NOTES.
The warrior's right his scalp lock to adorn
With eagle plumes in battle he had won.—[Stanza ix.]
No one but a brave who has slain an enemy in battle, is allowed the distinguished honor of wearing eagle feathers.
Rained from her elk-like eyes.—[Stanza xii.]
Objects clear and bright are often compared by the Indian to the elk's eye. The definition of Muskingum is—"clear as an elk's eye."
Born of the foam.—[Stanza xxxiv.]
The red man believes that the whites sprang from the foam of the salt water.
FOOTNOTES:
[F] Bright eye.
[G] Great Spirit.