The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-28

fO"St- lie A4Ntu dtnlER Inc FRnnfo
learning their mode OF life, and with them
suffered joys and sorrows. hunyer and
.Mah'' joining in their war songs and dances.
ne was regarded as the iris OF the nortb
west lempeses, ard as a divine benefactor
ne auected to be influenced by the spirit of
god, but from his love Of mischief
ne seemed at times inspired with
eue mahgDlty OF devil His
! voice was at one moment deen and
sonorous as q thunder-clap, and at another
II was soft as wornans voice can be. He
eVlnced the sagaclty, cunning, perseverance
ana heroic courage which constitute the ad--
miratiou Of the Indian, yet there was moth
ing too low or trivial for him to attempt
when upon mischief bent. The period of his
laoours upon earth having expired, he with
drew to dwell with his brother in the north.
where he directs the storms. 1t is believed
that he viii return again to this earth and
exercise an important power in the final
disposition Of the human race.
TIE ALGONQUIN HERO.
Similar in character to Hiawatha and
Maaabozho is the Algonquin hero, Gloos-
kap. His name means the liar, because he
promised when he left the earth to return
once more, and he has not done so vet. He
is represented as giant whose head touches
the stars, and whilst he is fearful to encoun-
ter as a foe, Yet at home is gentle, though
According to the Indians OF Maine, Gloos-
kap created the world. and made the first
men from TIE ash tree, aud they were ode
void of sense" till he gave it to them.
He came first into this country through
Nova Scotia, Maine AID Canada, into the
land of the Wabanaki, next to sunrise
There were only wild Indians there in those
days Then he created the small elves, little
men, dwellers in hills. and in this way he
peopled the land. He made all the animals,
and they were under his co troll
Now, many years ago, far in the north,
while the Indians were assembled at a GER
tain place, there was a great earthquake,
and the ground heaved and rumbled. The
rocks shook and fell down, and tee Indians
were filled with CONSERVATION Presently
Glooskap stood before taem and said: 81 go
away now. but l shall return again; when
you feel the ground tremb.e, then know
it is l."
So they will know when the last great
day is near at hand, for Glooskap will
shake the ground beneath his mighty tread,
the earth will shudder at his approach. In
that day great battle will take place be
tween the frost giants, stone giants, and
9th powers of evil, and great hills will he
dashed together, and mighty trees will
tremble and fall to the ground. All the
wild animals shall flee in terror to the utter
most limits of the earth. aud the Indian
will be overcome with terror
Before GlooskaD left the world he freed
it from the mighty monsters of olden times,
chased the giants cut of the wiIdernesses
and appeased the dreaded Chenoo of the
north. whilst evil beasts, devils and serpents
were no longer allowed to roam at will. He
did all in his power TO make his chosen pee
pie happy.
But the white man came and with ruthless
band
Cleared the forests and sowed the land,
And drove from their hauntS by the sunny shore
Micmac and moose forevermore.
And Glooskap Saddened and sore distressed,
Took bis way to the unknown west,
And the Micmac kindled his wigwam fires
Far from the grave of his child and his fire;
Where now, as be weaves his basket gay,
And paddles his birch canoe away,
He dreams OF the happy time for men
Wien Glooskap shall come to his tribe again.
Glooskap is row making arrows and pre-
pairing for great battle, and he is to come
:or h at the new twilight of the gods and
exterminate the Iglesmani, establishing an
eternally happy hunting ground.
THE LAST DAY.
The following account of the last day was
obtained from an old Passamaquaddy In
dian by Mrs. w. Wallace Brown of Calais,
Me-,
is Glooskap living yetg'
YES. far away-no one knows where.
Some say he sailed away in his stone can De
beyond the sea 10 the east, but he Will re-
turn III it one day. Others say that he went
to the west. One story tells that while he
was alive, those who went to him ami found
him could have their wishes given to them
But there is story thai if one travels long
and is not afraid. he may still find the great
sycamore. Yes, he lives in vary great, a
very long wigwam. He is always making
arrows. One side of the lodge is full of ar
lows now. They are as thick as that.
When it is quite full he will come forth and
make war. He never allows any one to
enter the wigWam while he is making these
arrows
"And on whom will he make warw
'He will make war on all-kill ALL There
will bs no more world-world all gone
Dunno how quick-mebbe long time. AL
be dead then. mebbe-g uess it will be long
time
"Are any to be saved by any oneg'
Dunno. Ne hear how some say world all
burn up some day. water all boil. all fire;
some good ones be taken up in good heavens,
but me du- no-ne just hear that Only hear
So
Thus we see that among the Indian tribes,
as among the more civilized nations of the
earth, q day is to come when heroes like
Arthur of England, Barbarosse and others
now in retreat, will issue forth and rescue
their country from the tyranny of the op-
pressor, and to relieve the oppressed. The
belief il coming Messiah by the Sioux
tribes is shared by all the Indian tribes, al
though their hero is known under other
names, but all believe in one mighty hero,
tyrannical pae-faces,