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They spent one day in the village of LEg'e'°x's nephew. The cap- 

 tive chief Wi-suqans had come up with Chief LEg - e'°x, and they 

 placed him on one side of Gul-qa'q's house. They ate together out of 

 one dish, and Nes-dzakagul was seated on one side with his own 

 people. Chief LEg - e'°x took Anamlk up with him to his home. 



On the following day they went on, and arrived at the village of 

 the G"it-la'n. Their drums were heard, and some of the men came 

 down to the shore to invite Chief LEg'e'°x to Nes-lagunus's house. 

 The chiefs thanked him kindly, and promised to come down later on 

 and spend some time with him. So they went on again, after he had 

 given presents to Chief Nes-tagunus, as he did with all the tribes that 

 invited him. 



They went on, and arrived at their own house, singing their war- 

 songs; and as they came ashore, Chief Wi-suqans died of the wounds 

 that he had received in battle. Chief LEg"e'°x's head wife, however, 

 KsEm-g-a'mk, paid those who buried the captive chief Wi-suqans, 

 because he belonged to her clan, the G'ispawadwE'da. 



LEg"e'°x fulfilled his promise to his fellow-chiefs who had incited 

 him after his return from the war on the Haida. 



There are many things connected with this; but I am not writing 

 those here, only about the time when Chief Sdi'lda sent back Prince 

 Hats!Eks-n!e'°x. He came up when the Tsimshian were on Nass 

 Eiver, fishing. The following spring Sdi'lda had taken one canoe, in 

 which he came with all his nephews; and he gave one large canoe to 

 Prince Hats!Eks-n!e'°x, with ten male slaves. These two canoes 

 came across the sea from Queen Charlotte Islands. 



Before they arrived at the mouth of Nass River, they stopped at 

 the foot of the high mountain Katsan; and Chief Sdi'lda said to 

 Hats!Eks-n!e'°x, "Don't let your uncle cut off my head to be given 

 to another clan!" Then the prince's heart was fidl of sorrow on 

 accountof what Sdi'lda had said; and Sdi'lda said again, "O nephew 

 Hats!Eks-n!e'°x! don't let your uncle cut off my head and give it to 

 another clan, lest they mock me." And after he had said so three 

 times, Prince Hats!Eks-n!e'°x said, "I shall not allow him to do so." 

 So they went up. 



The people were learning one of LEg - e'°x's songs in his house. 

 Many men and women were practicing, for the great Chief LEg - e'°x 

 was about to invite all the tribes and their chiefs to remove the stain 

 of captivity from his sister. 



While they were all singing the new song, some one came rushing 

 in at the door, and said, "Listen to me! Two large canoes full of 

 people are lying outside." Then all the people in the house stopped 

 singing, and some one said that the people in the canoe spoke Haida. 

 Then Wl-n!e'°x said to her brother LEg"e'°x, "Sdi'lda has come to 

 bring my son." Then the great chief said, "Beat the drum and 



