Oonomoo the Huron

untain

gleams of light a

ine spreads in mel

its hoary breast,

many a turn, no

revealed, winds

n the early

uds float in th

ealed in the cl

pon its breas

guided by a

ens, three eagle

mountain eyrie

flight has born

which beetles

eering from th

udy dress thei

blue and scarlet

n with the la

gwam stands-

uddy glow-and

spiral wreath o

though deepe

with red-men

e, and wakens s

ace who once we

mn leaves, are dyi

anderbum, growing red in the face with fury, because h

ng hither and thither, like so many bees. The time was early in the morning of a radiant spring, when the atmosphere was still and charming; the dew lingered upon the grass and undergrowth; birds were singing in eve

h an eye to comfort rather than beauty. One at the extreme northern edge of the village is that with which

re placed in a sort of circle, while the tops were intersected, leaving a small opening, through which the smoke reached the clear air above. Unsightly and repul

ans-a huge, plethoric, stolid, lazy Dutchman, who had "married" an Indian widow several years before. At the time of her marriage this squaw had a boy some three or four years of age, while a second one, the son of the Dutchman, was now just large enough to be as mischievous as a kitten. They were a coup

at peculiar rattling of the glottis, which might be mistaken for suffocation. The boys certainly would have been outside, basking in the genial sunshine, had not their mother, Keewaygooshturku

" repeated Hans, raising his head

irst time. As it was, the two boys suddenly straightened their faces, and assumed an air of meek penitence, as if suffering the most harrowing remorse for what they had done; and th

ing from ear to ear with delight, and, summoning all his strength, he poised him over the prostrate form of his father for a moment, and then dropped him! The prolonged snore which was steadily issuing from

hturbin' your poor old dad dat is wearing his life o

er. He rose to the sitting position, and, digging both hands into his he

g your parents in this manner? You oughter be pounded to death to treat your poor old fader in this manner, who is working of himself away to bring you up in the w

kawandock were too

ere he is working himself to skin and bone-Keeway

oshturkumkankangewock, a

stir yourself! You don't do anything but sleep and smoke

expeditions; in short, he contributed nothing toward the support of his interesting family. The first husband of Keewaygooshturkumkankangewock had been an Indian, with all the characteristics of his race-indolent, selfish and savage; and her life with him had been that of the usual servitude and drudgery. Accordingly, when she ventured a second time upon the sea of matrimony, she naturally fell into the same routine of labor, planting and cultivating what little corn, beans and vegetables were raised for the family, and doin

the morning meal. Hoping to mollify her, he commenced flattering her, speaking in a low tone as if it were not

d love her, and dat Hans Vanderbum gots her at last. Jis' look at dat foot! long and flat like a board, and

imple vegetables, was spread upon a rude table which had no legs. Quanonshet and Madokawandock were not behind-hand in

our lessons," said the father, lighting his pipe

ngewock busied herself about her household duties. Quanonshet and Madokawandock rollicked and frisked awhile before they were

German alphabet, and then, straightening himself up, demanded in a thundering tone "vot dat was." His two sons looked mute and dumbfounded. They had not the remotest idea in the world of its name and significance. For over three months the patient

ly. Repeating its name, he again demanded "vot dat was." This t

pprovingly. "You learns w

explosion of his pipe, the bowl being shattered in a hundr

andock indulged in one short scream of laughter, then instantly straightened their faces and looked as meek and innocent as lamb

er in mine meerschaum, eh?

y hanging their heads and

more, and dis i

circumstances, he concluded the safest plan was to believe both guilty. Accordingly he made a sudden dash and commenced whacking them soundly with t

ything to fix it mit. It ish wonderful what mischief gets into dem boys; dere ain't no time when dey ain't doin' notting what dey hadn't not

se of tobacco, her husband was not deprived entirely of his solace. Going into th

r in dat," he remarked, glan

ouse, in her native tongue, "unless

up to all kinds of such tricks, and some dese days dey will blow deir poor fader's brai

r voice rising higher and higher at each word. "Who is it that support

't do nottings-I doesn't do nottings; it's my wife, my good Keewaygooshturkumkanka

ly soothed the feelings of the incensed

frau?" he asked, in a voice as

o get food for you and Quanonshet an

good frau is mine Keeway

?" asked the wife, as the

te-meditate hard," replied

k as well while

Keewaygooshturkumkankan

she thi

. He manifested no unwillingness or reluctance in obeying. Accordingly, h

e women were mostly toiling in the field, their pappooses hanging from the trees or leaning against their trunks. The older children were frolicking through the woo

man found a considerable number already there. They were not engaged in fishing, but lay close to the edge of the water, as if they expected the appearance of something upon its surface. Had he been a little more observant, there was something else which would have attracted his attention, on his passage through the woods. Fully a dozen times a peculiar sound, like the whistl

e let go, when it spun far out in the river, and he commenced cautiously following it by means of a projecting tree-trunk. This latter extended a dozen feet out over the surface of the water, and had been used as a seat a great many times by him. Passing out to the extremity, he was afforded a comfortable resting-place where he could sit hour after

lances which the Shawnees along the bank bestowed upon his operations. After the space of a few minutes, he felt so

more, and my Keewaygooshturkumkankangewock will feel goot

ped into the river out of sight. But such a ponderous body as his could n

death of deir old fader afore long. Dat is deir work. I knows

to continue his labor. But, before going out upon the tree he examined the roots to satisfy himself that no further mischief had been perpetrated by his hopeful sons. Feeling assured upon

wam. He was debating with himself whether it would not be better to return, especially as his pipe had bee

arcely a minute had elapsed before a second and a third piece of bark, precisely like the first, lodged against hi

rrant such a supposition. He turned elsewhere for the cause. Resuming his attention to his line, he found several other pieces passing beneath him, and he began now to feel really provoked at this repeated annoyance. He was about to break out into some exclamation, when the appearance of these floati

aimed Hans, decidedly, "and

no difficult matter to determine their starting point. Some two hundred yards above, another tree projected out over the water very much the same as that upon which Hans was seated, so similar

er. Dey're too big Dutchmen to build such boats, and dey wouldn't know how to make 'em float under me if dey did. No

ed that he saw one of the limbs sway gently backward and forward in a manner that could hardly be caused by the wind. Gradually it began to dawn upon him that if there was an

eye. The water directly beneath it flashed and sparkled as if it was disturbed by some object. Str

s somebody dere dat wants to see me, and is afe

e looked at the Shawnees and was gratified to see that their suspicions had not been aroused by his movements. Proceedin

t taken aback by not finding any one at all.

r poor old fader again," said he. "I'm purty sure I seen some on

ian standing a few yards away. The eyes of both lit up as they encountere

nomoo?" inquired

is name somewhat differently from the Dutchman, (an

u on de tre

nomoo out d

pieces of bark to come

me mad

ater wid yer hand

nomoo do

you wanted

tate to do so, as he had perfect faith in his honesty, knowing much of his history. The savage led the way some dista

from, Oonomoo?"

hawnees," replied t

m in de war-paint.

ashing fire and his breast heaving at the remembrance of his exploits. This reply was made in the Shawnee language, as he sp

n last?" inquired the Dutchman

he sun was in the woods an

that rascally Fer

eplied th

their ba

have two

rbum, and then resuming the English langu

ted to marry

Oonomoo, also coming back t

oshturkumkankangewock, dat is de same shape all de way down

at this remark. Whatever his business was, it was manifest he was in no hur

nk de baby will

't git her now-don't live off in

it once-dat time, you remember, when we was all in de HUNTER'S CABIN in de

that he remembered t

to de cabin to help dem poor folks. We had mighty hard times. I catched a cold and couldn't shtop my dunderin' nose one night when it wanted to shneeze, and dat's d

o back?" as

llage, do

eh

so Keewaygooshturkumkankangewo

g up at the sky, "den sun git dere," poi

don't care if dey does, no

won't co

moo, you need

"Oonomoo never run afore one-two-t'ree-dozen Shawnees.

eave too, and I t'inks you know how to use dem legs dat yo

replied the Ind

m Shawnees would like to

omoo's scalp-nebber git him-Oonomee die in his l

o; hopes I

. It assumed a dark, earnest appearance. He was

n'?" he asked, in

rbum, in turn, completely a

ga

king about-Keewaygoo

nees got in

he did not comprehend what the Huron was ref

ight men-burn houses toder day-run off wid gal-got her now in

ron's. It was for the purpose of learning something regarding her that he had signaled the fisherman to leave his hook and line and come to him. The ca

ook her?" asked

replied the Indian, pointing

nt to know

eh

goes fi

away through the forest in the