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put them on the buck skin, folded that, and taking it, said 'I am going home, when all responded wâh. He then walked towards the east, accompanied by his right hand man — put the herbs in some dry place where they would never get wet, and went to his house. soon after, the man who sung the [[yo wa?]], arose, and said, "I am going." All again responded wâh. Then the seven counsellors and the speaker arose, one by one, spake in the same manner, and being answered wâh left the house. The the people after waiting a few minutes all retired silently to their houses, and the festival closed. | put them on the buck skin, folded that, and taking it, said 'I am going home, when all responded wâh. He then walked towards the east, accompanied by his right hand man — put the herbs in some dry place where they would never get wet, and went to his house. soon after, the man who sung the [[yo wa?]], arose, and said, "I am going." All again responded wâh. Then the seven counsellors and the speaker arose, one by one, spake in the same manner, and being answered wâh left the house. The the people after waiting a few minutes all retired silently to their houses, and the festival closed. | ||
Note .1 Previous to the first sacrifice when the priest first spread the buck, doe and fawn skins, sprinkled them with blood + all in the house men women and children, took each a white bead and wetting it with spittle, put it on the skin, the men putting theirs on the buck skin, the women theirs on the doe skin and the children theirs on the fawn skin. These beads were taken by the priest, and in case any of the people were taken sick, he was to determine by these whether they would live or die. — | Note .1 Previous to the first sacrifice when the priest first spread the buck, doe and fawn skins, sprinkled them with blood + all in the house men women and children, took each a white bead and wetting it with spittle, put it on the skin, the men putting theirs on the buck skin, the women theirs on the doe skin and the children theirs on the fawn skin. These beads were taken by the priest, and in case any of the people were taken sick, he was to determine by these whether they would live or die. — | ||
Note 2. The hymn, yo wa, is not now understood by any of the Cherokees. It is probably expressed in what is [[termed?]] the old language. Many now living remember the last of their people who spake that language. Many are said to have been most religiously attached to to their old ways. But respecting the old language I have never been able to obtain much information more than to know a few individual words. | |||
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put them on the buck skin, folded that, and taking it, said 'I am going home, when all responded wâh. He then walked towards the east, accompanied by his right hand man — put the herbs in some dry place where they would never get wet, and went to his house. soon after, the man who sung the yo wa?, arose, and said, "I am going." All again responded wâh. Then the seven counsellors and the speaker arose, one by one, spake in the same manner, and being answered wâh left the house. The the people after waiting a few minutes all retired silently to their houses, and the festival closed. Note .1 Previous to the first sacrifice when the priest first spread the buck, doe and fawn skins, sprinkled them with blood + all in the house men women and children, took each a white bead and wetting it with spittle, put it on the skin, the men putting theirs on the buck skin, the women theirs on the doe skin and the children theirs on the fawn skin. These beads were taken by the priest, and in case any of the people were taken sick, he was to determine by these whether they would live or die. — Note 2. The hymn, yo wa, is not now understood by any of the Cherokees. It is probably expressed in what is termed? the old language. Many now living remember the last of their people who spake that language. Many are said to have been most religiously attached to to their old ways. But respecting the old language I have never been able to obtain much information more than to know a few individual words.