HENRY   ROWE   SCHOOLCRAFT.               89
One day the people, who had now become numerous, saw
a great wonder on the sea. Large wings appeared to drop
down from the clouds and tall trees to be growing on the
surface of the water. Some thought it was a giant bird.
It came rapidly toward the land. It proved to be a nabe-
quon, or ship. When it came near the shore, it sent out a
tiny little vessel or canoe, with men in it, having the ogima
or captain of the nabequon with them. These strangers
went up to Hobbomok's lodge and asked him what they
called the country. The prophet said it was Neo's land;
Neo had made it for the redmen ; he had made it with many
rivers and lakes and mountains, plains and forests, and filled
them with game and fish and birds of all kinds. ' And what
do you come here for? ' said Hobbomok, fiercely looking
at them.   ' Does the GREAT SPIRIT send you? '
' I come,' said the ship-master,'on an adventure. I have
information for you and your people from the GREAT
SPIRIT. I wish to land on your shores, and have a small
piece of land to build a house on. I will teach you many
things and make your people happy.'
At this moment the little brown dog with the white paws
sat up, and looked straight in Hobbomok's face, and said:
' Master, open your eyes and behold. This man is not what
he professes to be; he is not directly sent here from Neo;
he is a magician, who is seeking gold and pearls on these
shores.. He will kill and destroy all your animals from the
forest; he will take all the fish from your streams; he will
dam up all your large rivers, so as to prevent the fish from
coming up from the sea; he will cover your plains with
grain; he will build high pointed houses, where men will
call on the GREAT SPIRIT to injure you; he will overturn
all your wigwam.3 and Meda lodges. Especially will he
destroy all your priests and prophets and seers. Look at
his hair, it is red! Look at his eyes, they are blue! Look
at his face, it is white! He is none of our kin, nor are any
of his race. I take the film from your eyes. He is an enemy ;
see, he has a drawn arrow pointed at your heart. Raise a
tempest and scout him from your coasts.'   The dog ceased.
All at once it began to rain and hail, and a terrible tempest
of wind arose. In this tempest the Wabishkizzee and his
ship and men were engulfed in the sea, and their cries as
they went down can still be heard in every loud tempest.