Show Red Mans Man's Legend of Indian Summer When the smoky haze is oer o'er the valley vaney at twilight white Americans seem to see In it the council smoke of ot the red man and call It Indian summer To the red Amer American can however It ItIs itis Is lazy farmer time and his eq explanation explanation lan lan- of the name and time Is like this The Great Spirit sends the warm suns of fall fan to ripen the corn and the pumpkins and as they turn golden h hs ha causes the leaves to to show the Indian and the squirrels that harvest harvest harvest har har- vest time Is at hand Most of the farmers ana ann tae trie animals ani animals ani mals heed the warning and hasten to the work of harvest but there are some lazy humans and animals who always say I shall do that tomor tomor- row So to awake these lazy Inzy folks Great Greatt Spirit calls on the North Wind t to send send down a real blast and this makes the lazy folks realize that wInter winter winter win wIn- ter Is at hand and rind they have no harvested harvested har har- yest vested d stores The lazy man and animal anImal animal ani anI- mal look upward for pity and then the le Great Spirit sends a n few warm days so so that the lazy folks can do their delayed tasks After Atter that comes the winter and woe betide that lazy man who did not catch the real meaning of ot Indian summer |