The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-08
MORE INDIAN LEGENDs.
The way Wie-snh-Ke-ChacIS Fright
ened GrigsIy Bear.



he come to muskeg, Swamp.
'Wiesahke was looking at that muskeg,
an thinking he mus so round, for it's
too sof, he see a Buffalo dead in the mud,
where he had sunk too deep to get out.
while Wiesahke is looking he hear YER
big noise on the other side that muskeg.
He look across and see one big Grizzly
Bear. When the Bear see Wiesahke he
stan up an hoP up hes two paws, an say,
loud, I kill anyone what I see
Then Wiesahke is much fraid, but he
wan play some treek that Bear He
think if don fright that Bear he viii
me.
"Then he raise up hes two arms high,
an say, loud, I kill anything L see He
point the Buffalo an say, You see, l XIII
him.
"Then the Bear hes 'fraid an start run.
"Wiesahke he run after that Bear. Moth
ing can run so fast as Wieshke, for le's
God. YOU see Wieshke is always running
close up to the Bears tail and saying,
! loud, 4 kill your
THE Bear is YER fraid, for before he
| can always run away from anybody
| Sometime they come some Httle bush, an
Wieshke run 'roun' the outside an get
/ He's fat, an soon hes tongue steek out.
zone time Wiesahke is running 'roun' a
stump He catch it with hes hand, an
piece of bark break off. It's long and got
| a point like a big knife. Whsahke hoP this
| up in his han an say The Bear, L Kill
| you with this knife
The Bear he look up an see the sun
| shine on the white side that bark, an lie
| think il bright knife.
| ha
"Then Wiesahlze he sit down an say,
| 4 kin you; now 1 skin you an eat you.
! "When he skin the Bear me not feel
| hungry for such big dinner; so he say
| to a stone lynn there, 'Ho, Brother! get
up an Wen have a foot race The Stone
| not move.
| "Wiesahke say again, Get up Brother;
! beat YOU in footrace' The Stone not
| move.
"The third time Wiesahke say, Come,
| Brother, race with me- Then the Stone
roll over an say, An right Wiesshke. 1
race with you. Where we racer
up the top that high hHl,' say Vie
! sahke, am back again.
Then they start up the hill.
"The stone he can roll fas up the hill
| an Wiesahke he get there frs When
| they run down again, at first Wiesahke
! he is ahead lie look beck an he see the
| Stone roll very fas'. Then he run hard
| The Stone he roll fas'er and fas'er.
"Wiesahke he get fraid an say, Broth
er, look out; don roll on me-don hurt
| me-.
Just when they get to the Bear the
Stone catch Wiesahke, an roll on top
| him.
Let me up Brother say Wiesahke
| to the Stone, "A mus eat my dinner.
Lie STILL Wiesahke,' say the Stone,
| I'm tired; l mus res
| Then Wiesahke saw little Tomtit on
/ a bush near the Bear.
Don make a noise, brother say
| Wiesahke; cause if you make noise the
| Whisky-Jack Canada Jay) will come He
| will eat all he can my Bear; then he will
| make noise an the Crow will come. The
| Crow will eat, an make noise, an the
| Hawk will come. The Hawk will call the
Eagle an the Eagle viii scream, an the
| Coyote will come; the Coyote will howl
an l will get no dinner.
| Ha Weisahke say the Tomtit, you
| always playing treek. Now l will play
treek on you. Peep, peep peep! he say,
| loud he can, an a Whisky-Jack fly down
an commence eat the Bear
Don make a noise, Brother, or the
| Crows will come say Wiesahke to the
| Jay.
''Tweech, tweech" cried the whisky
Jack an lot Crows come flying to the
| Bear.
poor weisahke, he dom know what do
| Get up. Brother he say the Stone, Let
me up, I'm hungry But the Stone he
sleep; he not hear Wiesahke.
Don make a noise Brother he say
the Crows
Cav, cav, cav! Wiesahke' they laugh
| an the Hawks come.
1.-THE Hawks sat an call like they blow
a sharp whistle an the Eagles come.
Then the Coyotes come. They eat an
| howl JUS like a small dog at night. The
Wolves come an eat up all Wiesahke's
| Bear only some white bones lef.
Then the Stone roll over an Wiesahke
| get up.
"He see the Tomtit sitting there on a
| bush an he want play him some treek
| for steal he dinner He say that Tom
| tit: I'm los. I run so far after that
| Bear 1 lose my tepeo. I'm hungry, too
| Take pity an show me that trail. Fly up
! high, little Tomut, an see my tepee, then
| show me the trail
| " L 'fraid you play me some treek Wes-
| alike say the Tomtt.
Don't he fraid, little bird. I not hurt
you say Wieshke.
80 the Tomut he go for guide Wies-
! alike on the trail. He keep flying head
| Wesahke so he can catch him.
"By-an'- bye Wiesahke say, Come, Little
| Bird; I'm tired-lets spell g., that means
res a niue. % ineS set hoWh LOT Il res
Don be fraid Llttle Bird say Wes-
alike; for the Tomtit he sit up on bush.
Then they travel again.
E" Now, Wen spell again." say Wes-
! alike; pretty soon. Come sit close to me,
Little Bird, l am lonesome say Wies-
alike. Don be fraid--I won't hurt you.
80, by-an bye, the Tomut he not
fraid, an sit close to Wiesabke on the
| groun'.
what that thing over there? say
! Wiesahke pointing to the bush. When
the Tomtlt look that way. Wiesahke catch
| him In hes ham
Now. little Bird got YOU he say.
You play treek on Wiesahke. Ell! What
| do make you suffer? If / pluck your
| feathers all out that not 'uough.
Then he treat that Tomit SO bad that
ever since hes feathers are gray. he hat
frightened"