Manita. 
 He has the wizard's cvu'sed power 
 To make her yield within an hour. 
 They are to meet again to-night, 
 We must prevent her shameful liight — 
 Shall we permit such deep disgrace 
 To fall upon the Huron race T 
 
 (U Shaii-pro-da-yn — A rownrrt. 
 
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 TIh'H rose on hij^li a .s»i\jij^»' y»'Jl 
 [Its (It'jully iiU'Muiii^' nil knew well — 
 jWlint ini^lit not tlit'n a few hours tell !' 
 
 The zi'7-za^ lij^litnint;- durtcil out, 
 (^)ui('k C'lMslit'd the tliundcr overhead, 
 As- if it wei'e the ajJiii'v shout 
 Of spirits whom tlje Indians (h'ead. 
 Tlie scattered I'ain <h'o| « soon canit! down, 
 'Plien in a heavy shower tliey fell, 
 While, reckU'ss of the storm's (hirk frown, 
 The reel men ^av<' the war-whoop kntdl. 
 Their paddles in the water dashed 
 An<l out they went upon the wave. 
 The foan» in every face was splashe«l 
 As round tlie wind <lid fiercely rave. 
 On, on, tiiey went in the dim li^ht, 
 The storm did not its strength ahato, 
 All now ke])t Sturgeon Point in sight — 
 For whom does their revenge await ;* 
 
 How many in the Present feel secure, 
 How many think that Woe cannot he near, 
 How many (h'eani of joys all bright and pure 
 When all seems calm and future hopes all clear. 
 Yet what they think, or dream, or hope, may he 
 But mere illusions — the mirage of Fate, 
 The shining guise of some deep my.-itery 
 ;,Deceiving all, the hundjle and the great. 
 Till comes at last a woe they least expect, 
 A fate whose shadow they could not detect — 
 Were happy lovers dreaming now of bliss 
 To wake and meet affliction such as this { 
 
 Twas calm again, the wind was hushed, 
 riu; flowers looked up as if ne'er crushed. 
 The uioon arose as bright and clear, 
 
 s if no clitud had dropped a tear. 
 [Each little wave along the shore 
 Vlurmure<l its cadence o'er and o'er, 
 
 Lud in the air at times did float 
 5ome wearied bird's last farewell note. 
 
 Lroun<l the quiet lakes there lay 
 
 oft moonbeams almost bright as day, 
 
[22] 
 
 Like rays which steal fr«ni\ Dawn ahmo 
 To l»i<l Niirht Icavd her t'hoii tin-one. 
 And now and then j^dancrd down a star 
 Upon tlu' cartli from- oh, how t'ai", 
 Like one from tlic celestial sphei'e 
 To see if men were happy iiere ; 
 Perhaps to see if strife should cease 
 Wore one from Heaven to whis[)er peace. 
 
 Now at this witcliinf^ time were seen 
 
 Sittinj^ upon tlie sloping' hank, 
 
 Beneatli the mooni>eam's silveiy sheen 
 
 When; varied wild flowers ^I'ow most rank, 
 
 Ofj^amah and tlie only one, 
 
 The only (me he ever met, 
 
 For whom he would all others shun 
 
 Rather than that dear one forget — 
 
 Unless she truly was his own 
 
 The world would be but bleak and lone. 
 
 They sat beneath the <^reat old oak, 
 Where Manita oft heard the birds. 
 What each heart felt then neither spoke, 
 Their bliss might not be told by words ; 
 For silence often best can tell 
 What joy suppressed may fill the heart, 
 What peace within the soul may dwell 
 Of which no outer sign shows part. 
 
 " O Manita while you are here 
 Earth is a heaven in which to live, 
 And may no sullen cloud appear 
 To dim the sunshine life can give. 
 While you are with me earth will be. 
 Like yonder little shining star, 
 A place of pure felicity 
 Where none but radiant spirits are. 
 While you are here all seems like light, 
 Were you away all joy should fade. 
 And every hope be lost in night 
 Like flowers that wither in the shade — 
 But soon all doubt will have an end, 
 Our speedy union shall take place, 
 
[ 5i'» 1 
 
 To-moiTow's sun <)\ir liv«'8 sliall blend, 
 'rom'thor wr shall run litV''s race" — 
 Twas thus that Oi^ninah a'Mn'ssrd 
 The ont^ in this world h(( lovnl host. 
 
 hut Manita moved not nor spoko — 
 W>is it lioeausf her heart was full 
 Of that fresh hapi)iness whieh woke 
 Her gratitude so hountiful i 
 Pure happiness is often foun<l 
 To have in lowly hearts its Itirth, 
 As grains of gold which oft ahound 
 Have humble source within the earth. 
 
 At last, when urged by him, she said, 
 With treuibiing voice an<l sei-ming di-ead- 
 " I feel as if some woe were near, 
 That Kenab -ek with stealthy tivnd 
 Were going to bring some s(»i'row here. 
 Last night 1 dreamt I saw the owl, 
 And then I thought I saw the crow. 
 That Kenabeek, with angry scowl. 
 Was pacing near us t<j and fro. 
 And now I shuddei- when 1 tiiink 
 Of what perhaps that dream may bring, 
 Of hopes that rose but soon to sink. 
 Of poisoned arrows an<l their sting." 
 
 Then like some timi«l trembling fawn 
 
 That scarcely knows which way to run 
 
 When stands the hunter at the dawn 
 
 Aiming at lier the deadly gun, 
 
 Poor Manita looked wildly round. 
 
 Still Ogenuih was at her side. 
 
 Were he not near oft' she might bound 
 
 And in the deep woods (piickly hide— 
 
 Then with an impulse born of «lread 
 
 She turned and clasped him to her breast. 
 
 As if he there should ever rest. 
 
 Then on his bosom laid her head, 
 
 And on his lips her own lips pressed— 
 
 That moment's bliss then seemed to be 
 
 Bliss tit for an eternity. 
 
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 How Ix'nutit'ul was this ealiii nij^lit, 
 The pluc'iil moon looked iniMly down, 
 As it' enrth were a blessed sight 
 (ieunnecl by lieaven's own stany crown. 
 At times the northern ravs rushed hij'h, 
 (Jlowing like meteors on their way, 
 Like shining heraMs that rose to spy 
 The <lewy steps of coming <hiy, 
 Chasing the mists and ehaids away. 
 
 Of passing time, the lovers there 
 Scarce missed the blest hours in their Hight ; 
 Each felt reluctant to prepare 
 To leave the place and say "good-night." 
 Manita, speaking, softly said, 
 " May future meetings be like this," 
 While in her eves Om'mah read 
 Her heart, and gave his parting kiss 
 And said, " When we again meet here, 
 No further parting need we fear." — 
 Alas, ln)W close to them lay spread 
 A dark abyss they well might dread ! 
 
 A cloud stole o'er the moon's bright face, 
 And partial gloom spread roimd the place. 
 The night wnnd now began to sigh 
 As if soii.e storm were comin<r nii>h. 
 Its sad'ning voice was coarse and shrill. 
 The air grew cold, and shar]), and chill. 
 Just then was heard a dreadful shout — 
 Their barking hounds quick rushed about. 
 Again there came a savage yell, 
 As if from demons from some hell : 
 And now^ behind each shadina; tree 
 There seemed to lurk some enemy, 
 And nearer still some Indian troop 
 Shouted aloud the tierce war-whoop. 
 Poor Manita, in wildest dread, 
 Cried, " Ogemah, quick ! leave this place 
 Oh quickly flee or you are dead ! " 
 With him at once she would have fled — 
 But he the enemy w^ould face. 
 He would not turn his back in flight 
 Were Death upon him then to scowl 
 
[ iir> J 
 
 With all his liost, though dark as night, 
 To utir would 1k' disgrace most t\)ul. 
 lit' said to hei-, " Be not atVaid, 
 It may not he had as it seems" — 
 But she, poor trii»-jitened tremhliuir maid, 
 Agani thought of her dreadful di-eanis. 
 Yet scarcely then could he suspect 
 Tliat any treach'rous foe was near, 
 What falseness yet could he detect / 
 First Manita he must protect, 
 And there he stayed without a fear. 
 Eager to see who would appear 
 
 Then streamed a moonheam through the clou<l 
 And now beneatli the old oak tree. 
 
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 k>ne screuiiitr^i a,a n. ,-,11^ 
 
 Quenched out ; near hut a step he came 
 He gasped, and faintly called her name — 
 Ah dreadful sight 1 she fell and swooned, 
 Her hope; for happiness was doomed.. 
 
 The gleam of dawn was in the east, 
 The dew-drops gathered in each flower, 
 The niijlit wind its rouii:h rounds had ceased 
 It seemed like natui'e's lovliest hoin*. 
 Aurora's blush could now he seen 
 Crims'ning faint some slumliering cloud 
 Which soon dissolved as Day's young (jueen 
 Stole from the earth night's sable shroud. 
 Again the mellow morning light 
 Mingled with shadows on the shore 
 A thousand birds in their delight 
 (Greeted the sun-heams as hef(jre. 
 
[24] 
 
 How bouutit'ul WHS this calm night, 
 Tlie plfic'id moon looked n\iMly down, 
 As if o'lrth were a l)lesse<l sight 
 CJemmed by heaven's own starry crown. 
 At times the northern rays rushed high, 
 Glowing like meteors on their way, 
 Like shining heralds that rose to spy 
 The dewy steps of coming day, 
 Chasing the mists and clouds away. 
 
 Of passing time, the lovers there 
 
 Scarce missed the hlest hours in their Hight : 
 
 Each felt reluctant to prejiare 
 
 To leave the place and say " good-night." 
 
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 ^^A^ter the word ^^Crown," 4th line fro. the top, read the following lines 
 
 Mori"?f -^^ "moonbeams seemed to grow 
 More luminous at certain hours, ^ 
 As It bright angels to and fro 
 
 Were visiting some earthly bowers • 
 
 And partial gloom spread round ine piaec. 
 The nioht wind now beijan to sigh 
 As if some storm were comiiiij niijfh. 
 Its sad'ning voice was coarse and shrill. 
 The air grew cold, and sharp, and chill. 
 Just then was heard a dreadful shout — 
 Their barking hounds quick rushed about. 
 Again there came a savage yell, 
 As if from demons from some hell ; 
 And now bcdiind each shading tree 
 There seemed to lurk some enemy. 
 And nearer still some Indian troop 
 Shouted aloud the tierce war-whoop. 
 
 Poor Manita, in wildest dread, 
 
 Cried, " Ogemah, quick ! leave this place ; 
 
 Oh quickly flee or you are dead ! " 
 
 With him at once she would have fled — 
 
 But he the enemy would face. 
 
 He would not turn his back in flight 
 
 Were Death upon him then to scowl 
 
[ ■>:> ] 
 
 Witli all his host, tlumgh <lark; ns night, 
 To stir would be disgrnee most foul. 
 Ho said to hoi', " Bo not atVaid, 
 It ma}' not ho had as it sooms " — 
 But sho, poor t'lightonod tronihling maid. 
 Again thought of hor droadful di-oanis. 
 Yot searcoly thon could he suspoct 
 That any treach'rous foo was near, 
 What falsonoss yet could he detect i* 
 First Manita he must protect, 
 Ancl there he stayed witluait a fear. 
 Eager to see who would appear 
 
 Then streamed a mocmboam through the cloud 
 
 And now beneath the old oak tre(?, 
 
 Hearing the war-whoop long and loud, 
 
 Stood (Jgeniah where all could see — 
 
 As if awaiting Fate's decree. 
 
 Manita looked an<l with the rest 
 
 Saw Konabeek take slowly aim, 
 
 In terror then she did exclaim — 
 
 His deadly arrow reached the liroast 
 
 Of Ogemali, and quick there came 
 
 The crimson proof of some dread wound — 
 
 She screamed as if she saw life's flame 
 
 Quenched (jut ; near but a step he came 
 
 He gasped, and faintl}^ called her name — 
 
 Ah dreadful sight ! sho fell and swooned, 
 
 Her hope* for happiness was doomed.. 
 
 The gleam of dawn was in the east, 
 The dew-drops gathered in each flower. 
 The niixht win<l its rough rounds had ceased 
 It seemed like nature's lovliest hour. 
 Aurora's blush could now be seen 
 Crims'ning faint some sluml)ering cloud 
 Which soon dissolved as Day's young queen 
 Stole from the earth night's sable shroud. 
 Again the mellow morning light 
 Mingled with shadows on the shore 
 A thousand birds in their delight 
 (Greeted the sun-beams as before. 
 
[ -'« ] 
 
 An<l simsr and warbled o'er and o'er. 
 The lake seeuiiMl lost, and in its place 
 A gi'and laoad mirror was in view 
 Retieeting Nature's beauteous face, 
 And beauteous forms of every hue, 
 'Tvvas such a sight as seraphs see 
 When they, 'tis said, are ushered in, 
 Once more, thi'ough pearly gates to be 
 Where naught has been of shame or slii 
 
 But stay ! — what other sight is here <* 
 
 Stretched out upon the gravelly shore 
 
 (The faithful hounds still sitting near) 
 
 Lay Ogemah in death and gore — 
 
 To smile on her ah, never more. 
 
 For Manita was by his side, 
 
 Her head now resting on his breast. 
 
 And oft she gazed at him with pride, 
 
 And oft his pale cold lips she pressed. 
 
 There was a strange light in her eye, 
 
 A sad'ning smile was on her face, 
 
 No look of woe — of tear, or sigh. 
 
 Or stamp of grief, there was no trace. 
 
 With the dread shock she had received 
 
 All sorrow with her reason tied, 
 
 And the poor witless thing believed 
 
 That Ogemah could not be dead — 
 
 His hair the playful breeze still spread. 
 
 At times she sungj a low soft song 
 
 A tender childish lullaby 
 
 Lest those that did around her throng — 
 
 For many loitered all day long — 
 
 Should wake him by some heavy sigh. 
 
 If any came near where she lay 
 
 She'd wav«^ them further off to keep. 
 
 And in a whispering voice would say 
 
 " Hist, hist, you see he is asleep — " 
 
 How pitiful to see her there 
 
 Without a shade of grief or care, 
 
 Without the thought that sad and lone 
 
 Her life must be since he had gone. 
 
 Too late, alas, the Huron chief 
 
 Had heard of Kenabeek's base threat, 
 
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 And ere all rushed to the relief, 
 
 Young Ogeniah had found his death. 
 
 The slayer tried to steal away — 
 
 With his own tribe he tlared not stay. 
 
 But soon the wretch was caught and bound 
 
 And shortly near the place was found 
 
 The hated corpse of Kenebeek — 
 
 For vengernce followed sharp and quick. 
 
 They sunk his body in the lake 
 
 Where none a search for it could make. 
 
 A grave was dug near tlie old oak — 
 
 Manita thought 'twas for a bed. 
 
 She gathered flowers, and moss, and broke 
 
 From branches berries white and red, 
 
 And these within she spread with care, 
 
 An easy resting place to make ; 
 
 She told them all she would stay there 
 
 Till Ogemah again should wake. 
 
 And when they laid him down to rest, 
 
 Jnst as the sun sunk in the west, 
 
 She placed more flowers around his head 
 
 And once more his pale lips she pressed — 
 
 Men's tears told all they would have said — 
 
 In that dark cell he sat reclined 
 
 With Indian weapons near his hand, 
 
 And belts of wampum he could find 
 
 When going to join some spirit band. 
 
 Then moss and birch-bark covered all, 
 
 These were the young chief's funeral pall. 
 
 O'er these, night's shadows soon would fall. 
 
 As time passed onwards, day by day 
 
 Manita by that grave would stay. 
 
 And often she would steal by night 
 
 To that lone spot to glad her sight. 
 
 She fancied he was still asleep. 
 
 And that she must all quiet keep. 
 
 The children loved with her to be, 
 
 So childlike her simplicity. 
 
 And many to her flowers would bring 
 
 Which round the loved grave she would fling. 
 
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 And many came to lioar tlie soiij^ 
 Slio suntJf at times tli(; whole day lon^-. 
 She fancied too that Howers and liirds 
 Were list'ning to its tender words, 
 And that at niglit the (h-eaming moon 
 Sent eclioes to her simph) tune — 
 It was a loving lay to clieer 
 While Ogeiiiah lay sle<'ping near — 
 Alas, no somid coiiM rt^ich his eai". 
 
 M ANITAS SONG. 
 
 1 have a little friend 
 Up in the tall pine tree. 
 In the sunny air he sings, 
 Sits and sings with folded wings, 
 Sings low and soft down by the lake, 
 Lest he should Ogemali awake. 
 
 I have a pretty friend, 
 The red breasLin the tree. 
 All day for me^smgs, 
 Word from Ogemah he brings, 
 And often warbles by the lake 
 To see if he is yet awake. 
 
 My little pretty friend, 
 Will always stay with me. 
 While each simple song he sings 
 To my mem'ry c^ften brings 
 Something once told me by the lake 
 When Ogemah was there awake. 
 
 Yearti fled away, and human beings slied tears — 
 F; • ,'"'. came human grief and human fears. 
 Aid ..^i*; ' "iC creature yet spent restless days 
 ^' aljC! ng the waves, the moonbeams, or the rays 
 iji fad rg diiy ; and culling simple flowers, 
 Oi iioi:, liii^^ to the birds at other hours. 
 And still from early dawn till solemn night 
 Where'er she went she kept that grave in sight. 
 No tear of hers was on that lone mound shed. 
 Why should she weep ? Ogemah was not dead ! 
 
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 Thougli silver tlircuids of Time were in lier hair 
 Slie still believed that lu; lay slei'piiig there. 
 The children she would at a distance keep, 
 Lest playing there they niiirlit disturb his sleep. 
 How many pitied her while nnuid she'd wend 
 Still singin*^^ ot't— " I have a little friend," 
 Her favourite song. Tlien other children eame. 
 Children of those who had first heard her name. 
 But she wlio lingered there, a watchful shade, 
 Like some poor stricken flower, began to fade. 
 And though her constant steps grew now more slow, 
 ArcHmd the sacred place she yet would go. 
 
 One autumn eve, just as the sun had set. 
 
 She asked a child more fragrant flowers to get. 
 
 She strewed them slowly while she watched the west, 
 
 And said, " I'm wearied now and here must rest. 
 
 Here for a while I shall a slumber take. 
 
 Arouse me if Ogemah should awake." 
 
 Then on the flowers her fading form she laid. 
 
 The children heard in silence what she said. 
 
 And when to camp 'twas time t6 have her led. 
 
 The faithful Manita was cold and dead. 
 
 And Ogemah and Manita his l)ride 
 
 At Sturg(M)n Point are lying side by side ; 
 
 And the rough waves that oft rush up the shore 
 
 Seem wailing out a dirge for evermore. 
 
 
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