The picturesque StLawrence . erican wilderness. North and east roamedthe haughty Algonquins, noted as the greatesthunters of the land, while in the valleys to thesouth dwelt the Iroquois, who lived by fishing andcultivating the soil and who boasted of greatfields of maize and extensive apple many a changing season these people of thewilds dwelt side by side in harmony. It wasone of the friendly customs of the young menof the two tribes to meet at certain times to huntand fish together, with the understanding thatwhichever party killed the lesser amount ofgame animals, or speared t
The picturesque StLawrence . erican wilderness. North and east roamedthe haughty Algonquins, noted as the greatesthunters of the land, while in the valleys to thesouth dwelt the Iroquois, who lived by fishing andcultivating the soil and who boasted of greatfields of maize and extensive apple many a changing season these people of thewilds dwelt side by side in harmony. It wasone of the friendly customs of the young menof the two tribes to meet at certain times to huntand fish together, with the understanding thatwhichever party killed the lesser amount ofgame animals, or speared the fewer fish, shoulddress all the spoils of the chase that were broughtin. Usually the Iroquois were the unfortunateones, and it at length became regarded as acertainty that they would do the squaw workand that their rivals w^ould enjoy running thegame to earth with no aftermath of disagreeablelabor. This disinclined the Iroquois to thesport and it was gradually being abandonedwhen, on one of the now rare occasions that the. ^0 }>. ^^=, V. The Thousand Islands 33 rivals engaged in a hunt, the Algonquins wereastonishingly unsuccessful. For three days theyfollowed their quest in vain, but the Iroquoiscame from their forest rovings with game inabundance. The Algonquins went sullenlyabout the unwelcome task of dressing the game,and so sorely did they feel their disgrace thatthey vowed among themselves to have came and while the weary Iroquoishunters slept, a sudden assault was made andevery one of them slain. The assassins denied their deed, and not tilllong after did the friends of the dead learn thefacts. Then they asked that justice should bedone the slayers. The Algonquins were calledto a council but they evaded the matter of asettlement, and tried to satisfy the complainantswith honeyed words. This, however, availednothing. The Iroquois, fiercely indignant,swore they would not rest, they nor their childrento the last generation, until the Algonquins hadbeen s
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