. The book of woodcraft . rward, shading theireyes with one hand. All the braves strike the firetogether, utter the loud war whoop, and stand for amoment with hands and weapons raised high, then, intime to the fast drum, dance quickly erect with high stepsand high heads to the squaws who utter the squaw yelpfor welcome, and all sit down as before. The squaws begin the singing again, repeat the wholescene, but this time the chief falls when the block is struck,and is left lying there when the other braves retire. His squaw stands up, and says: *Mee-hekeenna tuk-tay-ay-hay natang ee-tang-chang-k
. The book of woodcraft . rward, shading theireyes with one hand. All the braves strike the firetogether, utter the loud war whoop, and stand for amoment with hands and weapons raised high, then, intime to the fast drum, dance quickly erect with high stepsand high heads to the squaws who utter the squaw yelpfor welcome, and all sit down as before. The squaws begin the singing again, repeat the wholescene, but this time the chief falls when the block is struck,and is left lying there when the other braves retire. His squaw stands up, and says: *Mee-hekeenna tuk-tay-ay-hay natang ee-tang-chang-keeng.^ (Where is my chief,he who led you to battle?) All look and whisper; his wife gets up to seek. Soonshe finds him, and flinging herself on his breast withclasped hands, breaks forth in the lament for the dead,which is a high-pitched, quavering wail. The warriorslift him up and slowly carry him off the scene, out of sight,followed by the squaws, who, with heads bent, sing: 152 The Book of WoodcraftTHE LAMENT Adagio, p. those who slew rP tk l> !l K—rx—i our war-rior true Our war-rior r-T O—r true Our H—r-r -tft H i ^. Ji b r i M^ r =#= *f^=^ -^—ht r war-rior true Dire fall our ven-geance due Oa those who slew our war-rior true Our war-rior true Our war-rior trueMusic from F. R. Burtons American Primitive Music, by permission. Repeat it many times; as they disappear, the music diesaway, fainter and fainter. If no girls take part, let the braves enter in procession,singing, and carry their clubs throughout, and at the endone of them made up like an Indian woman goes out andfinds the dead chief. THE CARIBOU DANCE The easiest of our campfire dances to learn, and thebest for quick presentation, is the Caribou Dance. I haveput it on for public performance, after twenty minutes re-hearsing, with fellows who never saw it before; and it doesequally well for indoor gymnasium or for campfire in thewoods. Songs, Dances, and Ceremonies 153 In the way of fixings for thi
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