Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-08
tered the sun while the two evil ones were

tefed the sun while the two evf ones were
As sprout snd hts company were row.
iEE on with the sun In their canoe
the old grandmother ran to the hank
and demanded that 1t be returned.
She became piteousiy humble. and finally
1t was agreed that the sun should be in the
east half OF the day. and that 1t should
Come west to shine over this continent dur
ing the other half. Flint continued to con-
spire against his brother. One day he came
to this continent and shut all ~ the AM
mails In huge cave. Sprout learned Of this
and opened the entrance. Before all Of the
trance again. and the poor creatures were
shut up forever. afterward becoming the
uncanny things which live under the
ground.
The Death OF Flint.
Finally Sprout decided to rid the earth of
his brothers evf influence. so he took him
hunting one day and he asked Flint of what
weapons he was most afraid. Flint said.
Buck horns and flint stones" Sprout said
he was most afraid Of rushes, which was
untrue. They finally had a furious night,
and Sprout easily killed his brother who
had believed that he could be conquered
with PUSHES. During this encounter the
mountains were piled UP as braces for the
feet Of the fighting giant spirits. Having
lost her favorite grandson. the sky god
wife became the mother of the spirits of the
Gead- Now. deprived of his two enemies.
people whom he intended to create. While
making ready for them he one day met an
other spirit. whose name was Death. and
WHO claimed that the world belonged to
him. They challenged each other to show
his power, and agreed that whichever should
bring a distant mountain to his feet would
be the ruler. Death tried and failed, but
SrrOut moved the mountain with little diff
ficulty. Death, thereupon. begged that his
life be spared and promised to aid Sprout.
If so allowed. Sprout granted the request,
and 1t was agreed that feast be given to
Death once year. IL they failed to OBJ
serve this feast the future people of the
earth were to be visited by destruction.
All preparations being made, Sprout at
last created man and woman. After
they were completed they lay at his feet
like two fifeless logs. Seeing this. Sprout
put them to sleep. took rib from the
mans body, also one from the woman s.
body ard vice versa. This caused an affec-
ton to exist between them: they grew
sociable and loved each other and became
the father and mother Of the human race.
Hinwathn's Original.
Another interesting bit of mythology
which Mr.. Hewitt Is investigating Is the
original Indian story of Hiawatha. Ha-
vatha was a common Onondaga chief. al
though Longfellow made him demigod
and placed him among the Objibwa tribe,
iishabiting the region surrounding Lake
Superior. Most Of the great deeds with
which Hiawatha was credited by the poet
appeared as the works Of the sky god in
the original mythology. According to the
genuine version Of the story, Hiawatha,
whose name means ditch digger" was
Mohawk by birth, but was afterward adopt
ed by the Onondagas and made their chief.
He found that his people were constantly
quarreIing and fighting and that a certain
wizard among them was building up an
evil influence over all OF the tribe. Hfa-
watha decided to call together a council
where all disagreenents and troubles might
he regulated. After calling two councils.
which the wizard broke UP by inttmidating
the people. Hiawatha called third and en-
deavored to withhold intelligence of 1t
from the wizard and his followers. At the
third council, which many attended. sew
eral of the wizards men caused riot by
telling the people that some great monster
was descending upon them from the sky.
In the rush Of excitement Hiawatha's
daughter was killed and the council broken
up Hiawatha became distracted with grief,
and, seeing that he vas helpless to better
his people, decided to travel to the land Of
the Mohawks to appeal for assistance. Az
ter a long and weary journey, he arrived at
the camp Of the Mohawf1s, and their chief
agreed to return with him. On their return
they met the Oneidas. whose chief became
part of the confederation The three ma
lions combfn ed against the dreaded wizard
and went before him in council When he
appeared his hair was formed of many
serpents and his feet and hands were like
the claws of turtle. They transformed
him into human being, inspired him with
virtue and made him the head of their
league After that all went well with the
Onondagas. This Is much as Mr.. Hewitt
has so far learned of Hiawatha in the orig
ir al mythology.
The Annual Council.
Each year the dignitaries of the Six Ma
tons meet in council held at some selected
spot. This ceremony lasts four days
Preaching takes place every morning from
o'clock until noon. Various domestic
problems are discussed and considerable
sound doctrine is disseminated. The fourth
day is ended with gambling game, play
ed with peach pits of different colors,
thrown like dice. In these games the I'M
fortunate participants often lose all of their
earthly possessions. Mr.. Hewitt says that
there are recorded instances of actual cases
where men coming from great DISTANCES
having bet and lost every stitch of their
clothes have had to walk home naked, in
the dead of winter, when the ground was
deep with snow.
WHO IS LOSING BY THE BICTCLEs