MICHELSON. ] ORIGIN OF THE WHITE BUFFALO DANCE. 17 
are now. And these songs are in order. They are not just any way, 
but they come in order. Now, I sang these (songs) just in the order 
they come. I am in no way fooling you. If I did fool you in any 
way, I should be thought of asa failure. Asitisnowlamnot. Not 
even, ‘Say, it is now time for them to know,’ I shall never say that to 
~ you. I only wish you to learn them quietly and rapidly,” he said to 
them. 
And it is said they began singing again. Then it is said all the 
people were thereby made to think seriously. They felt humble. It 
is said they no longer liked to hear the songs. They were thinking 
very intently. ‘‘Who, pray, may the manitou be?” they thought. 
Then the singers sang very softly. It is said they were no longer 
singing loudly. After they sang it is said at once the drwn was 
sounded again. Then it seemed as if they were very weak. They 
felt themselves wretched. 
And those who were invited all the time were looking the same 
direction. No one was moying around during this time. They were 
just quietly looking steadily at the fire. Soon again the dance was 
given. Then it is said when they danced, the women danced their 
best. And the men danced their best and quietly. After dancing 
each one went and sat down where they had been sitting. They did 
not talk with each other at the time. ven the friends were afraid 
(to speak to) each other. 
Then it is said he again was instructing his fellow-clansmen. ‘If 
anyone knows these songs correctly, he will be known by the manitou. 
And he will reach the limit of his life. He will make his own self 
happy. But when he is requested, ‘Now you are to go and sing,’ he 
must never say, ‘O, I do not want to.’ If he always answers ‘all 
right,’ then he will thereby please the one who is being worshipped; 
he will not make him hate him.” 
Then it is said, ‘‘ Now, pour out whatever is cooked first, you cere- 
monial attendants,’ he commanded his ceremonial attendants. 
After they had poured it out, “There,” he was told. “All right,” 
he said. “He, the Spirit of the Fire, and I have talked to each 
other, as to the way we hand out our sacrifices and for what we 
pray. He must have been appointed to be in this place by hisfellow- 
manitous. ‘You go in front of where our grandchildren are sitting 
and move back and forth,’ is what he must have been told by his 
fellow-manitous. ‘Nowhere will you be unable to speak to us as you 
are taken to be a manitou, but you must tell it truthfully to out 
erandchildren,’ this our grandfather must have been told by his 
fellow-manitous. Long ago he probably told his fellow-manitous. 
That is the reason why you are to eat,” they were told. 
