Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1894-02-01

And reflect the forests In them.
Brightest, clearcst s. Alamoosook,
Gi-tening, laughing In the sunlight,
Faircst far l. AlAmooSook
on its banks within their wigwams
Live the mighty >arramiseic=.
Live the sachems aud the sanAp-.
Live the wise men and the warriors,
Live the Young men and the old men
or the mighty Narramlssics.
From their wigwams slowly upward
Curl- the hlue smoke reaching -kywari
TIN II spreads across the Heavens
spread affair Into the Eastward
like a mighty OAK trees branches
TIL II meets n branches meeting
Smoke from other camp fires rising,
Prom the fires before the wigwsm-.
Nigwam- OF the brave Nicolin-.
Mighty tribe IN fishing. hunting.
Many -achcms. =anHp-. wise men,
Many warriors, braves and Young men
Has the mighty tribe >icoliu.
A. the camp fire. smoke. in meeting
Each one n4ingles with the other.
So the mighty tribes Ike brothers
Float together and ccnmingc,
Hence this legend tell the old men.
Tell it To their childrrn'- children.
Tell Of how the Narramis-ir-.
How the mis- hty tribe 81 'Moo<ook
Took the trail into the Eastward.
To the land Of the >icolin-
Not with war paint on their faces.
Ne. with spears or bow aud arrow
But uuaTmci went Nhrrani<~ir-.
|; was in the wiutry snow moon
tnd the face OF Alamoo-onk
Smiled not, for the mighty Ice King
Laid hi- hand upon the features
Md the storm king with hi blanket;
with hi- thick AMI doWuy covering
ma the face Of Alsmoc@tsok
Well they Knew the ice and snow liug=
hat they soon wouA lose their prisoner
When the >prirgtme from the Southwark
Comes with melting brvath and sunshine
- with chilly grip and heavy
Fast they held 10 Alam"o~o"k
Just without hi- lodge stood INah
& hicf ~ all the NArrami-slr-
cared he >orthwArd, Southwark. Eastward.
cared upon Old AlAmpo-puk
saw the snow king- heavy blanket
SPREAD away L. the horizon
saw the ics boat at thor u.uring-
Heard the Whispering % th@ hr,cze,
flowing ~"it among lhs ptac trcr-
Ibru Win mighty rear auI rushing
ame strong wind from the Eastward
Through the wo.,-llarsl-. der the BAL. tops
~Rcrplus iuwu 'rrJ-. NlAmao-,,ak
amg loud and cheerful c.Amug,
anne a On. hty. lau. haIiu.ius
A. q huudr,vi WARRIOR shouting
liJ!ug high their soios. hrAycnwari
Nrt tho" vpri- YER borne g. LDAn.
hirf NJ all III" >ArrAml-.ic-
\ w -t"oai without NJ. uiswAm
hu thr banks b AiAaou-p.k
.>arrAmI--ic- NArrami-.lc-
lrayc-t tri.e ou plain 10 IIAnc"cA.
li".irsi warrior. hr,t Ia hunting.
! ir-t 20 h-tiug. So t-,Af sailing
Hear ihc .g-rsch ~ the >lralin-
Hear The shty men % tli.werth
q 1me and bear u NarrAmi--ic-,
'nule into nuT mighty wigwAm,
4 lur ami dance the Peace lance with u,
Come and smoke the Tx talumci
Come and fca-t aud drink the >agwa,
'"mc and drink the TALKING water
Com LDAh. and your sachcm-.
Hriug your ch!efiaius and your sanap-.
EriuE your warriors and ypur braycsneu
liTiHs Le-homer. AlEeHn, jimPat.
Bring hlcf stevens ana LutApiey.
Md bring Chief Guy. Clcye and Whltmore
Nhitmore lie the mighty liar
Leave tsc -4uaw- to gGanI the lodges.
''uard the wigwam- and papoo-cs
'omr. . come, TO the Sicoin-
Come, - mighty men Of Buck port
" q are ready for the fca sting
We have hrcwed the mighty >agwa,
Tome We pray you, NarraHai~-iC-"
Then Chief Lljah called together
AiI the Ach-ul~ ami the -anap-
NJ the hrase- and mighty warriors,
All the young men and the ola men
~ the tribe 81 >arrami--ic
We Mi! - - the >icuiu>
We III take the trail to Eastward
W hen the moon begins the waning.
-Four sleeps after the tuH moon
" d VIII 20 unto our BROTHER
We viii 10 to the Ntculiu-
Look you well 70 helt- ami snow -hoe-
Md your mocca-in. ~ deer -kln
Erc We take the trail to Eastward
To the Land OF the >icOlin-."
Thus dld braves Of NArrami--lr
Take the trail into the Eastward
Through the forest swiftly speeding
Crossing silent STRAINS and meadows
over hiIltops down through valleys
Never stopping, pressing onward
Went the braves Of Narraml--ic
To the land OF tn >iconus
TIL they the IRE light cleaning
saw the fires VI the Nicolln-
burning cheerful welcome seeming
To the weary Sarramt--ic-.
Long and loud the ehou, % greeting
oi Nirpliu'- hief- and warriors
A. from out the forest filing
one by one In long procession
Came tse chieltain- ard the -achems
Came the sauap- ami the old men
Game the warriors and the Young men
OF the mighty Narramis-ic-.
Welcome welcomc' Welcome. brother
Come wt'hin our biggest wigwam.
shake the snow from Un your blankets
Lose your belts, hang up YOUR snow shoes,
~ before our wiswam camp fire,
Dry your m"cca-iu- Of deer skin"
shout together the <lcolin-.
W
There wa- ieasting and rejoicing.
There were many songs of yalur,
Tales that caused a mi ghiy laug hter
Both together drank the >agwa,
Drank the cheerful talking water;
Smoked the big Calumet, peace pipe
Wondered at the tricks of Hegyi,
He the wonderful magician.
Listened 10 the sachem'- speeches.
Mighty Sachem- from the Westward
spoke when the big feast was ended
spoke they many words Of Wisdom.
All night long till early morning
Narramissics and Nicolinz
Chatted. laughed and chaffed and tested.
Brought within a wandering red man
Brought a stranger. Iii Mise wassee
From his camp fire in the forest.
Burned he mighty liar, Whitmure
Burned within the roaring camp lire
With many a weird and strange cantation
TIL the fires of the morning
1lowed and frightened In the Eastward.
Then the mighty Narrami-sic-
Turned their faces 10 the Westward
To their lodges by old 'Moosook.
Farewell, farewell, Sarramis-ics
Farewell, farewell brave Nicolins
A nd the forests echoed farewell
And the winds bore back farewell
From the ieeting Narramissics
To their brothers the Nicolins.
Hence this legend tell the old men
Tell 1t TO their children's children
Tell of how the Narramissics
How the mighty tribe Of Moosook
Took the trail into the eastward
To the land of the Nicolins
Not with war paint on their faces
Not with spears or bows and arrows
But unarmed went Narramissic.