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

Ill
THE COMING OF HA YO- WENT-HA.
WHILE yet the rising days were few,
And deeds of wonder had not grown
Too strange and marvelous to be true,
So all infrequent and unknown ;
While yet in wood and waterfall,
In wild waves 1
toss, in winds that blow,
In cry of beast, in free bird's call
Was heard the voice of Manito ;
While yet in river, lake and sea,
Oft heard in summer's twilight calm,
Rude-floundering, dwelt great Unk-ta-he,
The Nee-ba-naw-baigs laved and swam ;
And everywhere by vale and hill,
In rock and tree and floweret fair,
Some spirit dwelt of good
or ill
Some spirit of the earth or air ;
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