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friend up there.” And one of them said, ‘‘ Yes, your friend has spoken well. That should 
be done.” Sohe filled the pipe. He drew a whiff, and when the fire glowed he turned 
the pipe stem towards the seam of the skins above the door-way. He looked up towards 
the sky, saying, ‘ Ho, friend, here is the pipe! Wemust smoke with you this last time. 
And then we will separate. Here is the pipe.” As he said this he gazed above the 
door-way and saw the head extending from the tent in the manner that has been de- 
scribed. ‘Oh! my friends,” said he, “look at this place behind you!” And when 
. the two looked they said, “ Really! friend, itis he!” And all fled. Then the young 
man leaped down and attacked them, Two of them fell to the ground in terror, but he 
did not disturb them, going on in pursuit of his father. When the old man was over- 
taken he fell to the ground, as he was terrified. The young man sat astride upon him, 
and said, “You have been very disobedient! Fill the pipe for me!” And the old 
man said, “Oh! my grandchild! Oh! my grandchild!” hoping that the supposed 
ghost would pity him, Then he filled the pipe as he lay stretched out and gave it to 
his son. And when the young man stopped smoking the father said, * Oh! my 
grandchild! Oh! my grandchild! Grandchild, pity me and let me go. We thought 
that we must smoke with you this last time, so we went to the place where you were. 
Grandchild, pity me.” “If that be so, arise and extend your hands to me in en- 
treaty,” said the young man. So the old man arose and did so, Saying continually, 
“Oh! my grandchild! Oh! my grandchild!” 
It wasas much as the young man could do to keep from laughing. At length he 
said, “Well! begone! Beware lest you come again and go around my resting-place 
very often! Do not visit ‘t again.” Then he let the old man go. On returning to 
the burial lodge he found chat the two old men were still lying where they had fallen. 
When he approached them they slipped off with their heads covered, as they were 
terrified, and he let them go undisturbed. When they had departed the young man 
hastened home. He was the first to reach there, and after washing himself he re- 
clined at full length. He said to his wife, ‘When they return, be sure not to laugh. 
Make an effort to restrain yourself. I came very near making them die from exhaus- 
tion.” And when the old men returned the husband and wife lay as if they were asleep. 
But the old men did not lie down; all sat in silence, smoking together till daylight. 
When the young man arose in the morning the old men appeared very sorrowful. 
Then said he, ‘‘Give me one of the robes that you and your friends cut off and brought 
back. I too have no robe at all.” But his father said, Why! We went there but 
we did not get anything, as we were attacked. We came very near being killed.” To 
this the son replied, ‘Why! Iwas unwilling for this to happen, so I said, ‘Do not 
go,’ but you paid no attention to me and went. But now you think differently and 
you weep.” And when it was night the young man said, “ Go again and make an at- 
tempt. Bring back a piece for me, as I have no robe at all.” The old men were un- 
willing to go again, and they lost their patience, as he teased them so often. 
