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but my parents thought I was yet too young, so, out of love to them, I 

 obeyed. My folks know that I fell in love at a distance, and they 

 often speak of you as a very good girl, telling me that the reputation 

 of your parents in the past has been excellent. My folks advised me to 

 behave well and dress neatly, because I might accidentally come across 

 you. I came up to you humbly and offer myself as your future com- 

 panion. I do not wish to boast of myself, in order to mislead you, but 

 I am here awaiting a decision. Now if you do not want to part with 

 your own husband, for fear of your parents, let me suggest this prop- 

 osition. Understand that your husband may have been killed in a 

 massacre, and you will have nobody to care for you. It may be well 

 for you to be virtuous, but will you take me to be your lover forever ? 

 So please let us have a united love and nobody will know. I shall keep 

 my faith, and not tell any one of our act. In the name of the Flat-Pipe, 

 that he hears me ; that just as the Thunder rolls and hears me, and the 

 Water Monster lies along the river, the same does hear me — I want you 

 to understand that I shall be true and kind to you and love you dearly, 

 although you and I be separated. It is for your own free will to say yes 

 or no/ said he to me. 



"During the time that he was talking to me for friendship, I was 

 in sympathy with him. 'Now, for all the talking which you have just 

 done, and because you are with me alone, besides, as I rely upon your 

 oath to the several beings, you may understand that I consent,' said I. 

 'Thank you ! Thank you !' said he, and he sat down beside me and 

 began kissing and embracing me, and thus an event took place that day. 



"This beautiful young man and myself spent some time chatting 

 and laughing. Toward evening he went away toward home, saying 

 that he would meet me at convenient places. Shortly afterwards, I took 

 up my things and started for home. My thoughts and anxieties were 

 different as I was walking homeward, my husband being completely 

 forgotten. 



''That night I was restless in my bed, constantly going out of the 

 tipi at nights, to see if my lover would be around to see me, as he said. 

 My parents suspected me, and would scold me for going out unneces- 

 sarily. During the day, I was not at work as I should have been, but 

 kept thinking of my lover. Forrnerly, I had been very backward about 

 going for vessels of water for the folks, and also I would not bring in 

 any wood for the fire when my mother told me ; but since I met this 

 handsome young man, I went often after buckets of» water, and to get 

 firewood, so that this lover of mine might have a chance to see me and 

 we might have a good chat. My favorite work, which was with porcu- 



