MICHELSON.] THE WAY MESKWAKIES DO WHEN THEY DIE. A417 
They had a great time dancing. It was enjoyable every way. They 
had control of it. At any time, day or night, they began to have 
their sports. Even Aiyapa‘tii‘“* played with them. He treated 
them as nicely as possible. They were allowed to visit the bad ones. 
Sometimes, it is said, some tried to get permission for (the evil ones) 
to live where they themselves lived. It is said that they failed to 
obtain permission. It is said that they (the manitous) were unwilling. 
They said, ‘They will get you to be like they are.’’ They would be 
told, ‘‘They are being made intelligent because they did not live 
quietly while they were alive. You have full power to pick (the 
place where you will go). That is why you live in four different 
wickiups,”’ * they would be told. 
They also told each other if they were bad. That is why they 
forbade each other to be bad. And to-day the people cease doing 
as they had been doing. To-day any one dies, even children die. 
So do people of any age. Their life does not extend as far as the 
manitou planned it to extend. 
And to-day when anyone dies, he is told: ‘‘ Now this day you have 
ceased to see daylight. Think only of what is good. Do not think 
of anything uselessly. You must think all the time of what is good. 
You will go and live where the One who Shines continues to set. 
You must go and live with our nephew (sister’s son). And do not 
think evil toward these your relatives, all to whom you are related. 
When you start to leave them this day you must not think backwards 
of them with vain (regret). And do not think of looking back at 
them. And do not think backward of this people in general. Only 
think of them this way, in a way that is good. And do not feel 
badly because you have lost sight of this daylight. That will happen 
to (all) the people. This does not happen to-day to you alone, so 
that you thus be alone when you die. Bless (the people) so that 
they may not be sick. This is what you will do. Bless your friends 
so that they be not sick, that this evil sickness strike them not. 
You must merely bless them so that they may live as mortals here. 
You must always think kindly. To-day you have lost sight of this 
daylight. Do not think, ‘I wish the people would also do this.’ 
Such is the message these send who have come here to see you, who 
bring tobacco, the ones who send tobacco as a message to you so 
that you may transmit it to Aiyapa'ta’’’. Life is what they shall 
6 Free translation. 
