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

4:6 THE LEAGUE OF THE IROQUOIS.
With 0-kwa-ho from farthest wood,
The Me-sha-way with antlers wide,
The Yek-wai fierce, so fat and good,
The snowy Wau-bos, tender-eyed ;
With many a hird that ran or flew,
The Ta-wis and the Oghk-we-se,
The So-ha-ut, of sable hue,
The Ka-ka and the Kwa-ra-re ;
With many a fowl that clanged the spring
The quacking So-ra from the brake,
The Wau-be-zee with downy wing,
The honking Wa-wa from the lake ;
Great Do-di-ah-to from the deeps,
The Sa-wa from the shallow waves,
Kwan-Run-ge-a-gosh he that leaps
And flounders in the watery caves.
With flesh of fish and bird and beast
That round the fire hung reeking red,
Of savor sweet, a royal feast,
With many a pot full-steaming, spread
He, Hayo-went-ha, good and wise,
For theirs, his loving people's sake ;
While wonder widened in their eyes
To taste great 0-nust's smoking cake.