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ward take the small coppers and break them to pieces. Throw 

 these down also in front of the great chief and his wife and the girl's 

 uncles." Thus spoke the Mouse Woman, and she went away. 



Presently the prince said to the chief's attendants, "Spread two 

 mats in front of the chief, two mats hi front of the chieftainess, and 

 two before each of the three uncles of the girl." The attendants 

 did as they were told ; and the prince first threw a little fat on the mat 

 in front of the chief, and it became a great pile. He also threw 

 tobacco on the other mat, and the tobacco became a great pile. He 

 did the same in front of the chieftainess and of the three uncles of the 

 girl. After he had thrown down the fat and the tobacco, he threw 

 a piece of copper hi front of the chief, and it became a large costly 

 copper. He threw down four pieces. Then he threw two pieces of 

 copper down in front of the chieftainess, and two each in front of the 

 three uncles of the daughter of Chief Peace. 



When he had done so, Chief Peace said to his attendants, "Bring 

 down my only daughter, and let her sit by the side of the prince! 

 She shall become his wife." And the chief invited all his people, 

 and the prince was married to the chief's daughter. The girl loved 

 him very much, and his father-in-law loved both of them. 



Sometimes the young man would go to get wood; but his father- 

 in-law would not allow him to get firewood, for he had many slaves 

 to do so. The chief gave to his daughter the two great slaves who 

 had brought the prince to his house to be the slaves of the young 

 couple. 



One day the prince went around the island crying, for he felt home- 

 sick for his parents. Late hi the evening he came back home to his 

 father-in-law's house, and he went right up to his bed and Jay down 

 to weep. Then his beautiful wife came to him and asked him why 

 he was weeping, whether there was anything wrong between them 

 or between him and her father. The man replied, "No, not so. I 

 am well satisfied with your father's kindness to me. " Then he told 

 her that he felt homesick for his father and mother at home. The 

 princess did all she could to comfort him. 



On the following morning his father-in-law said, "Start the fire, 

 slaves!" They lighted the fire. Then he asked his daughter, "What 

 makes my son-in-law so sad this morning?" The young woman 

 replied, "He longs for his parents." Then the chief said, "Oh, it is 

 not a very long way off. I shall send you back soon. Early tomorrow 

 morning I shall send my whole tribe out to hunt ; and if they are suc- 

 cessful, I shall let you go day after tomorrow, and you will reach 

 home on the following day." 



So on the following morning, quite early, all the people of the tribe 

 went out hunting; and when the sun rose in the east, they came home 

 one by one. Some brought whales; others, sea lions, seals, halibut, 

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