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" The news spread and Gaianfwaka came as a messenger.^ Now 

 he came to Ganiodai'io' and said, ' Why, having the assurance of 

 powers, do you not commence now. Come prophesy ! ' Now he 

 had tobacco for an offering. Then he said, ' My daughter is very 

 sick.' 



" Now the diviner of mysteries did not respond to his entreaty 

 and so Gaiant'waka went out but soon came running back. This 

 second time he had the same request and plead more earnestly, but 

 without avail. 



" Then it was said that he would not respond to the cry of a 

 brother and had no hearing for the voice of a brother. 



''Again Gaiant'waka returned and urged his brother. 



'' Now the people said, ' Have we not something to say to you as 

 well as the messengers of the Creator? ' 



" Then he answered and said, ' Truly the people say that I will 

 not reason. Verily I am true to my words. Now I can do nothing 

 but try but I have not yet the permission of the messengers.' 



" Now he went into a deep sleep and when he awoke he told his 

 vision. Now he said that O'gi'we^ should be sung for the sick 

 woman. 



" Now it is said that at that time the first song was in order but 

 every part of the song was silent. 



" Now a rumor spread that after all it was not wrong to continue 

 the ceremonial dances once forbidden. So many were sick because 

 they had not observed the commanded method of closing the 

 societies." 



This was so when Gai'wiio' was new. Eniaiehuk. 



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" * Now another message. 



" The four messengers arose from a sitting of the prophecy. 

 " Now he said that certain songs and parts of soigs are not 

 known and some societies are new and their powers untried. So 



that would be most efficacious in curing the sick, to discover the where- 

 abouts of lost- children or articles, to discover what witch was working her 

 spells, and to tell fortunes, as well as to interpret dreams. 



1 Cornplanter again endeavored to get his brother into disfavor with the 

 four messengers by forcing him to exercise his powers prematurely. For 

 this reason the followers of Handsome Lake to this day regard Corn- 

 planter as a malicious character who ever tried to upset the Gai'wiio'. 



2 The death chant, a ceremony belonging to the O'gi'weono' or Society of 

 Chanters, See the legend Origin of the Death Dance. 



