278 THE OSAGE TRIBE [eth. ann. 86 



12. Then Ka'-xe-wa-hu-fa " 



13. Went forth in haste, even as the elder brothers spake, 



14. To the second of the great divisions of the heavens. 



15. Then, as the god of darkness struck the heavens with a dark 



shadow, 



16. He returned to his elder brothers and stood before them, 



17. Who spake, saying: How has it been with you, O, younger 



brother? It has not been your wont to suffer so. 



18. Ka'-xe-wa-hu-^a rephed: I have been to the second division of 



the heavens, 



19. Where it is not possible for the little ones to exist, O, elder 



brothers. 



20. The elder brothers spake, saying: O, younger brothers, 



21. Look you, we bid you go and make further search, O, younger 



brothers. 



22. Verily, as the elder brother uttered these words, 



23. A younger brother went forth to the third division of the heavens. 



24. Verily, he came close to the third heaven, where he paused and 



stood. 



25. Then the younger brother, 



26. Even as the god of darkness struck the heavens with a dark 



shadow, 



27. Returned to his elder brothers before whom he stood. 



28. And they spake, saying: How has it been with you? It has not 



been your wont to suffer so. 



29. It is not possible for the little ones to exist in the third heaven, 



O, elder brothers, the younger brother replied. 



30. The elder brothers spake, saying: O, younger brothers, 



31. We bid you go forth and make further search. 



32. The Ka'-xe-wa-hu-pa 



33. Then hastened away, 



34. To the fourth division of the heavens. 



35. Close to it he stood and paused. 



36. Then the Ni'-ka-wa-ko^-da-gi, the Man-of-mysteries (god of the 



clouds), 



37. Appeared and stood before him. 



38. The Ka'-xe-wa-hu-(?a turned and spake to his elder brothers, 



saying: Here stands a person, O, elder brothers, 



39. Verily, a fear-inspiring person, O, elder brothers, 



" Careful inquiry concerning this name or title failed to bring any explanation from old Osage men as 

 to its meaning. J. Owen Dorsey, in his "Osage Traditions" (Sbrth Annual Report, B. A. E., p. 384), 

 translates this title as "Crow bone white," but it is doubtful if this is the true meaniug. Ka-xe-wa-hu-ga 

 may be a corruption of the title Ka'-ge-wa-hu-stsa,Youngest-of-the-brothers. In a Child Naming wi'-gl-c 

 given by sho»'-ge-mo«-i" he uses tiie title Ka'-Cg)e-ha-gc, Last-of-the-brothers. This title is frequently used 

 in the wi'-gi-es. (See list of gentes given by Black-dog, p. 52.) 



