Fletcher] A PA WNEE RITUAL 97

1 1 Harken ! 'T was thus it came to pass :

The Leader grasped the help sent by the gods ; Henceforth he walked steadfast and strong. Leading his men through dangers drear, Knowing that naught could strike at him To whom the gods had promised victory.

12 Attend ! Once more I change his name.

13 Harken ! Ri-ruts' -ka-tit it was

We used to call him by, a name he won

Long days ago, marking an act

Well done by him, but now passed by.

14 Harken ! Today all men shall say —

15 Harken ! His act has lifted him

Where all his tribe behold a man

16 Clothed with new fame, strong in new strength, Gained by his deeds, blessed of the gods.

Harken ! Sha-ku'-ru Wa'-ruk-ste shall he be called.

��From the teaching of this ritual it appears —

First — That a man's name marked an epoch in his life, the ac- complishment of something in which both gods and men had borne a part, and that as his life progressed and new achieve- ments were gained, a memorial was established by his taking a new name.

Second — That so personal and sacred a meaning was attached to a name as to render it unfit for the familiar purposes of ordi- nary address, to a people as reverently inclined as the Indians seem to have been.

AM. ASTTH. N. S. t X— 7.

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