The Calumet news., 1913-04-23

ron fun Cf blue water Then he went
out into meadows and said to little
purple wild flowers Gather the dew
for me tonight.
"All n;ght long Trickster boil blue
water. ana in morning he gathered
dew from caps of purple flowers. This
he poured into boiling water and when
steam rose he waved his balsam
branch through H., scattering vapor on
hreezes. Like haze II hung over for
est. softcning and blending brilliant
colors of autumn.
This was many, many years ago,
and Tricks,cr 40 longer lives ms we do.
Net every autumn he comes Ia change
color IL leaves, gathering dew from
goldenrod ana scooping color fro"
morning Sky,
Sometimes. If You 90 into woods at
night YOU can see him stirring paint
in his caldron, or painting leaves with
his branch of balsam."
Was that the Trickster hack thero
in the shadows rustling rhe leaves?
SurcN there was a CLINT of a golden
leaf whore the ilrclight pierced the
darkness
Don't took" warned Nokomis in q.
tense voice. "Trickster very shy these
days. l. ne catch YOU watching him
work, maybc he throw whole kottlc
Of paint over you"
\ splarh ana shrek startled as, then
pcals of laughter rang through the
woods. Young Paul. the camp meet
Inc Jester, had climbed "a uec with a
pail of water Eve never knew how he
did ~ and just as Nokomis warned
us not 10 watch the TriCEsrer, piD
threw The water on his biz brother Il
strucE him Just as he had placed a
protectirg arm about Monec, lis ntti"
sweetheart. whose large darl, eyes
we're peering apprehensNeIy INTO IA"
shadows. Naughty Paul!
Tell us another" pleaded Simon.
when faul had been property chastisei
by his brother Tel rs about Fleet
Coot's visit "a NenaDooshoo's cave
"Nenahooshoo very strong man.
continued Nokomis, In the same mon
otOne. Any time he like ne can
change himself into bear. wolf or chip |
mrnk II you meet wildcat ia woods,
maybe il be Tricksrer wearing Wild
cat skin.
over on shore of Lake Michigan
across nom Manitou islands is Nena-
boochoo's cave. Trickster gone Ia
happy hunting grounds for many |
years, bul spirit of Nena booshoo often |
seen going in ana out OF cave ny In
dams passing on big water.
"Fleet Foot live with hts grand
mother in wigwam not far from Nena-
booshoo's cave. An Indians fear this
cave. because Trickster not like 10 be-
disturbed and chase everybody who
ONES near.
But Fleet Foot not afraid, He want
ed 10 ho brave, like warrior. All In
dams were peaceable, go there was
Gothing "a fight. Fleet Foot must he
brave some other way.
"One night when old gran mother
sleeping sonndly, Fleet Foot took bow
ana arrow ana slipped out of wigwam
He was going To find NcnaboOshoo i'm
his cave. Very brave. very brave. for
Fleet Foot To do this because Ncna-
hooshoo gets so angry it YOU ny to
hnd him these days. Sometimes hc
hides IA billows of big water, some
times lac just fades away in air II YOU
happen to meet him But maybe he
chase You ana shoot Nou with his bnw
lnd arrow.
Fleet Foot not care tor any of these
things. lie looked for Trickster Just
as moon came smiling over Lake Mich.
igan
Much bushes and vines hide Nena-
hooshoo's cav" from Fleet Foot But
lac pulled them away
"Wun' What did Fleet Foot scel
Two big yellow eyes were glaring ~
him from the shadow al the cave. Just
like Trickster when he very. very an
cry He often glares AT YOU like that |
if you happen to met him in woods at
right.
Were thos" two yellow eyes gazing !,
steadily az Us lust beyond the glow of (
the flames We huddled closer 10
the dying fire, but those eyes, WasJ
the Trickst"r really lurking bacl. there
IN III" ahadows?
Fleet Foot very frightened, and
jumped aside as big wild cat ieaped
from cave Wild cat turned To- fight
Fleet Foot, but brave lad drew his
bow and shot wild cat dead.
Fleet Foot then scared AZ what he
had done ana sat down beside dead
Wild eat.
III ihs b" Trickster." hc say 10 big
moon. Il, too. die right now. II this
h" wild cat, maybe | nnd little wild
eats In cave so and see
Fleet Foot eat ana waited ill hc
was sure wild cate was not Triclster
then went into cave ana sure enough
there wcr" three little baby wild cats
crying for their mother
Fleet Foot very sorry for them, ana
took them home. old grandmother
much frightened when Fleet Foot told
how h" killed wild eat in Nonaboo-
shoo's case But Fleet Foot satisfied
after that Just to hear about Nenaboo
shoe without trying To find him"
Wise little Fleet Foot! II was snrolyl
enough to hear the tales Of the Trick