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as it opened the door, it came in .sayiiio- 'IMl'iiT, Ildl'nl. Grand- 

 father, Tldrnl found,' it said. So we went to see him. And we took 

 him into the house. He was unable to stand. His let^s were ])ent 

 together. And we carried iiini up in a mat to the house. We worked 

 over him all day [to make him well]. And after he did stand up he 

 went outside with the help of a cane. Then we gave him food. 

 When he got well we came this way with him. I came hither with 

 him because I did not want to remain alone with him in an uninhab- 

 ited place,"'' he said. 



While they were telling about him the people observed that he was 

 feeling of his skin with his teeth. And the}^ told one another about 

 what he did. Then the chiefs of the Stikine people said: "Taste the 

 chief's blood.'' Then one felt of his skin with his teeth. And when 

 he lifted his head he said: "The chief's blood is salt," Then th^ chiefs 

 of the Stikine people were very much astonished. Then they knew 

 that he had been blown about for a very long time. And the town 



1 k!iwe' r da'ri'sLtc!igAndan, "IMl'nl, IklT'nl" hin V suda'ltcIigAn. 



the door it as opened, "ildi'ni, ildl'iil," like it came in saying. 



2 "Tci'na Ikll'nl qeigA'na," hin 1' su'g-An. AMjI'aIli la tlalA'n 



"Grand- Ildi'ni (I) found," like it said. Therefore him we 



father 



3 qen'a'gAn. WA'gien na g"" la tIalA'n I'sdagAn. Gia'ga-i 'ado' 1' 



went to see. And house to him we took. To stand around he 



4 'e'sgagAn. L' q!olu' gutg'^ hi'na IgaklA'dAfiagAn. WA'gien Igus 



got (was His legs together his were bent. And mat 



unable). 



5 'a'iiAl na g"" la tIalA'n 'a'sLtcIigAn. WA'gien sin s'asg" la 'ado' tlaU'ii 



in house to him we carried up. And day whole him around we 



6 Lei'ldAugAn. WA'gien 1' gia'gAn l.u kia'^"" agA'n 1' kiL.'sLuwagAn. 



tried to make And he stood up when outside he went with a cane. 



(well). 



7 Wa'L.u la tIalA'n g" ga ta'dagAn. L' lA'gas l.u ha'Jgui g" la dA'fiAi 



Then him we gave to eat. He was well when hither to him with 



8 tlalA'ii Lui'stleidAn. LigA'nianan la s'-un la dA'nAl idjiga'-i g"" dl 



we went by canoe. In an uninhabited I alone him with stay to I 



place 



9 gwa'was Ahl' halguf la dA'fiAi } Luqa'-idAn," hin 1' sa'wan. 



disliked therefore hither him with I came by canoe," like he said. 



1<> La aI 1' giata'ndawa's t!al qIa'lAn 1' qlogudA'ns Ifi'na l! qe'n- 



Him of he related while his skin he felt with hi.s his they saw 



(they) teeth him 



11 qloJdaian. W^A'gien gu'tgA la l! sudai'an. WA'gien StAklA'n xade' 



secretly. And to each him they told about And Stikine people 



other 



12 I'Llade hin sa'wan: "Nau I'Lladas 'a-i i qlogudA'n'o." WA'gien 



the chief like said: "The chief blood (imp. ) taste ye." ' .\nd 



13 r qiAl la'fia uAfi qlo'tsgiidaian. WA'gien stA T 'A'nstALlas l.u 



his skin his one felt with his teeth. And from he lifted his head when 



14 ""Nau i'Lladas 'a'-iyu tAna'gAngua," hin 1' sa'wan. WVl.u StAklA'n 



"The chief's blood'that is salt," like he said. Then the Stikine 



15 xade' qlA'ldAfiayua'nan, DjI'fia 1' x.u'tgAfigwanan 'An wa'L.u la'fia 



people were very much A long he was blown about for then his 



surprised time 



