Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-09-14

beech trees, hickory trees, naples. elm>
in fact. the whole list of them, and
temptingly close to the road a luxuriant
growth of blackberry and raspberry
bushes, laden with the luscious fruit, and
our drives were interrupted by many stop
pages TO pick the red and black berries
or to gather armfuls of the golden rod
that grew in a prOfusion of riches
throughout the woods. The fragrance OF
the air in this "bush" is something abso-
lutely perfect, and absolutely impossible
to describe.
Belightfni Sailing.
ITO sail on Lake Manitousis one of the
most delightful Of, experiences, gliding
swiftly over the still, clear water, while
the tree-girt shore recedes in tine dis
lance. The fishermen on the lake dye
their sails a sort of terra Gotta, and the
effect Of the innumerable beats with
their richly-tinted sails skimniing like
brilliant birds over the blue lake, with
the encireling woods and hills all aboRt,
and the perfect stiffness reigning Wifh-
out sound to break it, is one not s0Uh
to be forgotten. ~ ssSA
AS for sunsets, never have / seen
such bfilliance of color, such minglipg
of hues, such Wonderfully fefies-
tions of sky and clouds and tree-erowhed
islands in water so mirroF-like that zach
least detail Of color and form was given
back with an added beauty Before 4
storm there would be the most wonderful
cloud effects. and every cloud Of which
| learned in my physical geography days,
and a great mary more, were 70 heSseen
piled against theaslS 1851
t.AHd the fishing that we had. Fancy
water 50 clear that you could drop your
baited hook down, down. into its depths,
following its course until 1t stopped just
before the abiding mouth Of fine black
bass or a goodly perch. and waiting
breathless, for him to bite. l have
dropped my line into the water aud had
the bite before / could count ten,%
Indians Jubilee sunday.
-''But above all the wonders of water
and sky aud air, the experience that
stands forth most fondly is the scene
we witnessed when the Indians on the
reservation celebrated the Jubilee Sun
day that ended the two weeks mission
which they had been holding. \ large
portion of the island, Just over the bay
from Manitowaning, is devoted to an
Indian reservation, where there is the
picturesque little Indian village called
Wiquemikong. built against the slope of
Il hill, its houses of logs with shngled
roofs painted red. There is convent
there, and a mission in charge of the
Jesuit fathers. In honor of the jubilee
year they held there a twO-weeks' mis-
sion. the first week being devoted to
services for the women and the second
TO services for the men. From all over
the reservation the Indians gathered at
the mission. and the elimination was
the Jubilee Sunday.
I'VE went over to the celebration. Not
more than once in a lifetime does one
have opportunity to witness sight SO
solemn, so pathetic, SO unlike the usual
The Indians selected the highest hill
in the reservation, siOping upwards over
two miles. and on the very top they
erected a great wooden cross. placing at
its foot an altar All through their prep
arations there could be seen the poverty
Of material with which they had to deal.
and the intense devotion and the wealth
Of artistic sense which led them to dis
guiSe the homcly means at hand. What
matterpd it that the altar was built uf
soap boxes. when they were wreathed
and hidden beneath lavish heStowal of
forest flowers, woven into garlands and
disposed in wild grace upon the h0mefy
foundation. Over the altar they spread
a canopy of sails. and because there
were not enough sails they supplemented
The lack by the use of hedquilts and over
all they arranged a wealth Of flowers,
making it seem like a floral canopy. For
DAYS the Indians worked in the woods,
cutting down evergreen trees, and these
they placed on either side OF the two
mile slope, to form Il shady avenue lead
ing un the hill 10 the altar. and Just
before the loot Of the cross was reached
were three arches Of eyergreens. The
little organ from the mission chapel was
moved up the hill also, and all was
in readiness.
\ Dcvout Procession.
II wish you might have seen the pro
cession that wendell its way up the hill
that Jubilee Sunday. II was lessen in
devotion As we stood at the top Of
the hill - heard first the strangest
sounds of singing. and then the process
sion came into view. First the Indian
corDct band. with the most battered in
strrtments Then walked 300 little In
dian boys. followed by rhe sane number
Of little Indian girls, in pale blue giDe-
ham frocks, with long white. wells and
wrcaths Of flowers on their little dark
heads Then came the men, not i'm the
red blankets and picturesque hahilimentS
that we associate with the Indian, but
in a mixture of civilized garments and
one Of them wore a green silk hat. The
women followed, gay IN purple and yel-
low and scarlet, and the procession closed
with seventeen priests. who had come
froEi all parts of the island and even
the mainland, drawn in carriages by
white horses, which were, indeed, the
little Indian ponies.
ON up the evergreen avenue leading u
the cross AT the top Of the hill came this
strange procession, slowly, S0lemnlg,.
singing the weirdest. strangest melodies
ever heard bg mortal ear: first the clear,
childish rahisk of the chi htren'S VOICES