segoskee

Updated: May 6, 2025

The Indians, under their quiet exterior, possess a deal of humour. They have significant names for every thing, and a nickname for every one, and some of the latter are laughably appropriate. A fat, pompous, ostentatious settler in our neighbourhood they called Muckakee, "the bull-frog." Another, rather a fine young man, but with a very red face, they named Segoskee, "the rising sun." Mr.

Susanna Moodie - Life in the Backwoods

The Indians, under their quiet exterior, possess a deal of humour. They have significant names for everything, and a nickname for every one, and some of the latter are laughably appropriate. A fat, pompous, ostentatious settler in our neighbourhood they called Muckakee, "the bull frog." Another, rather a fine young man, but with a very red face, they named Segoskee, "the rising sun." Mr.

Susanna Moodie - Roughing It in the Bush