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La'iiiats'a. He said : " We have tried to tame liim, but Ave can not do it. 

 I am too insignificant as compared to liim." "True, true," said all the 

 people. Then they began to sing: 



I have been all around the world eating with BaxbakualanuXsT wa 



I give nobody time to escape me, going around in the house with liaxbaknalanuX- 



si'wae. 

 You BaxbakualanuXsT'wafi, center of the earth, you were crying hfip for nie; 

 You BaxbakufilanuXsT'wae, post of the world, you were crying hfip for me.' 



Ya/qois and his k-i'nqalaLala danced, accompanying the song. First 

 two songs were sung for the ha'mats'a, then two for the k-i'nqalaLala, 

 one of which was as follows : 



I keep down your wrath, Great, real Cannibal ! 



I keep down your whistles, Great, real Cannibal! 



I keep down your A'oraciousness, Great, real Cannibal! 



You are always looking for food, Great, real Cannibal! 



You are always looking for heads. Great, real Cannibal! 



Y'ou are always devouring propertj^. Great, real Cannibal!'^ 



Til on the speaker of the Koskimo arose and said: "Ya, Koskimo! 

 Ya, Kwakiutl, Ya, Na'q'oaqtoq. This here is my ha/mats'a.'' I sold a 

 copper for 1,000 blankets and he swallowed it.^ I sold a copper for 

 1,200 blankets and he swallowed it. At another time I bought a cop- 

 per for 1,200 blankets and threw it into the fire for the sake of his 

 name. Now look out! I may do the same again this year. I Avant to 

 make him as heavy as I can on my part. His father is doing the same 

 for him." Then Ya/qois's father arose and the people shouted : " Speak, 

 Chief; speak yourself; not through a speaker."^ Thenliesaid: "Friends, 

 look at me; look at me Avell, because 1 want to tell you who I am! 

 This is my Avay of doing. Five years ago you heard much about Avhat 

 I was doing. Then I gave my ha'mats'a first to Ya/qois. Ten times I 

 gaA^e blankets to the Koskimo. I want you to come to my house ten 

 .times this year, so that I may reach to the beams of my house. This is 

 not my way of doing. Chief NEqa'penk-'Em, my father,'' and A'Avate 

 taught me this way and I followed them. My name is rja/qoag-ila on 

 account of the copper Avhich 1 had from my grandiather. My name is 

 Qo'moqoe on account of the ermine and abalone shells Avhich I have 

 from my grandfather. Do you Avant to know how 1 obtained my 

 ha'mats'a? 1 opened my box and took out my dances, which I received 

 from my brother-in-law, Q'uli's.'' Therefore I am not ashamed of my 

 ha'mats'a. Now I ask you one thing — do not call me Gue'telabido." It 



' Appendix, page 688. 

 -Api)endix, page 693. 



3 He had given his ha'mats'a to Ya'qo'is at a former time. 

 ■'That means he gave it away. 

 ^Wai, ya'qT'g'aLax, g'i'qanif', xa'mastala. 

 •"He merely called him father. 

 ''Or Nu'xnemis. 



*Son of northern tribe, because his mother belonged to one of the northern tribes 

 of the coast. 



