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9 He must carry his bag always whenever he goes anywhere 

 he must go and stand by the corner of the fire and draw out his 

 speech from the bag and if need be draw out his arrows also and 

 declare war. 



10 Requesting them to appoint men to fill the places of the dead 

 and tell us that we may know who they are — (And then he 

 joked a little and said we three brothers have got through, it is 

 time to adjourn & we can get to the tavern.) 



Then Hayahdajiwak rose and requested the three brothers to 

 have patience. 



The curtain was put up in the other side of the house and 

 preparations made to send back another set of wampums to be 

 kept by this party. 



(Meanwhile the four papers of tobacco had been divided among 

 the three brothers.) 



Now the other side commence with a kind of a shout to call 

 attention & a repetition of the Songs nearly as before with a 

 wampum before them on the little bench. 



(It is said the words are the same as used by the Oneidas, 

 although sung by an Onondaga. Probably a form either com- 

 pounded to suit the occasion or perhaps one of the ancient lan- 

 guages as it was hundreds of years ago.) 



In the song on the other side they mentioned the death of the 

 fathers. Now these sing that the children are alive yet (of course 

 we are not in mourning as before). Oyehgwohdoh was the name 

 of the founder of the confederacy. 



Sing again we must always hear what our ancestors have said 

 and hear the Chief Woman who can call a council of the women 

 and tell their voice in council among the chiefs & they are obliged 

 to listen, as to a chief (or perhaps more seriously). 



Now the wampums are sent back beginning with the black one. 



It is true as you have said we have experienced a great loss 

 etc. & we will do as well as we can etc. 



(Note certain of the wampums not brought or delayed.) 



Note the peculiar manner of recitation accent on the first syll- 

 able spoken & then again on the last. I think these replies ac- 

 companying the several strings of wampum were (or mean) " Now 



