20

A LEGEND
[Image: peace pipe blowing smoke with smoke coming out of it]

Many moons ago, in the midst of a
great forest, stood a Lodge whither gathered
from the surrounding wigwams youths
and maidens to perfect themselves in
all arts. Venerable were the chiefs and
right faithfully did they strive to impart
their secrets to the dusky children of
the forest.

Many things these children learned
for daily they labored from the ninth
hour of the morning till the first hour
after the sun stood overhead and often
sorely were they unhungered before
the tocsin of their medicine-man told