Legends of the Northwest by Hanford Lennox Gordon
page 73 of 186 (39%)
page 73 of 186 (39%)
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Five hundred tall warriors were there
from Kapoza [6] and far off Keoza; [8] Remnica, [a] too, furnished a share of the legions that thronged to the races, And a bountiful feast was prepared by the diligent hands of the women, And gaily the multitudes fared in the generous tees of Kathaga. The chief of the mystical clan appointed a feast to Unktehee-- The mystic "Wacipee Wakan" [b]-- at the end of the day and the races. A band of sworn brothers are they, and the secrets of each one are sacred. And death to the lips that betray is the doom of the swarthy avengers, And the son of tall Wazi-kute was the chief of the mystical order. [a] Pronounced Ray mne chah--the village of the Mountains situate where Red Wing now stands. [b] Sacred Dance--The Medicine dance--See description infra. On an arm of an oak hangs the prize for the swiftest and strongest of runners-- A blanket as red as the skies, when the flames sweep the plains in October. And beside it a strong, polished bow, and a quiver of iron tipped arrows, Which Kapoza's tall chief will bestow |
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