Benah'gut, the grape-vine. Big-Sea-Water, Lake Superior. Gitche Gu'mee, the Big-Sea- Inin/ewug, men, or pawns in the Kabibonok/ka, the North- Wind. Kahgahgeel, the raven. Kaween', no indeed. Kayoshk', the sea-gull. Keelgo, a fish. Keeway'din, the Northwest Wind, the Home-wind. Kuntasool, the Game of Plum stones. Kwa'sind, the Strong Man. Kwo-nel-she, or Dush-kwo-nelshe, the dragon-fly. Mahnahbe/zee, the swan. Mahng, the loon. Mahn-go-tay/see, loon-hearted, brave. Mahnomo'nee, wild rice. mittens. Minneha/ha, Laughing Water; a water-fall on a stream running into the Mississippi, between Fort Snelling and the Falls of St. Anthony. Minnehaha, Laughing Water; Miskodeed, the Spring-Beauty, Moon of Snow-Shoes, Novem- of Mushkoda/sa, the grouse. its. Nenemoo'sha, sweetheart. Noko/mis, a grandmother; No/sa, my father. Odah/min, the strawberry. Okahah/wis, herring. Ome/me, the pigeon. Ona/gon, a bowl. Onaway!, awake. Ope/chee, the robin. Osselo, Son of the Evening Owais'sa, the blue-bird. Pe/boan, Winter. Pugasaing/, Game of the Bowl. Shahbo/min, the gooseberry. Shah-shah, long ago. Shaugoda/ya, a coward. Ugudwash', the sun-fish. | Walbun, the East-Wind. Wah-wah-tay/see, the fire-fly. Walwa, the wild-goose. Waw-be-wa/wa, the white goose. Pah-puk-kee/na, the grasshop- Way-muk-kwalna, the pillar. Wen/digoes, giants. the hand some Yenadizze, the Storm Fool. Pauwa/ting, Saut Sainte Marie. cater Wenonah, Hiawatha's mother, daughter of Nokomis. Yenadiz/ze, an idler and gam bler; an Indian dandy. I. MILES STANDISH. IN the Old Colony days, in Plymouth the land of the Pilgrims, To and fro in a room of his simple and primitive dwelling, Clad in doublet and hose, and boots of Cordovan leather, Strode, with a martial air, Miles Standish the Puritan Captain. Buried in thought he seemed, with his hands behind him, and pausing Ever and anon to behold his glittering weapons of warfare, Hanging in shining array along the walls of the chamber, Cutlass and corslet of steel, and his trusty sword of Damascus, Curved at the point and inscribed with its mystical Arabic sentence, While underneath, in a corner, were fowling-piece, musket, and matchlock. Short of stature he was, but strongly built and athletic, Broad in the shoulders, deep-chested, with muscles and sinews of iron; Brown as a nut was his face, but his russet beard was already Flaked with patches of snow, as hedges sometimes in November. Near him was seated John Alden, his friend, and household companion, Writing with diligent speed at a table of pine by the window; |