Excerpt from The Poetical Works of Gay Waters: Including the Wicota Of the convert's initiation into the mysteries, the same author states that after the convert has had a vision of an elk, a hawk, or a bear, and after he has spoken to the old man belonging to the proper society, it becomes the duty of the youth to travel until he shall meet the animal he saw in his vision, when he shall slay it and preserve either the whole or a portion. This trophy becomes the visible sign of his vision, and is the most sacred thing he can possess. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.