HEWITT] MOHAWK VERSION 269 



of the sbiubl)oiy: ••Ahem I" But she kept on her course, only 

 hastening her pace as much as possible as she continued hei- journey. 

 But when she had arrived near the point where siie should leave the 

 forest, she was surprised to see a man-being- coming toward her on the 

 path, and he, when coming, at a distance began to talk, saying: '" Stand 

 thou, for a short time. Rest thyself, for now thou nmst l)e wearied." 

 But she acted as though she had not heard what he said, for she onlj- 

 kept on walking. He gave up hope, because she would not even stop, so 

 all that he then did was to mock her, saying: " Art thou not ashamed, 

 since the man thou comest to seek is so old?" But, nevertheless, she 

 did not stop. She did not change her course nor cease from moving 

 onward, because her father had told her all that would happen to her 

 while she trudged on her journey: this, then, is the reason that she did 

 not stand. So then, after a while, she reached a grassj' clearing — a 



o'ska'wako"' tonta'hen'ro"':, "Hen'm."' No'k' kato'ke"' ki" 



it shrubbery in thence he it saifl : ".\hem." But it unchiingert I be- 1 



fisj, Heve. 



ni'io't nitiakoie're"^ ne' o'k' ne' iakostoron'tie' ne' dji' teia- 



only the she hastenerl the where she ^ 



onward 



kot'ha'ha'kwe""ha'tie\ Ne' ka'ti' ne' neii' ak'tii' ne' nen' 



vel The so then the now nearly the now '-* 



itrtaier'ho'tkaVe" wa'ontie're"' o'k' ka'ti" ne' rofi'kwe' o'ha'hii"- 



thither side she it forest she was surprised only so then the he a man- it path 4 



would leave ' being (is) 



ke"sho'" ta're'. Ne' ka'ti' ne' she'ko"' ke""a' niio're' ta're' 



on along thence he The so then the still short so it is thence he "^ 



is coming. way distant is coming 



no'k' ta'ho'thani'tie". ra'to"": "Tes'ta'ne' na'he''a'. Satonris'he"^, 



and thence he came he it is "Stand thou, a short length Thou thvsclf re.st. 



talking. saying: of time. 



neii' o""te' te.sa'hwishe"'he'io"'." No'k' nakwii" dji' ni'io't ., 



now probably thou art weary (thy .\nd the very where so it * 



strength is dead)." " stood 



ne' ia" teiakothofi'te', ne' o'k" ne' iako^teiitiofi'ha'tie*. Wa'- ^^ 



the not she it hears, the only th€ 



he""nikOn'riti'ke* iiV se" tha'taieta"ne'. No'k' ne' o'k' ne' 



failed in his purpose not indeed there she did stand. But the only the 



(he his mind broke) 



sa.sbakote'ha'ta'nio"\ ra'to"": ''lii*' tesate''he"'.se" e"' nihoksteii"'a' 



he taunted her with shame he it said : "Not art thou of thyself thus, soheold(is) 

 repeatedly, ashamed' 



ne' wa'tsenien''te"." No'k' ki"' iii" tha'teiakota"o'". Kato'ke"". 



the thou him goest to .4nd, I be- not there she did stand. One certain 



seek." lieve, way 



nitiakoie'ro"' iako'tefitioii'ha'tie", a'.se"ke"" ro'ni"ha^ akwe'ko" 



so she continues she keeps on going because he her it all 



to do onward, father 



se" wa"hi' te'shako'hro'ri' dji' ne"iawe""sero"" ne' dji' e'' 



indeed verily he it her told where so it will happen the where there 



^ serially 



e"ioiitha'hi'ne". ne' ka'ti' kari'hoii'iii" ia^' thiVteiakottT'o"'. No'k' 



she will be travel- the so then it it causes not she did stand. .\nd 



