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

THE SHINING MANITO.
GREAT Manabo-zho sailing lone
Remotest tide,
As drawing nigh to shores unknown,
Bright on the hills afar he spied,
And strange and new,
Lodge of the Shining Manito.
With warrior pride, he all night long
And unafraid,
Shaped spear and bow and arrow strong,
And brought his weapons ready made
At dawning light,
And stripped and armed him for the fight.
Then he the conflict dread began :
The war-whoop gave ;
"Surround him !" yelled, as on he ran,
"Run up
! run up !" as with him, brave,
!
Were there and then
Three times a hundred armed men.