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" Then they replied, ' Truly it is a strongly built house. It is a 

 prison. Now it is true that three things are there for punishment. 

 How hard it is for a transgressor to see that he should be punished ; 

 yet it is the cry of the people that the laws of the white man are 

 better than the teachings of Gai'wiio'. This frightens even the 

 Great Spirit for he knows the punishment of those who say such 

 things.' " 



So they said and he said. Eniaiehuk. 



section 87 



" So they proceeded and it was not long before they said, ' We 

 must stop here.' Then they pointed in a certain direction and com- 

 manded him to watch. So he watched and as he did he saw a house 

 with a spire and a path leading into the house and none out. There 

 was no door, neither were there any windows in the house. Within 

 was a great noise, wailing and crying, and the house was hot. 



" Then the messengers asked him what he saw. 



" He answered, ' I saw a house with a spire and a path leading to 

 the house. There was no door, neither were there any windows in 

 the house. Within was a great noise, wailing and crying, and 

 the house was hot." 



" Then they replied, ' You have truly seen. It is a hard matter 

 for Indians to embrace these conditions, that is, to embrace the 

 belief of Bible believers.' ' 



So they said and he said. Eniaiehuk. 



section 88 



" So they proceeded and had not gone far when the messengers 

 said, ' Look downward upon the Buffalo Creek reservation.' 



" Se he looked and the place seemed honeycombed and covered 

 with a net. 



" Then the messengers asked him what he saw. 



" He answered, ' I saw the Buffalo Creek reservation and it 

 seemed honeycombed like ice and covered with a net.' So he replied. 



" Then the messengers said, ' Truly ! We think that this reserva- 

 tion will fall.' Now they said moreover that it was the duty of the 

 chiefs to preserve it but it should be hard for some should take an 

 upper hand.' " 



So they said and he said. Eniaiehuk. 



section 89 



" So they proceeded a little ways farther and soon they said, 

 1 We will stop here.' Then they pointed out a certain spot and said, 

 ' Watch ! Look upon the eastern heavens and observe ! ' 



