238 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [bull, ci 



wahu' nori'pa war) (to) a man 



ho'ye a voice 



waki'ye 6ii) I sent 



wana^ now 



hi here 



yelo^ (he) is 



Analysis. — This song begins on the dominant above the tonic and 

 ends on the dominant below the tonic, two-tliirds of the progressions 

 being downward. All the tones of the octave except the seventh are 

 present in the melody. One accidental appears — the fourth raised a 

 semitone. 



The following account of a performance by White Shield differs 

 from preceding narratives in that it took place in a house, and the 

 stone was held in White Shield's hand instead of being laid on the 

 ground. The narrative was given by Bull Head, who witnessed the 

 performance. He said it occurred when the Government first issued 

 harness and wagons to the Indians. At that time the old people 

 ''kept close track" of everything which was issued to them by the 

 Government and prized it very highly. One old man lost part of a 

 harness. Knowing that White Shield often recovered lost articles by 

 the aid of the sacred stones, he appealed to him, asking him to find 

 the missing part of his harness and also a handsome tobacco bag and 

 pipe. White Shield came, and in giving the performance held the 

 stone in the palm of his hand, saying, "This will disappear." Bull 

 Head said that though he watched it very closely, it suddenly van- 

 ished from before his eyes. The length of time that a stone is absent 

 depends on the distance it must travel in finding the lost object. In 

 this instance the stone was gone a long time. At last a rattle was 

 heard at the door. White Shield stopped the singing, and said, "The 

 stone has returned; be ready to receive it." He then opened the 

 door, and the stone was found on the doorstep. Wliite Sliield 

 brought it in and heard the message. The stone said that the 

 missing articles had been taken by a certain man who, for fear of 

 detection, had thrown them into the river. The stone said further 

 that the articles would be brought back that night and left where 

 they had been last seen. The next morning all the missing articles 

 were found in the place where they had been last seen. Their appear- 

 ance indicated that they had been under the water for several days. 



The following is the second analysis group of dream songs, com- 

 prising those concerning the sacred stones (Nos. 59-78, inclusive). 

 The aid of the sacred stones was invoked to locate the camp of an 

 enemy (p. 348); also in finding a missing man (p. 496). Other 

 analyses of dream songs are on pages 198 and 278. 



