His eyes flash'd fire as he fled,
For he had seen unsightly things;
Had felt the flapping of their wings.
A wild and wiry man was he,
This tawny chief of Shoshonee;
And O his supple steed was fleet!
About his breast flapp'd panther skins,
About his eager flying feet
Flapp'd beaded, braided moccasins:
He rode as rides the hurricane;