508 THE ESKIMO ABOUT BERING STRAIT [eth.axn.18 



lie lived for many days, until lie began to feel lonely, when lie remem- 

 bered the two young men he had seen when he stood on the shore as 

 an Owl. Then he thought, "I saw two men pass here once, and it can 

 not be far to where others live. I will go and seek them, for it is very 

 lonely here." So he went out in search of people. He wandered along 

 the coast for some distance, and at last came to two fine new kaiaks, 

 lying at the foot of a hill, upon which were spears, lines, floats, and 

 other hunting implements. 



After having examined these curiously he saw a path near by, lead- 

 ing up to the top of a hill, which he followed. On the top of the hill 

 was a house with two storehouses in the vicinity, and on the ground 

 in froiit of him were several recently killed white whales, with the 

 skulls of many others grouped around. Wishing to see the people 

 in the house before showing himself, he crept with noiseless steps 

 into the entrance way and up to the door. Lifting cautiously one 

 corner of the skin that hung in the doorway, he looked in. Opposite 

 the door was a young man sitting at work on some arrows, while a bow 

 lay beside him. Chun-uh'-lfik dropped the curtain and stood quite still 

 for some time, fearing that if he entered the house the young man would 

 shoot him with the arrows before he could make known his good will; 

 He ended by thinking, " If I enter and say, 'I have come, brother,' he 

 will not hurt me," so, raising the curtain quickly, he entered. The 

 householder at once seized the bow and drew an arrow to the head ready 

 to shoot, just as CMm-uli'-luk said, " I have come, brother." At this the 

 bow and arrow were dropped and the young man cried out with delight, 

 "Are you my brother? Oome and sit beside me." And Chfm-uh'-luk 

 did so very gladly. Then the householder showed his pleasure and 

 said, " I am very glad to see you, brother, for I always believed I had 

 one somewhere, but I could never find him. Where have you lived! 

 Have you known any parents? How did you grow up?" and asked 

 many other questions, to which Chuij-uh'-Kik replied that he had never 

 known his parents, and described his life by the seashore until he had 

 started on the present search. The householder then said that he also 

 had never known any parents, and his earliest recollection was of find- 

 ing himself alone in that house, where he had lived ever since, killing 

 game for food. 



Telling his brother to follow him, the householder led Chim-uh'-luk 

 to one of the storehouses, where there was a great pile of rich furs, 

 with an abundance of seal oil and other food. Opening the door of the 

 other storehouse, the newcomer was shown a great many dead people 

 lying there. The householder said he had killed them in revenge for 

 the death of his parents, for he felt certain that they had been killed 

 by these people, so he let no one pass him alive. 



When they returned to the house, the brothers fell asleep and slept 

 till morning. At daybreak they arose and, after breakfast, the house- • 

 holder told Chun-uh'-luk that as he had no bow and arrows, he should 



