24 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [bull. 29 



And by and by his friends liciud that he was a chief of the Stikine. 

 In ohl times peo[)h' did not «>t) to other places. They fastened a 

 feather to the end of a stick, and th(\y raised it. If the feather was 

 not moved ])y the wind they went out." Therefore his people did not 

 learn about him (juickly. But afterward they heard about him. And 

 when he knew that his friends had heard about him he sent down the 

 songs for his friends. By and b}^ when they heard his [song-s], his 

 friends were yery glad. "Although I want to go to .you, there is no 

 way to do so. I am very well off. But there I was not happy. My 

 friends, the women and men of the Fish-eggs, are very numerous."^ 

 Then his friends ceased to be sad for him, because they knew he was 

 happy. But his wife was married to another man, for they had 

 thought that he was dead. 



This is the end. 



4 kilgudjilga'nane. Gaiii Itanue' x.u'lklwesildansi l.u hitlA'n 



lil'tea it. Not the feather was moved by tlie wind when then 



1 Li'sL.uAn wA'gien, StAklA'n a\ ta'olAn 'An V I'Lladas la'na l! 



Byandl)y however Stikine of liis friends for ho was ehief his they 



2 ki'noudafian. Gaui LlAklwa'nau ll.u' LA'gui l! Luqa'-idAfiganan. 



heard. Not any time in old to any they started by eanoe. 



times plaees 



3 Sq!a'n-kune Ha'u'u l! kiu'Igudjilganan. WA'gien sa l! 



Endofastielv feather they fastened. And up they 



l! 



bytliewind wlien then tliey 



5 Luqri'-idanan. AMjI'aIu gAui la 'An hawi'dan l! u'nsadAl'anan. 



started out by canoe. Therefore not liim fur quielcly they knew. 



6 WA'gien sile't la l! ki'ng"danan. WA'gien 1' ta'olAn V ki'iigudAns 



And after- him they heard about. And Ins friends liim heard about 



ward 



7 'au r u'nsAd'elan l.u s'a'laiie ta'olAii dA V xA'ndjutla'Iane. 



for he came to know wlien the song his friends for lie sent down. 



8 WA'gien li'sl.uau hi l! gudil'nan l.u 1' ta'olAii gu'dAne laj^ua'nan: 



And by and by his they heard when his friends the minds were very good: 



9 "DalA'n 'a di gutqa'o skliii'iian gAm LAg" dalA'ii 'a dl 'e'tline 



"You to I want to go althougii not how you to I can go 



10 qa"AngangAn. Di la3^ua'ngAn. Ha'oL.n Llao gAm di la"AngAn. 



is to be seen. I am very well off. Tiiere however not I was happy. 



11 Di ta'olAn Kla'was djade' isgie'n ila'ndjide i'sin qoanyua'ngAn." 



My friends Fisli-eggs women and men too are'very many." 



12 WA'gien Lan 1' tawe' la aI gudAfie' stie'gan V las 'au l! 



And stopped his friends him for tneir minds were sick lie was for they 



happy 



];] u'nsAda'elan A'la. L' dja Llao nAu i'lina ([lA'lat in'e'lan 1' klo'tAls 



came to know because. His wife however a man other came to he was dead 



marry 



l-l 'au Ifi l! u'nsAdan A'la. 



for his they thought because. 



15 Hao Lan 'e'lgAfi. 



Here end becomes. 



