. Farmington, Connecticut, the village of beautiful homes. THE VILLAGE OF BEAUTIFUL HOMES. 55 Zbc m^tb of the 36cn^/ ^ Till PRELUDE. ^ j^ HE melon was full aiul not a^J bret/L- stirred the branches of^^ the forest. .\ solitary wolf was calling far away, t:ie night wasfull of the sweetness of Juneblossoms. The yoimg Indian girl wastalking very earnestly with her fear. I am so fearful. Last nightthe great owl cried for an hour near thelodges, and you know that means am afraid. Perhaps you had better. Tin: ni.\i Mil AN \ K come no more. said she. Be notafraid, said the Indian,
. Farmington, Connecticut, the village of beautiful homes. THE VILLAGE OF BEAUTIFUL HOMES. 55 Zbc m^tb of the 36cn^/ ^ Till PRELUDE. ^ j^ HE melon was full aiul not a^J bret/L- stirred the branches of^^ the forest. .\ solitary wolf was calling far away, t:ie night wasfull of the sweetness of Juneblossoms. The yoimg Indian girl wastalking very earnestly with her fear. I am so fearful. Last nightthe great owl cried for an hour near thelodges, and you know that means am afraid. Perhaps you had better. Tin: ni.\i Mil AN \ K come no more. said she. Be notafraid, said the Indian, many timeshave I crossed the river, I am notafraid, no harm will come to us. Didyou think a little river like this couldkeep me from you? Oh. but theriver, said the Indian girl, it is theriver of death. I hate it. Do youremember the fate of Red Wolf whoswam the river for the wounded deer?Oh, I tremble still,—the stake, thetortures with fire. Aly heart tells methat you w-ill suffer the same me. Leave me. What wasthat? Twas a wolf or bear. Hedraws his bow and sends an arrow intothe gloom. There is a scream of pain,the hollow is alive with dark forms;there is a fierce fight and the youngIndian is captured. THE MYTH. the side nf the river knelt tlieIndian girl; the great unbroken forestmurmured behind her, before her laythe river like a sheet of silver. Sheprayed to the Great Spirit, Gitche Man-itou, she prayed fnr the life the one who had crosse<l the river and nmstsulTer death. If th
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