Boas] KATHLAMET TEXTS 163 
rose. ‘*Oh, I think that woman carried away a male child. Go and 
search for her.” He sent five men down the river. Five he sent up 
the river. He sent four to go and look near by. Now these four men 
went up to Qaw?’Itk. They saw smoke. When they came there they 
discovered a house. They went up to it and entered. There was 
Tia’pexoacxoae’s son. He looked just like Tia’pexoacxoac. Now they 
returned. They came home. ‘*Oh, Tia’pexoacxoac, we found your 
son. He looks just like you.” ‘*That is just what I thought. Go and 
fetch him.” Thus he spoke to his slaves. Five of them went. His 
son kept four of them, and one only returned. ‘* What did he say to 
you?” ‘Oh, he took four men away from you.” *‘*Go to-morrow 
and fetch him.” On the following day six men went. He kept five 
and one returned. ‘* What did he say to you?” ‘*He kept five.” 
Four times they tried to take him; and then he had kept twenty of 
his slaves. Tia’pexoacxoac became angry. He called his people: 
‘*Let us make war upon your nephew.” Now they went in two 
tau aqagé’lak. O2,  tetjd’kti amekuna’xtama.” — Itetdtd’koatck 
this woman. Oh, good you search for her.” He sent them 
aquinemike qa’eqamiX. Itctoto’koatck aqui/nemike @’wa ca’xaliX. 
five men down the river. He sent them five men then upward. 
Itctoto’koatck ala’ktike qjoa’p?X alukuakjé’naxta. A’qa_ itel'ye 
He sent them four men near they shall search. Then they went 
ala’ktike.  Itgiya ca/xalfX Qaw/fltkpa. Itgd/quikrl tXtnw’lle. 
the four men. They went upward Qawi/ltk to. They saw it smoke. 
Ibo/yam, aga tqu’re itktXué’la. A’qa ixo’ptcka.  Ina’ckopq. 
They arrived, then a house they discovered it. Then they went up. They entered. 
A’ga io’Xt ‘Tia’pexoacxoac ia/Xan. Ya’Xka Tia’pexoacxoac, 
Then he was Tia’pexoacxoac his son. He Tia/pexoacxoac, 
there 
exE'IkjateX.  A’qa its’ Xkjoa. ItXkjo&’mam tr’Laqupa. **O4, 
they resembled Then they went home. They came home their house to. “Oh, 
one another. 
Tia’pexoacxyoac, imé’ Xan ifntegid’cgam. Maniqjé’ imtxn’/lkjateX.” 
Tia’/pexoacxoac, your son we found him. Exactly you resemble one 
another.”’ 
“QO, kjoanqe’ nXxo’Xuan. O, ai’aq amegiga’lemam,” itcLo’lXam 
“Oh, just so I thought. Oh, quick go ‘and fetch him,” he said to them 
Lia’qiXeltgeuke. I10'ya Lqui’nemike. A, itci’LgElga tla’ktike. 
his slaves. They went five men. Ah, he kept them four. 
EXa'tka igé’Xkjoa. ‘*O, qa itcimcd’lXam?” ‘*A4, iteLumxe/cgam 
One only went home. “Oh, how did he say to you?” “Ah, he took from you 
Llavktike.” ‘*O, tetjo’kti d’la ~meod’ya.  Amegiukoa’lemam.” 
four men.” “Oh, good to-morrow you go. You go and fetch him.” 
A’qa wi igé’tcuktiX; a’qa wi iLd’ya tutxn/mike. A’qa wi 
Then again day came; then again wney went six men. Then again 
itcLEXP’cgam — Lqui/nEmike. EXa’tka igé’Xkjoa. soe gal 
he took from them five men. One only he went home. “Ah, how 
itcimco’|Xam?#” ‘A, iteLumxr’egam Lqui/nemike.” La’ktiX 
he said to you?” “Ah, he took them from you five men.”’ Four times 
ke’nuwa — iqiukoa/lnmam. A’ga  itctixn’/cgam  tia’qi Xrltgeuke 
try he is fetched. Then he took them his slaves 
from him 
moketia’tike.  A’2qa kala‘lkuilé ige’X Tia’pexoacxoac.  A’qa 
twenty. Then scold he did Tia’/pexoacxoac. Then 
