New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-11-06

By The Wet " ind, false ana iAlthitss
By the h.aiiless Nudes eews.
The young / iswatha is left 10 the care Of
rsudmother Nokomis, Daughter Of the Moon, vi
sd now become wIinkled and haggard by scro
I'd ace. Her wigwam stood by the shores
itche Ounce, by the shining Big Sea- Wste
ehind il rose the forest Of black and aloor
inc trees. Before 1t the clear and sunny wa'
hone in soft bris htness. Here the dark-eyed b
rev up, learning of the weird Sokomis many
rets of the stars that shine in heaven, listen
, the solemn music of the pine trees and {
,ystic tapping OF the water, wondering at
loon and the rainbow, talking with the birds
heir sweet languages and taking many less
-om the beavers, squirrels, and reindeer.
,ppth he takes his first degree in the prscn'
,ysteries of woodcrait, of which the poet s,ye'
vivid picture:
Then Iagoo. ths great bosster,
lie the maIyeiOUs story teller,
He The traveller aud the taiker,
He the friend Of old Nokoms,
Mace bow Tor Hlavatna;
From bra, ch of asa he made y,
From an OAK bOus b maze the arrors,
Timed with fart, snG winged With feoibeTs
Ard The cord he mace OF deer-sku.
Then be said 10 Hlswatoa:
Go, ny SOD, into the forest,
Where the red oeeT herd togeiber,
XIII for US a lannon's roebucs,
Kill for us 3 deer wi b antlers "
Forth into the forest straightway
All alone walked HIawa;ha
Proudly, with his bow sn1 srTossi
And The birds sang round him, DER hin,
do rot stOC' Us, Hi,ws,ha
Sang the Opecbee, the robiR,
Ssng The blue-bird, the OSssss,
ado not shoot us, lli,watbai
Up the oekiIee close beside him,
Sprsng the squirrel A jidsumo,
In and out among the branches,
Coughed and Chartered from the och tree,
Iaug bed and SAID between biz laughing
"Do not shoot me, Hiawaths
And the rabbit f. om his pathway
Ltaped ssioe, ard at a distance
Sa erect upon his hsuDches,
Half in fear and half in frohc,
Saving 10 the little hunter,
DO Dot shoot me, Hiswatha :"
But he hetded not, nor heard then,
For his thoughts were with the red deer;
On III, ir tracks bic eyes were fasiened,
Leading downward TO the river,
To the ford across the river,
And as one in slumber wals ed be.
Hicden in the alder bushes,
Tere he wai'ed hll the deer came,
Till be cav two ahters lifted,
Saw two eye look from the ,hicke',
Saw two Dostrils point to aindwa'd,
And deer came down the pathway,
Fletkes with Ieafy light and shallow
Ard his hesr. within him hu.tered,
Tembled ln e the leaves above bin,
Like the birch.lsaf palpita,ed,
Az the deer came do IN the p.'hwsy.
Then, upon ole knee Uprising,
Hiawaiba aimed an srow;
Scarce a tziy moved with he motor,
Scarce leaf was stirred or rushed,
But the way rOebnck started,
Stamped with all bis hoofs together,
Listened With ore foot uplifted,
Lesped a. if 10 meet the arrow;
All he singing, fatal arrow,
Like wasp j: buzzed and sung hin,
Dead he lay there in the fores,
BY the ford across he river;
Beat bis tint heart no longer,
But the heart ef Hawatba
Thvobbed and sho utei and exulted,
As he bore thu red deer homsward,
Ard Isgoo AID NOkomis
Hailed bis coming With appl.usss.
From TIE ed deer's bice Nokobe
Made cloak for Hiawsths,
From the red deere fesh Nokoms
Made banquet IN his honor
All IL village came and fessted,
All the guess praised Hisxsths,
Called him Strong. Heart, Scan ge-tske!
Called bin Loon Heart, MAIN go az see'
Biawatha has now grown out Of childhood II
manhood, and is skilled in all the craft q bunte
earned in all the lore Of old men, in gil youth
ports and pastines, and 10 al manly arts Q
abors. He Was so swift Of foot that be col
vertsLe the arrow which he had just disckars
rom bis bow-so strong Of arm that be COZ
boot ten arrows upward before the fret VIII
eft the bow string Tad fallen to the ground. ]
ime comes for him to celebrate solemn fsss, p
mipsry to bis mission as the benefaetor Of
eople. On the foarth day Of this observance, -
~ exhausted on HE couch of leaves and branch
azirg with bslfopen eyelids on the g'esmihg
he water and the splendor of the sunset, be u
youth approaching through the purple twihs
ressed in garments Of green and yellow, with
nd golden hair, and green plumes waving ever
orehead This was Mondamin who bed
cended from tie Master OF Life in order TO
truct the favored youth in regard to the object
10 prayer. He invites Hiawatbs 70 rise from
ed Of branches and wrestle with him.
FAINT with fannie, Hiswsths
Started from his ben % brauobes,
From the twiIigh' Of bic wigwsn
Forth into The hUsh OF sunset
Care, an wles'lei with MordaniB;
A, his 'ou Z be fer new courage
Throbbing IL bis brain and bosom,
Felt rev lfe and hope and vigor
Run through every nerve and hosr.
The trial was repeated on two successive "a
Nth a result which the students Of Indian trs
ion have already anticipated:
Thrice tieJ srtsusG Ghere Nsetoer