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hlwi'tl'wanlnx kus wa'sa, kus kuxwaa'tu ts-lo'xlok' tem-axa ita- 

 qaLxa^tsit! ts-lo'xloxk' tem-axa ita^ kus p5'q" ts-lo'xloxk' . K'Ets 

 lo'palinx ^ kus wa'sa, k'is mu'^'hu kuidai'm kus wa'sa. I'mstE 

 Itlauyai'slnx kus wa'sa. 



IX. lpa'pesxaut 



CAT'S CRADLE 



5 K'Ets qau'wis kus la'mxadoo pa'pEsxautxai'. K'is mu°'hii yas- 

 au^ya'ln kus ma'hats. '''Laxiya^ tskwai'LX. Xa-Lhaya'nauwl, k'in 

 pa'pEsxautxai'm." TsimyEa'lnsk' as ma'hats. "Xa-Lhaya'nauwi 

 k'in ti'utlhuna'a kus mEk'ila^t'. Xa-Lhaya'nauwi k'in ti'utihuna'a 

 kus itsai's tem-axa ita^ kus k!ui' tem-axa ita^ kus mExu'n." K'Ets 



10 mu'^'hu pa'pEsxautxai' lii'k'e hamsti^ kus hi'tslEm. K'Ets hi'k'e 

 hamsti^ tsiya'sEx ^ kus lii'tslEm ts-pa'pEsxauk' . Tsqali'm ts-La'- 

 qusink' I'stEkwal Ipa'pEsxausxamsk' . Na'mk'Ets Lpa'pEsxatit 

 si'lkustEx, k'Ets liamsti^ hi'k'e qauwa^* la^ Itiwi't'.'wanlnx: k'ea°'- 

 k'elau tem Ita^ ltiwi't!'waiilnx kus qo"'q" tern ita^ kus pitskuli'ni^, 



15 hamsti^ hi'k'e kus kaka'ya^; ltiwi't!"wanhix kus mukwa'ltsi^t' tem 

 ita^ kus mi'q!" tem ita^ kus 'wa'wa^ Hamsti^ hi'k'e tas la* Itiwi'- 

 t!'wanhix, k'Ets mu°'hu Lqa'pEsxaut si'lkustEx. 



X, lxe'xeltaut ^ 



GRACE STICKS 



K'Ets qe'ltEx ^ qau'xak" ^ hak'au^. K'Ets mu^'hu qai'^hai'-slo 

 ts-hi'tEk'. K'Ets mu'^'hiik'exk'ai' tas tsa'sidoo, k'Ets mu'^'hti Lxe'- 



20 xEltaut si'lkustEX. K'Ets mu'^'hii halqa'hix, k'Ets mu°'hu hau'k's 

 ustaPya'lnx. K'Ets mu'^'hti kumu'kwaPya'lnx. Na'mk'Ets xekli'- 

 hix ni'sk'ik's, k'is LEyai'xayiisxam ni'sk'ik's, k'is k'i'mhak's 

 wusita'hi. K'i'Lxats i'mstE tsa'silt!xa. K'Ets ^Liya^ hamsti^ 

 pilskwi'tsit kus hak'i°''yauk' s-leVi'. K'i'Lxats mu^'hti xe'xeltaii- 



25 txai'. Tsa'sidoo ts-t lauyai'sk' xutsa'. I'mstE tai^ kus tsa'sido 

 ts-t lauyai'sk' xtitsa'.^ 



1 Ipu- TO EUB BETWEEN HANDS. 



2 tSlS- TO OBTAIN, TO SUPPLY. 



8 Smith forgot again tiie real object of this narration and failed to describe the game. Judging from a 

 description obtained from him in English, this game may be best compared to the game of "grace-sticks" 

 or "grace-hoops" played by the children in some parts of the United States. Two short sticks are linked 

 together by means of a striag about 4 inches long. These sticks are thrown up high into the air and as they 

 descend the player tries to catch them on the string and toss them up again. This game was played by 

 women exclusively. 



< qal- TO TIE. 



6 Dissimilated for qaux-uk". 



* This narrative by no means exhausts all the games known to the Alsea Indians. Among those that 

 Smith failed to enumerate may be mentioned stilt-walking, hoop-rolling, etc. 



