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R.he. 137 New Moons. to respected new moons, the Cherokees women end Their year with the first autumnal Moon. This was therefore allow the great Moon. unclear the first appearance of that moon, the first rule of each Town assembled at the hour of the first, was on this ovation? attended long too night found? men, unclear to his owners, One of These assistants saluted seven men sing for the women, who soon commanded? Their dance, the first singer, Taking his seat, and commencing? his music, The women began Their dance, which consisted of a now walk severed? the fire, the foremost had a Tarahein? shell, pillow? with pebles? tied to that leg. The calf of her leg, (This has unclear been introduced in modern times instead of the small belly women anciently?, about The ankles.) The first singer continued his music about there quarters of a hour, and then retired, and the women took their seats, and waited a short, till the seasoned? musician commanded. unclear dance continued till The seven singers had performed each his part, and Then all retired to nest. In the morning before seen rise, the mist collected all, men women and children into a house for the unclear and seated them in name? with Their faces toward the east. She Then ofered? a crack in The east rife of the house, and set his diamond Crystalline quartz in The crack so that the seem when it unclear evolved? shine when it, He Then stood back about four feet, looking at the stone, with his unclear to watch the seem, to which he addressed a prayer. Now, as he prayed it is said, the diamond became brighter and brighter, till a length, a brightness from it, like that reflected from a pine? glean?, streeck first the condenside? of the roof of the house, moved back and forth, and descended lower and lower, till at long it streeck the unknown as They sat. Now, if There was one in assembly to die before The return of another quarterly new moon, i.e. within These months, this light would pass without touching Them. My informant says he has seen This happen himself, and has known several instanced, when This brightens did most touch particularly humans?, and Those humans? all died in less than three months from the time They were Their unclear out as The sustains of death. During the time The first did not Touch The diamond, but simply stood repeating his prayers, The priest then put away his diamond, and all the people went out, The women to cooking, and the men to getting wood and pine, so as to house all unclear by twelve o'clock, one of the night handyman get the seasonal kines? of bark for making unclear for The altar, which The altar was with The women and children, unclear The unclear ate any before The further? time?.