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  each 
  line 
  is 
  twice 
  repeated, 
  and 
  is 
  followed 
  by 
  many 
  ejaculations 
  of 
  

   Haih-haih! 
  " 
  All 
  hail!" 
  

  

  To 
  the 
  Great 
  Peace 
  bring 
  we 
  greeting! 
  

  

  To 
  the 
  dead 
  Chief's 
  kindred, 
  greeting 
  ! 
  

  

  To 
  the 
  strong 
  men 
  round 
  him, 
  greeting 
  ! 
  

  

  To 
  the 
  mourning 
  women, 
  greeting! 
  

  

  These 
  our 
  grandsire's 
  words 
  repeating, 
  

  

  Graciously, 
  O 
  Grandsires, 
  hear 
  us 
  ! 
  

  

  In 
  the 
  Book 
  of 
  Rites, 
  Mr 
  Hale 
  said 
  : 
  

  

  In 
  the 
  Onondaga 
  book 
  before 
  referred 
  to 
  a 
  few 
  pages 
  were 
  occu- 
  

   pied 
  by 
  what 
  might 
  be 
  styled 
  a 
  pagan 
  sermon, 
  composed 
  of 
  ex- 
  

   hortations 
  addressed 
  to 
  the 
  chiefs, 
  urging 
  them 
  to 
  do 
  their 
  duty 
  to 
  

   the 
  community. 
  The 
  following 
  is 
  the 
  commencement 
  of 
  this 
  curi- 
  

   ous 
  composition, 
  which 
  may 
  serve 
  to 
  illustrate 
  both 
  the 
  words 
  now 
  

   under 
  consideration 
  and 
  the 
  character 
  of 
  the 
  people. 
  The 
  orthography 
  

   is 
  much 
  better 
  than 
  that 
  of 
  La 
  Fort's 
  book, 
  the 
  vowels 
  generally 
  

   having 
  the 
  Italian 
  sound, 
  and 
  the 
  spelling 
  being 
  tolerably 
  uniform. 
  

   The 
  translation 
  was 
  made 
  by 
  Albert 
  Cusick, 
  and 
  is 
  for 
  the 
  most 
  part 
  

   closely 
  literal. 
  The 
  discourse 
  commences 
  with 
  a 
  " 
  text," 
  after 
  the 
  

   fashion 
  which 
  the 
  pagan 
  exhorter 
  had 
  probably 
  learned 
  from 
  the 
  

   missionaries 
  : 
  — 
  

  

  Naye 
  ne 
  iwaton 
  ne 
  gayanencher: 
  

  

  Onen 
  wahagwatatjistagenhas 
  ne 
  Thatontarho. 
  Onen 
  wagayen- 
  

   gwaeten, 
  naye 
  ne 
  watkaenya, 
  esta 
  netho 
  tina 
  enyontkawaonk. 
  Ne 
  

   enagenyon 
  nwatkaonwenjage 
  shanonwe 
  nwakayengwaeten 
  netho 
  

   titentyetongenta 
  shanonwe 
  nwakayayengwaeten, 
  ne 
  tokat 
  gishens 
  

   enyagoiwayentaha 
  ne 
  oyatonwetti. 
  

  

  Netho 
  hiya 
  nigawennonten 
  ne 
  ongwanencher 
  ne 
  Ayakt 
  Niy 
  

   ongyon 
  wen 
  j 
  age 
  ne 
  Tyongwehonwe. 
  

  

  Otti 
  nawahoten 
  ne 
  oyengwaetakwit 
  ? 
  Nayehiya, 
  ne 
  agwegeh 
  en- 
  

   honatiwagwaisyonk 
  ne 
  hatigowanes, 
  — 
  tenhontatnonongwak 
  gagweki, 
  

   oni 
  enshagotino-ongwak 
  ne 
  honityogwa, 
  engenk 
  ne 
  hotisgenrhergeta, 
  

   oni 
  ne 
  genthouwisash, 
  oni 
  ne 
  hongwagsata, 
  one 
  ne 
  ashonsthateyeti- 
  

   gaher 
  ne 
  ongwagsata 
  ; 
  netho 
  niyoh 
  tehatinya 
  agweke 
  sne 
  sgennon 
  

   enyonnontonnyonhet, 
  ne 
  hegentyogwagwegi. 
  Naye 
  ne 
  hatigowa- 
  

   neus 
  neye 
  gagwegi 
  honatiiwayenni 
  sha 
  oni 
  nenyotik 
  honityogwa 
  

   shanya 
  yagonigonheten. 
  Ne 
  tokat 
  gishen 
  naye 
  enyagotiwatentyeti, 
  

   negaewane 
  akwashen 
  ne 
  honiyatwa 
  shontyawenih. 
  

  

  Translation 
  

  

  The 
  law 
  says 
  this 
  : 
  

  

  Now 
  the 
  council 
  fire 
  was 
  lighted 
  by 
  Atotarho. 
  Now 
  the 
  smoke 
  

   rises 
  and 
  ascends 
  to 
  the 
  sky, 
  that 
  everybody 
  may 
  see 
  it. 
  The 
  tribes 
  

   of 
  the 
  different 
  nations 
  where 
  the 
  smoke 
  appeared 
  shall 
  come 
  

  

  