The Devil's Dictionary: Hatchet
Updated May 14, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
HATCHET
-n.
A young axe, known among Indians as a Thomashawk.
"O bury the hatchet, irascible Red,
For peace is a blessing," the White Man said
The Savage concurred, and that weapon interred,
With imposing rites, in the White Man's head.
For peace is a blessing," the White Man said
The Savage concurred, and that weapon interred,
With imposing rites, in the White Man's head.
- John Lukkus
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