[249] _The âpéAmerican Nations_, etc., p. 78.
[254] "My friend, Mr. Ward, took me to Cynthiana in a gig, where I surveyed other ancient monuments." Rafinesque, _A Life of Travels and Researches_, p. 74. (Phila., 1836.)
[255] _American Journal of Science_, Vol. XL, p. 237, note.
[257] _Correspondence between the Rev. John Heckewelder and Peter S Duponceau, Esq._, p. 410.
THE WALUM OLUM or RED SCORE, of the LENÂPÉ.
[Illustration: 1. Sayewi talli wemiguma wokgetaki,
2. Hackung kwelik owanaku wak yutali Kitanitowit-essop.
3. Sayewis hallemiwis nolemiwi elemamik Kitanitowit-es-sop.
4. Sohalawak kwelik hakik owak[259] awasagamak.
7. Wich-owagan kshakan moshakwat[260] kwelik kshipe-helep.
1. At first, in that place, at all times, above the earth,
2. On the earth, [was] an extended fog, and there the great Manito was.
3. At first, forever, lost in space, everywhere, the great Manito was.
4. He made the extended land and the sky.
7. Then the wind blew violently, and it cleared, and the water flowed off far and strong.
8. And groups of islands grew newly, and there remained
[Illustration: 9. Lappinup Kitanitowit manito manitoak.
10. Owiniwak angelatawiwak chichankwak wemiwak.
13. Namesik milap, tulpewik milap, awesik milap, cholensak milap.
14. Makimani shak sohalawak makowini nakowak amangamek.]
9. Anew spoke the great Manito, a manito to manitos,
11. And ever after he was a manito to men, and their grandfather.
12. He gave the first mother, the mother of beings.
13. He gave the fish, he gave the turtles, he gave the beasts, he gave the birds.
14. But an evil Manito made evil beings only, monsters,
[Illustration: 15. Sohalawak uchewak, sohala-wak pungusak.
18. Nijini netami lennowak, ni goha netami okwewi nan tinewak.
19. Gattamin netami mitzi nijini nantine.
20. Wemi wingi-namenep, wemi ksin-elendamep, wemi wullatemanuwi.
21. Shukand eli-kimi mekenikink wakon powako init'ako.]
15. He made the flies, he made the gnats.
17. Truly the manitos were active and kindly
18. To those very first men, and to those first mothers; fetched them wives,
19. And fetched them food, when first they desired it.
20. All had cheerful knowledge, all had leisure, all thought in gladness.
21. But very secretly an evil being, a mighty magician, came on earth,