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

180 THE LEAGUE OF THE IEOQUOIS.
Of beasts that roam the wild and wood
Did savage many a likeness show :
The fiercer Yek-wai, fat and good,
The hungry-howling 0-kwa-ho ;
Skan-o-do with his antlered head,
The snowy Wau-bos, tender-eyed,
The Jit-sho, with his wary tread,
The Ne-gig with his sleeky hide.
And many u wondrous bird he drew
That clove the air or swam the sea :
The war-bird, him, the great Ke-neu,
The Wa-wa and the Wau-be-zee ;
And many a home-bird, such as sings
To charm the wigwam's waiting rest ;
The Shaw-shaw with its shiny wing,
The Wa-won-ais-se's tender breast ;
Great 0-nust, bright with glowing ears,
And wigwams glad with happy bands,
And bended bows and sharpened spears,
And plumed warriors, clasping hands.
A lofty tree, all leafy-green,
Outspread its branches high and wide,
Where sat the sachems wise, serene,
In unity and love allied.