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" the roofing- for your roof , coal for your cook-stove.
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Parsnips Beets
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WEIGA OF
BY CY WARMAN
( Copyright , by J. u. Llpplncott Co. )
Seventy miles or more north of
lilshiE. beyond the "Highlands of On.
tnrlo , " where the mooao and the rein
deer ronm , where the summers tire
short and the twilights long , Luke Tom-
ngumi llea Imptod beneath the north
ern sky. Upon the silent shore of this
translucent lake , whore the mirrored
pictures of the forest-folk , walking up-
sldo down , can bo seen from your ctu
noc , dwelt Monlseno and his wlfo , Wo
Jgn , their daughter , and an only son.
In i .o tin written law of the forest
the northern Indians have i\nd hold cer
tain dimly dellned rights to hunt and
llsh In favored sections and "silent
places , " and these rights they guard
jealousy.
Ono matchless morning in the bony-
moon , In a sheltered nook where the
summer sun slipped In under the
shoto-trccs and gilded the ripples of a
rivulet that romped in from the wil
derness , spilling its laughter on the
limpid lake , Welga , daughter of Men-
iseno , was drying her hair. The crack
of a twig caused her to turn her sharp
ly head and glance over her shoulder
along the lake. She was surprised to
see a great moose coming towards
her , walking slowly near the water-
edge ; and still inoro surprised to ob
serve , two oar-lengths from the shore ,
a bark canoe occupied by a. solitary
Indian , also moving In her direction.
Upon the back of the moose there was
a small pack , which told her that ho
had been tamed. It was equally evi
dent from his slow movements and
backward glances that ho was convoy
ing the canoe.
When the little barque touched land
near where Wolga sat she saw that
its occupant was 111. In answer to his
r.lgnal she stepped quickly down and
drew the nose of the little craft upon
the shore. The big moose stood by
stamping his foot threateningly , but
the man vin the canoe called to him ,
She Drew Near and Held Out a Hand.
and then he seemed assured that the
woman would do his master no harm.
For a tlmo they talked , the man in
the canoe and the maiden on the
mossy bank where the brook came
down. He asked whose hunting-
ground lay along this entrancing
shore , and she said it was claimed by
her father , Meniseno , an OJlbwny.
"I am an Algonquin , " said ho. "Let
us bo friends. I want to make my
lodge hero by this beautiful stream ,
that I may drink and drink and drink ,
for nvy spirit is on lire and my throat
Ittlnme. "
"Alar , " slgheed AVelga , "my father
is very old and very jealous of bin
claim ; I fear ho will not let you live
here. "
"I do not ask to be allowed to live
hero , " said ho. "I only desire to die
hero , hearing the song of that cool
blruam and , " he added , devouring the
maiden with his hungry eyes , "tho mu
sic of your volc-o. "
The Algonquin , without awaiting an
invitation , signalled to Wolga. She
drew near and hold out a hand , which
ho grasped as ho stopped ashore. With
slmplu confidence ho asked her to
Hike him up on the bank and help him
to find a camping-place , near the
stream. Again she held out her hand ,
and again ho grasped It. But when
ho had gotten to his feet ho did not ,
release her hand , as ho had done be
fore , but held It and looked earnestly
Into the face of the Ojlbway , owning
a vague feeling of peace and happiness
altogether new to him.
On the following day when Mentao-
no stumbled unexpectedly upon the
Algonquin's lodge ho was obviously
offended. Knowing this would bo BO ,
Welga had not apprised her father of
the coming of the stranger , for it ho
was jealous of his hunting-ground , ho
was over-jealous of his handsome , in
dustrious , and well-behaved daughter.
Meniseno coldly asked the Algon
quln why ho had como to disturb the
peace of an old man , and told him
plainly ho would not bo allowed to Hyo
where ho had made his camp.
The Algonquin's answer was the
same as ho had given Wolga ho had
como not to live , but to die. Ho had
pitched his poor tent there so that
when death , who was now very near ,
should como to him , ho might not die
utterly alone.
At first the old Indian seemed to ac
cept this stmplo statement , but when ,
a few days later , ho found his daugh
ter caring for the young man , ho flew
ino a great passion and ordered the
Algonquin out of the country. By this
time , however , the Indian was too 111
to travel , and BO ho heeded not the
angry old man , but lay back upon
his bed of boughs.
Unto the sick man the maiden mln
istored mercifully , and as they grow
to love each other her father's hatred
grow.
When the lone lodgur hud held out
longer than a man may last , lying
helpless without food or drink , the
old Indian , whoso malady was mad-
ncHH , now , lay in wait until ho saw
Welga enter the lodge , bearing food
and water for the sick man.
From that day the Ojlbway spoke
not n word to Welga Ho was now
gone mad with a sullen , murderous
madncsB , born of Jealousy.
Ono moonless night when his son
was away , when his watchful wlfo and
Welga wore sound asleep , the old In
dian stole out to where the Algonquin
had pitched his tent Menlseno's aw
ful malady had robbed him of none
of the Inherent caution for which the
hush-tribes are famous. Without the
crack of n twig , scarcely with the
rustle of n leaf , he h d apprroached
to within ten yards of the tent , when
suddenly from the rear a r < 'nt moose
appeared and stood at the door. The
old Indian , mad as ho was , was terror-
stricken at this unexpected apparition.
The thing served In a way to sober
him , and ho demanded of the moose
What God it stood for , Qitche. the
good , or Mltchle , the bad , but there
was no answer. Then It occurred to
him that It was only a moose which
could be easily frightened nway. Un
fastening his blanket , the Indian
opened It and shook It in the face of
the mute monarch of the woods. The
moose's answer was the stamp of one
great foot and a loud "whoof , " that
froze the Indian's blood , causing him
to hurry back to his hogan.
But the Ojlbway was not to bo de
nied. Lifting the heavy hatchet ho
carried In his hand , ho let drive at
the forest of horns that frowned at
the front of the mooso. The wily hull
lowered his head and the charges of
the moose , whoso advances the old
Indian was now dodging with n
strength and nglllty peculiar to mad
ness , brought the Algonquin to the
door of the hut.
At sight of the sick man the Objlb-
way threw caution to the wind and
ran towards the door ; but the mon
arch nosed him vigorously , sending
him to his back ten feet away.
The sound of the battle that had
called the sick man from his conch
had also awakened Welga , who was
running through the forest with the
speed of the wind.
By the tlmo the Objlhway , still
clinging to his. hatchet , had gotten to
his foot and faced the four-footed
gpd on guard over the Algonquin ,
Welga was immediately behind her
enraged father. The young Indian ,
watching from the threshold , saw
Wolga lllng herself upon Meniseno ,
and saw the latter throw her off ns
easily as the great moose might tessa
a dog.
She staggered to her feet and start
ed lor the Insane old man , who with
lifted hatchet , made another deaper-
flto effort to reach the object of his
wrath.
Forgetting his illness , and all un
mindful of the menacing weapon that
was glistening in the starlight , the
Algonquin darted beneath the nose of
the moose , caught Welga , and dragged
her into his tent before the old man
could realize It.
Outside the buttle went on. The
merciless hall of Iron upon the tmtlera
of the moose maddened him until ho
was fairly blind with rago. With a
quick turn of his great head the
moose caught the aged Indian , lifted
him , and tossed him high up In the
When the body crashed back to
earth the old moose snorted new do-
tiunce.s , but the old Indian lay qulto
still. The splendid animal shook his
aching head , stamped a front foot
fuiloiiHly , Initials adversary had quit.
Softly the Algonquin called his
rhamplon , and the big beast turned
slowly and approached the door , as a
faithful dog might come to bo petted
and putted for good woik.
Tlu-y made a light the man and
the woman and wont out to gather
up the broken thing she had called
father. To their surprise he was still
ali\c , and they bore him in and laid
him upon the bed wheroln ho would
have murdered the Algonquin. Soon
ho slumbered heavily.
When day arrived , and the old man
awoku , his reason had loturned. Ho
had been mad , ho said. Ho had attempted -
tempted to take the life of a stranger ,
but Gltchio Manltou Itad como in the
foinj oC a moose and fought with him.
He tried to move his limbs , but they
were broken. All the bitterness was
Bono ; all thn hatred of the Algonquin
had passed nway.
As the aged Indian grow weaker ,
the Algonquin grow strong.
Finally , one twilight , when the Sep
tember sun was sinking , when the
Bummer bloom was blighted , and the
autumn leaves were drifting over the
placid bosom of the limpid lake , the
light of the aged Indian's llfo went
out , leaving a lone woman rocking to
and fro , his head in her lap.
By the banks of Lake Tcinagaml ,
where the winds whisper in the tnosa-
hung trees and the waters lisp on the
client shore , they laid the old man to
rest.
rest.Fcr
Fcr him the aged woman did not
weep openly , nor cry aloud , but to his
silent sleepln-placo she stole when the
moon was low , and o'er his cold clay
she shed bitter tears. Afffl there she
may bo seen to this day , watching by
the little rock-walled restlng-placo of
the old Ojlbway , and , browsing about ,
Is a big bull moose , and across the
Temagaml comes a llttlo bark canoe ,
baiely big enough for two , and It
touches the shore where n crystal rill ,
romping out of the wilderness , spills
its laughter on the limpid lake. _ . .
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