316 THE OSAGE TRIBE. Teth. an.n. 3» 



FREE TRANSLATION. 



1. 



Lo, he appears, he appears, 



The black bear appears, he appears. 



2. 



Lo, he appears, lie appears, 

 The otter appears, he appears. 



3. 



Lo, he appears, he appears, 

 The puma appears, he appears. 



4. 



Lo, he appears, he appears, 

 The beaver appears, he appears. 



Crow Songs. 



The next group of songs is the Ka-xe Wa-tho°, Crow Songs. At 

 the singing of these songs the Sho'-ka, assisted by some of the 

 younger members of the No°'-ho"-zhi"-ga, proceeds to distribute the 

 provisions furnished by the candidate for the use of the Order during 

 the initiation ceremonies. Water is also brought by the servers that 

 the members may refresh themselves. 



It is said that all the various gentes of the tribe use the Crow 

 Songs in the initiatory rituals. In the ceremonies belonging to the 

 Pmna and the Black Bear gentes are two groups of Crow Songs. It 

 is only at the singing of the last group (see p. 183) that the No^'-ho"- 

 zhi"-ga are permitted to refresh themselves with water. 



In the sacred order of the ritual songs of the Black Bear gens, 

 given by Wa-tse'-mo''-i°, this group of Crow Songs bears two titles. 

 The first is called Ni'-ka Xo-be Ni' Tha-to° bi Wa-tho°, .Songs of the 

 Drinking of Water by the Holy Men; and the second is named Ka'-xe 

 Wa-tho° To°-ga, Great Crow Songs. 



The Tho'-xe gens of the Tsi'-zhu great division has but one group 

 composed of two Crow Songs. When speaking of tliis group of songs, 

 Tse-zlu"'-ga-wa-da-i°-ga saitl that when he was acting as A'-ki-ho° 

 Xo'-ka, he gave notice to the No"'-ho"-zlii"-ga as follows: "O, 

 No"'-ho°-zhi°-ga, I have now come to the Crow Songs. It is the 

 custom of the Holy Men at this point to refresh themselves with 

 water." A detailed account of the Wa-xo'-be degree of the Tho'-xe 

 gens will be given in a later volume. 



At the close of the Crow Songs all the No'''-ho"-zhi°-ga, excepting 

 those belonging to the gens that is conducting the initiation, go out 

 for a recess, during which they give themselves up to social pleasures 

 and enjoy the food furnished by the candidate. After a rest of about 



