CULTER’s ANCESTOR CONJURES THE SEA-LION (TOLD 1894) 
My grandfather sang a conjurer’s song. He had one hundred 
conjurer’s songs. His town was Laxanakcd/ngut. The people 
assembled in his house when he sang. The people danced for four 
nights and then the singer spoke: ** That old man will come to listen 
and to see the dance.” The people thought: ‘*Where may that old 
man come from. Perhaps he will come from Nehelim to see the 
dance. Perhaps he will come from Klatsop to see the dance.” It 
grew dark and then the people danced again. At midnight they 
became tired. They slept. One old woman slept when it began to 
be dark. When it was nearly daylight she awoke. Then something 
was happening. She heard a noise as if a door were being opened. 
Something was standing in the doorway. The old woman thought: 
‘*Maybe we are going to be attacked. I will wake the people.” 
EXa't ne’qateXem nai‘ka ten’y!eyuqtike. Tqequax 
One he sang conjurer’s I my ancestors. One hun- 
songs dred 
qatciuxoa’wateguiX. Laxanaked/neut = ina’| Xam. NoXua’koax 
he sang conjurer’s songs. Laxanakeo’/ngut his town. They assembled 
ta-ftei te’) Xam ta’ Xi th’Laqipa ya’ Xi ige’qtexam. Lakt Lpo’lemax 
those people that his house at that the one who sang Four nights 
conjurer’s songs. 
noXuiwlyutckuax __ ta-itci te’ Xam. A’qa nigée’mx ya'Xi 
they danced those people. Then he said that 
ig@’qtexam: ‘** A’ga Lxatd/ouala La’ Xi Lqjéyo’qt, aLtxételo’texama.’ 
the one whosang “Now he will come to that old man, he will see the dances.’ 
conjurer’s songs: hear 
IgoXuiLd’xoa-it tél Xam: ‘*Qa’mta Lqa it@‘mama 1aX Lajeyo'qt ¢ 
They thought the people: “Whence maybe he will arrive that old man? 
LXuan @wa Nageéelem arté’mama aLxitelo’texama, LXuan e@’wa 
Perhaps thus Nehelim he will arrive he will see CunE dance, perhaps there 
Tia’ kjélakiX  arte’mama  avxitrlo’texama.’ Igo’ponrm.  A’qa 
Klatsop he will arrive he will see the dance.” It grew dark. Then 
witax iguXuiwiyutck ta-itei té7Xam. Qe’qjayaq wa’polpa, a’qa 
again they danced those people. Middle night at, then 
tell igd’xoax ta-itci té’lXam. IZguqoaqé’witx'it. LeXa’t Lqjey< o’qt 
tired they were those people. They slept. One 
tqagélak as no’LjiX igd’ponrm a’qa iLogd’pti.  Qjoa'p e'ktelit 
woman and a little “it was dark then she slept. Nearly morning 
star 
qitXe’qo-itq La’ Xi Laqjeyo’qt Lqage’lak. A’qa tanki igé’xax. 
she awoke that old woman. Then some- there was. 
thing 
Ingiltcr’maq qja’é, qja’e, qja’é, ta’nki ige’xax ici’qe@pa. ILXxo’Xoa-it 
She heard it (noise of an opening some- was the door at. She thought 
erack), thing 
La’ Xi Lqjeéyo'qt: “7 Xuar saq? iqantei’txam. Ni’ Xua 
that old woman: ‘Perhaps war they come to make Well 
on us. 
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