Tsimshian Texts Volume 27 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902 edition. Excerpt: ... sa'gewul ba'xguL Lgo-13 he reached it many youths; but they were run past the quickly by little gua'Em Lgo-tk-, e'Lk." NLk-, e gu'Xtg-e. NLk-'e sgut. Hwagait-14 poor little boy. Then he shot it. Then it lay Quite there. qalk-si.da'uL XdakuL Lgo-gua'Em Lgo-tk-'e'Lk." JsLk-'et go'uL 15 through passed the shot the poor little boy. Then he took the little also he de-the arrow the poor mtle boy Behold, he who manded of little 15 guXL gulik-s-wo'xgutg-e NLk-'e wI fe'sL hwil dzaxdza'qdetg-e shot at himself Darking Then great betng ashamed tney (the white bear) ashamed; the chief also was much ashamed. He did not speak, because the poor little boy had first knocked down the copper that was on the tree behind the house of the chief, and then he had also shot the white bear. All the young men, and also the chief, were ashamed, because the poor little boy had accomplished this. Then the chief made up his mind. He was ashamed, and therefore he sent his slave ordering the people to move away from the village. The great slave ran out, and with a loud voice ordered the people to move. They heard it, and early in the morning they moved. Not a single person staved behind. They all went by canoe. Only the chief's daughter and the poor little boy were left, and with them his old grandmother. These three stayed behind. The old grandmother had a few pieces of dried salmon, but the chief's daughter would not eat. She fasted. The poor little boy did the same. The princess slept in the rear of the house, while the poor little boy slept near the fire. They lay down, and he thought of their poverty. It grew dark, and it grew daylight again. The poor little boy left the house. Near the end of the town there was a great river, and a trail led up the...