Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1858-02-19


naments Of every kind
Swcdenborg himself, could not bclieye
more thoroughly that he would smoke
his German meerschaum IN the land OF
spirits, than does our spiritual Indian.
TINT the ghost Of tho pipe whith oftcn
consolcd Mawcafy hunts ttpon she earth
will fnitl ,0sIly rcgalc his glspstly senses
Il, 1 lho lnnfl ii sI,adowe.
> haze now traced the sonl of tI.e
f6( ||lI(| llI Is orIxln and he attributes,
|bH| 81 IN 3 not ret diecusse' |te oh4e.'
acter, nor p5iIsteVl M -<t,ealI I<imporl8pt
particular In which Il differs from the
soul Of white man and In which, as
we think, all will be ready TO admit the
red soul has decided advantage over
It's white sister spirit. II Is, thon, a
doubIe souii
Among the Chippcwas, a covering Of
cedar bark Ia put over the top Of the
grave 10 shed tho rain. This 10 roof.
shaped, and tho whole structure looks
slightly like n house In miniature. Il
has gablc.ends, and through one Of
these, NJ the head Of the grave, hole Ia
cut. Schoolcraft once asked Chip.
pewa why this was done.
"To allow tho soul 10 pass out and
in" snid the Indian.
III thought (said Mr.. 81 that you be.
loved that the soul went up from the
body, At tho time Of death, 20 land Of
happiness | How, ihVn can II ronlain
In tho body ?"
There are two souls, answered tho
Indian philosopher.
"Ifow can that be p
at Ia easily explained" continued
tho Chippewa. "You know that In
dreams we pass over wide countries,
and see hills, and lakes, and mountains,
and many seenes which pass before our
eyes aud affect as yet, at tho eame
lImo, our bodies do not stop, and there
ID soul left with tho body-eise Il eould
b. dead So you perceive IL must DO
other soul that accompanies ps|-
(Sehoolerait's Oneota)
AZ present we will not consider these
little excursions Of the lingering spirit
40 loath TO leave La tavorite haunts, but
follow IL upob the Journey along tho
terrible path Of tho dead. The path,
says the Indian death song--
9TH. e.,A which Ia. been traced out,
wssaa eli nsa must walk"
1.-THE path Of ghosts" or tho Esprit
Trail" M the milky way Ia called, In
different dialects Of our aborlgines, leads
10 distant country, whore the shadows
of those who have heretofore sojourned
on tho earth, are now purauIng occupa.
lions and ainusements, marrying and
giving In marriage. AZ In the elysium OF
swedenborg. But before the newly dc.
parted shadow can reach those bleaasd
IIhlands, nmid which lle embowered iAe
iFf scs"f tb4d led. p'a,,y eheteelss q
tole encountered. and manyt linuuitsd
overcome. Tho dieombodlcd skAdos
must cross Q river, too deep and rapid
to DO fordod, Ia Etono ca oes they
must next traysrseIe ho',omless ehrsm'
whose slimy baek they walk aud final.
pnss over = ' s''' more % ' oo'a.eroas 'or'
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beautiful legends
Driven almost to despair by the death
Of bis sstor, Sayadyio resolved 10 seek
her in the world of spirits. His jour,
ney, long and painful, might have
proved bootless throughout, if bo hac
not mot with an aged man, who cncour
aged his search, and at the same tim,
gave him an empty calabash, in which
no might enclose the soul OF his sister
should he succeed in finding il. Tn,
same accom- modating old gentleman
likewise promised Sayadyio that h.
would give him also tho maiden's brain
which he had in his possession, he be
ING tho appointed keeper of that Dor
t;on nf tha daad Tha vorr, -