Boas] SOCIAL CUSTOMS 763 
from the beach; but they go | to the woods on the islands, for they 
do not need to go far into the woods to find a dead cedar. | It is not 
jong before they come back, carrying a load of blocks of dead cedar- 
wood..| When they reach the beach of the house, they are met by 
the numaym of | the host. They carry on their shoulders the cedar- 
wood || which they carry up from the beach, and put down | outside 
of the feasting-house.. When it is all up, | they go and call two or 
even four young men of | the numaym (to go inviting). As soon as 
they have been to all the houses, they come | back. Then they put 
out the boxes containing the crabapples, || and place them inside the 
door on the left-hand side of the feasting- | house. If there are ten 
boxes of crabapples, there will be five | boxes of oil to be poured on. 
They bring out everything and put it down, | and also four long- 
handled ladles are brought down and are hidden | on one side of the 
door. When everything is ready, the || young men carry in the 
blocks of dead cedar-wood and build a fire | in the middle of the 
feasting-house. After this has been finished, | and when the fire in 
the middle of the house blazes up, they go calling again. They call 
four times, | then all those who are to eat the crabapples come in. 
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When they have come, | they sit down in their proper seats. They — 
never move their seats. Then || the drum is taken to them to sing 
the feasting-songs. | First of all, they sing the feasting-song of the | 
léda aiiisa marmk-dla, qaxs k'!ésaé aralés Llédzekwé. Wai, 
k!ést!a giitaxs g'ixaé aédaaqamalaxa temg‘ikwé L!édzekwa. WéA, 
gilfmésé g’ax‘alis lax L!ema‘isasa g‘Okwaxs laé lalalé ‘ne*mémotasa 
tsElx"stagilataxa tsElx"sta, qa‘s li wawig'alaxa inéganpmé L!é- 
‘dzekwa, qa‘s li wéx'wisdésrlaq laxa L!rma‘isé, qa‘s li wix-Elsaq 
lax L!asana‘yasa tsElx'stag‘iflats! gdkwa. Wa, gilf'mésé ‘witlos- 
déspxs laé xe‘laléda ma‘lokwé Loxs mokwaéda hi‘yalfa g-aydl 
lax ‘nE‘mémotas. Wa, gil‘mésé la ‘wilxtolsaxa g-Oktilixs gixaé 
aédaaqa. Wii, la‘mé hanoltlalitzlaxa tsétsElx"staats!é, qa g-ixés 
hix'hinét lax gemxotstililas awételis t!ex‘ilisa tselx"tsawats!éLé 
godkwa. Wa, gil‘em neqasgema tsétsElx"staats!ixs laé sek’ !asgema 
dendagwats!é k!tingemaxsés L!éna. Wii, hé'mis grax ‘witla hix*hi- 
nelé. Wi, hé‘misa mEwéxia iw’ tséqula tsétséxta g'ax q !ilaret 
lax §psostilitasa t!ex‘ila. Wa, gilfmésé ‘witla la gwilitexs laé 
wegitbléda hityaliixa temgikwe Llédzek" leqwa, qa‘s laqolitéxa 
iwagawalilasa tseElx"tsawats!éLé gdkwa. Wi, gilfmése gwalexs laé 
xiqostawés laqolila‘yaxs laé étsé‘sta. Wi, la‘mé mdp!ené‘staxs 
gaxaé ‘witlaéréda tsElx"tsax"Laxa tsElxwé. Wi, g’il'mésé ‘wi'laé- 
LExs laé k!tstalit laxés k!watyéxa k-!ésé xLéqwi‘lila. Wa, héx-4- 
da‘mésé layowa menats!é laq, qa denx‘idésésa k!wéla‘tyala q!em- 
dema. Wi, la‘mé hé gil denx‘idaydsé k!wéla‘yala q!emdEms 
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