Hewitt] FICTION 211 



gather more than other people, it is your good fortune." The name 

 of the herald was Hadyuswus.'" He then hurried on to the other 

 lodges. 



Toward evening of the next day Hodadenon, with the old woman 

 and her grandson, went to the Long Lodge, where Hotgoendaqsais, 

 tied to a post, was being tormented with firebrands. Before going 

 int© the aeeembly hall the boys gathered a bundle of dry reeds for 

 the purpose of lighting the pipes of those who desired to smoke. 

 Hodadenon then said to his young companion, " You go to one of 

 the fires in the Long Lodge and I will go to the other." Passing into 

 the assembly hall they found that there were already many people 

 inside. • When Hotgoendaqsais saw Hodadeiion he smiled as he 

 seemed to recall him to his mind. One of the old women saw this 

 and said : " The bound man smiled when these boj's came into the 

 room. It would seem that one of them is Hodadenon." After the 

 old woman spoke Hotgoendaqsais turned his face away. At this time 

 one of the chief men present said, " It is well that these boys have 

 come in to bring coals for our pipes." He said this because all the 

 men who were smoking continually called the boys to bring them fire^ 

 and the boys carried the torches to all. 



In the Long Lodge were two women who had two firebrands, 

 and it was they who took the lead in torturing the man. First one 

 of these two women would burn Hotgoendaqsais on one side from one 

 of the fires, and then the other would burn him on the other side from 

 the other fire; and each time a brand touched the victim he would 

 cry out, and thereupon wampum fell in showers from his eyes 

 instead of tears. Then all the people would rush forward to gather 

 as much of the wampum as they could; one and all struggled and 

 fought for it. When all had enough for that day they were dis- 

 missed by the chief, and then the chief herald would say, " To- 

 morrow you must all come and we shall have a much better time." 



The boy friends went home together, and on their way Hoda- 

 deiion said to his companion, " The young man whom they are 

 torturing is my brother. Tomorrow I shall destroy the place and 

 all the people who are in it." 



The next day, as he had done before, the herald Hadyuswus came 

 with the invitation to the lodgehold (household) to be present in 

 the torture chamber that evening; then he hurried away. There- 

 upon Hodadeiion told his boy friend to caution his grandmother 

 with these words : " Do you go to the back part of the village to 

 warn all our relations not to go to the Long Lodge this evening, 

 for my good bi-other is going to destroy all the maneaters and their 

 home this very night." So. going forth, the old woman informed all 

 her relations to remain at home that night, for her grandson was 

 going to destroy all the maneaters and their home. In the evening 



