SHAWNEE LEGEND. 239 
In days of yore (say the Shawnees) there 
lived a pious brother and an affectionate sis- 
ter, who were inordinately attached to each 
other. It came to pass that the sister sickened 
and died, and was carried to the world of 
spirits. The good brother was inconsolable, 
and fora while refused to eat or drink, or to 
partake of any kind of nourishment: he wish- 
ed to follow his beloved sister. At length he 
resolved to set out in search of her; so he 
commenced his pilgrimage toward the set- 
ting sun. Steadily pursuing the same course 
for days and moons together, he at last came 
to where the sky and earth meet; and finding 
an opening, he ascended into the upper re- 
gions. He now turned his course towards the 
rising sun, which he continued, above the sky, 
till he came to the abode of his grandfather— _ 
which seems but another name for one of the 
good spirits. This sage, knowing his errand, 
gave him ‘medicine’ to transform him into a 
spirit, that he might pass through the celestial 
courts. He also gave him instructions how 
to proceed, and where he would find his sis- 
ter. He said she would be at a dance; and 
when she rose to join in the amusement, he 
must seize and ensconce her in the hollow 
of areed with which he was furnished, and 
cover the orifice with the end of his finger. 
After an arduous peregrination through the 
land of spirits, the brother found and secured 
his sister as directed. He returned with his 
to the habitation of his grandfather, 
who ‘gave another ‘medicine’ to transform 
