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but he refused, only passing among theurgists and people to ofier the 

 lighted stick for the cigarettes. When he extended his hand a bracelet 

 was discovered more beautiful thau any of the others. It was pink and 

 the stones were very large. The ti'iimoni upon seeing it cried, "Alas! 

 alas! This is more beautiful and precious than all the others, but all 

 my houses and treasures are gone. I have nothing left but my people; 

 my old men and old women; young men and maidens and little ones." 

 Addressing the people, he said: "My children, what would you think 

 of your ti'amoni should he wish to give you to this youth for the beauti- 

 ful beads?" They replied, "You ai-e our father and ruler; you are 

 wise and know all things that are best for us;" but their hearts were 

 heavy and sad, and the ti'iimoni hesitated, for his heart was touched 

 with the thought of giving up his people whom he loved ; but the more he 

 thought of the bracelet the greater became his desire to secure it, and he 

 appealed a second time to his people and they answered: "You know 

 best, our father," and the people were very sad, but the heart of the ti'ii- 

 moni though touched was eager to possess the bracelet. He sent one of 

 his men to offer in exchange for the bracelet all his people, and Po'shai- 

 yanne replied that he would give the bracelet for the people. Then the 

 ti'iimoni called the youth to him, and they repeated the game of the 

 four sticks, hollowed at the ends. Po'shaiyiinne was successful, and the 

 ti'amoni said : " Take all my people; they are yours; my heart is sad to 

 give them up, and you must be a good father to them. Take all the 

 things I have, I am no longer of any consequence." "No," said Po'- 

 shaiyiinne; " I will not, for should I do so I would lose my power over 

 game." The two remained in the chita and talked tor a long time, 

 the ti'iimoni addressing Po'shaiyiinne as father and Po'shaiyiinne call- 

 ing the ti'iimoni father. 



After a time Po'shaiyiinne determined to visit all the pueblos, and 

 then go into Mexico. 



He was recognized by the Sia at once upon his arrival, for they had 

 known of him and sung of him, and they looked for him. He entered 

 the chita in company with the ti'iimoni (the one appointed by trt'set) 

 and the theurgists. It was not until Po'shaiyiinne's visit to the Sia 

 that they possessed the power to capture game. The men were often 

 sent out by the ti'iimoni to look for game, but always returned withoiit 

 it, saying they could see the animals and many tracks but could catch 

 none; and their ruler would reply: "Alas! my children, you go for the 

 deer and return without any ; " and thus they hunted all over the earth 

 but without success. 



After Po'shaiyiinne's talk with the ti'iimoni, and learning his wish 

 for game, he said: "Father, what have you for me to do!" And the 

 ti'iimoni replied: "My children have looked everywhere for deer, and 

 they can find none; thej' see many tracks, but they can not catch the 

 deer." "Well," replied Po'shaiyiinne, " I will go and look for game." 

 He visited a high mountain in the west, from whose summit he could 

 see all over the earth, and looking to the north, he saw on the top of a 



