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water. As in this year, God of Bloom, give us flowers in 

 abundance. Oh, may the gods of our fathers give us a bounti- 

 ful harvest, . . . and O God of Day, God of Night, 

 . . . gods of all our fathers, give us for the year to come 

 a good governor. 



Then, with one official cane raised toward the heavens, the 

 other official rod of authority suspended over his visible hear- 

 ers, he said: "I indeed and in truth thank you all, both those 

 present and those above."* 



After the farewell address was finished, nominations were 

 in order. The result of the casting lots the night before was 

 supposed to be secret and not known to the populace. Mr. 

 Jose Reyes Gallena was the candidate for governor. As soon 

 as his nomination was announced, the vote was taken by accla- 

 mation, all rising and saying "nop." It was unanimous. Had 

 it not been unanimous, a new candidate would have had to be 

 proposed ; everything must be by unanimous consent with the 

 Jemez. 



As soon as declared elected, the governor elect went to the 

 cacique and got down on his knees before him. Then that 

 august person, the cacique, as he bent over the man at his feet, 

 first prayed to his deities; second, he gave the new governor 

 instructions as to the duties of his office; and, third, he gave 

 him the two gold-headed canes of authority, which go with the 

 office of governor. The now inaugurated governor rose from 

 his humbled position and seated himself at the right side of the 

 cacique beneath the section of the Rainbow in the West. 



*Pa-ta-ga'tza, A-ta-wat'-za, ShO'-ba Wang'-ho, hom-wa Wang'-ho, 



Montezuma, ax sho-yo'-shf tong'-a, sho muts'-a nCns, shu muts'-a 



nens, shd muts-ii nens. Ku muts'-a, um'-pi-ku muts-a, a'-kii muts'-a, 

 o'-wa muts'-a, vala muts'-a, ka-wi-lu muts'-a, wag'-ga-shr- muts'-a, mul'a 



muts'-a, po-'ho muts'-a, dunt'-chu-no muts'a Kya'-ba muts'-a, sho 



muts'-a, sho- muts'-a, sho muts'-a. 



Whan"-i-kl-yan'-ha Pat-a-gat'-za, A-ta-wat'-za, Sho'-ba Wahng'-ho, 

 Hom'-wa Wang '-ho, Wan-a-kun'-to, Hd'sto-o-lu-sa-la, Montezuma, sho- 

 yHsch-sho tdng-a, sho un'-wa muts'-a nr. Wa-kyem-ba muts'-a, wa-a'-da 

 muts'-il, Shan-td-tu'-u muts'-a, Da '-ha- wag'- gemuts'-il, Un'-shung muts'-a, 



Son'-a-pa' muts'-a, Wa-ham'-pa" muts'-a Pal'-lu muts'-a, Sho muts'-a, 



sho muts'-a, sho muts'-a. 



Sa-dal'-le- pisch kwal'-lc'-pisch, Wan-a-kun'-to, p'bama'-la. Kwal'-la- 

 pisch, sa-dal'-le-pisch Hds'-to-o-lu'-sa-la pa ma '-la. Ydsch'-shr shd tdng'-a 



ha'-ba-da' ma'-la Pa-ta-gat'-za, A-ta-wat-za ydsc'-shP shd tdng'-a 



sa-dal'-le-pTsch whcesch Shd'-ba Wang'-hd mala. 



Shd muts'-a, shd muts'-a, shd muts'-a. 



