Ail coming there, they tarry at Firland Shinaking

But the western men doubtful of the passage, preferred to romain at the old turtle land.

Thus end thèse interesting and positive ancien! traditions, by a fine poem on the passage to America over theice; the Shawanis bave a similar poem : the Illinois had also one, and almost every Linnpi tribc. They are perbaps lost; but this 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, 4- in the 4 first, which carry the tribe till their conquest of the Talegas; but only 3 in the 31ater poems on the subséquent history. 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 compute the générations.

- U2 — 1. SONG. — Aï SUINAKI TILL TUE 10 KiNGS OR CiVIL WaRS.

1 . Long ago, Ihe falhers of mcn wcrc Ihcn al Shinaki or Firland.

2. The patb leader was {heVilûlaEn^lc [Wapaneletva 1), who leads thein ail Ihere.

3. The snake island was a big land, a fine land, and was expier cd by Ihem.

4. The friondly soûls, the hunling soûls, Ihe moving soûls, in assembly mcet.

5. AU say to him, Beauliful-IIead {Kolawil 2) bc Ibou king Ihere.

6. The snakes are coming, thou killest some, lo snake hill let Ihcm ail ago.

7. Ail Ihe snakes were quite weak, and concealing Ibemselve» at the Bear hill.

8. Afler Kolawil, White-Owl {Wapagokhos 3) was king al the Firland.

9. Afler him Ihere True Maker [lanotowi 4) was king, and nierry Ihings he did.

10. Afler hira Ihere Chilili (o Snow-Blrd) was king, who says let usgosouth.

11. To sprcad the falhers of men Wokenapi^ and lo be able lo possess much more.

12. South hegoes the Snow-Bird, but easthe goes IheBeaverhe Tamakwi. (Hère is the séparation of the Dinnis.)

13. A bcautiful land was the soulh land, the big Firland and Ihe shoreland Shabiyaki.

i\. But the eastern land was a fish land, and a lake land, and a caille land.

15. Afler Chilili, the Great Warrior {Ayamck 6) was king, when ail the tribes were at war.

16. There was war wilh the robbing-men, snaking men, blacking men, slrong men. Chikonapi, Akhonapi\ Ayakatapi, Assinapi,

Thus ends the Drsl song wilh civil strife and great wars, dividing some tribes probably.