[7] _Wabose_ (or _Wabos_)-the rabbit. _Penay_, the pheasant. At certain
seasons the pheasant drums with his wings.
[8] _Kaug_, the porcupine. _Kenew_, the war-eagle.
[9] _Ka-be-bon-ik-ka_ is the god of storms, thunder, lightning, etc. His
home is on Thunder-Cap at Thunder-Bay, Lake Superior. By his magic the
giant that lies on the mountain was turned to stone. He always sends
warnings before he finally sends the severe cold of winter, in order to
give all creatures time to prepare for it.
[10] _Kewaydin_ or _Kewaytin_, is the North wind or North-west wind.
[11] _Algonkin_ is the general name applied to all tribes that speak the
Ojibway language or dialects of it.
[12] This is the favorite "love-broth" of the Ojibway squaws. The warrior
who drinks it immediately falls desperately in love with the woman who
gives it to him. Various tricks are devised to conceal the nature of the
"medicine" and to induce the warrior to drink it; but when it is mixed
with a liberal quantity of "fire-water" it is considered irresistible.
[13] Translation:
Woe-is-me! Woe-is-me!
Great Spirit, behold me!
Look, Father; have pity upon me!
Woe-is-me! Woe-is-me!
[14] Snow-storms from the North-west.
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