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G'u/La, A'Labala, and Lo'Xoaxstaak", remained standing outside tbe 

 circle. The last named shouted from time to time " we'i, we'i," stretch- 

 ing his left hand upward, Avhile with his right hand he held the speaker's 

 staff. The people responded by the cry "yfi." 



Then Ma'a spoke: "Friends, we have caught the grandson and the 

 sister of our chief, wlio were taken away by BaxbakurilanuXsI'wae. 

 We thought they might be dead and they might never return. What 

 in the whole world can vanquish us? Even BaxbakualanuXsi'wae is 

 unable to overcome us. I thought the Kwakiutl might have killed 

 tliese two young people, because they can not overcome us in our war 

 of property. I am glad that they were taken away by the spirit of the 

 winter ceremonial. We are a long way from our village, and I believed 

 that the spirit of the winter ceremonial had stayed behind, but he is fol- 

 lowing us wherever we go. Now let us return to the woods and learn 

 the song of our novices. BaxbakualanuXsi'wae gives four songs to all 

 the novices who go to his house, and certainly he has given songs to 

 these two." 



The two novices now ran back to the woods, crying "hap," and the 

 people ran with them. Here they sat down. G-a/loiL and Qoaqoax-st'ala 

 took their seats in the middle of the whole group. Then Ma'a said: 

 "Now listen, Koskimo! I will ask our singing masters to sing four new 

 songs for these hfi'mats'as. Try to learn them as quickly as you can. 

 Sing! singing masters; and put some words against the Kwakiutl into 

 your songs, G-a'loiL." The lirst singing master of the tribe commenced 

 his song, and after he had sung one line, he began to beat time. The 

 people joined him, and after he had sung through the whole song, they 

 tried to sing it. Next Qoaqoax'St'ala sung his song in the same man- 

 ner. Then G-a'loiL sang the third song, and finally Qoacjoax-sfala the 

 last one. The two singing nmsters asked the people if they liked the 

 songs, and T'o kniL thanked them, saying that they were just what he 

 had wished for. Then the people arose, and started to return to the 

 viUage in the order indicated in flg. 188. 



Before starting they all put on head rings and neck rings made of 

 hemlock branches. As soon as they reached the village, Lo'Xoaxstaak" 

 shouted "wei, wei," and all the que'qutsa responded "yu." Then the 

 ha'mats'as began to run about and to dance in the circle, and the people 

 struck up the new songs, beating time on boards that wore carried by 

 some of the que'qutsa. The maa'myaank" also began to dance, and 

 thus they proceeded until they reached the dancing house (Plate 45). 

 The novices were the last to enter the house. There they danced 

 around the fire. The maa'myaank" danced in their honor, and the old 

 ha'mats'as joined their dance. After the second dance they were 

 clothed by Mn'a, and then they began to dance more quietly. After 

 the fourth dance they disappeared into their secret room. 



Now the Koskimo, Nfi'q'oaqtoq, and the Kwakiutl assembled on the 

 beach and sat down in a square. A grandson of Wa'las, the Koskimo, 



