Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-06-16

est, WIN IN" song or many WATERS pdS-
ing near them aqd the great blue of the
heavens resting on the mountain tops be-
fore them. Here Nokomis the old grand
mother, in accents soft and pleading, told
the children gathered round her of Oieeg
Annung the summer maker.
In this manner sp1kc she:
"Once long ago. when the world was
young and few stars had been placed in
the heaven. the earth was covered with
snow, white deep snow, such as they
have to the Northland. many moons
tourney in winter. Day after day and
moon after moon passed away, but still
there being no seasons, the cold snow
remained
Then IL was that there lived near the
great Western water. Ojeeg, the Fisher,
known among his people AS great hunter
! In n lodge built of spruce logs, covered
with boughs of the pine tree, far from the
trail in a dcsolate place in the forest
alone with mis- wife whom he worshipped
and tn" son of their union, dwelt Ojecg
the hunter. the powerful Manitou. Daily
/ he sought in the forest with bow ana
arrow, the plentiful venison, bringing
| home TO his wife and his son. the best in
tho woodland. And the hoy with patience
and courage would follow after mis- faith
| or, trying to aster the skill that would
bring him the birds and the squirrels.
But the cold and the depth Of Tic snow.
which lasted forever. chilled and henun,h-
cd his fingers so he often returned to
his mother fr,titless and disappointed.
"Ono day as he raised his bow with the
arrow poised for shooting. suddenly
spoke unto Him the squirrel at whom he
was aiming:
"Grandchild nut back in thy CULVER the
arrow and listen to what shall tell thee.
Daily see thee pass with thy fingers 50
cold that thy arrow flies harmless over
tho prey. Daily l hear thee cry for the
warmth and the joy of the summer. DC
as | hid thee, oh. crandchild, and the
great Manitou. thy father shall gain us
perpetual summer. Then shall thy arrow
ny straight and shall be rid Of my hun
ger. When to the lodge thou goest. cast
in tho corner thy arrows, and sitting be
, fore the frc. cry aloud as in anguish
Then shall thy mother give thee the
choicest bit Of the venison, but toucf
not the tempting morsel and continue
aloud in thy crying. When thy father
returns in tho twilight he will ask the'
tho cause of thy weeping. and this shall
, thou answer:
l ALWAYS tho snow is deep. I would hav'
+ perpetual summer 4 great Manitou ar
thou my father, do this that my grie
: may cease.
And thy father. Oiccg the Fisher, VII
answer in this wise:
4 Very hard is that which thou askest
. hut great is my love. will use my VI
! most cndeaNor. Stay thou here with tn,
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moth"r tl pflns 'hce perpetual S"'''
I ,ner.'
. 30 ,nc E"''H uFp"r'ou anu an w." -
tho forest had promised
: "Bcfore going Ojoeg roasted a bear
made feast and invited the Otter, tn
n Beaver, tho Lynx. the Badger and IN
" W olNefln" 10 accompany MIN Oh .HH i"'
: Journey. 1hen taxing ieaVe OF ms 50
. ana the WI" 81 ms ioNt, ne uelai .e',
n
iW"rtN suns 'heE souin'Scu 80 -, -.
y wari the MOUNTAINS hnu'hs AZ lbs. III
tram OF some one CARRYING ,lit pua' ~
p TINS tran they followed 10 io'se III '''
+ hollow OF m" mountain IN the door
4 the loGg" stood man VINO caus.u 're'
: all 10 Wohior, ms ho'u ~"S ia' a a..
IS ugly, ms t"'th lll-ma'ched anu -. 70
l. apart and his BODY was arfuless' out W
me " Sr'". Hi'"'''' "e wac ~ "
an m'S "lSheS' a.. ... D.. HE ,o,o
n welcoming all MS guests 10 ms iote
- the Mamtor BAD" 'h'n ne sed,'" "i''
20 THEW journey, and took from inc gree
$ wooder vessel the meat ne was C2ok'i''
l. !hor"nron Nesis inc ot'er, ""sH,u =
ms singular moVtmeh'S' 'ne Hin''t'u
sprinEing upon MN Souch, TO XII, III,
by sr'oth"rln@' hnt 'he o''er N"FP,
from MS grasp ana disappeared !" II
darkhcsS. ,. 49,,
l. r"t1V inc i"l""'nt MOI 'i'''s '''H =,
sured Their iaborSome tourney u
=, ''''''''' = - o..
* th"Y found No@I@ the otter ana ~
u, gave him to eat the meat ne hhn HaN
~ from ms S"iP!, N'''E 't,'' 49,, :,
pr iourneyed to the mountain where u
Is Manitou sent mem ing WIS NJ nv.
g. tam peak, hut 'heN 'lInlp't W ~ ~
N most unit mere 'hoN ~ i't n''u wv
he citations 10 IN" h'"N'NS' INV ''"' VIM
a. IN" "arth apd ,ue H,Il'n '''u j." ~. -
c. Great spirit ASKING MS anu ''I"' ~ u "
ot 1oct mlEht meet WIN a. '".'''','3
'i ana p"rp"tuai SUNNI I'm" 81. 49,"
n" OF the earth' zen "'.'''E wv ~
At they smoked ana S"|eu az we ", '.'. -
'ir heavens flnaHE reirtSneu a." t'',,
lg they attempted |" or'Ah 't'ouSh wv ="
ny NeElE, me o'''r' "'pe. we" .
a and Shd on inc snow 10 '"e pas
MS mountain. Next the h'aN'T "dp'n, y
r h" too zen Gown sehSr'SS ,"'' wv 1H
rs and the badger WITHOUT "t"l5 i'""'
st cd .
I'd TRY tiny skin. N"N''ih'' Wy =.
Skill the SKIN OF my dh.'St'iS "'', ,
n Wolverine leaped' once TWICE ana
de SKY bent in"ar'S 'd'h'rihE ",
an strength II" l'al""i YET "S''' "'u
cd heavens broke lotth'E MN 'n''r' |"'e
cd ly ilo"S' tho flsh"f t.Io"o".
no 'lnSlho was n"aH'llul P."ln is lar
at the eye could reach covered WIN p,dU
.,e ful flowers All colorS' growing urS.u'
a streams of pur"st water We're clusters
lo tall shady trees illled WIN hiinS or ri
cL plumacc. Unilo ny inc countess lax
m. waterfowl sportod h'ro dWelt p'7pct'
Al spring ana everything sIo"ed III its lr's
nd ness
Ito "DloeG and the wolverine beh'ii th'
A. things with wonder, nut romemporl
Of, their crrand. mad" Tor the lodges I'm
ok with mocuks or baskets winch We're u