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Chapter 30
Atthissuddenandunexpectedannunciation,alow,fierceyellranthroughthemultitude,thatmightnotinaptlybecomparedtothegrowlofthelion,ashischolerisfirstawakened—afearfulomenoftheweightofhisfutureanger.Theeffectwasequallystrongonthesage,thoughdifferentlyexhibited.Hepassedahandbeforehiseyes,asiftoexcludetheleastevidenceofsoshamefulaspectacle,whileherepeated,inhislow,gutturaltones,thewordshehadjustheard.
"ADelaware!IhavelivedtoseethetribesoftheLenapedrivenfromtheircouncil-fires,andscattered,likebrokenherdsofdeer,amongthehillsoftheIroquois!Ihaveseenthehatchetsofastrangepeoplesweepwoodsfromthevalleys,thatthewindsofheavenhadspared!Thebeaststhatrunonthemountains,andthebirdsthatflyabovethetrees,haveIseenlivinginthewigwamsofmen;butneverbeforehaveIfoundaDelawaresobaseastocreep,likeapoisonousserpent,intothecampsofhisnation."
"Thesinging-birdshaveopenedtheirbills,"returnedUncas,inthesoftestnotesofhisownmusicalvoice;"andTamenundhasheardtheirsong."
Thesagestarted,andbenthisheadaside,asiftocatchthefleetingsoundsofsomepassingmelody.
"DoesTamenunddream!"heexclaimed."Whatvoiceisathisear!Havethewintersgonebackward!WillsummercomeagaintothechildrenoftheLenape!"
AsolemnandrespectfulsilencesucceededthisincoherentburstfromthelipsoftheDelawareprophet.
