Seeing the White man's embarrassment a Young man offered his services – questioned his creed and took his place – and then made a harangue to the following words effect[.]

Hoo-ho-how! Smoke thou bright son of the East and thou who disposeth of the White people Smoke Smoke and despise not my my Words of a Mandane. I implore not thy your aid for myself[.] I implore it for one of thy Your White people and let all the animals of the Mandanes assist in my request attend to my words[.] It is not for a warrior that we call for your assistance – no – it is for an old White man who liveth like a Mandane[.] Hoo-ho-how! Great Thou great Bull of the Meadows with thy be ye there […] White Cow cometh ye there you Monsters of the Mountains come with your Claps of thunder sing coming […] & your lightening to come to morrow to the Shayann camp & help round the pipe of the grand old White Man who liveth like a Mandanes &^c[.]

When the Indian had finished his harangue Mons^r gave him a small recompense for his trouble[.] I could not help remarking to Mons^r Jissaume my opinion of the impropriety to him my […] the impropriety of encouraging the Indians in their superstitions.

Next morning two Young Shayanns started early to inform the Camp of their friends of our approach. Soon after we proceeded with a slow pace; the Rattle Snake and Jissaum leading the march singing a lamentable song holding in one hand the pipe great pipe of Medicine and a piece of branch of Choake Cherry with a piece of fat meat in the other[.] The pipe was the emblem of Social intercourse the branch was the emblem of Peace and the piece of meat the emblem of plenty.

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