182 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [bull. G7 



"Xa-tas liu°'k*i piltkwai'mi. MEla'nbixax sex tas wi'lx hai'tsik's. 

 Xa-tas hak'P'ki tskwai'xasxam. 'Laxiya^ tar nix sex tas haP'ts 

 wi'lx. MEqami'nt hi'k'e tas hi'tslEm, ta'xtau tas hI'tslEm. Xa'- 

 niELi k'eai', k*is-axa yalsai'm." K"-mu'^'hu haya'ntoxs as hI'tslEm, 

 5 Hi'k'e hamsti^ mtsk'i's Lhilkwai'stinx. "K'ex haya'ntoxs kwas 

 Lpu'pEnhaut." Temu"'hu k'e'a haya'ntEx. Na'mk'Ets halqa'tnx 

 as pu'pEiihau, k"Ets hi'k'e liamstr tsqausi' tas hi'tEslEm. Ts-ha^pi- 

 stisk'-u tas hI'tslEm, tas yai'tsxastit-s-hi'tslEm. Hi'k'e tai^ llqe's 

 as-hi'tslEm, "Mu"'hu a' qwon was k'iii limLa'nti hamsti- tas 



10 intsk'i's.", — "Xa'mEt-s-qamli's na'k'eai kus LEya°'hats!it sili'kwEx 

 xa-k'imhak's qalpai'm haya'ntoxs. Tas mEli'titstayu Lhllkwai'- 

 sunx. Tas hi'tEslEm ts-pi'tisxamsk' tas lEya"'hats!lt. Xa-hi'k'e 

 hamsti^ tas intsk'i's LEai'si. Xa-hi'k'e qani'x hamsti" Lhilkwai'si. 

 I'mstE tem ta'sEx ha'aits a^^ai'.^ Tas a"'qayii tsimqami'ntisk' 



15 Lquxwa'Lnx was Itlawa'it, ts-mEqami'ntisk' tas a"'qayii. Xa-qal- 

 pai'm ayai'm nak' kus Iqat^'at sili'kwEx." Temu^'hti a3^ai' k'i'm- 

 hak's. Hamsti^ hi'k'e qauxa'nk's hiiyii"'kwEX tas hi'tslEm." K'- 

 mu°'hii Ihaldai'm. "K"-auk' 'Liya^ ila'tstau xam k'a'ltsti, 'Lauk'i- 

 ya^ yu'xwist xam k'a'ltsii^ sex tas hai'ts ayai'." Ts-hi'tEqhisk" 



20 lili'dauhisk". Is qauwai'-slo hi'k'e hamsti^ intsk'i's Lhilkwai'stinx. 



■ "K'-Liya^ qa^'tsE xas-axa mEyalsai'm.^ Hamsti^Ex mtsk'i's mu^'- 



hu LEai'sx. K'-Liya^ qa^'tsE xas-axa mu'^'hii yalsai'm. 'Li3^a^ 



ila'tstaut-s-mtsk'i's was k'Ex LimLa'nti. Xa-hi'k'e hamsti- la* 



LimLa'nti. K'-sa'witsu qaxa'm sO^'lhak' !iyii. Xa-axa yalsai'm 



25 a'ng'i." Hamsti' hi'k'e yai'tsxa tEma'sx tas limk'i'lliixamt. 

 K'au'k'Ets ta'mE hi'k'e na'k'eai ts-hai'^k' * as hi'tslEm. "Mu°'hu a 

 qwon wa'sm hi'k'e limla'ntEx hamsti^ kus intsk'i's." — "Xa-qani'x 

 Lhilkwai'si sin anai's, was Lhilkwai'sunx tas hu'^'k'i. Ha- 

 mstiHEx hi'k'e LEai'sx tas t!auyai's tas hii°'k'i, xa-qani'x 



30 Lhilkwai'si. Na'mk' sxas-axa wll xam Itsal'sik's, xas hi'k'e qani'x 

 Lhilkwai'si hamsti-." Ts-lllI'dauhisk' as hi'tslEm. "K'I'l Lhaya'-:- 

 naudil, na'mk' sxas Lhilkwai'si, wa'si'L ihi'yEmux". Xa-hi'k'e 

 hamsti^ tas hi'tslEm tsa'sl. I'mstE mu"'hu tem ta'sEx hai'ts ayai'. 

 La'xaxs mEha'It Lowa'txajmsxam, k'au'k'iltas -^ qa'^'ltE hi'k'e 



35 pilskwIHst xam k'a'ltsii. Xa-axa mu"'hii yalsai'mi. K*-qa^'ltE 

 hi'k'e I'mstE tEma'si xam pa'xtllyu, na'mk* sxas i^u'pEnhautxam. 

 Xaqa'nha'L ihl'yEmux". Xa-axa mu'^'hu yalsai'm. K'-auk' hi'k'e 

 qa^'ltE qwo'nhak's ham k'a'ltsii." 



K'-axa mu'^'hii yalsai'm. Hai'^k' 'Laxaya^ yalsai' as hI'tEslEm, 

 40 Hi'k'axa mua'txauxa. Ts-mEqami'ntisk' tas nti'ns nak' 'k'-axa 



1 wtU would have been more proper. 



2 Literally, "not inside (tlij') own it is thy heart." 



3 Contracted from mun'hu yalsai'm. 



4 Literally, "just as it his inner thoughts were somewhere (else)." 

 6 k'is + Ita + -auk-. 



