Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1839-08-13

Tho giant, supIosng hat whoever possessed the 4
shtr feather. possessed Oh ifs virtues, went oUi
lpon he prancs 81 hunt. hui returned uns1cccss-
Gl Tho dog went ou, the same dsy bunting on
TIC banks Of a river lie drew stone cot % The
water which Immediately became a beaver. Tho
uezt day the giant followed the dog and. hiding bee
hind o ifcc saw the mannor IN which The dog went
into the nvcr and drew out stone. and bad zee sat-
Isactlon Of seeing u transformed into q beaver
TYING il So his belt I've carried it home. and as is
customary, throw It down before Sic door Of hs
lodge before be entered Amer being SEATED short
time, be- told has wife to bring his belt hunting
grdic She did Soc and returned 1t, with nothing
tied 10 il but a stone.
The next day, the dog finding that ms method Of
catching beavers had been discovered went 20 a
wood at some distance, and broke off charrcd
limb from a burned tree. which instantly became q
bear The giant, who had again watched hun, did
the same. and carried bear home but his wife.
when She 10 60 out for IL, found nothing but a
black suck tied 10 his belt
The ernni's wife determined she would go 10 her
father, and tell him what valuable husband she
had, who furnished her lodge with abundance. Sho
set out while her husband went 10 hunt. As soon
~' dog i..d donn-'o1 81 Dor yn,dc sirps 90 bis
mistress 10 sweat him. after the manner of the Indl-
ans. She accordingly made a lodge just large C.
uuuch for him 10 creep in. She then put in heated
stones. and poured on water. After TINS had been
thus continued the usual time, he came ont a
very handsome young man, hut had not the power
Of speech.
Meanwhile the elder daughter had reached he4
! fathers and told him OF the manner in which her
sister supported dog, treating him as her husband
and of the singular skill this animal had in hunting
I The old man, suspectng there was some magic IN
1t, sent dcputation of young and women 70 ash
her 10 come 10 him. and bring her dog along. When
this dcputaon arrived, they were surprzed 10 find
in the place Of the dog, so fine young man. They
both accompanied the messengers to the father, who
was no less astonished. lie assembled all the old
and wise Of the nation to see the exploits which,
it was reported, the young man could Perform
| The giant was among the number. lie took his
pipe and filed it, and passed it to the Indians, TO see
If any thing would happen when they smoked Il
was passed round to the dog who made a sign &c
hand it TO the first giant, which done, nothing was
effected. lie then took it himself He made
sign 10 them 20 put the white feather on his head
This was done, and Immediately he regainod bis
speech. He then commenced smoking and behold
immencc flocls of white and blue pigeons rushed
| from the smoke.
| The chief demanded of him his history, which h,
| faithfully recouned. When it was finished, tho
chief ordered that the giant should be Transformed
INTO dog, and turned into the middle of the vii
age, where the boys should pelt him TO death witt
| clubs
The chief then ordered on the request Of Tho
White Feather, that all the young mon should EN-
ploy themselves for four days in making arrows
lie also asked for buffalo robe. This robe he Gu
litp h Nii'uHi diio HoNth III Nlt ildiilc' AZ t'
end of the four days he invited them TO gather 10
gcthcr all their arrows, and accompany him to
buffalo hunt. They found that these shrcds of skin
had grown into a very large herd of buffalo The
killed many as they pleased, and enjoyed GOO
festival IN honor of his triumph over the giant
Having accomplished their labor, the White Fea
ther got his wife TO ask her fathers permission TO q
with him on visit TO his grandfather. He rcphc
10 this solicitations that woman must follow he
husband into whatever quarter Of the world he ma
choose to 90. The young man then placed tn
white feather in his frontle and, taking his war-clu
in his hand, led the way into the forest, followed b.
his faithful wife.