HOLMES ANNIVERSARY VOLUME 



not been brought low by what has befallen thy person. At this very 

 moment thou art in great darkness. Now, thou dost not know the 

 light of day upon the earth. 



"Now, furthermore, do thou know it, the Three Brothers have 

 perfected their preparations, and now, indeed, let them say it, 'We 

 cause it to be day again for thee.' Now, the daylight will be fine, 

 shining in perfect peace, and thou wilt again look upon the handiwork 

 of the Perfector of our Faculties [Te'horo n 'hiawa'k'ho n ', the Man- 

 Sky-Holder], spread out richly upon the earth. 



"Thus, moreover, let it be, that for one poor short day thou mayst 

 continue to think in contentment, 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 they were in the prime growth of their 

 affairs (career), (I say). Do thou know it, then, that their word 

 [wampum string] is going hence to thee, (I say)." 



SEVENTH WAMPUM STRING 



"Now, another thing, (I say). That it comes to pass where a 

 direful thing befalls a person, the sky, the firmament, becomes lost 

 to that person, and that person knows nothing of what is taking 

 place in the heavens. This very thing, moreover, has befallen thy 

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

 I have been wont to hold in my bosom, (I say). Verily, hast thou not 

 been brought low by what has befallen thy person? Now, further- 

 more, the sky is completely lost to thy mind. Thou knowest nothing 

 of what is taking place in the sky, (I say). 



"So, now, moreover, do thou know it, the Three Brothers are now 

 perfecting their preparations, and now, indeed, let them say it, 'Now, 

 we cause the sky to be again fine for thee, and it shall be beautiful, 

 indeed, and now thou wilt continue to think in contentment when 

 thou wilt look upon the sky.' It is a fact, indeed, that the Perfector 

 of our Faculties, the Disposer of Things, the Sky-Holder, intended 

 that that should be a source of contentment to the minds of men, 

 (I say). 



"Thus, moreover, let it be then, that for one poor short day, thou 

 mayst continue to think in contentment, this one [indicating], my 

 offspring, thou whom I have been wont to hold in my bosom, thou 

 noble one, (I say). 



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



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