Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-20
MAUD's COMPOSITION.

the SWING aSunder ana she Iell 10 LIE
earth, where she bore daughter
named Wenonah. She warned her
daughter not to lie down among the
lilies and rushes and do what Nude
Keewis told her to. Nude Keewis
was the west wind.
Wenonah needed not her mother
warning, but did what Nude KeeWis
wanted her to. So one night While
she lay there on the meadow sho bore
son of love and sorrow. --.-
She named him Hiawatha. Hia-
wathas beautiful mother died vixen
he was a little baby, so his grand
! mother, Nokomis, took care OF him.
He lived by the shining Big.Sea-
Water. When he heard the owl, he
would get frightened and ask Nokom1s
what it was. When he grew to be big
enough to hunt alone, Iagoo, the
, marvellous story teller, made him
/, bow and arrows. He went to the forest
and killed red deer. A feast was
given in honor Of it and Hiawatha had
clothes made Of the deer skin. H..
He grew out of childhood into man
! hood and went to see his father,
! Nudge Keewis, who was glad to see
him. They had fight and fought for
three days. Nudge Keewis told
Hiawatha that 1t was impossible to
kill the immortal, and when he died
he would make him ruler Of the north
west wind, Keewaydin. While on his
way home he stopped at the arrow
makers and saw the lovely Mime
haha. . ... g..
Hiawatha tasted seven days. On the
last day. he killed the friend of man,
Mondamin. who afterwards grew to
be the Indian corn.
Hiawatha had two very good
friends, Chiabos, the musician ana
Kwasin, the very strong man.
Megissogwan was the great Pearl
feather. He was guarded by serpents
and the black pitch-water
Hiawatha went to see him and
killed the serpents and sailed through
the black pitch-water in his canoe
which he had made good while be-
fore. -..-.. es4. II :.
Megissogwan and Hiawatha had
battle and Hiawatha was defeated. He
had only three arrows left and the
woodpecker told him the only way to
kill the great Pearl-feather was to
shoot him in the crown of his head.
So Hiawatha shot at him and the third
arrow killed him. He put blood on the
tuft of feathers on the woodpeckers
head because he had told him how to
kill Megissogwon. .S
Hiawatha had not forgotten Mime
haha, so one day he went to the arrow
makers to buy arrows. Minnehaha
was thinking of hunter who had
come there one day and her father was
thinking of other things. They heard
the rustling Of the leaves and Hia-
watha came there and threw a red
deer at Minnehaha's feet. She brought
Hiawatha and her father food and
water. After dinner they were talk
ing about wars and other things when
Hiawatha said "That our men might
live at peace together and that we
may be united. give me as wife
your daughter. the lovely Minnehaha.,
The arrow-maker said that it could
be Just as Minnehaha wished, so
blushing red she took a seat beside
Hiawatha and said, Il will follow you
my husband" The journey homeward
was very pleasant. Hiawatha carried
Minnehaha across the streams.
The wedding-feast was joyous
one. Nakomis sent messengers with
wands of willow through the village
as sign of invitation. ~
The feast consisted of the sturgeon,
Nahmo. which Hiawatha had killed
good while before, the cakes OF Mon
DAMN, the pike, the wild rice of the
river and other things. Pau-Puk-kee-
wis danced and Iagoo told stories.
One of them was the story of the
sun of the evening star, how Osses and
Oweenee were made fun Of, how
Oweenee was changed into an old
woman and her sisters and their hus-
bands into birds. They also were
changed into Puk-Wudgies, the little
people. !
TIE Indians had their wives draw a
magic circle around their cornfields
the darkest night there was with no
clothing on. This was to keep the birds
away, but Kahgahgee, the king of the
ravens. told the rest Of the birds not
to be afraid. but rob the fields They
did this. but Hiawatha killed them all
except Kahgahgee and hung him in
a cage in the doorway. IT,.
Pau-Puk-Keewis could beat anyone
in gambling He gambled with all the
men and won all the prizes. The men
became angry and Pau-Puk-keewis.
while on his way home, killed kah-
gahgee. the raven and moved all the
pots and kettles inside the wigwam.
When Hiawatha came home ne was
angry and he and six hunters went to
hunt Pau-Puk-keewis. He was changed
into beaver. brant and serpent, and
finally in his own form he went to the
Mantle Of the mountains. who gave
him shelter When Hiawatha wanted
him they wouldn't let him in. SO he
called the thunder and lightning and
they broke the rocks and Pau-Puk-
Keewis was killed He was changed
into an eagle.
Kwasind could only be killed by the
fir-cone and in the crown Of the head.
No one knew his secret but the little
people, so they killed him.
Chibiaba's life had been threatened
several times. but he was young and
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