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say, Wa'kldis; that is what I say, Mil/Xualag-ilis; that is what 1 say, 

 Ma'Xnayalisame. That is what I say for all of you from whom cop 

 pers may be bought, by the chiefs of these our rivals, the Ma'maleleqala, 

 Wa, wa!'' 



Then Walas NEmo'gwis arose aud spoke: "Yes, Chief, your speech 

 is true, your word is true. Who is like you, Kwakiutl, who buy cop])ers 

 aud who give away blankets. Long life to all of you, chiefs of the 

 Kwakiutl. I can not attain to your high name, great tribes." Then he 

 turned to his tribe and said: "That is what I said, chiefs of the 

 Ma'malele([ala, that we may beat these Kwakiutl. They are like a 

 large mountain with a steep precipice. JSTow arise, Ya/qaLEnlis, and 

 speak. Chief! Let me see you that I may look up to you. Chief ! Now 

 call your name, Ts'o'noqoa, you, Chief, who knows how to buy that great 

 copper. You can not be equaled by anybody. You great mountain 

 from which wealth is rolling down, wa, wa! That is what I say, ray 

 tribe!" 



Then Ya'qaLEnlis arose aud uttered the cry of Ts'o'noqoa: "ho, ho, 

 ho, ho!" and he acted as though he was lifting the heavy weight of the 

 copper from the ground. "You all know, Kwakiutl, who I am. My 

 name is Ya'qaLEulis. The name began at the time when our world was 

 made. I am a descendant of the chiefs about whom we hear in the ear- 

 liest legends. TheHo'Xhoq camedown toXo'xop'a,andtookoff his bird 

 mask and became a man. Then he took the name Ya'qaLEulis. That 

 was my ancestor, the lirst of the Qoe'xsdt'enox. He married La'qoag'i- 

 layuqoa, the daughter of Walas NEmo'gwis, the first chief of the great 

 clan WewamasqEm of the Ma'maleleqala. That is the reason why [ 

 speak. I know how to buy great coppers. I bought this copper 

 Ma/xts'olEm for 4,000 blankets. What is it. Chief? What is it, Owa- 

 xfi'lag-ilis'? Come! did you not give any thought to my copper here? 

 You always say that you are rich. Chief. Now give more, that it may 

 be as great as I am. Give only ten times 100 blankets more, Chief Owa- 

 xa'lag'ilis. It will not be much, give 1,000 more for my sake, wa, wa. 

 This is what I say, Ha'wasalaL; that is what I say, He'Xuayus; that 

 is what I say, WawilapalasO; that is what I say for all of you, chiefs 

 of the Ma'maleleqala, Wa, wa!" 



Then Owaxa'lag-ilis arose and spoke: "Yes, yes, you are feared by 

 all, Great Chief! Do not show mercy in your speech. Now I am going 

 to ask all of you, chiefs of the Ma'maleleqala, will you stop talking if I 

 give you these 1,000 blankets in addition to the 1,600 blankets on this 

 pile"? If you say it is not enough after I have added the 1,000 blankets, 

 then I will not force the purchase of the copper. 



"Now answer me, Walas NEmo'gwis. I have seen no one giving 

 1,000 blankets more. 1 should tell a lie if I should say I had ever seen 

 it done, as you demand, wa! That is what I say, chiefs of all the 

 KM^akiutl." 



Now Wrdas NEmo'gwis arose and spoke: " Chiefs, it is not my desire; 

 it is the desire of all those chiefs who asked for more; 1 have enough. 



