Some there were of heavenly coloring,
Such as clouds at sunset wear,
White and rosy; they were emblems
Of the new ones waiting where
In the spirit land she wanders
With her father strong and brave;
And the mother, when she saw them,
Knew they marked her daughter's grave.
IDA SEXTON SEARLS.
THE END.
NOTES.
WINONA.
[1] The name given by the Dakotas to the first-born, if a female.
[2] Tipi, skin tent.
[3] An edible root found on the prairies.