The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-07
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Kakage shed tears of sorrow, ...r.
/ And in secret wept his grief;
At the burial on the morrow. Ma.
Spoke the praises of the chief.
Kakage cast sly suspicion
On his spoiled and wiIlfui child; n
Prone he was to fell suspicion,
By her weeping mbeguiled.
"Cease. Winona, cease thy weeping,
Wakan, thy betrothetf, is slain;
In his grave the chief is sleeping,
All thy tears are futile, vain.
'Why this wall, this weeping, wearingf
Feigned lament wash not the STAIN ff-,.,
Kakage knows thy guilt from bearing,
Secret guilt is open pain"
From the tipi. startled, angered. =
Dashed Winona to the wood,
Like a ;ffeetfng deer, and languored. 'J-.f
Fleeing from her solitude. - ID
To the squirrel, idly prating,.... e
Spoke Winona, spoke her grief; e
T Tell me, brother, tell me waiting, -
Does he know slew the chief?'
But the, squirrel. quickly prating. <
Answered not Winona's grief
Left Winonas doubling, waiting, -
| Doubling of the tempting chief.
In her fathers presence trembied,
Ever trembled she and feared g. '1sssse#'
Feared the glance of braces assembled,
~ To avenge the slaughter weird.
And the autumn moon a sickle
WaXed and spent it's mellow rays;
And the guilty heart as tickle,
Throbbed and feared her numbered
days.
Then to Chaske she conflded,
Lone conf1ded all the truth:
Coward Wakan she deftded,
Him she loved and loved forsooth.
Chaske, growing warrior, trembled, se
Trembled for Winona's truth;
Would not tell the braves assembled, ssat
Wed he would her fallen youth.
Ere the wnirling, sfeecy furries
Dancing to the earth descend, ss%s
And the snow the river buries.
And the snow grit forests bend;
When the maple leaf grows yellow,
And the sun dips to the earth,
And the grapes, thOrnappfes mellow,f|
And the maize gives cheer and mirtn;
Then the hazy summer glowing -sms
Guilds the happy autumn days.
And the lakes and rivers flowing asahs
Glaze beneath the full moons rayss
Then the maiden's dance approaches, =
In the floating mellow moon,
Where defiled 70 maid eEcroacnes sasts
10 impair the dance an rune.
Undefled and guiltIess n1aidens -
Enter there the mystic sward,
And the chanted mystic cadence
4 Lures their senses hesVenward.
And the time drew nigh the season
Of the blameleSS maidefls' dance;
Which to dance were tribal treason
With guilty heart and glance,
To Winona, maiden budding -~%=
Forth to lead e'er fell the choice.
And 1ntone the music flooding
With her cheerful ripping voice.
How the elders marveled, wondered.
At her untaught graGe and drill;
To attain her ease and skill.
Hope and love the maidenssgIaddened. r.
n And the time of joy drew nigh;
And Winona gffeved and .saddened.
Weltered by the secret lie.
With the mafdens pure, rejoicing,
Would she merry dance defiled? ftN
With the maiders. anthem voicing.
BY her craft and mien beguiled?
Through the village, festive laden,
Passed the herald, sang In tune:
To the dance. thou blameless maiden
With. the rising of the moon"
fastened elders, FASTENED gIeemen.
fastened medas, FASTENED braves.
Fastened children, fastened women
FASTENED bondsrnen, fastened slaves.
To the greensward for the maidens- Ass"
| Decked their hair, their garments neat
There to see the mystic cadence. -'''f
Ihere to see the dancing meet;
TO the greensward by the elders
For the maidens' dance reserved: "
ancient custom knew the welderS
Nor from sacred custom swerved. +.
Formed the circle of the maidens- 10.
Cheerful decked, Of radiant glance
All awaited now the cadence,
Runtc cadence to the dance.
Late and Fastening to the bevy
= Slept W1nona to the sWard, ol
Bold as all her strength would lew
y Bold by choice, of free accord.
Ere the mystic greensward sallowed
To her daring: Child beware!
This Is sacred ground and hallowed.
But the guiltless enter there"
E,aors u,o,rou o,,,, = -, -
Medals trembling feared the time:
Through the heavens Wakan tfundered.
ST. lis Winona. hers the crime.
''Wakan is with you no longer,
KlIled he was by treacherous knifei
Nebenawgis proved the stronger
TO seduce my bridal wife,"
Like a doe aroused and fleeing.
From the Sward Winpna fed
From the maiden group a-gleeing
FROM the sacred sward Of dread.
And the singing. merry singing,
Mocking laughter, moeking cheer. ~.
Sneer1ng music, torture bringing
Adding to her blanchiqg fear. a.
Fleeing fed the stricken daughter,
Fled the joy Of ancient rune,
Clumb the cliff that breaks the water.
In the sparkling of the moon.
Down she plunged into the water,
Headlong plunged into the wave.
There the haunted. stricken daughter,
There Winona found her grave.
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And her spirit nightly wanders,
WanderS DER the breaking wave,
! And Winona nightly pondeFs
Ponders Ger her cresting grave.
This the story of our elders
Elders of our lear and lore
'Of our tribe and race the Welders.