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

286 THE BEAR-WIFE.
A hunter spied.
But them erewhile
Out of the hole
To him beguile,
All cautiously the Bear-wife stole ;
Jumped from the tree with
; leap and bound
And lame-pretence
Allured him on, escaping thence
Without a wound.
When home again
Returned, she cried "Unhappy man !
Yek-wai !
pray
Go back, and with your people stay :
Our union has brought only ill ;
You killed, ah me !
My sister now
; your friends, you see,
Seek us to kill."
" It is not well
That bears and men together dwell ;
Each with its kind,
As the Great Spirit has designed,
Alone is good for men and bears ;
As we can see,
A different habitation he
For each prepares."