46 THE OSAGE TRIBE 



IETH. ANN. 43 



17. Behold, also, the wrinkles upon my shins, 



18. Which I have made to be the sign of my old age. 



19. When the little ones make of me the means of reaching old age, 



20. They shall always live to see old age, as they travel the path of 



life. 



21. The bird that has no stain 



22. Again spake, saying: Behold the wrinkles upon my knees, 



23. Which I have made to be the sign of my old age. 



24. When the little ones make of me the means of reaching old age, 



25. They shall always live to see old age, as they travel the path of 



life. 



26. Behold the flaccid muscles of my inner thigh, 



27. Which I have made to be the sign of my old age. 



28. When the little ones make of me the means of reaching old age, 



29. They shall always live to see old age, as they travel the path of 



life. 



30. Behold the muscles of my breast, gathered together as in a fold, 



31. Which I have made to be the sign of my old age. 



32. When the little ones make of me the means of reaching old age, 



33. They shall always live to see old age, as they travel the path of 



life. 



34. Behold the flaccid muscles of my arms, 



35. Which I have made to be the sign of my old age. 



36. When the little ones make of me the means of reaching old age, 



37. They shall always live to see old age, as they travel the path of 



life. 



38. Behold the bend of my shoulders, 



39. Which I have made to be the sign of my old age. 



40. When the little ones make of me the means of reaching old age, 



41. They shall always live to see their shoulders bent with age, as 



they travel the path of life. 



42. Behold the flaccid muscles of my throat, 



43. Which I have made to be the sign of my old age. 



44. When the little ones make of me the means of reaching old age, 



45. They shall always live to see old age, as they travel the path of 



life. 



46. Behold the folds in the corners of my eyelids, 



47. Which I have made to be the signs of my old age. 



48. When the little ones make of me the means of reaching old age, 



49. They shall always live to see the corners of their eyelids folded 



with age, as they travel the path of life. 



