MICHELSON.] WHITE BUFFALO’S LEFT-HOOF SACRED PACK. Done 
Even if the house was exceedingly smoky they had to dance. If 
the smoke was (hurting their eyes) they would have to dance, never- 
theless, for life is hard; that is the reason why the manitou, the White 
Buffalo, acts that way. He has been personally appointed, it is said, 
by the Gentle Manitou. Then he appointed those who were to help 
him in thinking out blessings for these Mesquakies. 
When fighters returned, then this sacred pack was the leading one. 
It was then packed on the back of the man who led the war-party. 
It is said that he painted his body with mud and then danced, and 
he wore a very pretty eagle feather in his hair. When the one who 
carried the sacred pack on his back danced, it is said, all danced. 
It is said that he would dance twice. Then he danced two nights 
and two days. This was the leader of the war-party. 
After dancing, the ceremonial attendant would hang that sacred 
pack up. When he was to dance for the final time, then it is said 
the women only would dance with him. 
After he was finished dancing, then that sacred pack was taken 
away by the attendant. After hanging it up yonder where it had 
hung, he would call out. This is the way he would call: wa’wo wa’wo. 
They then started to return to their respective homes. They had 
ceased their dancing. They were now through with their dance of 
the captives. 
It is said the one who had that White Buffalo Hide pack on his 
back went to burn tobacco for it whenever there was a gens festival. 
Again, he gave short talks. Indeed he would always speak to the 
dancers as to how long they were to dance, what to think in their 
hearts as they danced, how they were to think about the one who is 
called amanitou. Itissaid that this was the way he thereby reminded 
the dancers. Surely indeed the dancers would be reminded of those 
things. 
It is said that those who had done this would always do that. It 
was always the dancers they would talk to, how they must indeed 
dance in earnest, how they were not to dance in an easy way (i. e., 
not to think it too lightly); also that the women must think of this 
very seriously in their hearts; that they might not think of it as 
naught; surely indeed they were to think about the White Buffalo. 
Tt is said that this was what those who danced with the sacred 
bundle on their backs would say to the (dancers). 
And when these four songs were sung those giving the gens festival 
would pound their drum hard. Then they would rattle their gourds 
hard indeed. 
Again, those that did not weep sang loudly. It is said that they 
did this so the manitou would hear them. Those singing these four 
songs did not sing them softly. Indeed they still do that at present. 
