East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-01-24
EAST SAGINAW, MICHIGAN, JANUARY "a, 1861.

else their utmost ingenuity 10 keep then
children from starving. Abstinence, on
the part of the elder members of the
family, is regarded both as duty aud a
merit. Every effort is made to satisfy
the importnnity Of the little ones for food,
and if there be story.telIer in the lodge
he is sure to draw upon his cabin lore, to
amuse their minds, and bcguilc the time.
In these storms, when each inmate oi
the lodge has his cOna,@, or wrapper
tightly drawn around him, and all are
covering around the cabin fire, should
some sudden puff Of wind drive a volume
of light snow into the lodge, it would
scarcely happen, but that some one of the
group would cry ont "Ah, Pauppukeewiss
is now gathering his harvest" an cx.
preston which has tho effect to put them
all into good humor.
Pauppukcewiss, was crazy brain, who
played many queer tricks but took care,
nevertheless, to supply his family and
children with food But, in this, he was
not always successful. Many winters
have passed since he was ovcrtaken; at
this very season Of the year, with great
want, aud he, with his whole family, was
on the point of starvation. Every re-
source seemed to have failed. The snow
was 50 deep, and the storm continued so
long, that he could not even find n pat
ridge or hare. And his usual resource
of llsh had entirely failed. His lodge
stood i'll point of woods, not far back
from the shores of the Gitchiguma, or
great water, where the autumnal storms
had piled mp the ice into high pinnacles,
resembling castles.
"I will go," said he to his family one
morning, "to these castles, and solicit the
pity Of the spirits, who inhabit them, for
| know that they are the residence of
some of the spirits of Kabiboonoka. He
did so, and found that his petition was
not disregarded. They told him to fill
his mushkemoots, or sacks, with ice and
snow, and pass on toward his lodge, with
out looking back, until he came to GER
tain hill. lie must then drop his sacks,
and leave them till morning, when he
would find them filed with fish.
They cautioned him, that he must by
no means look back, although he would
hear great many voices crying out to
him, in abusive terms, for these voices
were nothing bu; the wind playing
through the branches of the trees. He
faithfully obcyed the Injunction, although
he found it hard to avoid turning round,
to see who was calling out to him. Aud
when he visited his sacks in the morning,
he found them filled with fish.
1t Glanced that Manabozho visited
him on the morning that he brought
home the sacks of fish. lie was invited
to partake of n feast, which Pauppnkee.
wiSs ordered to be prepared for him
While they were eating, Manabozho
could not hel p asking him, by what means
he had procured such an abundance of
food, at time when they were all in a
state OF starvation.
Pauppukeewiss frankly told him the
secret, and repeated the precautions which
were necessary to ensure success. Man
abozho determined to profit by his in
formation, and as soon as he could, he
set out to visit the icy castles. All things
happened as he had been told The
srilits seemed propitious, and told him to
ill and carry. lie accordingly filed his
sacks with ice and snow, and proceeded
rapidly toward the hill of transmu,ation
but as ne ran he heard voices caling out
behind him, "thiefw "thief! Tie has
stolen fish from Kabhoonoka,' cried one
"Mukumik ! mukumili Take it awayl
Take it away" cried another.
In fine his ears were so assaled by all
manner of opprobrions terms, that he
could not avoid turning his head, TO see
who it was that thus abused him. But
his curiosity dissolved the charm. When
he came to visit his bags next morning,
he found them filed with ice and snow.
In consequence, he is condemned every
year, during the month of March, to run
over the hills, with Pappukewiss follow
ing him, with the cries of mukumik !!
mukumik!
NoTE. This trick seems put, with al
lcporlc lnStice, on MahaooIno, on account
of his vain-glorious boasting, and imita-
ton of others for there was nothing done
by any one, which he did not deem him
self adequate to, and Immediately set
about to perform. Story-tollers say, he
was once rebuked for this spirit, by n
little child, who picking up his foot put
his great toe in his mouth, which Man
abozha tried, but could not do. The
Ohjibwas apply the term PEEwuN to the
kind of finely granulated snow-storm,
ahovc alluded To |