BOAS] FAMILY HISTORIES 1177 



that he is to be given to eat first in tlie liouses, | even in summer 

 time. If they do not give first to the new || hamats !a, he at once gets 15 

 excited, and bites those who give food to the | guests. Thei'efore the 

 new liamats !a is really feared, | even in summer. I think that is all 

 about this. | 



And this is the way in which the heralds among the Kwag'ul call 

 the half-initiates | who have no hamats !a in the winter dance: — || 



"Now we will go over its surface, shamans. | 20 



" Now we will go into the house, shamans. | 



" Now we will beat time on boxes, shamans. | 



" Now we win look on, shamans. I 



"Now we will reall}' be in the house, shamans." 1| 



This is what the four heralds of the Sparrow Society say when 25 

 they ] beat time four times, according to the ways of the Kwag'ul, 

 when the novice first disappears. | After they have been away for 

 four days, they are assembled to be given red cedar; \ and when this 

 has been done, after four days, | beginning from the time when they 

 were assembled, the boards are beaten for those who have disap- 

 peared; and II after four days more, time is beaten again lor those 30 

 who have disappeared; and \ after four days more, time is beaten 

 again for those who have disappeared; and | after four days more, 

 the heralds say, | 



"Now we will really be in the house, shamans." | 



g'ilq!Esamals6sa ^naxwa bEgwamEmxs ha^mapae laxes g'ig'okwaxa 13 

 wax"^Em hcEuxa. Wa, g'il'^mese k" !es la gilq!EsamatsE^weda dzels- 

 la hamats !a lae hex'^idaEm xwasa qa^s la q!Ex"idxa hamg'Ilaxes 15 

 hamg'IlasE^we. Wii, he^mis lag'ilas ala k"IlEma dzetela hamats !axa 

 wax'^me lieEnxa. Wa, lax'st!aak"^Em ^wi^la laxeq. 



Wa, g'a^mes gwek"!alatsa qasiisa Kwag^ule qaeda wix"s&se ts!ets!e- 

 qaxa k" lease hamats !a tslets'.ecja: — 



" La^niEns liisgEmlllaLai' pepExalai'. 20 



La^mEns lats!ag'aleLai' pepExalai'. 



La^niEns kwcxsEmdLai' ])epExalai'. 



La^niEns xitsIaxilaLai' pepExalai'. 



La^mEns alag'aleLai, pepExalai'." 



G"aEm waldEmsa mokwc qeqasElgis gwegttdza, ylxs lae mop!Ena 25 

 kwexEla laxes gweg'ilasa Kwagulaxs yixs g'alae x"is^alileda x'ls^ede. 

 Wa, la moplEnxwa^se ^nala la x'isala. Wii, la q!ap!ekwa la yaqwa- 

 sosa LlagEkwe. Wii, g'il^mese gwala, wa la moplEnxwa^sc ^nalas 

 g-ag'iLEla laxa qlap'.ekwaxs lae kwexElasE^weda xisala. Wii, la 

 et!ed mop'.Enxwa^se ^nala lae et!ed kwexElasE^weda xisala. Wii lii 30 

 et!ed moplEnxwa^se ^nalas lae et!ed kwexElasE^weda xisala. Wii, 

 la et!ed moplEnxwa^se ^naliis, wii, la^me ^nck'eda qeqasElgise: 



"La^mEns alag"aleLai', pepExSlai." 



