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e then, whenever I hear Hukweem in the night, or hear others speak of his unearthly laughter, I think of that cry over the tree-tops, and the thrilling answer far away. And the sound has a ring to it, in my ears, that it never had before. Hukweem the Night Voice found me astray in the woods, and brought me safe to a snug camp.--That is a service which one does not forget in the wilderness. GLOSSARY OF INDIAN NAMES. Cheplahgan, _chep-lah'-gan_, the bald eagle. Chigwooltz, _chig-wooltz'_, the bullfrog. Clote Scarpe, a legendary hero, like Hiawatha, of the Northern Indians. Pronounced variously, Clote Scarpe, Groscap, Gluscap, etc. Hukweem, _huk-weem'_, the great northern diver, or loon. Ismaques, _iss-ma-ques'_, the fish-hawk. Kagax, _kag'-ax_, the weasel. Killooleet, _kil'-loo-leet_, the white-throated sparrow. Kookooskoos, _koo-koo-skoos'_, the great horned owl. Lhoks, _locks_, the panther. Malsun, _mal'-sun_, the wolf. Meeko, _meek'-o_, the red squirrel. Megaleep, _meg'-a-leep_, the caribou. Milicete, _mil'-i-cete_, the name of an Indian tribe; written also Malicete. Moktaques, _mok-ta'-ques_, the hare. Mooween, _moo-ween'_, the black bear. Nemox, _nem'-ox_, the fisher. Pekquam, _pek-wam'_, the fisher. Seksagadagee, _sek'-sa-ga-da'-gee_, the grouse. Tookhees, _tok'-hees_, the wood mouse. Upweekis, _up-week'-iss_, the Canada lynx. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Wilderness Ways, by William J Long *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK WILDERNESS WAYS *** ***** This file should be named 15950.txt or 15950.zip ***** This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: http://www.gutenberg.org/1/5/9/5/15950/ Produced by Ted Garvin, Melissa Er-Raqabi, Sankar Viswanathan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions will be renamed. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules
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