Text Appearing Before Image: neighbors were grateful and thanked him. Nowthe man you saw has departed from the earth. In his earth-life hecleansed himself each day, visited and enjoyed himself in his bestclothing. He was ever good to his fellow-beings and so he isblessed and will receive the reward reserved for him by hisCreator. So they said and he said. Eniaiehuk. section 79 Now another message. This will happen. You will sing three times and the third time you sing you willstep into oyadediondiade, the other world.1 That you go therewill be the earnest wish of all who have heard your message. So they said and he said. Eniaiehuk. section 80 Now another message. Every person has a song to sing when the time comes to leavethe earth. When a person is departing he must sing that song 1 It was customary for the friends and relatives to address the body ofthe dead and give expression to ones desires, etc. The soul when it reachedthe heaven-world would then tell the Great Ruler who would attend to thewishes expressed. Text Appearing After Image: THE CODE OF HANDSOME LAKE 6l and continue to sing on his journey to the other world.1 Theywill do this who have repented and who believe in Gaiwiio.So they said and he said. Eniaiehuk. section 81 Now another message. u Now the messengers said, Look you back in a vision to Corn-planter village and the place where the creek empties into the river.So he looked and saw a large number of canoes gathered there.Many people were assembled and there were barrels of strongdrink at the place. The people were making much noise. Nowmoreover there was a man there, hopping from canoe to canoe andsinging Djihaya, the song of the evil-minded spirit. Now thewords that he sang were these : More happy am I in my own house,Far more happy there than here. Yet the man seemed to be greatly enjoying himself. Then said the messengers, You have been observing, nowwhat did you see ? He answered, I saw a man hopping from canoe to canoe singingthe song of the evil-minded one. He said that his house was morehappy a
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