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628 THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
take a wife,” and he was very glad. On returning to the place where he had first met 
the boy and had overheard the sisters, behold, nothing remained but a single tent and 
the deserted village site. All the inhabitants had removed, leaving only the one tent 
standing. On reaching it he noticed that small pieces of sod had been piled up against 
the door-way, and that but a short time had elapsed since the departure of the other 
inhabitants. He followed close behind the villagers, and at length saw two persons 
sitting onahill. Nearing them, he saw that they were the parents of the boy whom he 
was carrying. 
They came towards him and kissed their son and also the young man. ‘ You 
have done very well, but you have injured yourself,” said they. When the young man 
carried oft the boy he did not tell any one at all what he intended doing. And when 
the sisters did not find the boy, their brother, they killed themselves. The boy’s 
father said to the young man, ‘‘ You should have told about it when you carried him 
off. You have done well, but since his sisters had only him as their real brother they 
loved him, and, thinking that he was either lost or dead, they killed themselves.” 
Then the young man related every occurrence to the boy’s father, telling how he had 
killed the man. 
The father said, “Come! Letusgo. Itis enough. You must eat.” The young 
man said, “ Depart ye! I will join you later.” So he sat there and they departed. 
When they had gone out of sight he retraced his steps till he reached the place where 
the sisters had killed themselves. He pulled down the cubes of sod that had been 
piled up against the entrance, and then went into the tent. There were the two 
women, side by side, just as they had been laid there. He went to them, forced his 
way in between them, and lay down. Then he killed himself. 
ADDRESS TO THE YOUNG MEN. 
Niaci"ga-mice, wa¢dyig¢ita’i nide yaxux’ u¢iji-qti yi-na™, edada™ wi" 
oO ye Sole you work for your- throat you are very when reg- what one 
selves full of ularly, 
ly ou pant very hard after working] 
¢ayickaxe tai ha. Wacka™i-ga E’be u¢tinaji®-bajfi-ga. Nikaci™’ga ukédi" 
you make for will : Try (pl.). Who do not depend (ye) on ai Indian : 
yourself pl. 
an’ga¢i" b tiga ti Wakan’da aké-ga" wdxai té ha, maja” ¢an‘di, ¢a”ja 
5 Je 
we aie move Wakanda the awe, so madeus the m1 lan on the, though 
(past 
act). 
edida® wedgitida™ a"ma™¢i" wegaxai gé bgtigaqti ¢ingé ha. Majar’ ¢é¢a* 
what for our adv. antage we walk ne forus the all wanting 5 Land this 
(pl. (place) 
b¢ugagti wage-ma ugipi éga" wanita wedgitida” Wakan‘da ¢inké wegaxai 
the white peo- full as quadraped earl for us Wakand1 the st. Tne for us 
ple one 
sei vi ys : ste : 
ga ja, bgtigagti mu¢ingaf, Pahan’ga té’di wanita ¢i" eyd ¢inge’qti ga” 
though, all exterminated Before when quadruped the his without any so 
by shooting (class) at all 
