The first who enters is commonly Meeh-key-nock (the Turtle), a jolly, jovial sort of a fellow who, after disencumbering his votary, chats and jokes with those outside and asks for a pipe to smoke. There is a good deal of talking inside as may be supposed from the number of folks collected in so small a space. [Thunder] To some renowned characters, all the spirits appear. The Thunder also frequently comes, but he is desired to remain outside as he would breake all. It is reported that he once entered and split one of the poles into shivers. [Flying Squirrel] The Flying Squirrel also enters. He is no liar, but you must take every thing he says as we do our dreams, the opposite. His nature is such that he durst not tell the truth but in this ambiguous manner, otherwise the conjurer would soon after die. [Wolverine] I do not know that the Skunk ever comes. But the Wolverine (Carcajoux) does and he is known immediately by his stink, which occasions no small merriment at his expense on the outside. [Loon] The _Loon_ also enters. He is known by his usual cry, "Nee-wih wee-way" repeated commonly three times as he does when in the water. And this too occasions a great laugh, for these four syllables, which form the most common cry of that bird in the _spring_ of the year, as every body may observe, _are_ also three words in the Sauteux and Cree languages, which signify "I want to marry; I want to marry!" "What! And will you never have done marrying? You were marrying all last summer and still want to!" will some outside say. And everyone has his word to put in. [Hercules / Strong Neck: Altercation with a Young Man] _Hercules_ also comes in. He is perhaps as much revered by those people as even he was by the Spartans or Athenians. His name is _Strong Neck_ (and everybody knows how strong Hercules was). He does not seem over fond of jokes, and when the other spirits announce his coming, all those on the outside must cover their heads and not look up, for it appears that he cannot [become] _invisible_ as the others do, or will not, but still does not chuse to be seen. Once upon a time his arrival was announced, and everybody was ordered to cover themselves, so as not to see. (This, and all such like orders are commands sent to the conjurer, and which he, (being inside) must _promulgate_ to those on the outside). There was one young buck, however, who wanted to shew himself superior to these orders and divert his friends. [He] would not cover himself. Hercules entered, and at that time, as at all others, he was not in too good a humor. Some altercation ensued and "I am Strong Neck." said he. "Pah!" says the young man at last, "The neck of my os-Pubis indeed is [as] strong!" This raised a most violent laugh. But the young man was lost. He disappeared from amongst them, and was never after heard of. Since _that_ time they are rather more cautious.