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him. I shoiiUl be ashamed to go from this husband now," she 

 added. " Oh ! "' said the old woman, " this man you have now is not 

 worth anything; he has not a bit of wampum." "I will go, then," 

 said the girl. " but do not tell my husband." So she dressed up and 

 made a bundle of her things in preparation to go away. " Where 

 are j'ou going?" asked her husband. "To my motlier's lodge." 

 " Very well," said he, and off she went. 



When the two girls reached their mother's lodge, after greeting 

 Doonongaes. they began to talk to him. One asked. " Where have you 

 been for so long a time?" " Oh ! I have been to the northern, south- 

 ern, and western ends of this earth," replied Doonongaes. " Do you 

 know what there is going to be tomorrow?" slie asked. '' No; what is 

 it?" asked Doonongaes. " They are going to have a great council," she 

 replied. " AVhat kind of council?" he inquired. "Oh! to appoint 

 jiuothcr chief. They will take the chieftaincy away from Tsodiq- 

 gwadon and put somebody else in your place as second chief." was 

 the answer. "Why so?" demanded Doonongaes. "Because you 

 chase all the people living in the world." she replied. Now Doonon- 

 gaes began to feel sad; he sat there with his head down, thinking 

 until night. Then he made up his mind, saying, " Well, if they do 

 put me out I will always be S'hodieonskon." The next morning he 

 felt better, because his mind was made up. As soon as they were 

 through eating, all the people went to Broken Land. 



When they had assembled Doonongaes arose, saying, "I believe all 

 are now pre.sent." Thereupon Tsodiqgwadon arose. He told them 

 what the council was for, and said to the people. " You now have to 

 choose a head chief and a second chief for the whole world, and 

 every village is to choose a chief for itself." But Deanohdjes had 

 not .yet come. Then one man. arising, said, " I should like to make 

 Deanohdjes ^^■' head chief." They talked the question over; one-lialf 

 were for Deanohdjes and the other half against him. Onl}' one man 

 remained silent. Remarking. "Well. I can say nothing until to- 

 morrow." Tsodiqgwadon then adjourned the meeting. The next 

 morning Deanohdjes arrived. When the council assembled Tsodiq- 

 gwadon arose and said: "All are now present. Now, my father, are 

 you willing to be the head chief of the whole world?" Deanohdjes 

 hung his head, while the people all were silent. Then, raising his 

 head, he said, " I can say nothing for 10 days." So the council 

 adjourned and met again in 10 days. Thereupon Deanohdjes said : 

 "I will tell you my mind. Put this duty on Doonongaes; make him 

 head chief of all the world." Doonongaes was delighted, but 

 Tsodiqgwadon said, " He is too mean a man for that ; he is S'hodieon 

 skon." "If he is made head chief of the world he will change," re- 

 plied Deanohdjes. " He who is most powerful in orenda should be 

 head chief," said Tsodicjgwadon; "Doonongaes has not much power." 



