342 THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
Though they nicknamed him, they were always apprehensive on account of The Beggar, 
so he continued going throughout the camp. They removed the camp when it was 
morning. Behold, he slept. He slept by the old camping-ground (07, among the litter 
and remains of the old camp). He slept when they had departed, leaving the place a 
solitude. He lay sound asleep. At length he heard some white men say, “‘ This one is 
he whom we seek.” When he arose, behold, four white men were there. The white men 
went back. The Orphan departed. He was fully aroused. He went following the 
road made by the migrating party. The young men said, “ You said that the Orphan 
had not come, but he has come again.” They removed. Again he went to beg at the 
lodge of the head-chief, whose daughter had not yet taken a husband. And she gave 
food to the Orphan. And the chief said, ‘‘The people have no food. Only here does 
food abound. And whenever you wish to come, come hither.” Soon after he came 
again to beg. ‘Really! when people have but little food, they eat only once a day. 
You have just gone home with the food which she gave you,” said the ehief. And his 
daughter gave the Orphan food again, because she knew him. They removed. And the 
daughter of the head-chief said as follows: ‘Mother, when they remove and depart 
this time, please pitch the tent at the very front of the path.” And all the young men 
used to court the chief’s daughter; yet she acted as if she did not wish to marry. 
When the mother pitched the tent, waiting for the Orphan to come, the women went to 
find fuel; they went for wood. They came again, carrying wood on their backs. And 
the chief arrived there. ‘‘ You should have pitched the tent amongst the rest,” said the 
chief. His wife said as follows: ‘Though it is so, I pitched the tent, as the girl, your 
daughter, commanded me to pitch it here.” And the chief’s daughter came back, 
carrying wood. She did not put it at the lodge; she put it aside. At length the 
Orphan’s grandmother was coming directly to that place, carrying her worn-tent-skin. 
‘Venerable woman, come this way,” said the chief’s daughter, who sat by the wood, 
waiting for her to appear. As the old woman was ashamed, she did not speak. 
She placed the tent-skif by the wood. The chief’s daughter made a tent of it. The 
old woman sat there, saying nothing but “Oh!” Each of the young men continued 
saying as follows: “‘ Why! the chief’s daughter has made the tent for the Orphan’s 
grandmother. My friends, I think that she will marry him.” She finished the tent. 
The chief’s daughter carried her robes and beds to the Orphan’s tent. “Why! It is 
just as I thought,” said one. The Orphan arrived at his tent; but he did not enter it. 
In spite of what was done, he stood diffident about entering his tent, because the woman 
was within. “Fie! Come,” said she. He entered his tent. She made a very good bed 
for him. She was sitting with him. She married him. She had food with him. And the 
young men said as follows: ‘‘ Why, friends, the chief’s daughter has married the Orphan.” 
The Orphan said as follows to his wife: ‘Please tell your father to let them stop and 
rest to-morrow.” The chief sent the criers around. And the people thought, “Why 
should they stop to rest?” “He says that you are to stop and rest to-morrow, halloo!” 
said the criers. And the people said as follows: ‘‘Why should one stop to rest when 
he is without food?” At length four white men arrived there. ‘Four white men have 
come,” said the boys. ‘He says that you will, indeed, assemble yourselves, halloo!” 
said the criers, the Orphan having commanded them to do so. The chief commanded 
all to adorn themselves. ‘He promises, indeed, to give you all kinds of things, halloo! 
He says, indeed, that you will paint yourselves, halloo!” The white men promised to 
