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had been known as dreadful in appearance, but now, he was attractive 

 and charming. Again he persuaded a young woman to go into the 

 brush, where he lay down with her. (Usually there are some women 

 who do not tell each other about their love affairs with young men.) 

 This young man was frequently seen on the hill-tops, and when women 

 w€nt to the spring for water, he would run down to meet them. He 

 would walk right up to the prettiest and ask for a drink. On account 

 of his cunning ways and good appearance he soon overcame the young 

 women and went with them into the brush. No matter how many 

 women were after water, it did not prevent him from approaching the 

 prettiest one. He would walk right up with a smiling face and entice 

 the woman into the brush, until finally, the people being somewhat 

 troubled, began to talk about him. But since his brother was Big- 

 Chief, nobody molested him. He was seen many times with married 

 women, and was found sleeping with them, but on account of his being 

 the brother of Big-Chief, they could not disturb him. 



One day the people became jealous of the young man. Not only 

 were they jealous, but they came to regard him as a regular nuisance to 

 the tribe. So they went to Big-Chief's tent. "Now if you will give us 

 your consent to expel this troublesome young man, your own brother, 

 you will be regarded as the only ruling chief of the tribe. Your word 

 to the tribe for anything will be obeyed and your orders will be en- 

 forced to the full extent. You shall have the best of things, a good 

 lodge, with furniture of every description, and good food, obtained with 

 miich labor," said the people. 



Big-Chief, thinking how much authority and respect he would 

 receive if he should give consent to the people to expel or kill his 

 brother, told them that they could do as they pleased with him. So they 

 took the brother to a deep river and bound his hands together behind 

 him and threw him into the "deep water, but he came out of the water 

 telow them, walking away from the shore. "Well ! We must try it 

 over. We have got to get rid of him some way," said the men. 



So they caught him again and bound his hands very tight, tied a 

 heavy stone to him and threw him into the deep water. For some time 

 they stood watching to see if he would come out, but feeling confident 

 that he was drowned, started off. But looking down the river, again 

 they saw him walking on the land. "Well ! That young man must 

 be expelled in some way," said the men. The men, discouraged, re- 

 turned to the camp-circle and told the circumstances to the chief. 



The abused young man returned all right, kept on annoying the 

 women of the higher societies (wives of the head men and warriors). 



