Day-yu-da-gont
WILD weird tale I've heard the Indians tell,Of Day-yu-da-gont and her magic spell."Brilliant and sparkling" her name signifies—True index of her character and eyes.
As crystal water flashes forth the lightAs diamond stars illume the brow of Night:
So Day-yu-da-gont by her matchless grace,Shed lustrous glory on her dusky race.
An old man and his nephew dwelt together:And fished and hunted in all sorts of weather.
One morn their traps were full. The fish and gameThey marveled at! Some witch had made them tame.
Fat steak of bears, plump birds, rich furs and deer,In heaps before the wigwam, brought good cheer.
While resting from their toil, a sudden cry,As of a child in great distress hard by,
Astonished them! Against an old oak tree,They found, on searching, something strange to see—
