Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-07-02

dian, were brothers, and this I never
knew before. When ! arrived at
Pyramid Lske the fish eaters told me
Christ hal appeared on earth again
He WIS not new Chri.t. but 1t was
the first & rist. who hsd come back to
e,rth No he had promised. The fish
eaters told me that Christ had ssid he
knew Porcupipe and his party were
coming and he knew now that Christ
had called him and he involuntarily
obeyed. Christ had called FIR men
frnm fifteen or sixteen different triber,
and ~hen Iarrivsd. I found they were
there. They oil spoke different lam
guaRss. and when Christ talked 10 us,
II wss TO each In his own language.
The Christ aent him by the chiefs son
Q small package Of something 10 eat,
telling him he would see him after two
sleers. On the third morning hun
dreds Of people gathered at q place
near the railroad. which had been
cleared OF brush and left like Q circus
ring. Here the people waited all day,
and just before supdown great cro wd
came. some In wagons. aud some on
horseback. ali dressed like white men,
with the Christ with them. The peo.
pie formed In q circle, putting sheets
around the outside. leaving u place 10
the centre for the Christ. I looked
through the crowd, but ut first coulI
not see Christ, when suddenly / saw
him standing on one side. ran wi h
the people toward him. but when we
had nearly reached him we stopped,
bowling our heads. / had always
thought the Christ was Q white mar. /.
He was dressed like q white man, and
wore white coat, with stripep,
but like the indians he wore mocca.
sins. He had no beard. but had heavy
eyebrows and wa. very good looking
"After while Christ roe up and
said he was glad to see his children he
had called for them and was going TO
talk to them and tell them after Q
while about their relatives. dead ard
gone. BE would also tea h them his
dance and he wanted them to dsnce,
After the dance be would talk to Us,
Then we commenced the dance, young
and old, male and female, whites and
In disns. They danced until late,
CHRIST singing all the while.
"The next morning after breakfast
the people oil repaired to the circle,
where Christ stood on plece of can
vas. He told US he was going away,
but would he hack In the morning
and would then talk to Us. He told
us we must not say or think anything
we did not want him to hesr, because
IL we did he would know II. I had
heard tn 4 Christ had been crucified
and looked at his hands and saw tht
scars where the nails bad been driven
There was also scar on his face, knd
he told us the scars were on bis feet
too. That is why / believe he is tb,
Christ, who promised to come SECOND
time. In the evening We assembled
again to see Christ depart. After w
had all assep bled Christ began I,
sing, shaking all over at the sam'
time. Gradually he commenced Il
sink to the earth finally lying full OF
the ground like q dead man. Will,
the multitude danced around him
(From PorcupIne's description Of thi
the man NUT have gone into trauc
or simulated one.
"The next morning when we wen
to get breakfast Christ was there too
After breakfast four old men went l.
different points. calling the people {,
the meeting, saying the father h't
something to tell them. The peopl
70, med In q circle, - on the previou
day, And Christ walked to the centre
then turned, sitting down. He tolt
, us he had something to say and wante,
, oil to listen. Il am the man who mad
everything you zee about you, be said
. Il am not lying to you, my children
I am telling you the truth. I am III
. man who made the earth and every
I thing In II, ana what I am telling yo
I wan. you to listen thoroughly to.
have been to heaven, have seen you
> dead friends, and my father an,
. mother. They sent me back to cart
, to call his children together. Ate
. my father made the earth he sent m
back to teach the people, and when
, came back the people were afraid G
me and treated me badly When th
. Christ told No this. he showed 10 th
scan on his hands. Then he said
, Il did not defend myself; my childre
I were bad children. 20 I went TO heave
} and left them.'
Porcupine here said that Christ tol
, him how many hundred years II VI
since hs want back To heaven. hut \