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  CEREMONIES 
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  ADOPTION 
  OF 
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  YORK 
  INDIANS 
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  succeeding 
  ceremonies 
  depended 
  on 
  the 
  nature 
  of 
  the 
  business. 
  

   At 
  the 
  council 
  at 
  Onondaga 
  in 
  November 
  1655, 
  with 
  Chaumont 
  

   and 
  Dablon, 
  the 
  reply 
  of 
  the 
  Iroquois 
  was 
  prefaced 
  : 
  

  

  By 
  six 
  airs 
  or 
  chants, 
  which 
  had 
  nothing 
  savage 
  and 
  which 
  ex- 
  

   pressed 
  very 
  naively, 
  by 
  the 
  diversity 
  of 
  tones, 
  the 
  different 
  pas- 
  

   sions 
  they 
  wished 
  to 
  represent. 
  The 
  first 
  song 
  said 
  thus 
  : 
  O, 
  the 
  

   beautiful 
  land, 
  the 
  beautiful 
  land, 
  which 
  is 
  to 
  be 
  inhabited 
  by 
  the 
  

   French. 
  Aagochiendaguese 
  commenced 
  alone 
  in 
  the 
  person 
  of 
  an 
  

   Ancient 
  who 
  was 
  taking 
  his 
  place, 
  but 
  always 
  in 
  the 
  same 
  way 
  as 
  

   though 
  he 
  himself 
  had 
  spoken; 
  then 
  all 
  the 
  others 
  repeated, 
  both 
  its 
  

   note 
  and 
  its 
  letter 
  agreeing 
  marvellously 
  well. 
  

  

  In 
  the 
  second 
  chant 
  the 
  chief 
  intoned 
  these 
  words: 
  Good 
  news! 
  

   very 
  good 
  news! 
  The 
  others 
  repeated 
  them 
  in 
  the 
  very 
  same 
  tone. 
  

   Then 
  the 
  chief 
  continued, 
  It 
  is 
  all 
  good, 
  my 
  brother, 
  it 
  is 
  every 
  zvay 
  

   good 
  that 
  'we 
  speak 
  together, 
  it 
  is 
  zvholly 
  good 
  that 
  we 
  have 
  a 
  

   heavenly 
  speech. 
  

  

  The 
  third 
  song 
  had 
  a 
  grace 
  given 
  it 
  by 
  a 
  very 
  melodious 
  refrain, 
  

   and 
  said: 
  My 
  brother, 
  J 
  salute 
  thee; 
  my 
  brother, 
  thou 
  art 
  welcome. 
  

   Ai, 
  ai, 
  ai, 
  hi. 
  O, 
  the 
  beautiful 
  voice! 
  0, 
  the 
  beautiful 
  voice 
  that 
  

   thou 
  hast! 
  Ai, 
  ai, 
  ai, 
  hi. 
  O, 
  the 
  beautiful 
  voice, 
  0, 
  the 
  beautiful 
  

   voice 
  that 
  I 
  also 
  have! 
  Ai, 
  ai, 
  ai, 
  hi. 
  

  

  The 
  fourth 
  song 
  had 
  another 
  grace 
  by 
  the 
  cadence 
  which 
  these 
  

   musicians 
  kept, 
  striking 
  with 
  their 
  feet, 
  their 
  hands, 
  and 
  their 
  pipes, 
  

   against 
  the 
  mat, 
  but 
  with 
  such 
  good 
  accord 
  that 
  this 
  noise 
  so 
  well 
  

   regulating 
  made 
  a 
  harmony 
  sweet 
  to 
  hear 
  ; 
  these 
  are 
  its 
  words 
  : 
  

   "My 
  brother, 
  I 
  salute 
  thee: 
  it 
  is 
  all 
  good; 
  unfeignedly 
  I 
  accept 
  the 
  

   heaven 
  which 
  thou 
  hast 
  made 
  me 
  see 
  ; 
  yes, 
  I 
  agree 
  to 
  it, 
  I 
  accept 
  it. 
  

  

  They 
  sang 
  for 
  the 
  fifth 
  time 
  saying: 
  Adieu 
  to 
  war, 
  adieu 
  to 
  the 
  

   ax; 
  up 
  to 
  the 
  present 
  time 
  zve 
  have 
  been 
  insane, 
  but 
  henceforth 
  we 
  

   will 
  be 
  brothers: 
  yes, 
  indeed 
  zve 
  zvill 
  be 
  brothers. 
  

  

  The 
  last 
  song 
  had 
  the 
  words 
  : 
  To-day 
  the 
  great 
  peace 
  is 
  made. 
  

   Adieu 
  to 
  zvar, 
  Adieu 
  to 
  arms: 
  for 
  the 
  whole 
  affair 
  is 
  beautiful 
  

   throughout 
  ; 
  thou 
  dost 
  uphold 
  our 
  cabins 
  zvhen 
  thou 
  contest 
  with 
  us. 
  

  

  These 
  songs 
  were 
  followed 
  by 
  four 
  beautiful 
  presents. 
  Relation, 
  

   1656 
  

  

  After 
  these 
  a 
  Cayuga 
  chief 
  made 
  a 
  half 
  hour's 
  speech, 
  ending 
  

   with 
  a 
  song. 
  The 
  account 
  goes 
  on 
  : 
  

  

  All 
  present 
  sang 
  with 
  him, 
  but 
  with 
  a 
  different 
  and 
  heavier 
  tone, 
  

   striking 
  their 
  mat 
  in 
  cadence, 
  during 
  which 
  this 
  man 
  danced 
  in 
  the 
  

   midst 
  of 
  all, 
  stirring, 
  himself 
  in 
  a 
  strange 
  fashion, 
  and 
  sparing 
  no 
  

   part 
  of 
  his 
  body, 
  so 
  that 
  he 
  made 
  gestures 
  with 
  his 
  feet, 
  with 
  his 
  

   hands, 
  with 
  his 
  head, 
  with 
  his 
  eyes, 
  with 
  his 
  mouth, 
  keeping 
  time 
  so 
  

   well 
  with 
  his 
  own 
  song 
  and 
  that 
  of 
  the 
  others, 
  that 
  this 
  appeared 
  

   admirable. 
  This 
  is 
  what 
  he 
  sang: 
  A, 
  a 
  ha 
  Gaiandere, 
  gaiandere, 
  

  

  