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They were nearing the heights of Sillery when Anne closed the book

"And now for Hiawatha and his white canoe," she said

"Very well; I will tell you of the good Hiawatha, his daughter, and his

white canoe He came froiven up his rights as a deity in order to le with

men and teach them wisdom He was the wisest of all Indians as Nestor

was the wisest of all the Greeks As a god he was known as

Taounyawatha, and he presided over the fisheries and the ays

Whenever there was dissension a the various nations of the

Iroquois, it was his hich settled the dispute Grey-haired he

was, penetration marked his eye, dark mystery pervaded his countenance

One day there was internal war and great slaughter followed The wise

ether and sureat council fires on the shores of Genentaha Lake, which we call

Onondaga For three days these fires burned, but the great sage did

not put in appearance, and nothing could be done without his counsel

When at last ers found him in his secret abode, he was in a most

melancholy state of mind Great evil lay in his path, he said; and he

had concluded not to attend the council at Genentaha But the

reat wise raced with his presence And if he did not

come, annihilation awaited his children"