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' ! 111'1 1111 ' J 111111tnllomm r . : ' 1R1rr I We remained several days vislting visiting visltingthe visitingthe visitingthe the Navajos , and then we i leturned eturned to tothe tothe tothe the Hop Hopi ! village according to the ap- ap appointment appointment ap appointment - pointment made , to witness the great greatrepresenta.tion greatrepresentation greatrepresentation representa.tion representation . of the First Man and andWomanthe andWomanthe andWoman Woman-the Woman the - the Father and Mother of ofthe ofthe ofthe the race Preparations Preparation had been made madeto madeto madeto to feed the assembled people ; many manyvisitors manyvisitors manyvisitors visitors were expected , and the hosts hostsin , in this respect , were not disappointedA disappointed A large number of Navajos came , and anda a fair representation from other tribes tribesEntire tribesEntire tribesEntire Entire roasted burros and quite a few fewold fewold fewold old horses , added to hundreds of rab- rab rabblts rabbits rab rabbits - - bits blts , provided the main portion of the thefood thefood thefood food Great ovens , cut cat into ' the 'the rocks rocksand rocksand rocksand and the ground , of sufficient sufflcient size to toaccommodate toaccommodate toaccommodate accommodate an entire large-sized large sized largesizedammal largesizedanimal large-sizedanimal large sizedanimal - ammal animal , had been constructed . . As a apreparatory apreparatory apreparatory preparatory beginning the ovens had hadbeen hadbeen hadbeen been heated with a . little llttle wood (3 3 ( a . ascarce ascarce scarce article ) , and later the fuel con- con consisted consisted con consisted - sisted of dried sheep manure , shaped shapedinto shapedinto shapedinto into adobe-sized adobe sized - chunks , to facilitate facilitateIts facilitateits facilitateits Its proper drying When this fuel was wasreduced wasreduced wasreduced reduced to hot coals it was removed removedand removedand removedand and the carcasses of animals placed in intho inthe Intho tho the ovens , and then the hot coa coaswere swere s sv.ere v.ere vere were . placed on top of the carc carcasses carcassesAfter carcs-sbesAfter carcs sbesAfter - : > .es es .esAftcr : . I Aftcr After many hours of roasting the car- car carcasses carcasses car carcasses - casses w \ were ere cre taken from the ovens andremoved and andremoved andremoved removed to the public square for con- con consumption consumption con consumption - sumption In addition to the meat meattons , , tons of cornmeal commeal bread and dozens of ofpuddings ofpuddings ofpuddings puddings made of corn meal , the thepUddings thepuddings thepuddings pUddings being about the size of wash boilers boUers , . were v.ere vere provided for the feast feast.It feastIt . . . It was a wonderful sight to see the theIndIans theIndians theIndians IndIans regale themselves , and no bet- bet better better bet better - ter feast . was v.as vas ever enjoyed anywhere anywhereby anywhereby anywhereby by anyone . I will v.i11 vi11 . be pardoned for stating that thatwe thatwe thatwe we ! three white men made a very care care- careful careful careful - ful selection of what we consumed consumedWhen consumedWhen consumedWhen When the Indians Indian noticed our timiditywhich tlmidity timidity , which they could not understand , as asthey asthey asthey they call the human stomach Si-pid- Si pid - - Sl-pld-dcy Sl pld dcy Sipiddey dey ( Swill Barrel ) ) , they suggested that thatwe thatwe thatwe we eatingHowever v . were ere too careful carcful in our eating However , Pa-la-kah Pa la kah Pa-la-J.ah PalaJ.ah J.ah Jah - - - . , the chief chlef , had hadhis hadhis hadhis his wife make for us some ome genuine genuine"slap-jacks genuine"slap genuineslap jacks genuine"slapjacks "slap-jacks "slap slap jacks " - ' and prepare some realroast real realroast realroast roast mutton in an iron Dutch oven ovenWe ovenWe ovenWe We were the guests of the chic chief ! there there- thereafter thereafter thereafter - villageHe after during our stay in the village He understood undenrtood our peculiarities pcculiarlt1cs , as asduring asduring asduring during his travels trn\els trn els \ to California he had hadcome hadcome hadcome come into contact conta.ct . with the white whitepeople whitepeople whitepeople people and their waysThel waysThere ways waysTheie Theie There Thel e Is now a n . new Hopi town and'i andi and'I and ' 'I I ' . postoffice poswfice ! named in honor of the in- in intell1gence intelligence in intelligence - telligence tell1gence and the remarkable talent talentfor talentfor talentfor for leadership of this chief . beganthe Early Darly the following morning began the pageant of ot the First Man and andW01l11l.n andWoman andWoman W01l11l.n W01l11ln Woman . , . and .md md continued conlmued throughout throughoutthe throughoutthe the day and night . . . This ended my experience for that thattime thattime thattime time . I have witnessed the pageant pageantonce pageantonce pageantonce once since . I IThe , ( The End ) |
