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قراءة كتاب Indian Legends of Minnesota
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INDIAN LEGENDS OF
MINNESOTA
COMPILED BY
MRS. CORDENIO A. SEVERANCE
| "Then a darker, drearier vision |
| Passed before me vague and cloudlike; |
| I beheld our nation scattered, |
| All forgetful of my council, |
| Weakened, warring with each other: |
| Saw the remnant of our people |
| Sweeping westward, wild and woful, |
| Like the cloud rack of a tempest, |
| Like the withered leaves of Autumn!" |
D. D. MERRILL COMPANY
NEW YORK and SAINT PAUL
Copyrighted, 1893,
D. D. MERRILL CO.
Dedication,
TO
MRS. FRANCIS B. CLARKE
AND
MR. DELOS A. MONTFORT,
UNDER WHOSE INSPIRATION AND THROUGH WHOSE
ASSISTANCE THIS UNDERTAKING HAS BEEN
MADE POSSIBLE, THIS VOLUME IS
RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED.
CONTENTS.
| page | |
| The Lone War-Path. Elaine Goodale Eastman, | 9 |
| Fond Hearts of the Forest, | 22 |
| Anpetusapa, | 32 |
| Winona, | 48 |
| The Peace-Pipe Quarry. Adelaide George Bennett, | 77 |
| The Song of Hiawatha. Henry W. Longfellow, | 86 |
| Hiawatha's Wooing. Henry W. Longfellow, | 91 |
| The River-Lake. E. L. Fales, | 95 |
| Song of a Nadowessee Chief. Sir E. L. Bulwer, | 97 |
| "Mahnusatia." Fannie L. Stone, | 99 |
| The Descending Star. Ida Sexton Searls, | 126 |
| The Trailing Arbutus. Adelaide George Bennett, | 132 |
| Nopa. Ida Sexton Searls, | 136 |
| The Sea-Gull, | 139 |
| Sweet Water, | 162 |
| Death of Winona. H. L. Gordon, | 171 |
| The Legend of the Moccasin Flower. Ida Sexton Searls, | 175 |
| Notes, | 179 |
PREFACE.
In presenting to the public this volume the compiler wishes to disown any attempt at a complete collection of Indian legends; both her knowledge of archæology, and the time allowed for the completion of the work are inadequate to such an achievement. She has attempted to gather the more noticeable legends already in verse in order to stimulate interest in the scenery and romance of her State. From its name—Minnesota—to its floral emblem—the moccasin flower—the State everywhere bears the impress of former occupation. About every lake, forest, and valley clings the aroma of romance in the form of name or legend of the vanished Red Man.
The indistinct memory of his loves, wars, and adventures is growing rapidly fainter, until even the story-teller himself is confused as to the relation between event and locality. It has therefore seemed wise to link indissolubly scene and incident, that the poetry of those who have here lived and loved may not be completely displaced by the prosaic commerce of the white man.
The compiler wishes also to express her thanks to the writers who have allowed their works to reappear in this volume: To Rev. E. D. Neill, D.D., for much valuable counsel, and to