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sitting- near the tire. The mother in astonishment said, " Husband, is 

 this not our little boy whom we deserted at our late camp?" The 

 husband asked the boy, "Who brought you here?" The little boy an- 

 swered, " My grandfather." The mother inquired, " Who is your grand- 

 father?" The father asked, "AMiere ishe now?" The boy replied, "He 

 is sitting outside." The father asked his wife to look outside and see 

 if any one was there. The woman did so and informed him that "I 

 see some one sitting there, but I do not know who it is." The spirit i-e- 

 plied, "You should fall me somebody when you are no one to leave your 

 child to perish " The husband directed his wife to invite the old man 

 into the tent. 



The spirit declined to enter. The father then asked the son to tell 

 him to come in. The boy went out and conducted the old man within 

 the tent. The latter seated himself across the fire (this is intended to 

 mean opposite the door but on the other side of the fire). They slept 

 in the tent that night, and when the little boy awakened he found all the 

 people preparing to snare deer. The people asked the little boy to ac- 

 company them. He did so, and when he was ready to start he asked 

 the old mau wliat part of the deer he should bring home for him. The 

 old man rei^lied that he would enjoy the lungs better than any other 

 part. The boy promised to bring a (luantity for him on his return in 

 the- evening. Toward evening the boy returned loaded with choice 

 bits for the old man who had conducted him to his father and mother. 

 While outside of the tent he called to the old man, saying that 

 he had brought home some food for him. Hearing no reply he entered 

 the tent, and not seeing the man he inquired of his mother where 

 the person was. The mother announced that he had departed, but did 

 not know where he had gone. It was late, but the boy resolved to rise 

 early and follow his track. He was up at daybreak, and finding the 

 track followed it until he observed the spirit crossing a large lake 

 which was frozen over. The boy cried out to the old man to wait for 

 him. The spirit awaited his approach. The boy said to him, " Why 

 did you go away when I had promised you some choice food ?" The 

 spirit replied that it could not dwell among living people, as it was 

 only a spirit and that it was returning to its abode. The old mau ad- 

 vised the boy to return to his people. The boy did so, but the next 

 morning the desire to see the good old man seized the boy, and again 

 he started to find him. The otlier people then tied the boy to a tree 

 and he soon forgot his benefactor. 



Fate of two Indian men. — Two Indian men who had gone off for the 

 fall and winter's hunt were living by themselves. They were very lui- 

 successful in jnocuring furs and food, so that when the depths of win- 

 ter had approached and the cold was intense they resolved to seek the 

 camp of their friends. They were provided with nothing but bows 

 and arrows. The next morning they started off and tramped all day 

 without seeing a living thing. They made their camp and lamented 



