356 THE PIMA INDIANS [eth. ann. 26 



The news of A'ictory which 1 brought caused my people to rejoice 

 with sinking and dancing. There was a magician's house, enveloped 

 in white winds and white clouds, into which we went to perform our 

 ceremonies. The captives excited the children, who ran about bewil- 

 dered. 



You may think this over, mj- relatives. The taking of life brings 

 serious thoughts of the waste; the celebration of victor}^ may become 

 unpleasantly riotous. 



nyu tcuwutika. Avawo; makai ki, stata huwulikiltc si-ipistc 



me country. It was that magician house, white wiml with entirely around 



tata tcuvak katc si-imaitconitc ku-uk. Kont huk uta am va-aki' 



to put clouds lay entirely envelope stand. I was that in there get into 



A-ap all nyu pui, kot huk uta am rsarsoa. Kot huk a-akutc 



Apacne young me captive, it that in there cry. It that tear."! 



stcuhutukim suka-akal hihimuk sku-uk nyu viapapu-ulika ap kui, 



blue curves going good me sons there drop, 



sku-uk nyu tcuihiyaka ap kui. S'ha-ap hapiik humrsa ulitk' 



good me daughters there drop. That way you you will think 



tatcoa, na-anka tcoikam nyu imiki' kotc humo hap pa^uma ta-atan 



want various things me relatives we now that lazy make 



huk pat rsiiika natc apohap takaihakim kaitc. 



that despised slave we right think disturbance said. 



