The Crooked Tree Indian Legends And a Short History of the Little Traverse Bay
The Crooked Tree Indian Legends And a Short History of the Little Traverse Bay
J C John Couchois Wright
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To- wards evening many camp fires were lighted and the curl- ing smoke bespoke the great feast on the morrow when the beloved pale face Father would be present to tell them 101 102 THE CROOKED TREE of a wonderful Redeemer who was said to love the In- dian as much as the white man and who had died to save all mankind. Foot races, target shooting and quash-go-na- win (jumping) contests had been indulged in throughout the day and the most weary of the athletes were prepar- ing to retire for the ni...ght. A maiden of the Turtle clan was walking along the shore a short distance from her tent. A young brave, wearing the totem of the Beaver, crept up cautiously be- hind her. As she stooped to dip some water in her birchen pail, he sprang forward and seized her, and attempted to drag her toward the forest, holding one hand tightly over her mouth. But he had overestimated his strength ; more- over he was wild and excited from several draughts of a peculiar beverage he had obtained from a trader, which he called sko-da-wa-bo, "fire water.
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