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tribes. His arrows were very valuable because they were handsome 

 and had pretty feathers. He was a very old man, and there were 

 wrinkles all over his ugly face. He used to go into the chief's house, 

 and sell his nicely feathered arrows. The old man was known to 

 all the chiefs and all the people, who bought his arrows. 



Some time in winter one of the head chief's daughters was missing, 

 and they could not find her. Every year they missed one or two 

 princesses in every village among the Tsimshian; and they did not 

 know where they had gone, although they would go and search for 

 them among the tribes. 



Now, when all the princesses were gone, the last princess went with 

 her two maidens into the woods behind her father's house. Before 

 they had gone very far, a good-looking young man came out of the 

 woods and met the princess. His blond hair was tied at the back 

 of his head. He smiled at her, and the princess looked at him and 

 also smiled. He said to her kindly, "What are you going to do, and 

 where are you going?" She replied with her gentle voice, and said, 

 "I am just taking a walk." — "Shall I go with you?" said he. She 

 smiled, and said, "If you like, come." Then the young man walked 

 by her side. He asked the princess to leave her two maidens behind, 

 and to go with him farther on. Therefore the princess said to her 

 two maidens, "Stay here a while until we go a little farther on!" 

 Therefore the two maidens staid there, while they went on. 



They sat down, and the good-looking young man said, "Shall I 

 take you to my father's house?" The princess said, "Yes, if you 

 desire to do so." They went on their way, and came to the place 

 where his canoe lay. It was a nice little canoe, and there were many 

 good, warm garments in it. 



"Now, my dear," said the young man, "lie down in the canoe, 

 and I will paddle along until we reach my home. Then I will wake 

 you up." She did as he told her, and he paddled along until evening. 

 There was a thick fog. Then the man called the princess, and she 

 arose and saw the thick fog. She went ashore, and the young man 

 guided her up to the. house; and when she went in, she saw a nice 

 little room full of all kinds of expensive, garments, abalone ear- 

 rings and everything that is costly. 



A little later the young man came in and said, "Lie down here, 

 my dear! I will bring you to my father's house tomorrow! I must 

 go back to my canoe and tie up the anchor-line." Then the princess 

 made the bed ready and lay down. After a little, while the young 

 man came in. The princess put her hands around his head and 

 pressed it toward herself. She loved him very much. 



On the following morning they slept until very late. The princess 

 had her right hand under his head around his neck. When she 

 awoke from her deep sleep, she opened her eyes, and saw an ugly- 



