The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-12-23

clasping something he loved, and !, =
pointed upward in the way befo-as aen
scribed-I love Him (the Great ny oe-
Laying his right hand on me. he c S,.nef)
his hands to his bosom as beiors O'adsped
you. Placing his right hand = love
shoulder, he threw it over His ov ~ my
shoulder rs if he were casting haias
him q little chip, only when 6is i h.aG
was over his shoulder his inder aug naua
was pointing behind him---YS r~ouae ef
Pointing to his breast, be clinc|ss
same hand as if it held 4 sf;cs 1 i
made motion as if he wera trr;,. aaQ
strike something on the prorsj
the bottom of the stick held in :, .aa
here. .4nt
Placing his right hand ON :. \.
placed both his hands on lis bre. s.' g g
breathed deeply two or tl1res e.. $50
then, using the index-6nger snd iSnr
OF each hand as if he were hoId;r@
small pin, he placed the two hsnSq
this position as II he were hold;..m y
thread in. each hand and betWasM 81
thumb and forefinger of each hand ~. ~
together, and then let his hands ut NV sSI.
from each other, still holding bis i;rss uo
in the same position as il he wefe 1857
a thread slip between them until ' N.
hands were two feet apart-Yon ~.
long time. Laying his right hand -
his breast, then extending his f0rafrS~.
of the same hand, holding Il frcm a'
at half-arm's length, the finger Mana
ing nearly upward, then, MOVING n.
hand with the finger thus ealrtasnSs1
from side to side, about as rapidly . =
man steps in walking, each time lstt;rs
his hand get farther from him for thrss
or four times, then suddenly n,sc;.s
his left hand in a horizontal pos;t;css
with the fingers extended and topaths,
so that the palm was sidewise, he ussd
the right hand palm extended. finSs,s
together. as Ratchet, and brouc6t 4
down smartly, just missing the ends Il
the fingers of the left hand. Than
placing his left hand. with the thumb
and forefnger closed, to the hear EN- =
brought his right-hand fingers IN ths
same position, to his left, then, Is Il n
were holding something between IL
thumb and forefnger, he moved M
right hand away as IL he were slovlv
casting hair from him, his left hand
remaining at his breast and Iii evss
following his right 60 shout ! littls
while longer, but will be cut OF shorty
and my spirit will go away (or win disl.
Pointing upward, then rubbing ia
back OF his left hand lightly S1i6 1Ir
forefnger of his right, he again AN
the negative sign-No Indian there e.
heavenly Pointing upward. then ruh
bling his forefinger over the back II IN
hand, he again made the negative sin
NO white man there. He made tie
same sign again, only he felt hn Hi
with the forefinger and thumb u ~
right hand, rolling the hair several
times between the fngers-No black
man in heaven. Then rubbing the back
of his hand and making the nefstp
sign, rubbing the back Of my hand and
making the negative sign, feeling of one
of his hairs with the thumb and ibst
finger of his right hand, and, making
the negative sign, then Using huR
hands as if he were reaching around
hogshead, he brought the fore6n9ef Of
his right hand to the front in - up
right position after their manner u
counting, and said thereby, No Indial
no whites man, no black man, al one.
Making the 'hogshead' sign. and that
for look he placed the forefngsra
each hand side bysside pointing up
ward-AH look the same, or Sslke
Running his hands over his wild Indian
costume and over my clothes, hslii6ds
the 'hogshead' sign and that 1lida
same and said thereby, All d{cn
alike there. Then making Ae sshd&
head sign and that for sloyes Chr
cling his hands,) he extended both
hands outward, palms tatfned do.A-
ward, and made q. sign exactly simjlF
to the way ladies smooth bed in max
ing it; this is the sign for happy
will be happy alike there. He then
made the sign for talk and for iFata-
err pointing to himself and to me-You
pray for me. He then made th6Sp
for 'go away pointing to me; hs shBv
the right nand over his right shouldsrp
his index finger pointed behind Mn
You go away. Calling his name "
made the sign for look and the gr
of negation, after pointing to nie--An
Che-ess see you no more aaeS