hile our fathers were ahvays boating and navigating

(1) Talli, the dried land, ta, or ihe islanda.

(2) They leavo ihe southcrn counlriss covercd wilh icc, whclher ihc islands cr ihe ncw-risen mon lai ns of Mexico.

(3) Exaclly going lo Ihc plains o! the United Slales.

(4) Is Ihis not again an allusion lo Ihc luin oflhc land of the Crosccnl ? So il looks altogcihcr.

lliey saw in the east Ihal the snakelandwets biighl and wealUiy. (Hère Legins a fine poelical rliyming narrative.)

14. The hcad-beaver Wihlamok, and the big-bird Kicholen, wcro saying to ail, let us go to the snake Island Akomen.

15. By going with us, we shall annihilate ail the snaking pcople, Wemaken.

IQ. Having ail agreed, the norlhcrlings and easterlings, went over the water of the frozen sea to possess the land.

17. It was wonderful when they ail went over the smooth deep water of the frozen sea, at the gap of snake sea in the groat océan.

18. They were ten thousand in the dark, who ail go forlh in a single night in the dark, to the snake Island of the eastern land Wapanaki in Ihe Duk, by walking ail the people. — Olini.

19. They were the manly north, the manly east, the manly south; with manly eagle, manly beaver, manly wolf ; with manly hunter, manly priest, manly rich ; with manly wife, manly daughter, manly dog (12 worda ail homophonous rhymes).