554 THE OSAGE TRIBE [kth. ann. 36 



1488. U-k'ii-be, valley; wc-do-l);!, the fourth; kslic, the lying; a, they 

 said. 



1490. Ni, water, river; u-l)a-slio", bends; j]e-tho"-ba, seven. 



1491. Sho-dse, smoke; f()"-li()'', white, ])ale; kshe, that lay in wide 



expanse; hi, an-iving there; n()"-zhi", stood; to", standing; 

 a, they said. 



1492. Wa-(lo"-bo, seeing, viewing; xtsi, verily, intently; to°, stood; 



a, they said. 



1493. Ni, water, river; u-ga-xthi, land within the bend of a river; 



]>e-tho"-ba, seven, 1515, 1517, 1535. 



1494. To°-wo"-gtho°, towns or villages; pe-tho"-ba, seven; ni-ka- 



shi-ga, people; tho°-ka, there were. 



1495. E-dse, there, closely; xtsi, verily; wa-to°-be, I see or view; 



tse, I shall ; e-ki-the, he thought of himself; thi°-kshe, as he 

 sat; a, they said. 



1496. Ni, water; a-ki-gtha-gi, go to fetch for themselves; hi, go; bi, 



they; tse, the place where; a, they said. 



1498. Wa-do°-be, seeing, viewing; to°, stood; a, they said. 



1499. A-shka, closely, at a short distance; xtsi, verily; wa-do^-be, 



he saw them, the people; to°, stood; a, they said. 



1500. Pe, foreheads; ba-xthe-xthe, mottled by pricking, tattooed; 



xtsi, verily; wa-do°-be, saw them; to", stood; a, they said. 



1501. Tlie-ba, jaws; ba-xthe-xthe, tattooed; xtsi, verily; wa-do"-be, 



he saw them; to", stood; a, they said. 



1502. Pe, foreheads; ga-tsu-fa, shaved or cut closely, referring to the 



hair close to the forehead (Wa-xthi-zhi thinks this has refer- 

 ence to the Osage wearing the hair roached); xtsi, verily; 

 wa-do"-be, he saw them; to", stood; a, they said. 



1504. I-ki-no"-xthe, concealing himself, hicUng from the people; xtsi, 



verily; gi, he returned; e do", then; a, they said. 



1505. Wa-no"-xthi", in great haste; xtsi, verily; gi, he returned; 



e do", then; a, they said. 

 1507. No"-ni-ni-tha, with quick footsteps, strides, running; xtsi, 

 verih', with effort; gi, he returned; thi", he moved; a, they 

 said. 



1509. Wi-90°-ga, my j^ounger brother; a-ba, he, moving, in motion; 



u-k'o", acting as thougli he bears tidings of importance; xtsi, 

 verily; a-gi, he is coming home; a-ba, he; wi-90°-ga, my 

 younger brothers; e-ki-a, they said to one another; bi, they; 

 a, they said. 



1510. A-gi-ki-ba-no°, they ran to meet their brother as though racing; 



ba, they; do", then. 

 1512. Wi-zhi"-the, my elder brothers; e, saying; a-gthi, having come 

 lionie; no"-zhi", stood; a, thev said. 



