1895.] 



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[Boas. 



tsi nusq'a'axem aL atuste'ix'?" E'p'isqtoo Wa'walis ta mnai'natx. 

 do j'oii cry at that?" He took Wa'walis his child. 



Ep'isktuts ta La'liatx En ta 

 He tooli it the copper and the 



s'aLoqoala'stx ; nupaix-aqto'o. 



shamanistic implements ; he went into the 



AuLe'mqtoo Wa'walis x'ta sta apso'Lstx sk'a wuntsi'maxlo 

 They pursued him Wa'walis those of the town and they wanted to fight him 



k'a pakiinixi'm. ALauat,emqt6''o Wa'walis nuix'ayaqetomkoalo'q 

 and- they overtook him. They pursued Wa'walis they were near him, 



iasta'mkisqq ta s'aLoqoa'lastx. AtEraanaqqo'o to aLau'Ltalutx. 



he pointed at them his shamanistic implements. Tliey were dead these pursuers. 



S'ix-Ltse'squts 

 He paddled on the fjord 



Tsalixiuame'raqtoo 

 They did not reach him 



Wa'walis 

 Wa'walis 



Wa'walis. 



Wa'walis. 



ala 

 on 



nutsix'se'exe 



fjords 



ala 



to the 



solu't. 



sea. 



K'lx-isqto'o Wa'walis ta apso'Ltx 

 He saw Wa'walis a town 



q'opEmsqto'o 



smokina; 



wa 



the 



sma'OL 



one 



wa 



the 



FOL. 



town. 



Nuk'pa'axisqtoo Wa'walis ta Lala'stx sk"e exnusa'kias 



He landed Wa'walis the canoe and he went into all the houses 



ta soLo'k'stx. 



the houses. 



Axko 



No one 



Anoai'x-sqts 

 He wished 



Wa'walis sk-a 

 Wa'walis and 



elo'k-. 



was there. 



talau's 



to marry 



Ti k-ik-!x-is ti 

 He saw 



k-e 



his 



iL mEaa's 



daughter 



L'u'msla. 

 a man. 



ta Lqulx'tx 

 of the old man 



ta 

 the 



auk "aia'aLtx. 



blind one. 



E'poisq 

 He took 



Wa'walis tu sto'tsemstx Lqulx'tx. 



Wa'walis tlie boiled dried salmon of the old one. 



Tsalx'lioamisqto'o ta 



He did not find it the 



Lqulx-tx tu 



old one the 



slume'istx 



boiled salmon 



tu 

 the 



stotsE'ratx. 

 dried salmon. 



Lk'Etnsqto'o ta Lq'ulx-tx ul iLinnas'iij: 

 He said the old man to iiis daughter : 



UL 



to 



qamai'ts 

 my dear, 



UL ti 



to the 



aLaLai'ots. 

 always said so. 



aL 



to 



ti 



the 



aL 



aiaxini'tstski 



playing with 



aiaxE'mtstski al ta sta 

 playing with those of the 



"Qamai'ts, uuk'X'alexe'intx 



" -My dear, look back 



s nu'kyakilstx'u'tsmiLts 

 boiled food 



ta s 

 the 



aps5Lts 



town 



tsu taina't'aix' 



"Tssaii'o, 



"Stop I 



aLai'otsLno, 

 do not talk, 



qamai'ts !" 

 my dear !'' 



tu 



? " he 



Nuk'X'alaxe'mq 

 She looked back 



qoalaix-a'lx". 

 the old man. 



Aio'tsqtoo 

 He said to 



"Tsxto'tsno. 



You speak the iruth. 



q'oalaix'a'lx* Wa'walis : 

 the old one Wa'walis : 



L'u'msta 

 A man 



tsi 



the 



ti x"to 

 that one 



mna'no ts'aix 

 your daughter this. 



ti k-a 

 he 



Anoai'k' 



"I will 



" Anoai'k'ts 

 ' ' I wish to 



tsa'miluk 

 who 



ta n'tx'aL lao. 



he is near you." 



sk"a talau'sts ul 

 and marry to 



k'!x"ailaix't5'mx* 



restores my eyesight 



ti k"a ta'laus ul tsi 

 he marries to the 



mnats 



my daughter 



manuts 

 your daughter 



ai'toms ti k"a k'!.x'ailai'x'toms 

 ? he restores my eyesight 



ts'ai'x'." "Talauststo'oLtsx- anoai'kx'ts 



this." " I want to marry her I will 



Usia'm aLi'ik's ta sta aps5'Ln6 



aL 



at 



ti 



the 



t'aix. 



there. 



'Lkoana'ats 

 ' Once I cried (?) 



Where 

 wa psliua'tas 



are those of the your town 



Lqamai'ts V ' 

 my dear?" 



ta 



those 



Sta apso'Lts 

 of the town 



qaaxla'nauaLo'q 



they went for water 



ta 



those 



sta 

 of the 



apso'Lts. 

 town. 



K"nix"te'mq 

 He devoured them 



ta 

 the 



as'akyai'otsEmtoLs 

 all of them 



t aix' 



that 



