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reaching down for water, he poured it on the mouth of the corpse 

 (there was no water near by, and the women never knew where he 

 got it) ; then he blew into Doonongaes's mouth and talked to him (the 

 women could not understand what he said). Having done this, he 

 built a small fire and told one of the women to run to the lodge and 

 get what was under his couch. As she ran along the bloodsucker 

 stretched out. but as soon as she picked up the bark basket of to- 

 bacco and started back, the bloodsucker began to contract. Has'hon- 

 yot took the tobacco and burned it, saying, " I burn this to you, the 

 Complete Power,'^' and ask you to bring this man to life." Then he 

 sang, '•'■Onen donda'we ne dUohego" (what keeps alive is coming 

 back here)." When he had finished singing he sat a good while 

 watching. Doonongaes did not come to life then. The old man sent 

 the woman again for tobacco, which he burned, repeating the same 

 words. Then he sang, Onen sagaion ne honhehgon, da onen den- 

 shadat hekioendjade.^^^ When he had finished singing he blew into 

 the mouth of the dead man,'^" who thereupon came to life. " You are 

 well now," said the old man. Doonongaes did not speak. Again 

 the old man said, " You are well now." Then Doonongaes answered, 

 " I believe I am well." Has'honyot said : " I will go home. You 

 ttay here until your people come in the morning." Has'honyot went 

 home, and the women went to bed with him. 



The next morning the people came to Doonongaes and found him 

 alive. They were very glad. " How did you bring me back to life? " 

 he asked. " We sent a man to Has'honyot's lodge and he brought back 

 the lodge and the old man, who promised to restore you to life if we 

 would give him the two most beautiful women of our people. There- 

 fore we gave them to him." " That was not right," said Doonongaes; 

 " I will kill that old man." The people said : " Do what you like. 

 You are alive now, and we will go home." 



Going to the old man's lodge, Doonongaes cried out, " Hallo, old 

 man ! what are you going to do with these women — keep them for 

 life? " " Of course I will; they are mine now," Has'honyot replied. 

 "I wish you woidd let them go," said Doonongaes; "why should 

 you keep them ? " "I got them as pay for bringing you to life," was 

 the answer. "No matter; you must give them up," replied Doonon- 

 o-aes. " Oh, no," replied Has'honyot. " You must," said Doonongaes. 

 " Well, then you must get out of my lodge," retorted the old man. 

 " No, I will not go until you free the women," answered Doonongaes. 

 Has'honyot rejoined : " You must go at once; if you do not I will kill 

 you. I did not think you would annoy me, if I brought you to life." 

 "Well, why did you bring me back to life?" asked Doonongaes. 

 " Go out of here," said Hos'honyot. ." I will not go. I want those 

 women," said Doonongaes. The old man, springing up, drew his 

 flint Imife. " Now, I say you must go," said he. Doonongaes, draw- 



