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with her husband. Then she endeavors to make her daughter angry 

 with her husband when he returns from a journey. But when the 

 husband returns the young wife forgets the evil advice and greets 

 him lovingly. Now the older woman, the mother, seeing this, 

 speaks again hoping to stir up an ill feeling. Says the old woman, 

 " My daughter, your spirits are dull, you are not bright. When I 

 was young I was not so agreeable. I was harsh with my husband." 

 Now the Creator is sad because of the tendency of old women to 

 breed mischief. Such work must stop. Tell your people it must 

 stop.' " 



So they said and he said. Eniaiehuk. 



SECTION lO 



" ' Now another message to tell your people. 



" ' The married often live well together for a while. Then a man 

 becomes ugly in temper and abuses his wife. It seems to afford 

 him pleasure. Now because of such things the Creator is very sad. 

 So he bids us to tell you that such evils must stop. Neither man 

 nor woman must strike each other.' So they said. 



" Now furthermore they said, ' We will tell you what people must 

 do. It is the way he calls best. Love one another and do not 

 strive for another's undoing. Even as you desire good treatment, 

 so render it. Treat your wife well and she will treat you well.' " 



So they said and he said. Eniaiehuk. 



SECTION II 



" ' Now another message to tell your people. 



" ' This concerns short marriages. 



" * Now some live together peaceably and keep the family as 

 should be. Then after a time the man resolves to go off on a 

 hunting excursion in the woods for a certain number of days. So 

 he goes, having agreed with his wife about it. All is well and he 

 returns with a load of game. He feels well and thinks he is doing 

 well in thus providing for his family. On his way homeward he 

 meets some one who tells him that in his absence his wife has been 

 living with another man. When he hears this report he feels sad 

 and angry. He refuses to go to his home and turns from his path 

 and goes to his relatives. Now whoever makes mischief of this 

 kind does a great wrong before the Creator. So he bids his people 

 to forever stop such evil practices.' " 



So they said and he said. Eniaiehuk. 



