boas] TSIMSHIAX MYTHS 367 



Then Haimas said, "Now, stop at once! They use my name in 

 their song." Nes-y!aga-ne't replied, "No, that is not so." Now 

 Haimas was very angry, and he did not say a word. 



After they had eaten, Nes-y!aga-ne't went out supported on each 

 side on the shoulders of a slave; and as they were leading the old 

 chief down the beach, Haimas sent down one of his attendants, and 

 ordered him to kill Nes-y!aga-ne't. Then one of his attendants went 

 down and killed him. He struck him on his woven hat, saying, 

 "Now, sir, lie down!" and the old chief fell down on the beach. 

 Haimas was looking out of the house, and it seemed to him as though 

 his uncle was not dead yet. Therefore he shouted to his officer, and 

 said, "He is not dead! Strike him once more!" His attendant 

 said, "I will do so, he is not my uncle;" and he struck him twice, 

 until he lay there dead. 



As he was lying there, Haimas ran down, took a valuable copper, 

 and shouted, "Alas, my uncle!" He lifted up the head of the dead 

 man, and put the copper under it. Then Haimas and all his warriors 

 went to take his uncle's Raven headdress; but before they entered, 

 one of Nes-yiaga-ne't's warriors' wives, whose name was Qtsi°l, had 

 taken the headdress and put it into an old fish basket, which she had 

 put down at the door. Then all the men of the Wilts ten-a'luk 

 opened Nes-y !aga-ne't's boxes, searching for his headdress, but they 

 could not find it. 



The G'it-dzi'°s moved up Nass River, taking along the body of 

 their chief; and Chief Haimas also moved up Nass River with his 

 own people. 



Four days after he had arrived at his camping-ground where he 

 had killed Nes-balas and his warriors, all the Tsimshian went up 

 to their camping-ground. The G"i-spa-x-la'°ts also went to their 

 camping-ground on the other side of the river. As soon as all the 

 tribes were there, Haimas sent his messengers. They launched two 

 large canoes, and they were singing in the canoes. The words of their 

 song were as follows : 



I am cutting the heads of my enemies in front of the mocking child-chief! 

 When the two canoes arrived in front of the camp of the new chiefs, 

 they stopped for a while, and one of the new chief's warriors said, 

 ' ' What does this mean ? Are you coming again to destroy us ? " One 

 of Ilaimas's warriors replied, "Yes; I will put the body of your new 

 chief among the decayed fish, as we did your former proud chief and 

 all his men." Then one of the G - i-spa-x-la'°ts replied, "Tomorrow I 

 shall come to destroy you, your brothers, and your people." One of 

 Haimas's men replied, "Do come! We are ready with another ditch 

 to throw in the body of your new chief, as we did with your former 

 chief." 



