seeing the boat safely launched the father sat on the hillside 

 watching its progress. The boy became interested in the pursuit 

 of a diving bird at which he threw his dart and which receding 

 from the shore carried the boy away in pursuit, forgetful of his 



His father shouted to him but the boy was too far away to hear, 

 and presently it becoming dusk, he could no longer see him and 

 the chief returned to his dwelling. 



died until out of sight of his own island, and in the darkness he 

 made for the nearest shore. 



In those days an Aleut marrying into another family was accus- 

 tomed to leave his wife with her people, at least for a certain time ; 

 and a native of another island who had married a daughter of the 



in front of him and recognized his little brother-in-law. The boy 

 did not however recognize the native, and supposing himself pur- ' 

 sued paddled away as fast as he could. The brother-in-law tried 

 to frighten him by throwing darts at his canoe, and threw one so 

 carelessly that it hit the boy's paddle and his canoe overturned. 

 The brother-in-law made all speed to catch up with him and at- 

 tempted to right the boat ; but he could not do it, the boy, as is 

 the custom, being tied into the aperture in the top ; until, when he 

 did succeed, he found that the boy was dead. His grief may be 

 imagined, and at first he thought of abandoning the canoe where it 

 was, but on reflection he took it to the landing at Kagamil and se- 

 curing it in the kelp, that it might not float away, he returned to 

 his own island without having seen his wife. 



In the morning the chiefs servants brought it in, and, to his 

 great sorrow, Kat-hay-a-kut-chak recognized his beloved son. 



He caused the body to be prepared for burial, and when the 

 preparation was complete he sent for all the people of the Four 

 Mountain Islands to unite in the ceremonies of depositing the 

 body in the place where the Aleuts were used to put their dead. 

 The people collected, and together with the chief and his family 

 formed in procession, with songs of lamentation, beating the 

 native tambourines on the way to the burying place. It was 



Initially melted. On the road lay a large flat stone. The 

 sister of the boy, who was great with child, having her eyes cov- 



