rmined
to encamp till it became solid, and then crossed over and pursued the
trail. As he went along he saw branches broken off and strewed behind,
for these had been purposely cast along by the daughter, that the way
might be found. And the manner in which she had accomplished it was
this. Her hair was all untied when she was caught up, and being very
long, it caught on the branches as they darted along, and it was these
twigs that she broke off for signs to her father. When he came to the
king's lodge it was evening. Carefully approaching it, he peeped
through the sides and saw his daughter sitting disconsolately. She
immediately caught his eye, and knowing that it was her father come for
her, she all at once appeared to relent in her heart, and asking for
the dipper, said to the king, "I will go and get you a drink of water."
This token of submission delighted him, and he waited with impatience
for her return. At last he went out with his followers, but nothing
could be seen or heard of the captive daughter. They sallied out in the
plains, but had not gone far, by the light of the moon, when a party of
hunters, headed by the father-in-law of Aggodagauda, set up their yells
in their rear, and a shower of arrows was poured in upon them. Many of
their numbers fell, but the king being stronger and swifter than the
rest, fled toward the west, and never again appeared in that part of
the country.

While all this was passing, Aggodagauda, who had met his daughter the
moment she came out of the lodge, and being helped by his guardian
spirit, took her on his shoulders and hopped off, a hundred steps in
one, till he reached the stream, crossed it, and brought back his
daughter in triumph to his lodge.

[92] Grasshopper.

IOSCO;

OR,

THE PRAIRIE BOYS' VISIT TO THE SUN AND MOON.

AN OTTAWA LEGEND.

One pleasant morning, five young men and a boy about ten years of age,
called Ioscoda, went out a shooting with their bows and arrows. They
left their lodges with the first appearance of daylight, and having
passed through a long reach of woods, had ascended a lofty eminence
before the sun arose. While standing there in a group, the sun suddenly
burst forth in all its effulgence. The air was so clear, that it
appeared to be at no great distance. "How very near it is," they all
said. "It cannot be far," said the eldest, "and if you will accompany
me, we will see if we cannot reach it." A loud assent burst from