LAFLESCHE] RITE OF VIGIL LITERAL TRANSLATION. 525 



35. Hu, voice; wa-to"-i°, arose; tsi-gthe, suddenly in the distance; 



thi°, as he moved forth; a, they said. 69. 



36. Tsi-ga-xa, a small war party; wa-tse, to attack; a-tha, they go 



forth; bi, they; do°, when; shki, and; a, they said. 52, 70. 



37. Ga xto°, acquit themselves in this very manner; mo°-thi°, as they 



travel the path of life; ta bi° da, they shall. 53, 71. 



38. No°-be-hi, hands; wi-ta, mine; a, they said. 54, 73. 



39. No°-be-hi, hands; gi-the, make to be their; mo°-thi°, as they 



travel the path of life; bi, they; do°, when; a, they said. 



55, 74. 

 41. No^-be, hands; e-dsi, there, at the slaying of the enemy; wa- 



tlii^-ga, absent; zhi, not; ki-the, cause themselves to be; mo"- 



thi°, as they travel the path of life ; ta bi° da, they shall. 57, 76. 

 44. I-to° to°-ga, the great horned owl; thi^-kshe no", that sitteth; a, 



they said. 

 48. Mi-ka, raccoon; do-ga, male; thi°-kshe no'', that sitteth; a, they 



said. 



50. Bi-shu-ka, curled or doubled up; i-he-the, made to lie in death; 



kshe, lie; a, they sai<l. 68. 



51. He-dsi, at that time and place; xtsi, verily; wa-tse, triumph; 



niu, to cry, to utter; ga-xe, made; to°, as he stood; a, they said. 

 60. Wa-po-ga to°-ga, the great gray owl; thi^-kshe no°, that sitteth; 

 a, they said. 



66. Ga-xa, branch, stream; zhi°-ga, small; pe-gtha-gtha, wooded 



brokenly along its course; xtsi, verily; ge dsi, there, at such a 

 place; a, they said. 



67. Mi-ka, raccoon; tse-he-xo-dse, young; e-de, a; a, they said. 



Ho^-beVu Ritual. 



Moccasin cutting wi'-gi-e. 



(Free translation, p. 63; Osage version, p. 384.) 



1. He-dsi, at that time and place; xtsi, verily; a, they said; a bi" da, 



it has been said; tsi, house; ga, in this. 26, 45, 63. 



2. Ke, turtle; pi°-dse, tail; ga-tse, serratures; pe-tho^-ba, seven; 



thi"-kshe, that sits having; a, they said. 



3. Ga, that (turtle); fu-e, foot; o°-ki-the, we make to be for our- 



selves; o°-mo°-thi°, as we travel the path of life; ta bi a, we 

 shall; wi-Qo°-ga, my yoimger brothers; e-ki-a, said to one 

 another; bi, they; a, they said. 28. 



4. fu-e, foot; o^-ki-the, we make to be for ourselves; o^-mo^-thi", 



as we travel the path of life; bi, we; do°, when; shki, and; 

 a, they said. 29. 



5. Mi, sun; hi-e, sets; ge, the places where; ta, toward, in the direc- 



tion of. 18, 21, 30, 43, 47, 53. 



