THE SUITOR AND HIS FRIENDS. 329 
THE SUITOR AND HIS FRIENDS. 
OBTAINED FROM JOSEPH LA FLECHE. 
Ta” wafg¢a" wi” édfi-¢a" ama. Ki wa‘i wi” tida*qti a¢i”’-biamd ta*’- 
Village one it was they And woman one very good they had, they say vil- 
there say. 
wang¢a" akadi Ki cénujin’ga ga™¢a ahf-hna*-biamd. Ki ¢i‘4-hna™-biam. 
lage at the. And young man desiring they regu- theysay. And they regu- they say. 
her arrived larly failed larly 
Ki nfaci"ga cénujif’ga wi”, Hinddé! wa‘ ga™¢ai ¢i4-onati édde wa‘t 3 
’ fo) 
And person young man one, Letmesee! woman they de failed TOER but woman 
sire ularly 
ka" b¢a b¢é té-na, e¢éga’-biama. Ga™ cénujin’ga aké a¢d-biamdé. Ca™ dahé 
Idesireher Igo will ! he thought, they say. And young man the went they say. And hill 
(sub.) 
wi” jangagti édi-¢a" yi nfaci*ga wi” ag¢i” akama. Cénujin’ga mi” ¢ig¢a™ 
one very large aes when person one was sitting, they say. Young man thinking of the 
ere woman 
a¢é am nfaci"ga dahddi g¢i™ ¢in’ke yadé agd-biamd. Ki nfaci"ga dahaddi 6 
he who was person onthehill sat he who froma went theysay. And person on the hill 
going near point 
g¢i” akdé mafi'g¢e naji”-bi yi ci g¢i”-hna™-biamdé. Ki & di ahf-biama 
sat he who erect stood, they when again sat regu- they say. And there arrived, they 
say larly say 
cénujin’ga mi” ¢ig¢a” ama, nfaci"ga ¢inké’di. Ki, Kagéha, edta™ ¢ag¢i™ 4, 
young man thinking of a the, person by the. And, Friend, why you sit 1 
woman 
4-biam4 cénujif’ga aké. Ki dma aké gé-biamad: Kagéha, 4¢ ¢éma wea- 9 
said, they say § young man the. And the the said as follows, Friend, buf- these T at- 
other (sub.) they say: falo 
naqib¢a ka’’b¢a édega® akisande-ona” ib¢éga"™ i”‘s sfya™ i¢dka™ta™ ha, 
tack them I wish but through regu- Ihavyegone, stone ankle I tie to it ci 
e (and beyond) larly as 
d-biamdé. IS yangdqti ¢a® éde sfya™ fka"ta" g¢i’-biamd. Ki dma aka 
said he, they Stone very large the but ankle tying to hesat theysay. And _ the the 
say. other (sub.) 
gi-biamé: Kagéha, ey4hi yi’cté ¢aja oni" te hi. Wagdca™ b¢é-de jiig¢e 12 
said as follows, Friend, thetime  ifever you run wil . Traveling Igo when tobe 
they say: comes with 
an¢in’ge. Angd¢e te hi, 4-biam4&. A™ha", 4-bi ega’, jig¢e a¢d-biama. 
I have none. Let us go a said he, they Yes, said, they having, with him he went, they say. 
say. say 
Kgi¢e ci né yangdgti na™“ba édi-¢a® yi, 6/di nfaci"ea wi” o¢i’ akdma. 
’ 8 
Atlength again lake very large two Ae was when, there person one was sitting, they 
there say. 
Ga” ni té ¢ata” gatd-bi-de bamdxe nf té ¢ata™ a¢d-bi ctéwa™” ci 15 
And water the to drink he desired, while stooping water the todrink he went, notwith- again 
they say they say standing 
digaha*-hna”-biam4. Ki ¢éama cénujin’ga &/di ahi-biamé. Kagéha, edta® 
be mised the see they say. And this young man there _ arrived, they Friend, why 
ead arly Bay. 
