HOLMES ANNIVERSARY VOLUME 



over, verily, thou wilt think in peace, this one [indicating], my off- 

 spring, thou noble one, this one, thou whom I have been wont to hold 

 in my bosom, (I say). That thus, moreover, verily, also, for one poor 

 day, thou couldst think in peace, (I say). 



"In this manner, then, perhaps, shall they do it, the Three 

 Brothers, so denominated ever since the time when they perfected 

 the institution of their Commonwealth, (I say). 



"Now, moreover, do thou know it, their word [wampum string] 

 is on its way hence (to thee), (I say)." 



SECOND WAMPUM STRING 



"It is that, moreover, the direful thing that has befallen thy per- 

 son, thou whom I have been wont to hold in my bosom, ye Four 

 Brothers, (I say). We will say that it comes to pass where a calami- 

 tous thing has stricken a person, that usually the passages for hear- 

 ing, the ears, become obstructed. And such a person then custom- 

 arily hears nothing of the sounds made by the activities of men, 

 nothing of what is taking place on the earth. Thus, moreover, this 

 has befallen thy person, this one, my offspring, thou noble one, thou 

 whom I have been wont to hold in my bosom. Indeed, there is 

 nothing that surpasses the direfulness of what has befallen thy per- 

 son. Now, thou dost not hear anything of the sounds made by men 

 as they move about around thy person, nor anything of what is tak- 

 ing place on the earth. Now, therefore, let the Three Brothers say, 

 'Now, we have perfected our preparations, and so we have removed 

 the several obstructions from the passages of thy ears.' So, now, 

 moreover, thou wilt again hear when one will speak words to thee on 

 whatever matter it may be, that may be directed to thee, thou noble 

 one, my offspring, and also the many sounds made by thy nephews 

 going about around thy person. Now, thou wilt hear all this, and 

 also all that is taking place on the earth; all this thou wilt again hear. 

 Now, also, thou shalt give good ear (to us) when we will speak to 

 thee, (I say). 



"It is that, moreover, that for one poor day thou canst think in 

 peace, this one [indicating], my offspring, thou noble one, thou whom 

 I have been wont to hold in my bosom, (I say). 



"In this manner, then, perhaps, let them do it, the Three Brothers, 

 so denominated ever since the time that they perfected their Common- 

 wealth. Now, moreover, do thou know, this one, my offspring, thou 

 noble one, thou whom I have been wont to hold in my bosom, that 

 their word [wampum string] is on its way hence to thee, (I say)." 



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