He took Manito prisoner, and tied him to an oak with hickory saplings, but he finally made his escape, and with his children took up his home in the more remote wilderness.
Manito then told him that the question must be decided by battle.
In process of time the Big Manito became displeased with them, and was determined that this usurpation should cease.
On the earth, an extended fog, and there the great Manito was.
At first, forever, lost in space, everywhere, the greatManito was.
The Manito either could not or would not assist him.
She herself seemed controlled by the Manito that watched over Holden, and compelled, even unknown to herself, to guard his interests.
But the power of that Manito might not extend elsewhere, and there were other Manitos who, perhaps, were more powerful, and might be more propitious.
Animated by these considerations and such hopes, Ohquamehud left the hut of Esther on the afternoon of the following day, to propitiate the Manito of the Falls.
And in proportion to this feeling was his awe of the Manito who presided over the scene.
Who now honoreth theManito of the loud voiced Yaupáae?
At Manito Point, on the west side of the isthmus that connects Great Bear Mountain to the main shore, a low ridge of limestone rocks terminates on the borders of the lake, forming some bold cliffs and a remarkable cave.
The nearest of these ridges terminates on the borders of the lake at the Manito Point, (noticed in page vii.
So the Superior Manito decrees, and I must bear all patiently.
The oldmanito got frightened, and ran for his life.
Next day he returned to the mainland, and, while wandering along the shore, he encountered a more powerful manito than himself, named Manabozho.
Now he would give him a kick, now a push, now a trip, till the manito was quite exhausted.
As he came near, the manito of the rock opened his door and told him to come in.
The manito was strong, but Pauppukkeewis soon found he could master him.
At length Pauppukkeewis threw the manito to the ground with such force that he lay senseless, and the warriors, carrying him off, laid him with the bodies of his sons, and set fire to the whole, consuming them to ashes.
The manito was afraid of him, but said to his guest-- "Since I have sheltered you, I would sooner die with you than open the door.
Entering it, they found an old man, whose protection they claimed, saying that a manito was pursuing them.
The manito trembled, for he knew that when the hour came he would be shut up under the earth.
It so happened, then, that he fell astride of an old bull-buffalo grazing in a distant pasture, who straightway set off with him at a long gallop; and the old Manito has not been heard of to this day.
The manito began to be troubled with bad forebodings, for on looking ahead he saw the young hunter in his own manly form, running along at leisure.
The starting shout was given, and they set off at high speed, the manito leading and Monedowa pressing closely after.
The two got ready--the Manito and Grasshopper--and they were soon clinched in each other's arms for a deadly throw.
As he closed upon him, the old manito began to show his power, and changing himself into a fox he passed the young hunter with ease, then went leisurely along.
The fish obeyed, and Owasso saw the wicked old Manito busy in another direction, fishing, as unconcerned as though he had not just lost a member of his family.
The lodge of the manito stood upon a high ground, and near it stretched out a long row of other lodges, said to be possessed by wicked kindred of Mudjee Monedo, who shared in the spoils of his cruelty.
Grasshopper trembled, for he thought his last hour had come; but the Manito bade him to be of good cheer.
But when he saw the old man, he professed to be greatly surprised, as the other, Sheem by name, was in truth, for he had not noticed the old Manito before.
And now, having the crown of his head within good range, Manabozho sent in his third arrow, which laid the Manito out upon the ground, stark dead.
Then calling the woodpecker to come and receive a reward for the timely hint he had given him, he rubbed the blood of the Shining Manito on the woodpecker's head, the feathers of which are red to this day.
As they were now all assembled, the oldmanito began to speak of the race, belting himself up and pointing to the post, which was an upright pillar of stone.
They told me that men are very weak, and very foolish, and wicked; and that Manito is very good and patient to let them live.
Let us welcome them," said Hiawatha; "let us give them of our best and call them brothers, for the Great Manito has sent them and they come to do his bidding.
Gitche Manito the Mighty, He, the Master of Life, was painted As an egg, with points projecting To the four winds of the heavens.
Again he prayed to the Great Manito to tell him of some food that the Indians might enjoy in winter and summer, in autumn and in spring.
Hiawatha, and he prayed to the Great Manito to tell him of some food that the Indians might always be able to find when they were hungry.
Mitche Manito the Mighty, He the dreadful Spirit of Evil, As a serpent was depicted, As Kenabeek, the great serpent.
They took the red stone of the quarry and made peace-pipes and gathered in a circle; and while they smoked the Great Manito grew taller and mightier and lighter until he drifted on the smoke high above the clouds into the heavens.
And the Great Manito saw that they glared at one another angrily, and he stretched his right hand over them and said: "My children, I have given you a happy land, where you may fish and hunt.
Listen to the truth my guests will tell you, for the Great Manito has sent them, and I leave them in your care.
As he came near, to his surprise and great relief, the Manitoof the rock opened his door and told Grasshopper to come in.
The manito began to be troubled with bad forebodings, for, on looking ahead, he saw the young hunter in his own manly form, running along at leisure.
He directed also that the manito should be hospitably received, as if he had been just the kind-hearted old Indian he professed to be.
The Manito advised Owasso to spear a large sturgeon which came alongside, and with its great glassy eye turned up, seemed to recognize the magician.
To overtake him, the old manito assumed the shape of the buffalo; and he pushed on with such long gallops that he was again the foremost on the course.
From this the course could be seen, winding in a long girdle about the lake; and as they were now all assembled, the old manito began to speak of the race, belted himself up and pointed to the post, which was an upright pillar of stone.
There was not a family in all that beautiful region which had not in this way been visited and thinned out; and the manito had quite naturally come to be held in abhorrence by all the Indian mothers in the country.
The old Manito set off, and for mere sport's sake, Grasshopper pursued him.
The starting shout was given, and they set off at high speed, the manito leading, and Monedowa pressing closely after.
As he closed upon him, the old manito began to show his power, and changing himself into a fox he passed the young hunter with ease, and went leisurely along.
When the time arrived, he flew upon a tall tree, overlooking the lodge, and took his station there as the wicked manito passed in.
He began to parley, but Manabozho, now that he had discovered a way to reach him, was in no humor to trifle, and he let slip another arrow, which brought the Shining Manito to his knees.
They pursued their way, and travelled twenty days more before they got to the place which the Manito had told them of.
In a short time the Manito who had taken her away asked her for water to drink.
They entered immediately and claimed his protection, telling him a Manito was after them.
The Manito told the Fisher that he would accomplish his object, but that it would probably cost him his life.
Some time after this, he commenced making preparations for a war excursion against the Pearl Feather, the Manito who lived on the opposite side of the great lake, who had killed his grandfather.
He took the blood of the Manito and rubbed it on the woodpecker's[39] head, the feathers of which are red to this day.
He crawled into the lodge and wept very sorely, for he knew that it was a powerful Manito who had taken the woman.
The old manito got frightened and ran for his life.
There lived a celebrated hunter on the southern shores of Lake Superior, who was considered a Manito by some, for there was nothing but what he could accomplish.
As he came near, the local manito of the rock opened his door and told him to come in.
Were the terms Baalim and Magii introduced into the descriptions of their worship, instead of Manito and Meeta, this coincidence would be very apparent.
He was now reduced to three arrows, and it was only by extraordinary agility that he could escape the blows which the Manito kept making at him.
The manitowas afraid of him, but he said to his guest, "Since I have sheltered you, I would sooner die with you than open the door.
After passing Manito and Bonne Femme Creek, we stopped at the village of Boonville on the left bank, opposite which is Old Franklin.
Just before dinner we reached Rockport, a village founded two years ago, on the Manito River, six miles up which river Columbia is situated.
The Manito rocks, two isolated blocks, about fifty feet high, which have been mentioned by many travellers, appear below, on the bank of the river.
So the superior manito decrees, and I must bear all patiently.
They entered immediately and claimed his protection, telling him a manito was after them.
Passing Manito Mountain on our right the steamer approaches =Anthony's Nose=, a prominent feature of the Hudson.
Dunderberg Mountain, west bank, forming withManito Mountain on the east southern portal of Highlands.
Megissog'won, the great Pearl-Feather, a magician, and the Manitoof Wealth.
Your guardian spirit must be very powerful," he said, "or the manito of the waters favors you.
Yet I have been there and others with me, and after we had sacrificed to the manito of the island, we carried away pieces of red metal, and no evil befell us.
Whether his gratitude was directed to the Christian God, to Nanabozho or some other manito of the lake, or to the mysterious charm he carried in the breast of his tunic, the lads could not tell, probably to a combination of the three.
The manito continued to be kind to them, for during the afternoon a haze spread over the sky.
Had a manito risen out of the water and promised them a safe return to shore if they would give up their quest, they would have been glad to agree to anything.
Ronald confided to Jean that it looked as if some giant manitohad taken a bite out of the ridge, but he was careful not to let Nangotook overhear the remark.
Evidently the savages reverenced the place deeply and believed that the spirit of the great manitomade it his abode.
There, faint and blue, was the Cape of Thunder, the Sleeping Giant, the rock figure of the manito Nanabozho.
It was no wonder that Nangotook felt this to be the final and unmistakable warning of the manito that they must give up the search for the treasure that belonged to him.
A sign from the manito himself," growled the Indian, and turned his back.
He had no need of the yellow sands, and he feared the manito that was said to guard them.
When the Indian saw the place he looked awed and muttered, "Manito been here.
But no manito appeared, and the situation, instead of improving, grew steadily worse.
When not one grain remained in the canoe, the manito of the sands allowed them to go.
So will the manito destroy us if we heed not his warnings.
To keep from harm those whom he loved, the manitohad made the warriors into stone.
When each man does as well as he can, the manito is pleased, but if an Indian is lazy or wicked, the spirit is angry, and the Indian is always punished in one way or another.
The manito wished to know whether the fox and the hare would behave as unselfishly toward him, and he said, "My good friends, the fruit was indeed welcome, but I am still hungry.
A spirit called themanito always watches over the Indians.
The moon did not rise, and the people were sad, but when morning came, there was the loving face of the manito showing clearly in the rocks at the top of the mountain.
One day when the manito was walking in the forest, he said to himself, "Everything is good and happy.
One day when the manito was walking under the pine-trees, he heard a cry of terror in the forest.
The manitohad said to them, "Dear little workers, you shall no longer walk from flower to flower.
The manito built a fire, and the hare said, "Now I will spring from the top of the rock upon the fire.
The people were afraid that the manito was angry with them, but when the moon rose they were no longer sad, for from the moon the loving face of the manito was looking down upon them.
The manito of the Indians taught them how to do many things.
The manito was much pleased when he heard of this plan, but he said to himself, "I should like to make sure that what I have heard is true, and that they are really gentle and kind to others as well as to themselves.
On the earth, [was] an extended fog, and there the great Manito was.
Anew spoke the great Manito, a manito to manitos, 10.
The formation of the universe by the Great Manito is described.
The Manito daughter, coming, helped with her canoe, helped all, as they came and came.
And ever after he was a manito to men, and their grandfather.
But an evil Manito made evil beings only, monsters, [Illustration: 15.
These lived in peace and joy until a certain evilmanito came, and sowed discord and misery.
The sight of these manito poles gives quite a peculiar air to an Indian encampment.
As Manito grows at this Station, its vine characters are all good and the fruit is passably so.
Manito is one of Munson's grapes recommended for both the North and the South.
He took the blood of the Manito and rubbed it on the woodpecker's[19] head, the feathers of which are red to this day.
The Manito looked at him with a terrible look, and then made a spring at him, and got on him to smother him, for that was his mode of killing animals.
The manito trembled, for he knew he would be shut up under the earth.
The manito was afraid of him, but he said to his guest-- "Since I have sheltered you, I would sooner die with you than open the door.
He had destroyed the Manito of Wealth, and killed his guardian serpents, and eluded all his charms.
The Manito made one or two unsteady steps, but recovered himself.
He took the blood of the Manito and rubbed it on the woodpecker's head, the feathers of which are red to this day.
The system of manito worship has another peculiarity, which is illustrative of Indian character.
Gitche Manito the Mighty, The Great Spirit, the Creator, Sends them hither on his errand, 195 Sends them to us with his message.
Gitche Manito the mighty, The Great Spirit, the creator, Smiled upon his helpless children!
Mitche Manitothe mighty, He the dreadful Spirit of Evil, As a serpent was depicted.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "manito" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
