[O-may-me-thay-day-ce-cee-wuck (Ancients or Hairy Breasts)]
Some of the _Ancients_ also enter. They are called
"O-may-me-thay-day-ce-cee-wuck", _Hairy Breasts_ {10} such as the
ancients are said to be. These are great boasters. They recount the
exploits of their younger days apparently with the greatest
satisfaction. [They] say, "I used to do so and so on such occasions. I
never shot a moose or buffaloe, but pursued them on my feet, and
ripped them open with my knife." But this is only _wind_, for no sooner
do other powerful ones enter, but these chaps search to secret
themselves.
[Sun]
The Sun enters, speaks very bad English at the offset, but by degrees
becomes to speak it very easily and fluently. He is gun smith and
watch-maker, or at least can repair them. When he is entered, there is
commonly a beautiful clear light visible, through the covering. He
[too] does not admit of too much familiarity, but is still good
natured and condescending.
[Pike]
The Pike or Jack fish also enters. As the Sun, [he] also speaks
(French,) badly enough at the offset.
When there are two or three on the outside who can speak
French
and address him together, merely to perplex and bother him,
he laughs at their folly and says, "You may talk twenty or
a hundred of you together if you chuse, yet are you not able
to perplex me. Come as numerously as you chuse, yet are
there many more of us _Pike_ than you Frenchmen."
He is very familiar too.
[Buffaloe]
The Bull, or Buffaloe is understood only by the conjurer, his voice
being hoarse, and rough, his language quite foreign. The conjurer must
interpret when anything is wanted of him. As is his voice, so are his
manners. However, he will joke a little too. But let them beware not
to let drop anything in a sarcastic or contemptuous manner as to his
power or knowledge of the future for he takes it up and reproves in a
very tart manner. And [he does this] in a way too that conveys no
comfortable ideas to anyone present, for they all endeavour to excuse
it by saying it is only a joke. "I know jokes too; and I can laugh and
understand the nature of laughing as well as the best amongst you. But
such language is unbecoming, and I will have no more of it!"
[Omniscience of Spirits]
A half breed one time, _because his father was a Frenchman_,
thought he might go any lengths he pleased with him (the
Buffaloe). He replied very warmly thus:
"How durst thou doubt anything I say! Knowest thou not
how clearly and distinctly objects are discovered and seen
in a plain from an eminence? And my abode is in the regions
above. I see every object as distinctly as you see at your
feet. Doubt then no more, and never hereafter call our power
to question."
"Aye!" replied some of the other spirits, "We not only see
_all that you do, however secret and hid you think yourselves_,
but we also hear every word you utter."
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