The league of the Iroquois and other legends : from the Indian muse

THE LEAGUE. 177
Then from beneath his wondrous vest
He drew the mighty symbol-roll,
With many a mystic sign impressed
A curious hieroglyphic scroll.
He forth the sacred parcel brought
And on the ground outspread it wide ;
The snowy parchment dressed and wrought
From great Skan-o-do's hairy hide. 48
And every line whose beauty graced
That picture-writing wide unrolled,
That Hayo-went-ha ? s hand had traced,
Of Hayo-went-ha's wisdom told ;
He, Oway-neo's Prophet true,
And greatly taught in knowledge thence,
Of type and sign and symbol knew
He all the marvelous secret sense.
First on that picture-page the sun
The rising sun was painted fair ;
The emblem of the Mighty One
Whose dwelling-place is everywhere.
And dark was seen the gloomy night
Retreating on a stormy track ;
As He alone with shining light
Could drive the awful shadows back.