1156 ETHNOLOGY OF THE KWAKIUTL [eth. ann. 35 



72 whose hereditary office is to walk and call those who try to sur- 

 round the novice; for there is | no way that one should go on calling 

 who does not own the privilege. As soon as the | four members of 

 the Sparrow Society came — who walk to invite — Waxaplalaso^ 

 75 took II four good cedar-bark blankets, and gave one to each of the 

 members of the Sparrow Society | who went to call. Then he took 

 new flat red cedar-bark, and | gave it to them, and he put the broad 

 cedar-bark around their necks, | and he put the spread red cedar- 

 bark around their heads. As soon as | they had put on the cedar- 

 80 bark rings, they put on eagle down, ll and they blackened their 

 faces with charcoal, and they took a | weU-made, shaved, round 

 cedar stick. This is the cane of the Sparrows. | And they all went 

 out of the winter-dance house. | They went to the east end of the 

 viDage and went into | the house, and they stood inside of the door, 

 85 and ll they spoke. And the one who has the right to speak first 

 began to speak, and said: | 



"We shall try to go into the house, shamans. | 

 "We shall beat time that it may be heard by those who rule the 

 winter dance, shamans. | 



"Now sprinkle your body, Ha^masE^wed. | 



"Now sprinkle your body, HSmsbe^. You shall go to wipe the 

 90 floor, II Httle Sparrows. Go in while it is daylight, shamans." | 



When they had gone to all the houses, they went for a short time 

 into I the winter-dance house. Then the heralds walked again, and 



72 lasE^we m5kwe k" !es^on5kwasa qasa qaeda k'ikilnalaLe, yixs k' !e§,- 



sae gwex'^idaas la qasaxa k' !ese iixnogwadEs. Wa, gil^mese g'axeda 



mokwe gwegudzaxa qeqasElg'lsLe laa^lase Waxaplalaso^we ax^edxa 



75 mowe es-Ek" kMobawas qa^s tslEwesa ^nalhiEme laxa gwegudzaxes 



qeqasElg"lsLe. Wa, la^lae ax^edxa alomase LEpala L!agEkwa qaxaas 



tslEwes laq. Wa, laEm^lae qeqEnxalaxa awodzo LlagEkwa. Wii, 



la^laxae qeqEx"Emalaxa LEpala LlagEkwa. Wit, g'lHmese gwala 



ax^aLElodalases qeqEx"ila LlagEkwa lae qEmx-witsa qEmxwasa kwe- 



80 kwe. Wa, heEm^lawisa ts'.olna lae ts!6ts!ElEmda. Wa, lii^e Sx^ed- 



xa aek'Iaakwe k"!4k" lex'^En k!waxLa^wa; wa, heEm gwespleqse. 



Wa, !ax'^da-'x"''lae ^wPla hoquwElsa laxa yawix'Mats!e g'okwa. Wii, 



la^lae hebElsEla laxa ^uElbalasasa g'ox"dEmse. Wa, Lvlae hogweLa 



laxa g"okwe qa^s le qlwael lax lax awlLEliisa t!EX"ila. Wa, la^me 



85 qag'a^le axnogwadasa gildzaqwa qa^yala. Wii, lii^lae ^nek'a: — 



"La^mEns henax-aleLai', pepExalai'. 



"La^mEns willilxodi.ai' hoLaxElalxEns qlalaLElai', pepExalai'. 

 "LaEms xositledLai Ha^masE^wedai'. 



"LaEras xosit'.edLai' Hamsbayai', laEmLEs degilelEniLol gwa- 

 90 giigwedzEma ^na^nEmts'.aEniLEs pepExalai'." 



Wii, gil^Em^lawise ^wilxtolsaxa g'okulaxs lae yawas-id hogwer. 

 laxa yawix r'latsle g'okwa. Wa, la^lae et!ed qasax'da'xweda 



