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That evening as they sat in the door of their tepee And watched their child at her play, Wambam espied the fragment of yellow paper. Quickly he caught it and slowly, he deciphered the order Sent by the General at Headquarters to Captain Cordux. Headquarters of French Forces To Captain Cordux: Wipe out the race of the Menones with extra forces sent from Headquar- ters. General Wyman. Motionless, stunned and grieved, Wambam stood for a moment, Then, with flashing eyes and clinched lists, he strode to the tepee. Ugh! Egla! he cried. The white man has planned our destruction. With a brief farewell to his squaw and the Nameless One, He gave a loud war cry which resounded far o ' er the prairies. Silently the braves of the tribe met and heard the word of the chieftain. And soon they started out on the warpath to defend their homes and chil dren. A fortnight later Wambam and most of his braves Returned to their native village. They had saved Their land from the white man at least for the present. The sad face of Moonis became brighter as the strong man entered And grasped the Nameless One to his breast. She drew to his side and whispered — Let ' s call her ' Miskodeed ' (our little messenger). Miskodeed! My Miskodeed! he cried, that it must be. Had it not been for you, my little messenger. The deeds of the tribe of Menones would soon be forgotten. Now you and your children must preserve for us The deeds of Wambam and his great tribe of braves. Thus in 191 1, in a group collected The first Annual staff sat and fretted. x ' name ! A name ! Oh, what shall it be ! Jelai trouve, exclaimed the brilliant Marie, Let ' s call the annual, our Miskodeed. Vera May Hammond, 1923. (Apologies to Gene Stratton Porter for style of story.)
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The Myth oi Miskodeed ' ' As the sun rose over the prairie, one bright September Morning, Wambam (Boundless Energy), Chief of the JVIenones tribes, And Moonis (Loyalty), his squaw, sat in the door of the tepee And silently watched their only papoose play with her dog. Wambam, we must name papoose tonight, ere the moon arises! Moons have come, moons have gone and yet she has no name. Ugh, ejaculated the moody chief, What say you? Shanewis (Lovely Flowers), for ever she is beautiful. Never, grunted Wambam; flowers die, she must never die. So the papoose remained nameless. With a slight motion and a grunt, the chief Indicated that Papoose should be strapped to Moonis ' back while Five large, beautiful skins he fastened to his own shoulders. Then with Moonis following him, they turned their faces to the Fort. Fort Omtauch, the French Trading Post, which lay five leagues away Had been for years under the command of Captain Puegnet, Who had taught the chief of the Menones to read and to love The white man ' s life and some of his ways. Captain Puegnet had always been fair in the Price he paid for the Indians ' pelts. Wambam grieved in silence when the orders came That recalled his friend and advisor. Captain Puegnet. They sent to fill his position, the cold, iron-fisted, L nfriendly leader — Captain Cordux, a hater of Indians. Very seldom now did Wambam journey to the Fort, But he must sell his skins and buy clothes for his family. The Fort was a long, low building of logs; At one end was a fireplace, at the other, a table Which served as a desk for the Captain. On the East side was a long table covered with pelts. And on the West was another ladened with blankets And brightly colored trinkets to exchange for valuable furs. While Wambam and Captain Cordux bargained, Moonis and the Nameless One wandered about the room Touching and gleefully gurgling over the gaudy trinkets. Then, while Moonis and Wambam chose a bright red blanket For themselves and some gaudy beads for the child they loved, The papoose toddled to the end of the room and clasped in her tiny hand, A bright yellow paper with queer looking signs upon it Which had fallen from the desk to the floor. Not even Moonis noticed the paper when They strapped her again to her back and turned their faces homeward.
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