THE CODE OF HANDSOME LAKE 21 



and run about without clothing and all have weapons to injure 

 those whom they meet. 



Now there are no doors left in the houses for they have all been 

 kicked ofif. So, also, there are no fires in the village and have not 

 been for many days. Now the men full of strong drink have 

 trodden in the fireplaces. They alone track there and there are no 

 fires and their footprints are in all the fireplaces. 



Now the dogs yelp and cry in all the houses for they are hungry. 



So this is what happens.^ 



THE SICK MAN 



And now furthermore a man becomes sick. Some strong power 

 holds him. 



Now as he lies in sickness he meditates and longs that he might 

 rise again and walk upon the earth. So he implores the Great 

 Ruler to give hi ii strength that he may walk upon this earth again. 

 And then he thinks how evil and loathsome he is before the Great 

 Ruler. He thinks how he has been evil ever since he had strength 

 in this world and done evil ever since he had been able to work. 

 But notwithstanding, he asks that he may again w^alk. 



So now this is what he sang: O'gi'we,^ Ye'onda'tha,^ and 

 Gone'owo".^ Now wdiile he sings he has strong drink with him. 



Now it comes to his mind that perchance evil has arisen because 

 of strong drink and he resolves to use it nevermore. Now he con- 

 tinually thinks of this every day and every hour. Yea, he con- 

 tinually thinks of this. Then a time comes and he craves drink 

 again for he thinks that he can not recover his strength without it. 



Now two ways he thinks : what once he did and whether he will 

 ever recover. 



THE TWO WAYS HE THINKS 



Now he thinks of the things he sees in the daylight. 



The sunlight comes in and he sees it and he says, '' The Creator 

 made this sunshine." So he thinks. Now when he thinks of the 

 sunshine and of the Creator who made it he feels a new hope within 

 him and he feels that he may again be on his feet in this world. 



Now he had previously given up hope of life but now he begs to 

 see the light of another day. He thinks thus for night is coming. 



^ See plate lo. 



2 The Death chant. 



^ The Women's song. 



•* The Harvest song, see p. 95. 



