The Journeys of Rene Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, Volume 2 Page: 228 of 268
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LA SALLE
make a noise, and some of them have a
drum, made of a great earthen pot, on which
they extend a wild goat's skin, and beat
thereon with one stick, like our tabors.
During that rejoicing they throw their
presents on the coffin, as bracelets, pendants
or pieces of earthenware and strings of
beads, encouraging the singers to perform
their duty well. If any friend happens to
come thither at that time he immediately
throws down his present and falls a-singing
and dancing like the rest. When that ceremony
is over they bury the body, with part
of the presents, making choice of such as
may be most proper for it. They also bury
with it some store of Indian wheat, with a
pot to boil it in, for fear the dead person
should be hungry on his long journey, and
they repeat the same ceremony at the year's
end.
A good number of presents still remaining,
they divide them into several lots, and
play at a game, called of the stick, to give
them to the winner. That game is played,
taking a short stick, very smooth and
greased, that it may be harder to hold it
fast. One of the elders throws that stick
as far as he can; the young men run after
it, snatch it from each other, and at last he
who remains possessed of it has the first
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Second volume of biographical accounts related to the explorations of René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle in North America including memoirs, accounts, and narratives of his discovery and exploration down the Mississippi River.
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Cox, Isaac Joslin. The Journeys of Rene Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, Volume 2, book, 1922; New York. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth6103/m1/228/: accessed May 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .