made its abode op. a neighboring hill, where ;it
maintained itself. It often went out and sported
in the lake, and in time' became so large and
mischievous that the tribe were pat in dread of
it. They: consulted oh the subject oh© evening,
and determined5 to fly« nCxt morning; but with
the light of the next morning the monster had
encircled the hill and lay with its double, jaws
extended before the gate.' Some attempted to
pass out, but were driven back ; others tried to
climb over its body, but were unable.« Hunger
at last drove them to desperation, and they made
a rush to pass, but only rushed into the monster’s
double jaws. All Were dfevonjcd but-a warrior
and his sister, who waited in vain expectancy
of relief. At length the warrior had a dream,
in which he was showed that if he would fledge
his arrows with the hair óf'his sister, the charm
would prevail over their enemy. lie was warned
not to heed the frightful heads and hissing
tongues, but to shoot at the heart. Accordingly,
the next morning he armed himsélf with\his
keenest weapons, charmed as directed, had bold?
Iw shot at the serpent’s heart. The instantaneous
recoiling of the monster proved that the
wound was mortal. He began in great agony
to roll down the hill, breaking down trees and
uttering horrid noises, until he rolled into the
lake. Here he slaked his thirst, and tried by
water to mitigate his agony, dashing about in
futy. At length he vomited up all the people
whom he had eaten, and immediately expired
and sunk to the bottom * The fort was immediately
deserted, and all who had escaped went
with their1 deliverer to, and fixed their council
fire «on, the west chores of ^Seneca lake, where
Geneva now stands.,
The general eoursè of the migration and conquests
of the Senecas/has, however, been towards
the west.i Taking.their own general and
ancient traditions- the, parent, stock, to wit,
their origin in the valley ©T the Oswego, they
may he supposed to have followed the Seneca
branch of those outspread, waters to the* banks
of the Senega and Canandaigua lakes;, and
thence, into the rich valley of the Genpseevr At
gn, early day they were' /limited to the Region
east of -this capital stream, which, crossing the
country in a transverse direction; formed a natural
boundary. There lived west of it, in ancient
time's, a tribe who are known aS Alleghans; An-
dastes and Erie^or, as -the Seneeash^albthem,
E&b-kwas. They had tfefeir council fires at or
near Buffalo, extending west apd also oast. The
people called by the French the Neuter -Nation,
had placed themselves; -so far as we can learn,
on .the waters of Oak-Orchard-‘.creek, which
draws its tributaries in part from. the : fertile • dis-
* If tjiis be viewednaV» bdlegdry^iV may1 H h K this interpretation.
Internal feuds' crettedfb y^ leb é% ’ bfonght-up
in their own lodges, originated hatred :aM tet:bloo<h In a
long-and .bloody war,.the nation was nearly exterminated; at
length, tke affeetjons pf a woman prevailed. Harmony was
restored, ahd a new era of prosperity .began, by removing the
council fire to another place.