; e | Wy An Indian Legend of the Upper Ottawa. When the first white missionaries en- deavored to ex arp to a the Christian ion, the. times rather start~ g- The Indians mittock. the ite aetaans for the symbol, the objective for the subjective. It is not surprising therefore ve = kinase +-who-onee-tra “dawn of Canadian civilization as afae ae Mon- treal, and met there a Jesuit missionary, having received from him a lamb as a pres- ent, inistook it for the Lamb of God, concern- w e missional talked much, and taking it with him when he returned to his people, impressed upon them the sacred- ness of this wonderful, and to them strange them the necessity of worshiping it with honor and reverence, A small island was chosen as a suitable dwell- ing-place for this new Manitou, and the In- dians were happy in possessing an animal at once so sacred and so easily kept. Unfortunately the owner was the object of much jealousy on the part of one who had always laid counter-claim to the position of a leader of the people. The name of this man’ was Mahingan. He was a unter and a bold man, but he had the reputation of be- ing what is-called a ‘‘Bad Indian,” a very vague term of disapprobation, but very common amongst Indians. He saw that the ession of this lamb gave much power to is rival, and he determined to deprive him of it; and being somewhat ofa utilitarian he considered that the best way to do this was to eat it, which he did surreptitiously ,» and at night. On the following day consternation reigued amongst the Indian camps ; the sacred lamb was gone. e owner was ‘furious, but tried to turn the mishap to ac- count by stating that no Manitou of such] importance would stay where ‘Bad Indians’ were allowed to live with impunity, which explanation was accepted as satisfactory until the bones of the lamb were found, clean picked, and bearing unmistakable ev idence of having been boiled:-This upset the super- natural translation theory altogether, an evidently pointed to the yt of a Mani- tou, but the question arose, ‘‘ Who was the sacrilegious wretch who had dared to fill himself witha god?” Manahchinty, the owner, openly accused Mahingan to his face but Mahingan laughed at him, saying : “No one can eata real Manitou. Manitou would more likely eat him. If your animal was.a truth, then it would have saved itself, if a fraud, then the sooner it was eaten, the better.” So true did this saying appear that some of the Indians. sided with Mahingan, for all re ized that it was he who had eaten the lamb, and there were not wanting, those who began to murmurat erase for inducing them to worship false g and Manahchinty saw that strong sackets were necessary in order to maintain his reputation cf ‘Big Injun,” so he toma- hawked his rival on the sly, and the people at once returned to their allegiance, prob- ably fearing lest they themselves should be tomahaw ked. to say, after this ’ of his sacred lamb ; but finally it leaked out that Mahingan, before dying, ound time to curse his murderer, to threaten him with his vengeance even though he were dead, and to promise him that he would pursue him and his heirs relentlessly for many generations. Strange to relate Manahchinty soon joined his victim, having been upset from his canoe and drown oe aloon hunt. For several enerations his descendants in the male line died violent deaths, and it was generally conceded amongst~Indians, that a curse was upon them. One evening, about six years ago, durin the month of July, a small band of Indians were encamped upon the = whereon had lived and died the sacred sheep. The ever- encroaching white man had eaurpall the heritage of the Indians, who now had dwindled into a few families in place of the powerful tribe who had once held undisputed sway in the land. ne curse of Mahingan had been almost forgotten, and that very evening as they sat around the campfire, an old crone with shaking head related to the younger folk, in substance that which I have above written. Amongst them stood a boy intently listening with more than an ordi- ite was a direct descendant of Manahchinty. Scarcely had she finished when a fiendish howl was heard.in the bush close by. The Indians started to their feet in fright, and still another cry awoke the echoes of the summer night; at the same time an enormous dog, with eyes like balls of fire, bounded into the midst of them, and seizing the boy, the descendant of Manah- chinty, 7 the throat, bore him to the ground, Luckily one manat least preservec his presence of mind. He snatched his rifle from his tent and with good aim sent a bullet crashing through the skull of the weird beast. It was all over. ina moment and the boy rose up unhurt, except for the wound in his throat where the dog had seized him That nigh t the Indians did not sleep, but sat discussing the event until daylight, when one of them took the carcass o dog and threw it to the pigs of a white man who lived close by. The pigs made short work of the dog and soon had it all devour- ed except the heart, which they left un- touched; and there it lay in the hot summer sun for two consecutive days, until, impelled by curiosity, one of the ‘Indians examined it to find out why the pigs would not eat it. It seemed to be as hard as stone, and, im- ad = o- pelled still further by curiosity, he took his ignorance may be What was his aston- | your address forbook on all diseases peculi ax and cut it in two. ishment at finding it nothing but, a solid ump of ice. The discovery spread like wildfire and caused a great sensation among Indian circles. The shaky-headed crone at once pronounced it to be Mahingan, and assured the Indians that the vendetta was to the head, dull pain in the neart with beats | ended by the death of the dog, or, rather, ! the second death of Mahingan. Whether she-was right or wrong, the nor has he experienc any at and espec- iw! ill-luck. So let us hope that Mahingan’s M. V. LUBON curse isa thing of the past, a mystery por out by a ‘* Winchester” with the lacest mod ern improvements. These things are hard to believe. I my- self doubted if they were true, and ex- pressed those doubts to my informant, a most respectable and pious Indian, as In- dians go. I even dared to pes but ae assured me of their truth, and rebuked me for laughing saying, “It is not Tight —tortaagh ar such sélemn, sacred things. Lake Temiscamingue, Que. ——>— Mr. J. E Rebidoux, M.P.P. for Cha teauguay, re be sworn in as Provincial Secretary of Quebec in pce, or of Hon. Mr. - Gagnon, ade | sheriff of Que’ En Route fer the Guillotine. A never-ending procession ¢ victims pase- ed down the RueSt. Honore b the place de la Revolution—ci devant Plac: Louis XV. ‘where the principal guillotne had been ted. There were loti however, A, P. 561. aA pewon g erec ines, = several other parts of the cty, and it was uncommon matter fi ig in aeear in the morning to met with three or shop F processions ofunhappy beings -pro- well-organized execution. ines of route epic to avoid those stre¢s, and that 9 did t harm to ther commerce. They therefore saovagssies tht the routes should be at t occasionlly ‘chan Later on another request w e to the National Assembl anes unhealthy condition of the Revolution, literally steeped in blood, whch emitted a horrible and dangerous stench Strange, however, as it may seem, many of these executions, notably trose of impor- tant personages, were attenled by great numbers of apparently respecable people, and the Mouiteur contained many adver- tisements to the effect tha’ ‘‘So-and-so nt pe chairs to witness tle guillotining of, say, Louis XVI, or Mme. Qoland, or in- deed of any conspicuous perso, at so ve an hour.” A contemporary aigraving re resenting the execution of Lan XV shows us acrowd of well-drssed people, paging hs seated in their chairs, placed high and well-built vooden stand, anil at afew of them are usirg their opera lasses. Duval is shocked wien he records that during the massacres of September ‘‘on dansait en banlieue,” In fact, the gay and volatile nature of the Parisiars pa 1 not be wholly suppressed, and someby no means ee people made a sort of fete of the tragic events wnich were per- petually oostiiieny —The Saurday Review. > =p a vee specific—Dr. Sage’s Catarrh It is a good plan to have a reel and line handy for aid in making all cows of fruits and vegetables straight. The roses of the June tine Are O ! so fair to see, But fairer than these flowers are 3 the rose that blooms for me On the cheeks once-pale - ‘hollow, And God be thanked, ! That the rose of health adh 1appiness Blooms out again to day. That is what many a man feels like saying when he sees some member of his family re- stored to health after a long and wasting ill- ness. In mane te meant there are persons who seem to ading out of life slowly. There is a canal debility that indicates a lack of vital force. The blosd seems to be blood only in color. There is often a dry, hard cough, Night beings no refreshing sleep. The dick gro thin and pale. What shall be done to Pward off disease which is making slow but sure efforts to secure.an- ‘other victim? Let me tell you: Get Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovey, and fight ‘the enemy with it. There is nothing like it to build up a weakenetsystem, and restore lost vitality. 1t is a most wonderful tonic, nutritive and a terative, or blood-purifier. S —He—‘I never laugh at an ine ferior.” She—‘‘ It would be impossible for you to do such a thing.” “Nothing But Skin and Bone™.” is the inelgant though appropriate expres- sion used in heecibing ¢ arance of cae females whom Hantre begs for per- cimens of her handiwork, but who ner een reduced to this distressing condi- tion bysome of the or; anic troubks, peculiar to the sex, styled “female complaints,” the symptoms of which are ‘tan all gone feeling,” weakness in the back, especially mornings, nervousness, and sometimes hysteria. The cure forthese beauty-destroying troubles— and an undoubted one in every case-—is Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription, and it ren- ders it unnecessary to consult a doctor-—a disagreeable duty for a modest woman. Of druggists. Some people can tell the time by a sundial, but we never heard of any one being able to by a croco-dile. 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