, 1923-04-08


bears, beavers, eagles and
pie and had prospered them. He
had given them the rich lands so
beautiful and coveted to hunt in and
these streams so pleasant to fish in,
because they had lived there peace
fully, dividing the lands and the for
ests of the mountains, and had work
ed so nobly together to keep off the
fearful tribes from the north the
east the south ana the west
n spot in this valley was espe-
clally coveted, so beautiful was It that
the tribes gave 1t the name Of the
Garden Of Mega, the Southwind. -
They said that twas she who caressed
t and waited soft voices and sweet
odors over 1t. Nowhere in all the
Valley of Wyoming. nor around it,
did such palisades of fir trees rise
so tall and stately. nowhere did such
rocks and hills add so much to the
beauty of the scenery nor serve for
such lovely haunts of the eagle. the
bear, n the bison. Nowhere did a
river flow with such cool, refreshing
sweetness as the shining waters of
NAAS SNP y hAA' 'AANAt
through this garden. All the tribes
longed for this beautiful spot to set
up their wigwams there and TO. call
t their own. GItche Mantle, the
Great Wise Spirit, however, had
warned them not to rise up against
their neighboring tribes to seize this
Garden of Neoga which they all en-
joyed so happily together as a com
mon hunting ground.
These tribes in the Valley of Wy
oming had for years lived peacefully
together. protecting themselves from
the mighty nations around them and
pleasing the Great Spirit who had
prospered them so beautifully. Among
these tribes, none was so strong and
noble as the Omahas who dwelt at
the loot of the Big Horns. not far
from the Garden of Neoba. the South
wind. The chief of this tribe was
Ishkoodah, a wise and noble leader
of his people. He instructed them
in wisdom. and in the finest arts and
crafts. and guided them into ways
pleasing to Gitche Mantle. He
had a daughter. Wahonowin, beauti,
full and brave. She grew up like the
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der maiden, with the beauty of the
moonlight, the beauty of the star
light. Among her companions with
whom h had played since she was
n wee child and whom she loved best
of all. was the handsome youth. the
noble Nawadaha, the son of a wig
wan maker in her father's tribe.
Strong, brave and fond of hunting
was he. and he became the ~favorlte
of Chief Ishkoodah, father of Wah-
onowin.
Tho chief Ishkoodah Ioved him and
many n time during their
he took his daughter wahonowin. and
tho how IN tho mountains 10 hunt tho
hear. off To the rivers IN seek the
beavers and To the Garden NJ Neopa
to chase the wild deer. He laugh
the children to shoot with the bow
and arrow. To make canoes from the
bark of tho birch tree. and To paddle
them in the gentle waters of the Big
Platte river. He taught them TO I'M
derstand tho song of tho birds. the
l-anruaue of tho wild beasts. Waho.
nowIn loved the birds. and became
their frien1 Tho fawns loved her
and forgot their fenr when shc WINS
near. They liked to approach her
10 rocetve her caresses. 10 eat tho ton,
der grass and the maize from her
| hand. sho begged her compan,oss not
TO shoot tho deer. So. TO please her.
* hey did not lift their bow and ar.
row toward tho deer-the friends of
| Wnhonowin. Thus the children grew
IN together taught to love the great
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