The loons were hallooing far
away, and I went over--this time in pure gratitude--to see them again.
But my guide was modest and vanished post-haste into the mist the
moment my canoe appeared.
Since then, whenever I hear Hukweem in the night, or hear others speak
of his unearthly laughter, I think of that cry over the tree-tops, and
the thrilling answer far away. And the sound has a ring to it, in my
ears, that it never had before. Hukweem the Night Voice found me
astray in the woods, and brought me safe to a snug camp.--That is a
service which one does not forget in the wilderness.
GLOSSARY OF INDIAN NAMES.
Cheplahgan, _chep-lah'-gan_, the bald eagle.
Chigwooltz, _chig-wooltz'_, the bullfrog.
Clote Scarpe, a legendary hero, like Hiawatha, of the
Northern Indians. Pronounced variously, Clote
Scarpe, Groscap, Gluscap, etc.
Hukweem, _huk-weem'_, the great northern diver, or loon.
Ismaques, _iss-ma-ques'_, the fish-hawk.
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