HEWITT] 



ONONDAGA A'ERSION 



167 



who Wiis her consort. Now, vi'ril\-, in referenco to him he himself in 

 turn was surprised to see her return home. When it became day 

 again, the chief noticed that scemingl}^ it appeared that the life of the 

 maiden, his spouse, had changed." Thus it was that, day after day and 

 night after night, he still considered the matter. The conditions were 

 such that he did not know what thing was the cause that it [his 

 spouse's condition] was thus, so he merely marveled that it had thus 

 come to pass. 



It is certain, it is said, that it formed itself there where they two 

 conversed, where they two ))reathed together; that, verily, his breath 

 is what the maiden caught, and it is that which was the cause of the 

 change in the life of the maiden. And, moreover, that is the child 

 to which she gave birth. And since then, from the time that he [her 



ha'sefinowa'ne" 



lu- chiff is 



u'l"' ha'o""hwa' 



hat be himself 



Ne" 



The 



wa'o''he"''nha' 



it dav beeame 



gado'ge"' de'hia'di'. O'r 



it is cerlaiii they (m.) two .Vi 



(Iilacei are one. 



w:i"liadien'"hri" gwa'' o'ne"" 



he was surprised seem- now 



ingly 



o'ne"" wil'hatdo'gsl." 



now lie it noticed 



ne'' ha'seiino- 



he 



wa ne 



chief is 



ni'ic't 



so it is 



tea ' 



one 



ne"'tho" ni'io't tcji"' aieii'a' 



there so it is the one would the 

 where think where 



ago'n'he' ne" ekstVgo'nii' ne" he'na. 



she is the she the his 



where living maiden spouse. 



ni'io't tea" weiidade'nio"' wii'sondade'nio"" o"ni' de'hoia'dowe''di". 



tea" 



the 

 where 



tea" 



other 



Ne"tho' 



There 



