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phasis to her parents. These old parents were frcm time to time coun- 

 ciHng with their son about her, and tried to persuade her to conduct 

 herself in a womanly way before the people. But she said that as long 

 as she was a single woman it didn't interfere with any person's busi- 

 ness, besides, she was free from embarrassments. 



In the camp there were numerous games among the old and young, 

 which made things and people lively. One day there came a white dog 

 to this daughter's tipi, and stayed around it very closely. This white 

 dog was outside of the tipi at her side and lay on the ground. When 

 this daughter went out to the river after a vessel of water, this white 

 dog would get up, wagging his tail, and start on ahead, following the 

 foot trail. "Oh, my! I do wish that this dog would get out of the 

 way. I wonder whose dog it is," said she, taking a stick and throwing 

 it at him. The white dog dodged away a short distance and then 

 turned, sitting erect on its hind legs, watching her go to her tipi. En- 

 tering her tipi with her water, she seated herself on her bed and took 

 up her quilled work for the day. The white dog came back and lay 

 on the ground at her side. 



At noon she went out to bring in some firewood, and at first she 

 walked behind the tipi to straighten the guide-poles, when she ran on 

 to this white dog, lying on the ground. "Pshaw ! What right have 

 you to come and be a nuisance around my tipi ? Get away from there !" 

 said she, taking a stick and throwing it at him. The white dog dodged 

 away a short distance, stopped, turned and sat erect on the ground 

 with both hind legs, and anxiously watched the woman. This daughter 

 then took an armful of wcod and carried it inside with reluctance. As 

 she was seating herself again and gathering loose porcupine quills, the 

 white dog went back and lay down on the ground at her side. 



In the evening this handsome daughter went out again with a ves- 

 sel to go after some more water. The white dog got up, wagging his 

 tail, and throwing his ears back, went on ahead. "PshavV ! I am so 

 tired of that dog. Surely he is a regular 'tramp' attd is of no earthly 

 account!" said she, taking a stick and throwing it at him. The white 

 dog dodged away quickly, stopped, turned, and then sat down in an 

 erect position on his hind legs. "Afraid of him ? Get away from here ! 

 Look over here with your ugly face, will you ? Oh, you crazy dog, get 

 away from me, will ycu?" said she with scornful voice and movement 

 of irritation. The white dog then squatted for fear of the woman's 

 temper, but kept an eye on her course. After she had entered the tipi 

 with her water and seated herself at her cooking utensils, at the same 

 time coughing to clear her throat, the white dog went back and lay 



