Ail coming there, they tarry at Firland Shinaking

But the western men doubtful of the passage, preferred to remain at the old turllc land.

Thus end thèse interesting and positive ancien! traditions, by a fine pocm on the passage to America over theice; the Shawanis hâve a similar poem : the Illinois had also one, and almost every Linnpi tribe. They are perhaps lost; but ibis being at last rescued, will préserve the memory for ever. Now begin the second séries of songs, in a différent style, seldom rhyming, but made metrical by an equal number of words in each verse, A in the 4 first, which carry the tribe till their conquest of the Talegas; but only 3 in the Slater poems on the subséquent bistory. Thus thèse songs diminish in détails as they advance ; but they are mère abridgment of better annal s now probably lost. Numbers shall be annexed to each successive king or ruler, so as to compule the générations.