1128 ETHNOLOGY OF THE KWAKIUTL [eth. ann. 35 



43 There he slept that night, not far from the j house of his father 

 Waxap lalaso^, at GeU' IexscIeIs. I 



45 In the morning, when day came, he arose and went |l into the river. 

 He carried four bunches of hemlock-branches, and rubbed I the 

 right side of his body. When the needles had come off, | he stopped. 

 Then he took another bunch tiud rubl)ed the I right side of his body: 

 aud when ail the needles had come off, he | stopped and took another 



50 bunch of hemlock-branches, dipped it into the l! water, and rubbed 

 the left side of his body; and when the ! needles had come off, he 

 stopped, and took the one bunch left on the rock, I dipped it into 

 the water, and rubbed the left side of his body, j Wben the needles 

 had come off, he stopped. Then | he remembered the words of the 



5.5 one who had spoken to him ; that is, || the one who had taken pity 

 on him and had given him advice. He dived four times, and staid a 

 long time under water each time; | and when he came up the fourth 

 time, I he heard a man back of him speaking. He said, | "You have 

 done well, friend Xaxosenaso^, to do what you have done, for you 

 have I dived four times. Go, how! Before you go far, you will || 



60 see your treasure." Thus he said; and Xaxosenaso^ said, I "I shall 

 do so, friend!" He did not try to see i who was speaking to him. j 



42 welkwe. Wii, heEm'lae mex-edxa ganoLexa k'!ese qwesala lax 

 g-okulasases 5mpe Waxap !alaso- hxx GEk'lExsdElse. 



Wii, g'U'Em-lawise ^naniakiilaxa gaaliixs lae Lax-iilsa cja-'s la la^sta 



45 laxa ^wa. LaEm^ae dalaxa moxLa q!waxa. Wa, laEm^ae ginxwi- 

 tas laxes helk'!ot!Ena^ye. Wa, gih'Em^lawise ^wMawe kMamo-mas 

 lae gwrda. Wii, la-'lae dax'ndxa -uEmxLa qa-s ginxwites laxaaxcs 

 helkMotEna^ye. Wa, g-il^Em-laxaawise 'wrtdwe kMamo^mas lae 

 gwiila. Wii, lii dax-idxa ^uEmxLa q!waxa qa^s hapstEndes laxa 



50 -wiipaxs lae ginxwitas laxes gEmx6t!Ena'ye. Wii, gil^Emxaiiwise 

 -wi^lawe k" iamo^mas lae gwala. Wii, lii dax'^idxa ^nEm^Em la g'E^ya 

 qa^s ha])stEndes laxa 'wiipe. Wii, liixae ginxwitas liixes gEmxo- 

 t!Ena''ye. Wii, g iPniese ^wi-'lawe kMamo^mas lae gwiila. Wii, laEm- 

 'liiwise g'lg'aex^idEx wiiklEmasa yaq!Ent!ala bEgwauEma, yixa 



55 waxkMala Lexs-filiiq. Wii, laEm-'lae ni5p!Ena gegEyEnsElaxs lae 

 das-ida. Wii, g-il'Env1awise q!iix^vidExs lae mop!Ena das-'ida, 

 laa^lase et!ed wuLElaxa yaq!Eg'a4a bEgwiiuEm lax aLa^yasxa ^nek-a: 

 "LaEms helaxa, qast Xiixosenaso^ lilxos gwex-^idaasex, laaqos 

 mop!Ena cLis-ida. Hag-a qiis-idEx k- !esLEs cjwesgilal qaso dox^wa- 



60 LElalxos LogweLaqos," ^nex'^lae. Wii, la^lae Xiixosenaso^ =nek-a: 

 "HeLEU gwiilaLe. qiist." Wii, laEm^lae kMes wul-Em dadox^waLE- 

 laxa yaq!Ent!aliiq. 



