 | James Russell Miller - 1896 - 42 Seiten
...caresses, and set it at liberty over the grave of the maiden who has died. They believe that the bird will not fold its wings nor close its eyes until it...delivered its precious burden of affection to the loved one there. It is not uncommon for twenty or thirty birds to be unloosed by different relatives and... | |
 | Henry Mills Alden, Frederick Lewis Allen, Lee Foster Hartman, Thomas Bucklin Wells - 1856 - 892 Seiten
...the Smith family." That is certainly a very simple solution of a genealogical problem. A BEAUTIFDI. superstition prevails among the Seneca tribe of Indians....wings nor close its eyes until it has flown to the spirit land, and delivered its precious burden of affection to the loved and lost. It is not unfrequent... | |
 | Mary Sands Griffin - 1866 - 464 Seiten
...it first begins to try its powers in song, then loading it with kisses they loose its bonds over her grave, in the belief that it will not fold its wings, nor close its eyes, until it has flown to the spirit land and delivered its love burden to the lost one." I have witnessed several military funerals... | |
 | 1848 - 276 Seiten
...try its power of song ; and then loading it «ith hisses and caresses, they loose its bonds over her grave, in the belief that it will not fold its wings nor close its I queut to sec twenty or thirty loosed at once over one grave. made tender : for benevolent affections... | |
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When an Indian maiden dies, they imprison a young bird until it first begins to try its power of song, and then, loading it with... 
