Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-05
Observation-Disclosures
Indian
Lodge Tales
By
Ford c. Frick
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THE CREATION OF MAN

NTOW when the Manitou had created
IN the birds and the beasts and the
fishes, and had then created the grizzly
to rule over them, he returned to
Ayen content with his handlwork.
left behind him on the earth =
happy kingdom, where the animals
lived in peace together and where the
grizzly. who was their king, was kind
and just and fair to weak and strong
alike.
As time went on there fEauy came
a daughter to cheer the life of the
Manitou in heaven; and as she grew
to WOmanhood she was fair to look
upon; as beautiful as the dawn and
as stately as the oak. The blue sky
gave the color to her eyes, the placid
lakes put their expression there; and
golden sunbeams gave their beauty to
her hair. The south wind warmed
her blood and made it red; the SHOWS
gave off their glow to tinge her skin.
The ripping waters, soft and low,
gave up their music in a voice for her.
And she was fair to look upon, even
as the blossoms in her hair.
The Manitou, who loved her much.
gave her the freedom of the heavens
and the earth to go and come as she
pleased. excepting only the one small
spot where the grizzly was given
power TO reign Here she must not
CO. for there were evil spirits and
strong hands TO stay her way. And
there the power of the Manitou did
not avail, for it was the home of the
grizzly who was ruler.
But one day, walking all alone, the
maiden forgot the warning of her ia
Their and wandered into this forbidden
land where lived the grizzly, and
where flowers bloomed and all was
beautiful and bright. AS she wan
dered about the forest the beasts saw
her beauty and carried word of her
coming to the grizzly. And the grizzly
came down the trail and looked upon
her and desired her. He was so i'm
pressed with her beauty that he for
got the Manitou and his rover. and
seeing the maiden, carried her off
against her, will to his home And
there he KEPT f6t hid away for many
moons and f1alSn he harffed her, al
though it Eggs against her Will and
for long years ile hefd bet9in captivity
and the Afanitou knew not where she
had gone or why.
Finally a child was born to the griz-
Fly and the daughter of Manitou And
this child, when he had grown, heard
from his mothers lips the story Of the
grizzly's cruelty. He learned, too, how
- grizzly had run away with the
@hter of Manitou and had stolen
her from her home and kept her in
captivity ;sand he was very pTlsE3, and
prayed might andg4aF tQ the ManitoAb
who was AiS- -sgEandl2 LET, asking that
he might be given the strength and
the Wisdoua-ta-EigAt the wrong,
So the ManitOu heard his plea and
decided that the grizzly must be pun
ished; and so the Manitou decreed
that the grizzly henceforth should
walk on four feet like the beasts he
had governed. And on his body hair
was made to grow, and his language
became the grunt and the squeal; and
he was made to dig in the ground to
find his food and his eyes were made
to watch his feet and no longer could
he look toward heaven and into the
face of the Manitou who is good al
ways
In his place the Manitou named the
Red Mantle son of the Great Spir-
it's daughter and the grizzly-tO rule
so long as.he bore himself as man.
From his mother he inherited his form
and beauty and wisdom, and from his
father the strength and courage and
power-and so he came to rule over
the land which the Manitou had ere
ated.
So was the creation of the Chosen
People who are the tribesmen, and
who lived for ages under the sunshine
Of heaven and counseled with Manitou
and ruled long and well until in later
years evil spirits came from the sea
and fought and wrestled with the
Chosen People and took away their
power ana their strength. Then did
the Maniteu intervene to set right the
affairs ofsearth and to give to US, who
are his children. those things which
are ours by right. But that again, is
another story, anG too many stories at
one time are not best for little ears.
Note-Here again we have a legend
from the nomadic tribes of the noun
tain district4-the Utes, the Comanches
and all the tribes Of the great Sho-
shone family. This legend, expressed
in pictures. is one Of the features OF
the tribal home in the great Ute reser-
yatjon at Tgnacio, Colo.
Little Pitchers.
Teddy-You haven't any whiskers
or very much hair.
- ster's Hero-Well, what OF II!
-, I was only wondering no" pa
was going to manage it."