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  tup: 
  midk'wiwin 
  of 
  the 
  o.iibwa. 
  

  

  sacred 
  stone 
  he 
  faces 
  it 
  and 
  is 
  turned 
  round 
  so 
  that 
  his 
  back 
  is 
  not 
  

   toward 
  it 
  in 
  passing 
  ; 
  the 
  same 
  is 
  done 
  at 
  the 
  second 
  place 
  where 
  

   one 
  of 
  the 
  spirits 
  is 
  supposed 
  to 
  abide 
  ; 
  again 
  at 
  first, 
  second, 
  and 
  

   third 
  posts. 
  By 
  this 
  time 
  the 
  candidate 
  is 
  at 
  the 
  western 
  extremity 
  

   of 
  the 
  structure, 
  and 
  as 
  the 
  second 
  Mide' 
  receives 
  him 
  in 
  charge, 
  the 
  

   other 
  taking 
  his 
  station 
  beside 
  the 
  preceptor, 
  he 
  continues 
  his 
  course 
  

   toward 
  the 
  north 
  and 
  east 
  to 
  the 
  point 
  of 
  departure, 
  going 
  through 
  

   similar 
  evolutions 
  as 
  before, 
  as 
  he 
  passes 
  the 
  three 
  posts, 
  the 
  place 
  

   of 
  gifts 
  and 
  the 
  sacred 
  stone. 
  This 
  is 
  done 
  as 
  an 
  act 
  of 
  reverence 
  to 
  

   the 
  man'idos 
  and 
  to 
  acknowledge 
  his 
  gratitude 
  for 
  their 
  presence 
  

   and 
  encouragement. 
  When 
  he 
  again 
  arrives 
  at 
  the 
  eastern 
  extremity 
  

   of 
  the 
  inclosure 
  he 
  is 
  placed 
  between 
  the 
  two 
  officiating 
  Mide', 
  who 
  

   have 
  been 
  awaiting 
  his 
  return, 
  while 
  his 
  companion 
  goes 
  farther 
  

   back, 
  even 
  to 
  the 
  door, 
  from 
  which 
  point 
  he 
  addresses 
  the 
  other 
  

   officiating 
  Mide' 
  as 
  follows 
  : 
  

  

  Mis-sa 
  -a-shi'-gwa 
  wi-kan'-da-we-an', 
  rnis-sa'-a-shi'-gwa 
  wi'-di-wa'-mok 
  wi-un- 
  

   Now 
  is 
  the 
  time 
  [I 
  ami 
  telling 
  [— 
  advis- 
  now 
  is 
  the 
  time 
  to 
  be 
  observed 
  [I 
  am] 
  

  

  o-be-6g. 
  

  

  ready 
  to 
  make 
  him 
  sit 
  down. 
  

  

  Then 
  one 
  of 
  the 
  Mide' 
  priests 
  standing 
  beside 
  the 
  candidate 
  leads 
  

   him 
  to 
  the 
  spot 
  between 
  the 
  sacred 
  stone 
  and 
  the 
  first-degree 
  post 
  

   where 
  the 
  blankets 
  and 
  other 
  goods 
  have 
  been 
  deposited, 
  and 
  here 
  

   he 
  is 
  seated. 
  This 
  priest 
  then 
  walks 
  slowly 
  around 
  him 
  singing 
  in 
  

   a 
  tremulous 
  manner 
  wa', 
  he', 
  he', 
  he', 
  he', 
  h6', 
  hg', 
  h6', 
  returning 
  to 
  

   a 
  position 
  so 
  as 
  to 
  face 
  him, 
  when 
  he 
  addresses 
  him 
  as 
  follows 
  : 
  Mis- 
  

   sa'-a-shi'-gwa 
  p6'-gu-s8-ni'mi-nan' 
  au'-u-sa' 
  za-a'-da-win' 
  man'-i-do 
  

   mi'-gis. 
  Na'-pish-gatsh 
  di-rna'-gi-sl 
  8-nS'-nI-mi-an 
  pi'-sha-ga-au-da-i' 
  

   na'-pish-gatsh 
  tshi-skwa'-di-na-wad' 
  dzhi-ma'-dzlii-a-ka'-ma-da-man 
  

   bi-ma'-dis-si'-an. 
  

  

  The 
  following 
  is 
  a 
  free 
  translation 
  : 
  

  

  The 
  time 
  has 
  arrived 
  for 
  you 
  to 
  ask 
  of 
  the 
  Great 
  Spirit 
  this 
  "reverence" 
  i. 
  e., 
  the 
  

   sanctity 
  of 
  this 
  degree. 
  I 
  am 
  interceding 
  in 
  your 
  behalf, 
  but 
  you 
  think 
  my 
  pow- 
  

   ers 
  are 
  feeble 
  ; 
  I 
  am 
  asking 
  him 
  to 
  confer 
  upon 
  you 
  the 
  sacred 
  powers. 
  He 
  may 
  

   cause 
  many 
  to 
  die, 
  but 
  I 
  shall 
  henceforth 
  watch 
  your 
  course 
  of 
  success 
  in 
  life, 
  and 
  

   learn 
  if 
  lie 
  will 
  heed 
  your 
  prayers 
  and 
  recognize 
  your 
  magic 
  power. 
  

  

  At 
  the 
  conclusion 
  of 
  these 
  remarks 
  three 
  others 
  of 
  the 
  officiating 
  

   Mide' 
  advance 
  and 
  seat 
  themselves, 
  with 
  their 
  chief, 
  before 
  the 
  can- 
  

   didate. 
  The 
  Mide' 
  drum 
  is 
  handed 
  to 
  the 
  chief 
  priest, 
  and 
  after 
  a 
  

   short 
  prelude 
  of 
  drumming 
  he 
  becomes 
  more 
  and 
  more 
  inspired, 
  and 
  

   sings 
  the 
  following 
  Mide' 
  song, 
  represented 
  pictorially, 
  also 
  on 
  PI. 
  

   xvii, 
  B. 
  

  

  Man'-i-do 
  we-da', 
  man'-i-do' 
  gi-do' 
  we-do 
  -nlng. 
  

   I 
  Let 
  us 
  be 
  a 
  spirit, 
  let 
  the 
  spirit 
  come 
  from 
  the 
  month. 
  

  

  [The 
  head 
  is 
  said 
  to 
  signify 
  that 
  of 
  a 
  Mide', 
  who 
  is 
  about 
  to 
  sing.] 
  

  

  