Where chieftains joined the deep debate,

Than proud Peechiki. He had trod

With Pontiac on the path of blood;

With Pontiac had at every chance

Still struggled for the love of France;

With Pontiac in the battle’s crash

Hewed down the hated Sagaunash;[[4]]

And when his last the Ottowa breathed,

To stern Peechiki was bequeathed

A hidden hatred—such as burns