88 THE OSAGE TRIBE Teth. ann. 30 



111. Tnoy shall always live to see, in the muscles of their thighs, the 



signs of old age. 



112. Behold, the muscles of my breast, gathered hi folds by age, 



113. Which I have made to be the means by which to reach old age. 



114. When the little ones, also, make of them the means by which 



to reach old age, 



115. They shall always live to see old age. 



116. Behold, the flac<-id muscles of my arms, 



117. Which I have made to be the means to reach old age. 



118. When the little ones, also, make of them the means to reach 



old age, 



119. They shall always live to see, in the muscles of their arms, the 



signs of old age. 



120. Verily, at that time and place, it has been said, in this house, 



121. He said: Behold, my wings. 



122. They, also, 



123. Are not without meaning. 



124. I offer them for use as awls. 



125. When the little ones make use of them as awls, 



126. They shall always have awls that are sharp, indeed. 



127. When they make use of them as awls, 



128. The little ones shall always live to see old age. 



129. Even though they pass away to the realm of spirits, 



130. They shall, by the use of the awls (as scarifiers), bring them- 



selves back to consciousness. 



131. Behold, the stooping of my shoulders, 



132. That I have made to be the means by which to reach old age. 



133. When they, also, make it the means by which to reach old age, 



134. They shall always live to see old age. 



135. Behold, the muscles of my throat, 



136. Which I have made to be the means to reach old age. 



137. When they make of them the means by which to reach old age, 



138. They shall always live to see, in the flaccid muscles of their 



throats, the sign of old age. 



139. Behold, the locks on the crown of my head that have grown 



scant with age. 



140. When they make of them the means by which to reach old age, 



141. They shall always live to see, in their thinned locks, the sign of 



old age. 



PART II. HO'*'-GA-WA-GTHI^-Ts'a-GE (aGED EAGLE) 

 (Osage version, p. 3U; literal traaslation, p. 473) 



1. Verily, at that time and place, it has been said, in this house, 



2. He (the (^hief), with the close of the words (of the pelican), arose 



to his feet 



