Wyandotte Nation, OK - The Wyandott’s Farewell To Their Home In Ohio ************************************************************************ This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Lola Withrow: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgenwebarchives.org ************************************************************************ THE WYANDOTT’S FAREWELL TO THEIR HOME IN OHIO Written by Gov. William Walker when the Wyandots were removed West in 1843. Adieu to the grave where my father now rests, For I must be going afar to the West; I’ve sold my possessions, my heart fills with woe To think I must leave all; alas, must I go? Adieu, ye tall oaks, in whose pleasant green shade In childhood I sported, in innocence played— My dog and my hatchet, my arrows and bow Are still in remembrance; alas, must I go? Adieu, ye loved scenes which bind me like chains, Where, on my grey pony, I pranced o’er the plains; The deer and the turkey I tracked in the snow, But now I must leave all; alas, must I go? Sandusky, Tyomochte, with broken sword and streams, No more shall I see you except in my dreams; Adieu to the marshes where the cranberries grow— O’re the great Mississippi—alas, must I go? Adieu to the road which for many a year I traveled each Sabbath, the Gospel to hear; The news was so pleasant, so joyful to know— From hence where I heard it, it grieves me to go.