But these talks were not very satisfactory.
Neither one knew what he did believe.

Their old Indian religion--whatever it may have been--seemed to have passed, and the religion of the white man had not taken very deep hold.
While Susan felt that she must cut her hair short and burn all her sister's things and do just so much wailing each day to drive off the evil spirits (on the occasion of her sister's death), she took most _comfort_ in doing as "white woman" do--putting on a black dress.
The most interesting result of my talks with Jackson was the following ghost story, which he told me to show that Indians sometimes did live again after death.

His grandmother had told him the story and had heard it herself from the man to whom it had happened.

It is as follows: "An Indian woman died, leaving a little child and her husband.

The latter spent the accustomed four days and nights watching at her grave without food or drink.