ohegan his own robe and tuft,
and received in exchange those which the cunning maiden had provided
for her lover. After counselling them in brief words to apply to him
whenever they were in difficulty, he disappeared in the pool.

The return of light showed the inhabitants of the Indian village on
the Mawenawasigh in unwonted bustle and confusion. All the warriors
were out; the track of the fugitives was sought for, discovered, and
followed to the bank of the Great River. The print of their steps on
the sand, the marks of the canoe where it had been fastened to the
bank, and of the oars where they had been planted to shove it away
from the shore, left no doubt that the warrior had carried off the
beautiful maiden to his own tribe, and all pursuit was abandoned.

In the mean time, the warrior was occupied in constructing a
habitation. A row of poles was placed against the projecting shelf of
rock, which thus served for a roof; these were covered with leafy
branches, and over the whole was laid a quantity of dead brushwood, so
irregularly piled, as when seen at a little distance to give no
suspicion of human design. The inmates of this rude dwelling subsisted
on game found in the adjacent forest, on fish from the mouth of the
rivulet, and on the fruits and roots of the soil. Their wants were few
and easily supplied, and they were happy.

One day, as the lover was sitting at the door of his cabin, he heard
the voices of two persons in the wood, who seemed to be approaching
the place. He saw that if he attempted to hide himself by going in,
they might enter the glen, and discover the secret of his retreat. As
he was clothed in the dress of the spirit, he believed that it would
be better to present himself boldly to their view, and trust for
safety to his personation of the good Manitou. He therefore took up
his bow, which was lying beside him, and placed himself in an upright
motionless attitude on the edge of the pool, in front of the water
falling over the rock. In a moment two Indians of the tribe of the
maiden made their appearance coming through the trees. At sight of the
majestic figure in the gray mantle and plumes, and armed with a bow,
magnified by their fears to thrice the real weight and size, they
started, and uttered an exclamation of surprise. He waved his bow,
motioning them away. One of them threw towards him a couple of arrow
heads, which he carried in his hand, and which fell into the water at
the warri