THE KWAKIIJTL INDIANS. 



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great is your name, chief. Now you made my back strong. Take 

 care, luy tribe, and wish long life to our chiefs." l^]verybody applauded 

 his speech. Then O'lnx-'it sat down. 



Next Hfi'mEsk-inis arose and spoke. He said : " My tribe, are you 

 not ashamed of this young manf He will be your chief, Kwakiutll I 

 am half ashamed myself on account of the amounts counted. Go on, 

 my son, be proud of what you said." Then he lifted his right hand 

 and shouted : ''Hide yourselves, tribes ! never was seen such an amount 

 of property as our chief has called. Ya, ya, my tribe, do you not con 

 sider the great mountain of property of O'ts'estalis dreadful? He is 

 still a young man. Take care, my children, that you may have two 

 men who will give away blankets to the whole world. That is what J 

 say to the chiefs of the Kwakiutl, wa, wa." 



Fig. 190. 



RAVEN EATTLE. 



Length, 13 inches ; blue, black, red. 



IV A, No. 4^7, Roynl Ethnographical Miisemn, Bevlin. Colh-c-teil hy A. .Tnc<.bsen. 



Now it was growing dark, and O'ts'estalis arose and spoke: "Loolc 

 at me, my tribe! Pretty is this young man; he is growing up well. 

 Now I will sing the secret song and try to call the spirit of my dance." 



The people said: "Go on." And he sung his secret song, calling- 

 down the spirit of the Lao'laxa: 



1. I am the greatest magician, O liihihi, i, the greatest magician. 



2. I alone am full of magic, O hihihi, i, the greatest magic. 



3. I am the only one who makes life short by means of his magic, the greatest magic. 



4. I am the only one who knows to call down the magical power, the greatest magic. 

 Come now, magical i)ower, O hihihi, i, greatest magic. 



As soon as he had finished his song the noise of whistles came down 

 to the roof of the house. Then they called all the women and cliildi-en. 

 They came to the dancing house for the Lao'laxa. O'ts'estalis arose. Ke 



