wïüch hé was supposed to have carried them, in
arts, arms and exploits.
Tarenyawagon, as the name is written by Gti-i
sick, united in one person the powers of a god
and a man, and while they gave him the ex-
pressive name of the Holder of the Heavens,
denoting the highest degree of sustaining power,
he appeared only in the form of a: man, and
taught them hunting, gardening, the knowledge
of medicine, and the art of war. He extricated
them from the spot of their subterraneous don-
finementv not far inland froth the borders of one
of the great lakes. He imparted tó' thèm, Ï1SÉ
knowledge of the laws and government of the
Great Spirit, and gave them directions'and* encouragement
hoW to fulfil their duties and obligations.
He gave them corn, and beans, and
fruits of various kinds, with thé knowledge of
planting these fruits. He taught them how to
kill, and roast game. He made the forests free
to all thé tribes to hunt, and removed obstructions
from the streams. He took his position,
sometimes, on the top of high cliffs, springing,
if need were, over frightful chasms; and he
flew, as it were, oyer the great lakes in a wonderful
canoe of immaculate whiteness and magic
power.
Having done this, he came down to closer
terms of intimacy with the Onondagas, and resolved
to lay aside his divine character, and live'
among them, that he might exemplify the
maxims which he had taught. For this purpose
be selected a handsome spot; of ground on the
southern; banks of a lake called Te~on-to being
the same sheet of water, which,' in the present
area of western Hew -York, is called Cross lake.
Here he built Iris cabin, and from the shores of
this lake he went out into the forest like the
rest of his red companions; in quest of game
and 'fishes f t Onondagas,
by .whom he had an only daughter, whom he
tenderly;4ovedj and most kindly and carefully
treated and instructed-—eso that she, was known
far and wide, as his favorite child, and regarded
almost as a goddess. The excellence of his character,
and his great sagacity, and good counsels,
led the people to view him with veneration, and
they'gavehim, in his, sublunary character, the
n a m e e £ m a n .
People came to consult him from all quarters, and
his abode was thronged by all ages and conditions,
who came for advice. He beeamethe first
chief in all the land, and whoever he made bis
companions and friends, were likewise clothed
with the authority of chiefs in the tribe. In this
manner all-power earae naturally into his hands,
and the tribe rejoiced that they had so wise and
good a man to rule oyerv,them. For in those
days, each tribe was independent .of all others j
they had hot yet formed a league, but fought and
Warred with each other.
;Nothing that belonged ;to Hiawatha in his
character of Tarenyawagoii, was more 'remarkable
than his;-Tight and magic, carioe, which
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