the matter?
Why
areyou
sadf'He
replied: "It does not .stand well with your brother-in-law. I donotknow
what heisdoing; heis singing- shaman's songs, orit is somethingelse.
Our
housethere is full ofbird skins. I spoke to him, but he did not reply at all.Five times I spoke to him,but he did not answer."
Then
hiswife said:"The
onewho came home
is sad.Maybe
the onewho
isleft behindissingingshaman'ssongs.He
spoke to him, but he did not I'eply. Hisfacehaschanged."Then
theeldestbrothersaid:"Make
yourselves ready; to-morrow
we
will go home.We
willgoto our youngestbrother."On
the nextmorning
theymade
themselves readv.They
went home. The_yputaway
theirdried salmon and carried a few along.They
approached their house.They
heardthe noise of birds eating inthe house.They
arrivedatthehouse.Then
birds flewaroundit.Thev
flewdown
to the beach andoutto sea. Partwereoutside the1 emB'xdx? tcqi LE'mexax." Itco'lXam
areyou? just youare sad." Hesaid to her:
ime'potcxan.
LXuan
e'ktcxam tci 2 yourbrother-in- Perhaps singingsha- [int.law. man'.ssongs part.]
3 tau ts'lxaqL tpjEspjE'suks ita'pjackoal.
that ourhouse birds their.sliins.
11
u
16
Nact tjaya' ya'Xi
Not goi)d ' that
qa'tgi tci?
Pa2L
a'qahow [int. Full then
part.]?
Ke'nuwa
wa'wa inl'yux.Try talk Ididtohim,
nacqe notatall
"Nilct
"Not
itci'nux. Qoii'nEmiX ke'nuwa wa'wa
talk he didtome. Five times try talk
itctinxa'watck." Igaxgu'Litck
wu'Xi
ava'kikala.9 tau
that theonewfiom itctexa'watck
he answered.
'O'la aqa
'To-mor- then
he answered me." Shetold that itjo'kti e'yamxtc gigeXatkjoa'mam.
good liisheart theonewhocamehome.
Ke'nuwa
e'lXaqjawilXam.e deserted.
wa wa
talk
Cxelo'ita
DitTerent
sia'x6st hisface
his wife.
LXuan
Perhaps itcl'yux, he did'tohim,
Ige'k'im Hesaid
mi
yux,Ididtohim, Iga'k'im:
Shesaid:
e'ktcxam
singingsha- man's songs na'ctqe
not atall
e'LalXt:
theirelder brother:
amcxEltX
ui'tcga.makeyourselvesready.
AlXkjoa'ya.
Wewillgoho*ine.
Alxi
igoqoama
ill^otomeet
him IQ
ilXa'mXiX."
ouryoungerbrother."
Wax
ige'tcuktiX Next itgrewday.day
A'qa iLE'Xkjoa. Kopa' Then theywentborne. There tE'qjawan.
salmon.
A'qa iLXE'ltXuitck, Then theymadethem-
selvesready.
19 iLgE'tutk La'txalEma-emax, oXua'caqt
theyputaway their food, dry
^ iLgE'tuki. Qjoa'p iLo'yam tK'LaqLpa. A'qa tcje-ik tpjEspjE'suks
i^o theycarriedit. Near theyarrived theirhouseat. Then (noise of birds birdseating
)
ta'Xi tfi'LaqLpa.
that theirImuseat
No'LjEmaX
Alittle
o'xo-itcX they talked
ta'Xi
that
tE'LaqLpa.
theirhousein.
iLugoa'qoam Theyreached
,f. Qoxua'Lak"t ta' J-O Theyflewaroundit th
Xi
tE'LaqL, toxua'Lak"t ta'Xi tpiEspjE'suks,that theirhouse, theyilewaroundit those birds.
A'qa itgE'Lx itk"kLa'xitt
ma'LniX
e'maLpa. ItgE'px, itgE'px, Then theywent theyallwent seaward the seato. Theycame theycamedowntothe together out, out.
water
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181 house; part werecoming
out.Then
oneof the elder brothers of the youthstiid; '"Did notI tell3'outhat tailpieces weregiventoslaves only;Our
youngestbrotherbecame ashamed.He
hasturnedinto a supernatural being.You
see these birds?They
have become his people."The
birdsall wentoutto sea.Then
theyentered the house.Itwasfulloffeathers. Their youngestbrotherhaddisappeared, lie had goneoiitto sea,and had
become
asupernatural being.Then
one of the elder brothers said: "'Oh,our 3'oungestbrother!When
an Indiantinds him,he will givehim
whale meat."Then
theyburned theirhouse.When
the housewas burned, oneofthemsaid: ""When
later generationswish to see supernatural beings,they shall sweep our house and theywill tind our coals."
Then
they criedandwent faraway.They
lefthim.'ItgE'px, aqa'wa a'qa La'xaniX oguake'x. A'qa ige'kim ya'Xi
theycame part Iheii outside were. Then hosiiid ' that 1
out,
eXa't e'valXt va'Xi iqju'lipX:
"E'XtiX
Lq inE'k'im, Lfi'cuiiione hiselder 'that youth: "Ouce maybe Itoldyou, only 2
brother
Lla'etiX
tcXua
tpjia'sXiks aqLElcjoe'mEniL. A'qa igexEma'sa-itaslave then salmontails theyaregivento eat. Then heisashamed "
ilxa'mXiX. A'qa io'LEuiax ige'xox. Amckto'ciumit ta'Xi
our younger Then asupernatural he oecame. Youseethem those 4
brother. being
tpjEspjE'suks, tia'lXam itixE'lox."
Ka'nauwe
itgE'Lxa ta'Xibirds. hispeople theyare." All theywentdown those *^
tp;E,sp|E'suks. e'maLpa itgl'ya. iLa'ckupq tE'LaqL.
Pa^L wu'Xi
„birds, thesea to theywent. Theyentered theirhouseat. Full that '-^
a'kEmco ta'Xi tE'LaqLpa. Kja iLa'mXiX. lo'Lxa ma'LniXpa,
feathers that theirhousent. Nothing theiryounger He went tothewaterto. w
brother. downto i
thewater
e'maLpa. Kwfi' luaLna' nio'LEmax ige'xox. Igekim ya'Xi
the seato. There sea\\ard plare of super- hebecame. Hesaid 'that g
Tiatnnilbeing
eXa't e'yalXt: "•O. iutca'mXiX. Qia'x ma'nix aLxigElkElil'ya
one liiselder "Oh. ouryounger If when heseeshim ' 9
brother: brother.
Lgotii.e'lX. a'qa e'koale atciLElqoe'mEnlLa Lia'tetanue." A'qa
aperson. then whale hewillgivethemtoeat hisIndians." Then -Lo
iLguXue'giLX tE'i.aqL.
Ka'nauwe
igo'XuuniLXa tE'LaqL. .,theyburntit theirhouse. All itwasburnt theirhouse, -t-t
iLE'kini: '"Mane'x naloxoa'xa te'lXam aLktoqoe'la gi tE'ntcaqL, Theysaid: "When generationsof people willsweep this ourhouse, t.^
mane'x io'LEiuax alexaLgElo'xoa. aqa aLgucga'ma antcil'xaLxatcX."
when supernatural theywanttosee super- theti theyshallfind ourcoals."
beings naturalbeings, them |;J
A'qa iLxe'nimtck; iLo'ya; kEla'iX iLgE'Layu. .,
Then theycried; they went: far theymoved. t-i
1It is .saidthatwhena personwhodesires to findasupernaturalhelperweedstheplaceatNagio'nu called"The Houseofthe Brothers."andthen sweepsit,hemayfind coals. Thisisasign that the lostbrotherwillbecomeahelper. Ifhedoesnotfind coals, hisendeavorto obtain the supernatural helperwillbefruitless.
The War
ofthe Ghosts
(told 1891)There were people at Lgu'laq.
One
nigbt twoyoung men wont
to hunt seals.
They came down
the river. Itbecame
foggy andcalm.
While
they were paddling they heard war-cries.They
thought:"Maybe
there is awar
part}'."They
escaped towardthe shore and hid behind a log.Now
canoescame up
and they heard the noise of paddles.When
thecanoescame
oppositethem
theysaw
one canoecoming up
tothem. There were livemen
in the canoe.They
spoke to them:"What
doyou
think?We
wishtotakeyou
along.We
aregoingup
the rivertomake war
onthepeople."One
of the
young men
said:"I
have no arrows.""Arrows
are in the canoe."One
ofthem
said:"I
will notgoalong, Imight bekilled.My
relatives do notknow where
I have gone.You may
go with them."Thus
he spoketo his fellow.The
one accompanied them.Kopa' oxoela'etiX ta-itci te'lXam Lgu'laqpa. QaxLkana'pol
1 There theywere those people LguOaqtit. Onenight
aqesgoa'max ictagE'loya cta'Xi cmokct cqjuiipX.
Qa'eqamiX
2i seals theywenttohunt those two youths. Downtheriver
ict'te. A'qa iga-ikxa'LakoiX. t;o ige'xoXiX.
Aqa
icqLg'wala.Q they Then 'itbecamefoggy. Calm itbecame. Then they paddled, came.
_ A'qa ickauitcE'maq te'lXam. E'Lutq tgioxo'la. IcxLo'xoa-it: "'O, 4 Then thev'heardthem people. War-cries tneymade Thevthought: "Oh,
them.
ita'k;esaq Lqost!" Icxe'gela-iX lxe'IcuX. Icxa'kaniEla
wu'Xi
5 theygotowar behold!" Theylanded inland. Theyhidbehind thata'mqo aga'mLXEleu. A'qa iga'suwulX
wu'Xi
akE'nimlog landward fromit. Then theywentuptheriver those
10
14
IcgaltcE'iuEletEmtck.
Xup xup xup
ogoaqLe'wala. IgacElo'yimXitthey heard them. (Noise ofpaddling) they paddled. Theycameopposite them wu'Xi akE'nim. Icge'qElkEl
eXt
ikE'nim ite't cta'xkapa.those canoes. They sawit one canoe came themto.
Igicga'tqoam aqa a'kjaquinEmikc. Iqco'lXam:
"Qa
imta'Xaqamit?rtreachedthem, then fivemeninthe canoe. Theyweretold: "How yourmind?
Icxamtxa'txam. Alxkje'saqoama e'wa ca'xaliX." Ige'kim j'a'Xi Wewilltake youalong. Wearegoingtowar there upward." Hesaid "that
^^ eXa't:
"Ne'cqc
tgE'qamatcX. Kja'ya tgE'qamatcX.""Ta'Xi
-'•-' one: "Notatall myarrows. None myarrows." "Those
^n tqa'matcX ta'kXaxt." Ige'kim ya'Xi eXa't: "Nai'ka nakct
-^^ arrows are in thecanoe." Hesaid ' that one: "I not anxElto'ma, ia'okiX aqEnuwa'qoax. NEcqe' tgEnlo'xo-ix
13 Ishallgoincom- else Ishallbekilled. Notatall theyknowabout
pany. me
tgE'ceuXtikc." "Qa'txo," itcio'lXam,
"ma'ema
amxElto'ma";myrelatives." "Must," he.saidtohim, "you alone goincompany";
itcio'lXam gicttl'cgewal. IgixE'ltoin ya'Xi eXa't; iagE'La-it 25 h6said tohim hiscompanion. He wentincom- "that one; hewentinto
pany thecanoe
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wentinto theircanoe and the otherwent home.At
midnight he returned and said:"My
I'elative left me.He
went toaccompany
the warriorswho
wentup
theriver tomake
war."Then
the warriors went.The
peoplein thecanoetalked together.They came
to a place on the other side of Kalama.The
people wentdown
to the water and they })egau to fight.He
thought they were reallypeople.When
oneof his fellowswasshot,they carriedhim
intothecanoeand puthim
in there.Then
the people continued to fight.Now
oneofthem
said:"Quick
letusgohome; that Indian hasbeenshot."Now
he thought:" Oh. theyareghosts."He
didnot feel sick,andthej'saidhehad beenhit.Then
the peoplewent home.They
arrived at Lgu'laq.One
canoe landed, and that person went ashore.The
peoplewent down
the river.He
went uptothehouse andmade
afire.He
said: '"Behold I accompanied the ghosts,"and he told everything."We
did such and such a thing;we
fought.ita'XEnlmpa ta-itci te'lXam. lo'ya, ige'Xkjoa ya'Xi eXa't. -•
tlK'ircanoein those people. Hewent, hewent home *that one.
Kil'tcEk wa'pol igiXkioa'mam.
"A,
iginqE'loqL itci'cuX. c)Middle nignt hecamehome. "Ah, heleftme myrelative. "^
IgixE'ltom: iugumii'tom gita'kjesaq."
Hewentincom- heaccompanied " warriors." 3
pany; them
E'wa
ca'xaliX itgiS^a gitJi'kjesaq, a'qa itgi'ya ta-itci gita'kiesatj. i There upward theyw^ent the warriors, then theywent those warriors.Ta'21Xam
o'XuitcX, ka'nauwewu'Xi
akE'nim. Itgl'yam e'wa .5People weretalking, all those canoes. Theyarrived there
k;anate't5L Tkjala'ma. Itga'Lxa ta-itci te'lXam, a'qa igoxoa'maqt.
on the other Kalama. They went those people, then theyfought. g
.sideof toward the
water
IgixLo'xoa-it a'qanuwii te'lXam. iLii'maq aqitElo'xoax ta-itci 7
Hethouglit really people. Shoot theyweredone those
giLa'cgewal, na'wi ioLo'kax ikE'nimpa.
IqLEqXaema'mamx
kahiscompanions,' atonce theywere canoeto. Theywere putinto the and o
carried canoe
oxoa'raaqt ta-itci te'lXam. A'qa iLE'kim LeXa't: "Ai'aq, a'qa 9 they fought those i>eople. Then hesaid one- "Quick, then alXk;ua'ya, a'qa ia'maq iqe'lox j'a'Xi ite'tanue." IgixLo'Xoa-it: y^
wewillgohome, then shot heis "that Indian." Hethought:
"O.
tmemElo'ctikc l;!" Niict cja'xpa ia'tcqam. Tatcja iqio'lXamq
"Oh. ghosts behold)" Not anywhere hissickness. Behold heWiistoM ia'maq iqe'lox. A'qa igu'Xoakjoa ta-itci te'lXam. Itga'2yam 12
shot Be was. Then tneywenthome those people. Theyarrived at
Lgu'laq. Txe'gela-iX
eXt
ita'Xanim. A'qa iaqE'loLx ya'Xi i;^,Lgu'laq. Theylanded one theircanoe. Then hewent ashore * that
igoaLe'lX. ac iaqs'loLx; a'qa itgE'stso taitci te'lXam. la'ptcgam,
person, and ne went then ttieywent those people. He cameup, 14
ashore; <lownthe
river
iga-iXE'lgiLx. Ige'kim: "TmemElo'ctikc lj gi inugoma'tom." ya
hemadeaare. Hesaid: "Chosts be- these Iaccompanied
hold them."
Igixk^Le'lalEmtck:
"A'wa
intci'xox. YaXi' intcxE'maqt. kjHetoldmuch: "Thus wedid. There wefought.
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[BrLL.26Many
ofourfello\v>iwere killed,andmanj- of thosewho
wereattacked werekilled.They
saidthatIwas
shot,andIdid notfeelsick."He
told itall,and then he became quiet. Itwas nearly dajdight
when
hebecamequiet.When
thesunrose,hefelldown. Something)>]ackcame
out of hismouth
and bloodcame
out of his anus. His face l)ecame contoi'ted.He
wasdead.The
peoplejumped up
and cried.He
remaineddead... Lga'pElatikc iqto'tena gintca'cgewal. Lga'pElatikc iqto'tena ta-itci
-^ Many theywere our companions. Manv Ihevwere those
killed
"
killed
saq iqE'tox. IqEno'lXam, itci'maq Iqe'nElox. Kja'ya, nict qa'xpa
" war wasmadeon Iwastold, Ishot Iwasdone. Nothing, noi aiivwhere them,
3 itci'tcqam." Igixk"Le'lalEmtck ka'nauwe, aqa qan ige'xox. Qjoa'p mysickness." "" Hetoldmuch all, then .silent liewas. Nearly J. alitco'ktij'a, aqa qiin ige'xox. Ige'tcuktiX. igekje'lapx'itiX.
E'wa
daylightcame, then .silent hewas. Daycame, hefellover. Thus
p, iti'kcXata ta'uki Lax ige'xox le'UuX.
E'wa
iiipotca't Lqa'wulqt"5 hismouth some- come did black. Thus liisanus blood
thing out
J, Liix iLi'xox. Icikpe'qko-it. lo'maqt. Iguxoala'yutck ta-itci
come did. Hisfacewascontorted. Hedied, Thevarose those
out
1 te'lXam. Igoxoe'nimtck.
Gua'nESum
io'maqt.people. Theycried. Always hewasdead.
The Wa]{
okthk
(thosts (told 189-1:)There were
many
peopleat Montieello.They
were always afraid.Two
friends wentdown
the river to hunt seals. It became foggy.Then
one ofthem
said to his friend:"Let
vis go home;we
shall lose our \vay."Then
theycame down
the river.They
heard war-eries.One
of them said to his friend: "Quick! let us hide;maybe we
are going to Ite attacked."Then
they went ashoi-e and placedtheircanoe behind a log.Then
the people raised their war cry. The}'werejust oppositethem
on the water.One
canoi- came tothem:'"We came
tofetchyou;we
goup
the river tomake
war."The two men
said:"We
have no arrows.""Oh.
there aremany
arrowsin this ijinoe."One
of themen
said: "Iwillgoalong."The
steersman said:"1 am
lazy; T might be shot."Then
oneofthem
Lxela'etiX (jacia'mictiX. i.ga'pElatikc ta-itcite'lXamoxoela'etiX.
Therewere thepeojiledi ' Mjiiiy those people there were. 1
Monticello.
Goa'nEsum
kjwac oguake'xax ta-itci te'lXam. A'qa icto'ya cta'Xi „ Always afraid were those people. Then theyM-ent thosetwo -^cta'kjamokctcxa'cikc.
Alxayo'max
ictakE'loya.Qa'2eqamiX
ici'te, twoinaeanoe twofriends. Seals they went'to Downthe river they 3catch. came,
a'qa iga-ikXil'Laqo-iX. Itcio'lXam .ya'Xi ia'cikc: "Atxkjoa'ya, <
then itbecamefoggy. liesaid tohim * that his friend: "Let usgohome.
atxoma'takuita." A'qa ici'te qa'eqamiX. A'qa ickauitcE'matj
f.
weshall lo?eour way." Then theycame downthe river. Then they heardthem "
te'lXam, e'Lutk tgiuxo'la. Atcio'IXam ia'cikc:
"A'yaq
atxpco'tti. » people, war-cries theymade. Hesaid tohim his friend: "Quick wewill hide. "Sacj
LXuan
aqElxd'xoa." A'qa icxe'gela-iX lxe'IcuX. E'nuio «War perhaps ismadeonus." Then they^nded landward. Alog '
ayii'iiiLXEleu icgiugfi'mitax icta'Xanim. A'qa
e'mtk
tgioxo'la n la'ndwardfromit 'Iheyjiut it their canoe. Then warcries tncymade ^ ta-itci te'lXam. Acta'maLnapa itgate'mam ta-itci te'lXam. A'tjathose people. Towardthe water arrived those people. Then 9
fromthem
ige'te
eXt
ilcE'nim. Ioita'2 igicga'tqoam."A,
icxamtxii'txam;itcame one eanoe. Itcame itreachedthem. "Ah, we cametofetch you; 1^-'
alxkje'saqoama e'waca'xaliX." '"A,"ici'k'im, "kja tEnta'qamatcX."
wearegoingtowar there uinvard." "Ah," theysaid, "none our arrows."
H
"O,
tqa'matcX Lga'pEla gi ikE'nimpa." Ige'k'im ya'Xi eXa't:"Oh. arrows many this eanoein." Hesaid 'that one: 1- ''Nai'ka anxEltd'ma." Ige'k'im ya'Xi e'qiamit: "Nai'ka (liam
"I IslialU'i.in 'Hesaid " that steersman: "I lazv I'd cnipaiiy."
nke'xax, ia'okiX itci'ma(i tuiinlo'xoax." A'qa iagi'La-it ya'Xi lam, else Ishot lam." Then hewentinto "that 14
thecanoe eXfi't. A'qii itgl'ya ta-itci te'lXam itgE'suwulXt. A'qa ie'Xkjoa
one. Then they\veut those people theywentup the Theti he went 15
river. home
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[BULL. 26went into the canoe and the peoplewent
up
the river.The
other onewent
home.The
peoplewent
alongway.On
the other side ofKalama
theymade war upon
the people.When
one ofthem
was shot,they carriedhim
intothecanoeandlaidhim down
there. Just sodid those of the otherside.The
peoplefoughtalong time.Then
one person said: "'Quick! let us go home. That Indian has beenhit."'
The man
thought: " Oh,thosepeopleIcame
withareghosts."They went
home.They
went to the beach of his town andcarriedhim
ashore.He went
up. Itwas nearly daylightwhen
hecame
to his house.He
said:"I went
with the ghosts. I was told that Iwas shot, but I did not feel sick.''
Then
he toldthem
about it.Daylight
came
in the house.Then
he felldown
dead. Bloodcame
out ofhismouth,and somethingblackcame
out ofhisanus. Itlooked like salalberries. His friendwaswell.He
did not die,because he didnotaccompany
the ghosts.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
A'qa itgi'ya ta-itci te'lXam, kEla'-iX
Thew theyw'ent those people, far
itgi'ya. Kjanate'tuL Kjala'mapa kopa'
theyvvent. Onthe other Kalama there
side of
te'lXam. Laxf iLa'maq aqiLElo'xoax,
people. Those shot they were,
AqLEqxaima'mamx.
KjoaLqe' ta-itci Theywere placedintothe Thus tliosecanoe.
ia'kjaeXat ya'Xi eXa't.
oneincanoe "that one.
itgi'ya. Itgi'ya, itgi'ya, they went. Theywent, they went,
xigo igoxoa'maqt ta-itci
when they fought those
na'wi aqLokT ikE'nimpa.
atonce theywere thecanoeto.
carried
e'wa e'natiX qa'toXt. Le'le iguXoa'maqt ta-itci te'lXam. A'qa
there ontheother theydid. Long theyfought those people. Then side
iLE'k'im La'Xi LeXa't LgoaLe'lX: "A'j^aq alxE'xatkjoa, a'qa ia'maq
he.said that one person: "Quick letusgohome, then shot
iqe'luX ya'Xi Ite'tanue.'" A'qa igixLo'Xoa-it ya'Xi igoaLe'lX:
heis that Indian." Then hethought 'that person:
"O,
tmemElo'ctikc iLgenukoma'tom." A'qa igo'kjoaxoa ta-itci"Oh, ghosts Iaccompanied them." Then th^y returned those te'lXam. Itga'2ya aLa'maLnapa, aya'maLna ya'Xi iLii'lXam. A'qa
people. They went towardthewater towardthe "that histown. Then fromit, waterfromit
iqiaqa'lukctx. lo'ptcga. A'qa qjoa'p e'k"tEllL, iS'ptcgam tE'LaqLpa.
liewascarried He wentup. Then near morning hecameup thetownto.
ashore.
Ige'k'im:
Hesaid:
iqe'nElux
"Lme'mElo'ctikc iLginukoma'tom.
"Ghosts Iaccompaniedthem.
IqEno'lXam
itci'maqIwastold Ishot
Iqa and
qa
xpa
anywhere
Hisanusat
igoxax became nitct
not
ya'Xi igoaLe'lX.
Tuwa'X
that person. Light
A'qa igixe'maxit io'maqt.
Then hefelldown hewasdead.
la'potcpa"' Lax ige'xox ta'nki
leUx
Lja Lgungu'nte.' come did something black just salal Derries.
out
met
io'maqt not he died tmemElo'ctikc.ghosts.
qe
wa
because
met
not
itci'tcqam." A'qa igixk^Le'lalEmtck
mysickness." Then hetold
ta'Xi tqu'Le; ige'tcuktiX.
that house; day came.
la'kcXapa Lqji'wulqt Lax Ile'xox.
Hismouthat blood comeout did.
Pjii'la ia'cikc, Well his friend, like
igixE'ltom. Nict iugoma'tom ta-itci liewentin their Not he accompanied those
company. them