The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-29
CURSE OF PAH-KAH-K00S.
Az ENCOUNTER WITH THE EVIL
hpIRIT or THE IL6OSOUINS.
A white Hunter Who Certainly Lost n
Moose After DespoiiinE n Strange Image
n the Forest - Story of an Indian
Guid. Of Harm Done to Hia Ancestors.


evil spirit so the Algonquins Of the Northland
say who makes sport Of men, and by his cunning
machluations brings to naught their best en-
de,yur, lie has one place OF abode, but con-
sently travels about here and there. wherever
his yhlm- direct him, and he is no elusive chang
ING hi. form At will. that his victims never rccog
ri,c HIM until too late. Sometimes hurting
,hc land rs a dreadful blizzard people have seen
his fearful countcnance MS he leercd and shrieked
At them from the whirling storm wrcaths and
hrkonci To them with his long, bony, clawlike
hands lie has been known To take the form OF
yarous animals In order To lead the hunter never
snding chase. Asa beautiful maiden he has lurcd
many q man to death, and many woman, mis-
t.king him for a handsome youth, has met
swin, late
Thee were tracking moose along the pine
fingrd shores of lakclet which nestles at the foot
n, . giant mountain OF the northern Rockies
rhev we're proceeding very cautiously on the fresh
t,sil of the great animal pccring anxiously ahead
through the half gloom Of the coming night for
glimpse # him, when the city man discerned
something half revealed and half concealed by
,h. tnterscing branches of the frs which startled
him and caused him to bring his rifle to his Shout
der in A hurry II appeared To be an Indian brave
in full war costume waiting TO take shot at the
hunters and very likely he would havesent bull
10, through the object had not the voice Of the half
breed guide treasured him
proceed" he said: "'tis but an image. IT'S
Pah kat. koos what you call the evil spirit"
Pressing through the intervening thicket they
.,o,d a nom,u, later before the curious figure
pine tree he'd been cut oil at the height
otaman and the top Of the stump carved to re-
scmble human head the eyes. nose and other
,,,r,cs h,i,cr p,iutnd I'm black and forming a
sh.,n contrast 10 ,hc clear. white wood. The
4 nV,t-nt ~
,,bht Tins md crowned with a war bonnet OF
,,,,,i,,. fo,th.rs Around its waist was a beaded
hsr containing n knife and sheath and q small
,onoh,yk I'p,n It's back was a culver of arrows
,ndoh,v one stiff ou,strctchrd arm supported
. IN, ~ .rrcn, make and the other held a pipe
and tob,cr, nouch
nrh, yhot IN earth is this What does il
o,,oo os,od ,b, city, man who Ind been named
l,i ~ j. ,,,o ,,,o, word for errc.pborn
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apnti,b,cl, mt i, hock,~ tho ,uide exclaimed
w., ,,,,s, M, s,.,l from, p,h.k,b-knos II vou
do ,s viI, b,r. ~, Icl. all IN, ,sn,e will csc,n,
nc and soma c.,.,t ,,isfo,,,re vill surely, h,nnen
~, said tho city man What AN idc,,
di5r,,thirL .Iobr hat with tho c1omrls If vou,
rrg,isb father ard ,ftar vour long association
,ri,h ,rbito mon you would still hclicv. in the
.rr.,s,i,iors ~ VOW ,,,tbc,s roorl, 7 sb,u
tcar the oriv., in sn,tc If tho evu snirits"
r'ho I'D. ,,oy,,. sho,L bis hosd 81 Lnow
vho,I t,o,, M. said Whom misfortune comes
,emen,hcr that | b,grcd vou Nv mt IL hack
A little inter canning tn the edge of a small OMEN.
inr in tho forost th.,. s,y tho e,r.,, hui, thev
we're ,r,cl,inr l.su,o,v o,,i,,, tho ,erde, shoots
of n bunch Of willows The CITY man took a lonp,
and careful mir, At tho regior ~ his heart ard
pulled the trigger. I'm, hammer fell with n dull
click on the firing piu md with one hound the
p,ooss Jis,pneo,cJ inn, ,b ,,d.,r,,ou,h and
went crashing away ont of bco,iry
Great C%sat's ghost" exclaimed Mou-ni-aa
y forgot to load my gum"
Yes you did" John said mournfully; but
twas Pah-kah-k oos who made you forgctit His
curse is already upon us"
The small fire Of dry quak ing asp blazed cheer
fully in the cenc of the lodge and the tired sports
men enjoyed it's warmth as they recned on the
fragrant balsam cuuchcs and recounted
the adventures Of the day One had success
fully stalked a couple Of large goats: an
other had proudly brought into camp the
Immense horns and head of bighorn;
still another had shot couple Of mute deer bucks
Mou nj as alone had come home without trophy
Of the chase but his stolen culver was viewed
with interest by his brother sportsmen, and John
called upon to tell them something about
Pah.kah-koos
Well" he began, lcsurely filling his ppc with
amlyturc Of tobacco and red willow bnrk, Il will
tell you about him, but YOU will learn for your
.elrcs ,o,,, or,,.L ,u 49,, rr;-h =, IT, ,d
'' ''' 'h"ush "' s"u WISH !" MN" ai''
more TOO unless Mou-ni-aS returns 10 him the
bow and culver II he doesn't not another head
nj gam, all ,o I'm od o,,o ,,, 81, was,
e I "" MAJ "'' ""0' 'i"i' ' '
halfTn know many stories about Pah-kah-
koos but best know one my grandmother used
10 tell mo she was n h,by a, tho Tim. Il han
NV ~ ' u" WV ~ A'
lehef' ana one OF the two who escaped his wicked
schemes
"Ths,. u,s . mn, i, thee. d.,s ,,uod Yah
e VOC man III .'"ee u"S" "",ioi h"'
mus. 'Sa-Wah sa-kWa-o Fox Eyes and no WAS
sad to he the best Of all the Cree hunters He
did not ce,e N s,oy r,uch with bic ,rih, and ",
,I = ' "' Wv" " '' ~ "
e'e"u "hch the leaves began 10 turn yellow ne
would start out with his good wife and family
and Journey tn sonc far of n,oce where bo knew