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Breckinridge Porter - -Release Date: September 7, 2016 [EBook #53002] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 - -*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK A LEGEND OF GOAT ISLAND *** - - - - -Produced by David Edwards, Jana Palkova and the Online -Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This -file was produced from images generously made available -by The Internet Archive) - - - - - - - -Illustration - - "He wore his Sacred Order's gown, - A long loose robe of reddish brown." - - - - - A LEGEND - - OF - - GOAT ISLAND - - Ascribed to FATHER LOUIS HENNEPIN, who visited - Niagara in 1678 - - BY - - PETER A. PORTER - - Sketches by C. BRECKINRIDGE PORTER - - THE GAZETTE PRESS, NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y. - - - - - COPYRIGHT - BY - PETER A. PORTER - 1900 - - - - -A LEGEND OF GOAT ISLAND - - - - - It is told in Indian story, - Dim tradition of the race, - How, to God's eternal glory, - And through His all-saving grace, - Many a warrior's heart was stirred - To belief in His ever-living Word, - And the Faith that saves us all, - By a Priest, whose holy mission - Overcame their superstition - About the Island, which divides - Niagara's tumultuous tides, - At the brink of the mighty Fall. - - Here is the story, as 'tis told - In one of the chronicles of old. - - - 'Twas many a year ago, when o'er - The land on Ni-a-gára's shore - The Neuter tribe held sway. - On its western bank, above, but near, - Where rapids begin, in wild career - Toward the Fall, and down as low - As a bark canoe could safely go, - One of their villages lay. - In that village by the river, - Late one eve, when bow and quiver - Had been laid aside, - And the warriors were sitting - In the silence, deemed befitting - To an Indian's pride, - A stranger in their midst appeared, - Whose hoary locks and silvery beard - Were to their vision strange and weird. - He was a man of giant size, - Which found him favor in their eyes, - As, at his priestly garb amazed, - In silent wonderment they gazed. - - He wore his Sacred Order's gown, - A long loose robe of reddish brown, - Across his shoulders, lightly flung, - The cape and cowl backward hung, - Around his waist a rope was twined, - A girdle and a scourge combined; - While from it, hanging loose and free, - Suspended hung the rosary. - He was the first of stranger race - They e'er had met with, face to face, - Though they knew that such-frocked men - Had visited their brethren. - When they saw him, brave and squaw - Viewed him with a reverend awe. - - A wanderer, all alone he came, - He bore no weapons, gave no name. - He said his errand was to teach - The glories of the Life to be, - When, after death, men's spirits reach - The confines of Eternity, - And, as he spake in Indian speech, - They listened most attentively. - For he had dwelt for many a day - Mid Indian tribes, far, far away, - And thus had learnt the Indian tongue - From those whom he had dwelt among. - So, sullenly, they let him share - - Their fire's warmth and frugal fare, - And then they suffered him to tell - His mission in the way he chose, - Though little cared they what befell - Their souls, so they but feasted well, - And were victorious o'er their foes. - - Later on, as they were sitting - In the fire's cheerful light, - Shadows round them weirdly flitting, - As the moon rose into sight, - The stranger asked, in tones of wonder, - Whence that sound of endless thunder, - That dull, reverberating sound - That seemed to shake the very ground? - - For answer, came the Chief's command, - "Be patient, you shall understand." - And, knowing Indian nature well, - He waited till they chose to tell. - - Later yet, when chill and hoary - Lay the frost upon the ground, - And the moon in all her glory - Bathed in light the scene around, - The Chieftain rose, around him drew - - The bison skin of tawny hue, - And signed to the priest to follow. - He led him through a dense dark wood - Where many a lofty pine tree stood, - Then through a winding hollow; - Whence, as they suddenly emerged, - The rushing rapids 'neath them surged - O'er many a rocky ledge. - Taking, down stream, their silent way - Toward the rising cloud of spray, - They reached the Cataract's edge; - And, from a jutting shelf of stone, - Saw Ni-a-gára, then unknown, - Save to the red man's Race alone. - Earth's grandest sight, conceived to be - The emblem of God's majesty. - - Ne'er has the scene which 'neath them lay - Been chronicled aright, - For no one, in a fitting way, - By pen, nor pencil, _can_ portray - The grandeur of that sight. - - The Priest, as by the view amazed, - Long at the Falls and Rapids gazed, - But not a word he spoke, - Then crossed himself, as if in awe, - And 'twas a holy sight he saw. - At last he turned him to his guide, - Who stood, like statue, by his side - And thus the silence broke: - - "For two years past I've often longed - This wondrous sight to see, - And memory has oft been thronged - With stories told to me - By one, upon whose brow I traced - God's holy Cross, a chief - In whose narration I have placed - An absolute belief. - The glories, which I now behold, - In words, somewhat like these, he told: - 'Towards the Sun's ascending beam, - Whoe'er his journey takes, - Will reach a broad and rapid stream - Which joins two mighty lakes. - Midway in this river's course - A wondrous fall is found - Where, with an overwhelming force - The waters, rushing in their might, - Plunge downward o'er a fearful height - With a stupefying sound. - Right at the precipice so steep, - Where the river takes this awful leap, - Is placed an Island, small in size, - But like an earthly paradise, - For lovelier spot is nowhere found - Than this, our Indian burial ground; - Where none, unless with honor crowned, - Can ever be interred. - None but brave men e'er can reach - It's wooded shore and rocky beach, - Whereon the sound of human speech - Is scarcely ever heard. - For on this Isle deep-buried lie - The bones of many a Brave, - And Indian chiefs invariably - Ask this spot for their grave. - Thus it has been, in days of yore, - And it is my earnest prayer, - That, when this mortal life is o'er, - And my soul is on the other shore, - My bones may be buried there. - That Ni-a-gáh-ra's mighty roar - So solemn, grand and deep, - May be my dirge forevermore - As 'twixt its Falls I sleep.' - "Since he told me I've often prayed - That hither I might be led, - And to my vision be displayed, - In its scenic majesty arrayed, - The fairest spot God ever made, - This Island of the dead." - - The Chief assented, "All you heard - Was true to the minutest word; - But one more fact I must unfold - Ere all the Island's tale is told, - Note its wondrous situation, - 'Tis our Spirit's dread abode; - 'Tis a spot that, since Creation, - Coward's foot has never trod. - None but warriors can reach it, - Others, should they dare to try, - So our old traditions teach it, - As they touch its soil, they die." - - "All that is false," the Priest replied, - "Whoever taught you that has lied; - Strong words, I know, but justified, - For God alone, who gave us breath, - Has power over life and death." - - The Chief declared, "His faith is best - Who dares to put it to the test. - I judge men's faith in but one way, - 'Tis what they do, not what they say. - If you believe that you'll survive, - I'll take you there tonight, - And, if you tread its shore alive, - Will own that you are right; - Then, I'll believe in what you preach, - And worship Him of whom you teach." - - The Priest responded, "Now 'tis clear, - Why I have been directed here. - Your sacred Island is to be - My means of proving conclusively - To Indian Tribes forevermore - The power of Him whom I adore. - An early proof is all I crave, - For never yet did Indian brave, - Who'd traveled far to deal the blow - Of death to his relentless foe - With greater joy await the hour - That placed his victim in his power - Than I impatiently await - The moment yonder Isle I reach, - And thereby clearly demonstrate - The holy precepts that I teach. - So come, tho' here I fain would stay - My beads to tell and prayers to say, - I'll worship God on the Island's shore - After the test you name is o'er." - - A look of wonder and surprise - Shone in the Indian Chieftain's eyes, - His sole reply, "So let it be, - Your death shall pay the penalty." - - In perfect silence back they went, - Each on the coming voyage intent. - When the village they had reached, - To where his bark canoe lay beached - The Chieftain turned aside. - (The bison skin, he flung therein), - Quickly he launched it, in he leapt, - And, waiting till the Priest had stept - Into his place, he bade him kneel, - So the bark might ride on even keel, - Then pushed it out on the tide. - Swiftly it darted from the land, - Propelled by strong and fearless hand, - Over the dangerous current flies, - As the Chief the paddle rapidly plies, - Until, the wildest portion crossed, - The frail canoe is no longer tossed - By curling waves, but floats, awhile, - On the quiet stream above the Isle, - Towards whose beach it slowly glides - For weal or woe, as its voyage betides. - - The Priest stood up, above his head - The holy Cross he raised, - And the words of the "Misereri" said - As heavenwards he gazed. - - The bark meanwhile, - Has reached the Isle, - A moment more, - And the test is o'er. - - The Priest stepped boldly on the sod, - To prove the power of his God, - And, kneeling on the shore, - Poured forth a psalm of praise to Him - Whom Cherubim and Seraphim - Continually adore. - - Then, rising, he addressed the Chief - Who, sitting in the bark canoe, - Felt more of wonder than of grief - At seeing that his old belief - Was wholly false, for now he knew - That all the Priest had said was true. - - "I tread this Isle alive, and show - Your Spirit's boasted power - To be but falsehood; will you now - Fulfill your solemn Chieftain's vow, - And own that God, by whom I'm sent - To teach you, is omnipotent, - In this auspicious hour?" - - As by the issue stupefied, - The Chieftain doubtingly replied, - "I little thought you now would be - Alive to claim my fealty; - But further proof you yet must give - Before I can fully agree, - Although you tread the Isle, and live, - You have proved conclusively - That the Spirit I've adored so long - Is powerless, and my worship wrong. - Perhaps that Spirit, seeing you cared - So little for death, your life has spared - Thus far, but if you long remain - On the Isle, you surely shall be slain. - So, if you heed my advice, return." - Haughtily spake the Priest, "I spurn - Your advice, so artfully given. - Daring your Spirit, I have shown - The power of death belongs alone - To Him, who on the great white Throne, - Dwelleth forever in Heaven. - Now, ponder well before you speak, - Then tell what further proof you seek." - - Answered the Chief, "I leave you here, - With none to aid you, naught to cheer, - And when tomorrow's sun - Is high in the heavens, I'll come again. - If, then, I find you have not been slain - By my Spirit's might, - For your act tonight, - Your victory will be won." - - The Priest replied, "I'll give anew - This proof, that all my words are true; - But, do not come till another day - In its rapid flight has passed away. - When, next, the rays of the setting sun - Illumine the Falls, as the day is done, - Go to the spot where tonight we stood, - Close to the edge of the headlong flood, - At that hour, and at this edge - Of that same Fall, on the rocky ledge - Of the Island's shore, I'll take my stand - That you, and all your warrior band, - May see that I live; and then to show - That faith in your Spirit you disavow, - Kneel down, and there, beside the Fall, - In the name of God, I will bless you all. - Then, at this hour, tomorrow night, - In yonder moon's effulgent light, - Bring your bark to this spot once more, - And take me back to the other shore. - Now go, and leave me, despite your fear, - Alone with my Maker, who led me here." - - The Chief, where the quiet waters lay, - Up stream, pursued his homeward way, - To wait the close of another day. - The Priest, beneath those lofty trees, - In adoration fell on his knees. - - All night long, on that wonderful sod, - Where never before had white man trod, - He wandered, ceaselessly praising God - For the mercies to him granted. - Oft, in worship he bowed his head, - His beads he told, his prayers he said. - And, 'mid those graves of unknown dead, - O'er whom no burial rites were read, - The "Nunc Dimittis" he chanted. - All next day, in the forest's shade, - In solitude, he watched and prayed. - - And that evening, at the hour - When, in lands where Christians dwell, - From each old cathedral tower - Rings aloud the Vesper bell, - The aged Priest his way did wend - Toward the setting sun, - To where, at the Island's western end - The greater waves of rapids descend, - And the swifter currents run. - Adown the slope he made his way - 'Mid bushes wet with driven spray, - Until he reached the rocky ledge, - Close to the Cataract's eastern edge. - While he stood there, in the blaze - Of the setting sun's departing rays, - The spray-cloud hovered low, - And, as it settled above his head, - Across it, in gorgeous colors spread, - Appeared the sign of the promise made - By God to man, as the Flood He stayed, - The evanescent Bow. - - When the sun in splendor sank - Behind the fir trees tall, - Gazing toward the farther bank, - With a joy no pen can e'er describe, - He saw the Chief and warrior tribe - At the other end of the Fall. - - The Chief, who saw him as he moved - From out the forest's shade, - And realized that again he'd proved - The truth of all he said, - Knelt, so the Priest might comprehend - That faith in his Spirit was at an end. - The warriors knelt beside their Chief, - Thus emphasizing their belief. - - The Priest was there by God's own will, - A holy mission to fulfill. - His human voice, in that grand roar, - Could not have reached the other shore, - No matter how he had striven, - Yet he spake the Word, - Though it was not heard, - And he raised his hands, - As our God commands, - And lifted his eyes to Heaven; - Thus, in the way the Church decrees - To suppliants, tho' afar, on their knees, - Was the Benediction given. - - The Priest was with emotion thrilled, - His mind with sacred thoughts instilled, - And, in imaginative mood, - Again in a holy Church he stood, - (It was three long years since he - Had stept within a Sacristy). - - A wondrous Church it was, indeed, - By Nature's changeless laws decreed, - Tho' man reared not the structure fair, - All churchly attributes were there. - - The gorge was the glorified Nave, - Whose floor was the emerald wave. - The mighty Fall - Was the Reredos tall, - The Altar, the pure white foam, - The azure sky, - So clear and high, - Was simply the vaulted Dome. - The column of spray, - On its upward way, - Was the smoke of Incense burned; - The Cataract's roar, - Now less, now more, - As it rose and fell, - Like an organ's swell - Into sacred music turned. - While, like a Baldachin, o'erhead - The spray-cloud, in its glory, spread - Its crest, by the setting sun illumed, - The form of a holy Cross assumed. - - The vision gone, the Priest once more - Stood, simply on the Island's shore. - Slowly he climbed the bank again, - And into the forest passed, - His body weak with cold and pain - From his long and sleepless fast. - Little he cared for the food and rest - His mortal being craved, - He only thought, how, at his behest, - The Chief and warriors had confessed - Belief in God, and had been blest, - And their souls might thus be saved. - - Again, amongst the trees he knelt, - Expressive of the joy he felt. - In worship, loud, his voice he raised, - His tones through the forest rang, - As the ever-living God he praised, - And the "Jubilate" sang. - - The twilight passed, but the aged Priest - From his adorations had not ceased; - The darkness came, but his only thought - Was praise of Him whose word he taught; - The moon arose, and found him there, - Still in the attitude of prayer. - But when in the Heavens, high and clear - She stood, and midnight's hour was near, - He rose and went to the rocky beach, - Where alone the Island one may reach. - - Soon the Chief, in his birchen bark, - Came swiftly over the waters dark, - And reaching the Island's shore - Cried, "As God's follower, receive - An erring man. I now believe - In Him, forevermore." - - As the Priest to meet him came - He said, "Baptize me, in His name." - The Priest bent down to the river's bed - And dipped his hand in the wave, - Then bade him kneel, and on his head - Poured the water, and joyously said, - "Your soul I hereby save. - First convert of the Neuter race, - Upon your forehead, thus, I trace - The Cross's holy sign; - And thereby, as you now believe - In God's omnipotence, receive - You into His Church divine. - And, in the Faith you have confessed, - I bless you, and you shall be blest." - - But meanwhile many a bark canoe, - Bearing those Neuter warriors true - Was rapidly coming down the tide, - Along the path, where the waves divide. - - As the Isle these warriors reached, - Their frail canoes they safely beached, - Then stepped to the Chieftain's side; - Beneath that grand primeval wood - In awe-felt silence, there they stood. - It was a noble sight, and good, - For the Priest, in his holy pride. - - For of the bravest of the land - Was that converted warrior band, - All firm in their new Belief; - And, on this wondrous Island's sod, - Before that holy man of God, - Knelt their baptizéd Chief. - - -Illustration - - "... The Island, which divides - Niagara's tumultuous tides, - At the brink of the mighty Fall." - - -Illustration - - "And, from a jutting shelf of stone, - Saw Ni-a-gáh-ra, then unknown, - Save to the red man's Race alone." - - -Illustration - - "The Priest stood up, above his head - The holy Cross he raised." - - -Illustration - - "Thus, in the way the Church decrees - To suppliants, tho' afar, on their knees, - Was the Benediction given." - - -Illustration - - "While, like a Baldachin, o'erhead - The spray-cloud, in its glory, spread." - - -Illustration - - "... On this wondrous Island's sod - Before that holy man of God, - Knelt their baptizéd Chief." - - - - - Of this "Legend" 100 copies were printed for private - distribution only. 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