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respects like that of a human being, the other half of his bod\' was 

 crystal ice. They felt, too, a breeze that was chilling strike them 

 from out of the doorway ; but at this moment the strange man with- 

 drew the door flap, concealing the room from further observation. 



The aged matron of the lodge, addressing her guests, said : " That 

 person whom you have just seen is, in fact, the principal one of all 

 those who are charged with duties to perform in the economy of the 

 earth. He is called by us Dehodyadgaowen (i. e., the Cloven- 

 bodied Man) ; he is named also Ow'isondyon (i. e., Cast or Falling 

 Hail). It is this feature that you saw when he showed his face at 

 the doorway, and that explains why there came forth from him a 

 cold breeze. This act will immediately cause the prospective days 

 and nights on the earth to become cold and wintrj-. However, when 

 the day again dawns he will again show his face and the other side 

 of his body, and immediately there will blow hither a hot breeze." 



Then the members of the lodge said one to another: "We have 

 paused in our labors in order to rest. Tomorrow it will come to pass 

 that we shall take you back to the place whence you departed, for 

 }'ou have been here now many days. This is, of course, what you 

 human beings call .springtime." Having said this, all the members 

 of the lodge fell asleep in their several places. When morning came 

 the door flap separating the room from the adjoining one was again 

 thrust aside, and the strange man, Dehodyadgaowen, showed him- 

 self in the doorway, and called out aloud, " Now then, all you people, 

 awake and arise; it is time to do so." At this all the sleepers awoke, 

 and as they awoke, they outstretched their arms and bodies, yawn- 

 ing and uttering loud vociferations, as are heard on earth in the 

 voice of Thunder. There arose a warm breeze, and then the men of 

 the lodge went out. It was but a short time after this that the men 

 reentered the lodge and said to their guests : " You should accompany 

 us on our intended journey, so that you piay see an Otkon which 

 inhabits certain trees near the place whence we returned. It is a 

 long time that we have been making attempts to kill and destroy this 

 being, for it is possessed of very powerful orenda." Thereupon 

 Dehaenhyowens replied, " It is of course right that we should accom- 

 pany you to learn what manner of being that may be." 



So all the men of the lodge started on their journey, going directly 

 to the place where the being that was otkon had its lair. Having 

 gone a long distance, the men of Thunder finally said to their 

 guests: "There, indeed, is the place in which the Otkon abide.s. You 

 must stand in yonder place, quite removed from any danger fi-om 

 this being, and you shall see it as we shall cause it to come forth 

 from the lair." Thereupon the party of Dehaenhyowens withdrew 

 to the designated position. They saw one of their hosts go forward 

 and hit one of the trees several sharp blows with his club ; they saw 



