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  THE 
  OMAHA 
  TRIBE 
  

  

  [l.TII. 
  ANN". 
  27 
  

  

  ful 
  of 
  the 
  broth 
  and 
  carried 
  it 
  out 
  of 
  the 
  lodge. 
  At 
  the 
  entrance 
  

   facing 
  the 
  east 
  he 
  held 
  the 
  food 
  up 
  to 
  the 
  sun, 
  then 
  poured 
  out 
  the 
  

   offering 
  at 
  the 
  entrance 
  to 
  the 
  dwelling. 
  Then 
  he 
  returned 
  and, 
  

   placing 
  his 
  finger 
  on 
  the 
  spoon, 
  touched 
  with 
  his 
  moist 
  finger 
  the 
  head 
  

   of 
  each 
  of 
  the 
  mystery 
  bags 
  of 
  the 
  four 
  masters 
  and 
  both 
  moccasins 
  

   of 
  the 
  "eldest 
  son" 
  and 
  the 
  ''second 
  son." 
  After 
  this 
  ceremony 
  all 
  

   the 
  articles 
  which 
  belonged 
  to 
  the 
  packs 
  were 
  laid 
  away 
  where 
  they 
  

   belonged. 
  The 
  choice 
  pieces 
  of 
  meat 
  were 
  then 
  removed 
  and 
  given 
  by 
  

   the 
  servants 
  as 
  directed 
  by 
  the 
  officer 
  who 
  has 
  that 
  duty. 
  Then 
  all 
  

   the 
  members 
  were 
  served. 
  Before 
  anyone 
  partook 
  of 
  his 
  food 
  each 
  

   member 
  arose 
  and 
  gave 
  thanks 
  to 
  the 
  host, 
  beginning 
  at 
  the 
  south- 
  

   east 
  end 
  of 
  the 
  line. 
  When 
  the 
  last 
  person 
  had 
  spoken 
  he 
  took 
  a 
  bit 
  

   and 
  ate 
  it; 
  then 
  each 
  in 
  turn 
  followed, 
  and 
  all 
  partook 
  of 
  the 
  food 
  

   without 
  further 
  ceremony. 
  At 
  the 
  conclusion 
  of 
  the 
  meal 
  the 
  gifts 
  

   were 
  taken 
  to 
  the 
  "eldest 
  son," 
  who 
  either 
  distributed 
  them 
  or 
  sent 
  

   them 
  to 
  another 
  master 
  for 
  distribution. 
  The 
  servants 
  were 
  always 
  

   remembered 
  in 
  this 
  division. 
  

  

  After 
  the 
  gifts 
  had 
  found 
  their 
  way 
  to 
  those 
  who 
  were 
  to 
  receive 
  

   them, 
  the 
  songs 
  of 
  dismissal 
  followed. 
  These 
  were 
  the 
  songs 
  which 
  

   the 
  mysterious 
  stranger 
  bade 
  the 
  father 
  and 
  mother 
  never 
  to 
  forget 
  

   when 
  rising 
  from 
  a 
  feast. 
  They 
  were 
  sung 
  in 
  the 
  order 
  of 
  the 
  

   "children," 
  beginning 
  with 
  the 
  "eldest 
  son." 
  Each 
  song 
  has 
  two 
  

   stanzas 
  and 
  there 
  are 
  four 
  repetitions. 
  

  

  

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  Dismissal 
  Song 
  of 
  the 
  "Eldest 
  Son" 
  

   M. 
  M. 
  J= 
  152 
  Transcribed 
  by 
  Edwin 
  S. 
  Tracy 
  

  

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