He whirled on high the ghastly ball around.

LIX.

Around—around—still gathering force it went;

Still on his sinews strained the whirling head,

Till cleaving from the skull the scalp was rent,

And through the air the ponderous body sped;

Deep in the hollow woods its force was spent,

Thrice bounding from the ground, then falling dead;—

He turned and spoke: “No more the babes shall weep!

The grim Pawaw now sleeps! and Waban now can sleep!”