HEWITT— REQUICKENING ADDRESS 



rest has been caused to be vacant. That, moreover, they upon whom 

 we depended for wisdom, in uniting their affairs, decreed, saying, 

 'It matters not, indeed, on which side of the fire there is a loss, it shall 

 be possible that they shall again set his face fronting the people, that 

 they shall again raise him up [requicken him], that they shall again 

 name him, and that also he shall again stand in front of the people.' 

 That, more than this, this one, my offspring, thou noble ruler, my 

 weanling, the Three Brothers are on the ceremonial path. 



"So, now, furthermore, let them say it, 'Now, do thou point out 

 to us the one who shall be a colaborer with us.' Thus, now, this one, 

 thou noble ruler, my offspring, my weanling, do thou know it. We 

 Three Brothers have finished the matter [completed the ceremony]. 



"Now, then, lastly, that which gave us notice of this matter [the 

 black wampum string, called tears] is going hence to thee. 



"Do thou know it, also, my offspring, thou noble ruler, thou my 

 weanling, that soon now the Three Brothers will arise to depart, and 

 there, moreover, at the edge of the forest they will lay their pouches 

 (for the night). 



"There." 



Bureau of American Ethnology 

 Washington, D.C. 



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