578 IROQUOIAN COSMOLOGY [eth. ann.43 



after day and night after night; now, only that which vexed the mind 

 was in progress. And now, also, it had reached that point where the 

 women and also the children did nothing but weep. And now, it 

 had even reached that point where there was nothing but fear day after 

 day and also night after night. And, at that period, they just noticed 

 that it seemed that the amount of fruit that grew had become less. 

 It was thus that season after season they noticed customarily that 

 what grew became less and less in quantity. Now, at that time, they 

 wore surprised that it was now reported that some one had seen 

 De'hae"'hiyawa"kho°' and that He was then among the inhabitants. 

 Not long afterwards, then truly, De'hae°'hiyawa"kho"' was seen by 

 them. At that period it commenced, one would think, that what 

 was going on among the inhabitants lessened in force, and that, 

 one would think, that all minds had quieted down. 



Now, at that time, De'hae'"hiyawa"kho''' said, "Now, then, all 

 persons must assemble. It is necessary that all should know the 

 matter which I come to relate." 



Now, at that time, the whole body of people assemliled themselves, 

 the adults and also the children. Now, at that time, De'hae'"hi- 

 yawa"kho°' said," Now, then, I will tell you the whole matter. Now, 

 you must begin individually to look out for yourselves when each one 

 has grown up. Now, as to your children, you shall look after them 

 and you shall aid with the mind. And, now, it has become a duty 

 that the minds of the people shall be severally instructed. Now, 

 verily, you saw what came to pass day after day and also night after 

 night. All manner of things that could give sorrow and anxiety to 

 the mind were on foot among the several firesides (ohwachira) and 

 also in the places where people severally travel on the several main 

 paths. You, human beings, do not love one another at all. You 

 are, verily, not aware of the kind of thing that is the cause that it has 

 thus come to pass. And that is that my brother has caused this. 

 He pursues his work in accordance with his evil mind; and he desires, 

 'I will spoil everything; I, also, will control everything; and also I 

 will destroy everything.' He means all that I have completed. 

 Now, then, the first thing that I will deliver to you is that I will say, 

 you must again cease it now, that you do not now respect one 

 another. So then you will again take up love, also peace, here on 

 the earth. So then, you will be able so to do, that you will love 

 one another. That, then, I will now tell you. Now, there have 

 actually come to be two paths: one is for the human being who has 

 fulfilled the Ceremonies, who is a good person, who has love and also 

 peace; so then, they, when their allotted number of days here on 

 the earth will become exhausted, will depart hence again, will take 

 that path which, then, keeps its course to the other earth on the 

 upper side of the sky; there, then, in that place one will arrive, 



