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(1)nama wya niya; nôhtâwiy.1 ôtahk kipahikanihk, nama wy ê-misikitiyân, êh-âpisîsisiyân. nama wya mistahi nikiskêyihtên; mâka iyikohk êh-kiskêyihtamân k-âcimostâtân. |
(1)This is not about me, but about my father. It was here at Fort Qu'Appelle, not when I was grown, but when I was small. I do not know much about it; but as much as I know of it, I shall tell you. |
(2)kipahikanihk mihcêt ayîsiyiniwak ayâwak. êkwah wî-mitêwiwak. |
(2)There were many people at Fort Qu'Appelle. And now they were going to celebrate the rite of the Mitewin. |
(3)nôhtâwiy ôhtâwiyah, «cêskwah,» itik kisêyiniwa ana nimosôm; «pitah nika-mitêwinân. poyoyâhkoh, ka-paskêwihtonânaw,» itik nimosôm kisêyiniwa. |
(3)To my father's father, «Wait,» said some old men, to this grandfather of mine; «We others mean first to celebrate the rite of the Mitewin. After we have ceased, then we shall break up the common camp,» said the old men to my grandfather. |
(4)nama wya tâpwêhtam nimosôm; sipwêhtêw. kipahikanihk tahkohcâyihk kapêsiw. âsay mîna wîhtamawâw êh-wîh-mitêwiwiht; âhci piko wiyâpah sipwêhtêw; nimitâsiw, maskotêhk êy-itohtêt. êkwah ôki mitêwiwak kisiwâsiwak êtokê; nama wya kiskêyihtam nimosôm ê-kisiwahât kisêyiniwa. êkosi sipwêhtêw. |
(4)My grandfather did not heed this; he went away from there. He was encamped at the summit of the hill at Fort Qu'Appelle. Again he was told that they meant to dance the Mitewin; none the less, the next morning he departed; he went away from the river, to the prairie. Now, I daresay, those Medicine Dancers were angry; my grandfather did not know that he had angered the old men. So he departed. |
(5)kîtahtawê âsay wâhyaw êh-ayât, _ êwako miyw-âyâw êakô kapê-nîpin, _ kîtahtawê, mêkwâc êh-miyw-âyât, _ mistahi nipahêw mostoswah, wiyâs êh-mawacihtât, mostoswa ana êh-mawacihât, _ nôhtêpayiw môsasiniyah, nihtiy, ciscêmâs, kotak kêkway mîna. |
(5)Then, after he had gone a long ways, - he was well all this summer, - then, while he was in the best of health, - he killed many buffalo and saved up the meat, stored up the buffalo-flesh, - he ran out of bullets, tea, tobacco, and other things. |
(6)«hâw,» itêw owîkimâkana nimosôm, «osihtâh mostoswayânah pahkêkinwah mîna; nka-nâtên kâ-manêsiyah.» |
(6)«Well,» said my grandfather to his wife, «prepare some buffalo-robes and some dressed hides; I am going to fetch the things that we lack.» |
(7)êkwah tâpwê osihtâw nôtokêw kahkiyaw ôhi kâ-ntawêyihtahk nimosôm. tâpwê kîsihtâw. sipwêhtêw nimosôm, êh-nâtahk kâ-manêsit. |
(7)Accordingly the old woman prepared all those things which my grandfather wanted. She got them done. My grandfather went away, to fetch the things that he lacked. |
(8)apisîs ispatinâw; êwakô êh-atih-âmaciwêt ispatinâhk, kêkway pahkihtiniyiw tâpiskôc ospiskwanihk. nipahâw. êkosi awa kâ-wîcêwât, _ âsay kotakak nâpêwak tahkohcâyihk ayâwak, _ awa nimosôm kâ-wîcêwât têpwêw, êh-wîhtamawât ôhi tahkohcâyihk k-âyâyit. |
(8)There was a small hill; as he was climbing this hill, it was just as if something came down and struck him on his back. He was killed. Then the man who was with him, - the other men were already at the top of the hill, - the man who was with my grandfather shouted, to inform those who were at the top of the hill. |
(9)«tânisi êtokê ês-âyât kisêyiniw! nama wya pakâhkam pimâtisiw!» itwêw. |
(9)«Something has gone wrong with the old man! It surely looks as if he were not alive!» he cried. |
(10)êkosi ôki tahkohcâyihk k-âyâcik pê-wayôniwak, êh-wâpamâcik. tâpwê nipiw âsay kisêyiniw. |
(10)At this, they who were at the top of the hill came back to look at him. Really, the old man had died. |
(11)«tânisi kê-tôtamahk? kiyâm ôtah ka-nakatânaw. âsay misawâc nipiw,» itwêwak. |
(11)«What shall we do? We may as well leave him here. He has, at all events, died,» they said. |
(12)â, tâpwê osîhtâwak itah nimosôm ta-pimisihk. kwayask astâwak. |
(12)So they prepared a grave for my grandfather. They arranged it in proper manner. |
(13)«hâw, êkwa tânisi kê-tôtamahk? tâpwê âsay kisiwâk kitayânânaw itah k-êtohtêyahk,» itwêwak; «tâpwê kik-âcimostawânaw, takosiniyâhko, otatâwêw. kika-wîhtamôwânaw kêkway kâ-nâtahk awa kisêyiniw,» itwêwak nâpêwak. |
(13)«Well, and now what shall we do? Really, we are by this time near our destination,» they said; «Let us tell the trader about this, when we arrive. We can tell the trader what things this old man was coming to fetch,» said the men. |
(14)âsay kiskêyihtamwak ê-kîh-kisiwâhtwât nimosôm. «êwak ôhci kâ-nipahiht,» itêyihtamwak. |
(14)By this time they realized that my grandfather had given offense. «That is why he was killed,» they thought. |
(15)êkosi tâpwê sipwêhtêwak. takosinwak atâwêwikamikohk. âcimôwak otatâwêwah, êh-miy-wîcêwât nimosôm, tâpiskôc okimâw êsi-kanawâpamikot. kahkiyaw miyimâwa ôhi kâ-pimohtatât. mistahi mihtâtam otatâwêw. êwakoh nimosôm isiyihkâtêw êh-nâspici-mâhiskahk, ê-nâspitohtêt. |
(15)And so they went on. They arrived at the trading post. They told their tale to the trader, who was a good friend of my grandfather's and had looked upon him as upon a chief. The trader was given all the things my grandfather had brought. He grieved very much. This which happened to my grandfather when he went down-river never to return, is called «walking to one's fate.» |
(16)tâpwê aw ôtatâwêw, «mitoni nimihtâtên niy ôhci êh-pê-ntawâpamit, êh-nôhtêsihk,» itwêw; «mistahi mâna wiyâpamakih nikîh-miywêyihtên. êh-kakâyawisit, mistahih tâwâkan nimiyik. êyakô ohci nisâkihâw. wiyâpamaki, mistahi nôhtinamâk atâwâkan,» itwêw; «mâka otawâsimisah êsi-kaskihtâyân nka-kanawâpamimâwa. mîna anohc ka-kîwêhtatânâwâw t-âpacihtâyit otawâsimisah. ta-kakwê-pimâtisiyiwa kiyâm. wîhtamâhkok: ntatamiskawâwak. pikw îspihk kaskihtâcih nka-pê-wâpamik ostêsimâw,» itwêw; «hâw, êkosi wîhtamâhk kwayask. wâpamaki ôtah ostêsimâw, nka-miywêyihtên,» itwêw. |
(16)Truly, the trader, «I am much grieved that on my account, when he was coming to see me, he perished on the way,» said he; «Always, when I saw him, I was very glad. He was a hard worker and gave me many furs. For this reason I loved him. Whenever I saw him, he took plenty of pelts from his supply for me,» he said; «But now, so far as I can, I shall keep an eye on his children. Even now you shall take back with you things for his children to use. Let them try to live. Tell them this: I send them my greetings. At any time he can, let the eldest lad come see me,» he said; «So, tell them this aright. When I see the eldest lad here, I shall be glad,» he said. |
(17)tâpwê pê-kîwêwak; pê-pimohtatâwak kwayask ôhi kâ-miyimiht otawâsimisimâwa. tâpwê takosinwak. |
(17)So they went back; they brought in good shape those things which were being given to the other's children. They arrived. |
(18)pêyak nâpêw kisiwâk êh-takosihk mîkiwâhpihk, «hâw!» sôhki têpwêw; «hâw, natohtamok ôma kâ-wî-âcimoyân! aswêyihtamok! nnôhtêsimâw; nama wya wîhkâc ka-wâpamâwâw kôhtâwiyiwâw. kinakatikonaw. kakwê-pimâtisik. mâ-mitonêyihtamok nîkân. kêyâpic êkoyikohk kikîs-ôhpikinâwâw, kôhtâwiwâw kâ-nakatikoyêk. ka-kîh-pimâcihonâwâw. êkosi kitikowâw otatâwêw mîna: `nka-miywêyihtên, wâpamakih ostêsimâw,' itwêw; kitikowâw. niya mîna êkosi kititinâwâw. kintôtamâtinâwâw, ta-mâ-mitonêyihtamêk nîkân ta-kakwê-pimâtisiyêk,» itwêw awa kâ-têpwêt. |
(18)One of the men, when he got near to the tents, whooped loudly, «Ho, oho, listen to this which I am about to tell! Be prepared! I have lost him on the way; never again will you see your father. He has left us. Try to live. Take thought of the future. Only thus far have you grown up, and now your father has left you. You will succeed in making your living. And this the trader says to you: `I shall be glad to see the eldest lad,' he says; this he tells you. I, too, tell you the same. I ask you to take thought of how you will try to live in the future,» said the one who hailed them. |
(19)êkwah kih-micêtiwak; nântaw mitâtaht ihtasiwak. mâka ôhi têpakohp pêyakoyiwa okâwiyiwâwa; pêyakoyiwa ôhtâwiwâwah mîna. êkwah kî-nîsoyiwa owîkimâkana nimosôm, ê-nîsôskwêwêt. |
(19)There were many of them; they were some ten in number. Seven of them had one mother; and their father was one. My grandfather had two wives, he was doubly married. |
(20)êkwah tâpwê nôhtâwiy sipwêhtêw; ntawâpamêw, pêskis êh-ati-wâpahtahk ôhtâwiya itah kâ-nôhtêsiniyit. tâpwê ê-kih-wâpahtahk, sipwêhtêw, anihi kâ-ntomikot otatâwêwa êh-ntawâpamât. tâpwê otihtêw. mitoni kiskêyihtam, êh-môsihtâyit, êh-wâpamikot. tâpwê wâpahtam. mistahi ohtinamâk kêkway. |
(20)Then, accordingly, my father set out; he went to see that man, at the same time, on the way, to see where his father had perished on his trip. When he had seen the place, he went on, to go see the trader who had invited him. He came to where the other was. He knew very well, from a feeling, that the other saw him. Then he saw the place. The other brought forth many things for him. |
(21)êkwah kâh-miyikot, «hâw, kêkway nêtawêyihtaman kêyâpic?» itik; «nama wya ta-tipahaman ôhi, êspîhcih-mihtâtamân kôhtâwiy êh-miyo-wîcêwak. mistahi nimihtâtên,» itik; «mâka pêyakwan kiya kik-êsi-kanawâpamitin, tâpiskôc kôhtâwiy êh-wâpamak. êkosi nik-ês-âpacihtân,» itwêw otatâwêw. |
(21)When he had given them to him, «Now, what do you want besides?» he asked him; «I do not mean you to pay for these things; I grieve too much, for your father was my good friend. I am very sad,» he told him; «But I shall look upon you exactly as if I saw your father. That is the way I shall deal,» said the trader. |
(22)«hâw,» itwêw nôhtâwiy, «cistêmâw miyin, môsasiniyah, mîna kaskitêw. mistahi nimihtâtên nôhtâwiy êh-nakasit. mîna kiya kipîkiskwêwin nimiywêyihtên; nka-mitonêyihtên; nka-kanawêyihtên. nka-sipwêhtân. mâka êyakô ohci k-ôh-wîhtamâtân; mâskôc wâhyaw papâmohtêyâni, pîtos nik-ês-âyân. êyak ôhci nka-papâmohtân; ntawâsimisak nka-nakatâwak. miyopayiyâni, nka-wâpamâwak; kiya mina ka-wâpamitin. hâw, êkosi nitêyihtên. nama wya ê-wîh-ntonamân nipôwin. mâskôc kêkway nka-kaskihtân t-âpacihtâyân,» itwêw. |
(22)«Well,» said my father, «give me tobacco, bullets, and powder. I am very sad because my father has left me. And I am glad of your speech; I shall ponder it; I shall keep it before me. I shall go away. But this is what I mean to tell you: perhaps as far away I go about, the unexpected may happen to me. From now for a while I shall be going about; I shall leave my children. If I fare well, I shall see them; and I shall see you. That is my plan. Not that I am seeking death. Perhaps I shall acquire something that will be of use to me,» he said. |
(23)«aha!, ka-miyitin,» itik; «tâpwê kayâs nipêhtên mâna; mîna nikiskêyihtên apsîs atoskêwin - êwakoh kâ-wih-kakwê-tôtamân,» itwêw. |
(23)«Very well, I shall give you the things,» the other answered him; «Truly, ancient things I am accustomed to hear; and I know a bit of working lore; this I shall try to perform,» he said. |
(24)«êha!.» |
(24)«Very well.» |
(25)êkosi pê-kîwêw nôhtâwiy. iyikoh kâ-ntawêyihtahk, kahkiyaw miyik, êkâ ta-nôhtêpayit kêkway mîna. |
(25)Then my father came back home. As much as he had asked, the other gave him all, that he might not run short of anything. |
(26)«êkâ mayaw takosiniyâni, ntawâsimisak ka-wîcihâwak.» |
(26)«If I do not soon arrive, help my children.» |
(27)«êha!; nka-tôtên.» |
(27)«Yes; I shall do that.» |
(28)êkosi êkwah sipwêhtêwak awa nôhtâwiy. pê-kîwêw. takosin wîkihk. âcimôw ôma ka-isi-ntawêyihtahk, êh-âcimostawât osîma, okâwiya, kotakah mîna owâhkomâkanah. êkosi kotakah wîstâwah natomêw. hâw, mîcisoyiwa; mîcisohêw. ê-kiskêyimât, êh-nakacihât. mîna êkwah kâh-pôyowit ôma kâ-mîcisoyit, êkwah ospwâkanah miyêw.2 |
(28)So then my grandfather and his companions departed. He came home. He arrived at his dwelling. He told of this desire of his, telling his younger brothers and sisters and his mother, and his other kinsfolk. Then he invited another man, his brother-in-law. The latter ate the meal; for he gave him a meal, because he knew him and knew his ways. Then, when the other ceased from eating the meal, then he gave him a pipe. |
(29)«hâw, nista, tâpwêhtawin! kitimâkihtawin! kitaspêyimototâtn, t-âtoskêstawiyin, t-âtoskawiyin, ê-nakacihtâyin kiya ôma atoskêwin k-âkâwâtamân, ê-nôhtê-tôtamân. k-ôw-aspêyimototân, ci-pimohtêyahk, ci-kiskinôhtahiyin, t-êtohtahiyin, kêkway t-âpacihtâyân itah tit-ôhtimamân t-âpacihtâyân,» itêw ôhi kâ-pîhtwâhât. |
(29)«Now, Brother-in-Law, give me hearing! Take pity on my words! I place my hope in you, that you will use your effective power for me, that you will work for me, since you are skilled in this work which I desire, which I long to do. That for which I place hope in you, is that we go on the march and that you point the way to me, that you take me to whence I may secure things that will be useful to me,» said he to him whom he was causing to smoke. |
(30)pîhtwâkanah miciminêw awa nâpêw, nôhtâwiy wîstâwah, êh-mâ-mitonêyihtahk pitah mahtih tânisi kê-tôtahk ôhi wîstâwah k-êtikot. kîtahtawê kiskêyihtam. |
(30)That man, my father's brother-in-law, placed his hand upon the pipe, and reflected, first, as to how he should do that of which his brother-in-law had spoken to him. Presently he knew. |
(31)«êha!!» |
(31)«Yes!» |
(32)tâpwê êkosi êkwah pîhtwâwak. âsay naskotam. â, pîhtwâwak. |
(32)Thereupon they smoked, now. He had made an accepting response. They smoked. |
(33)«hâw, tâispihk kê-sipwêhtêyin kiya ka-tipêyihtên,» itâw nôhtâwiy; «ayis kiya kintawêyihtên; êwakô ohci kitipêyimin. hâw, wîhtah tâyispi.» |
(33)«Now, as to the time of your departure, you shall decide,» my father was told; «For it is you who desire it; for this reason you shall command me. So now, say when it is to be.» |
(34)«êha!. wîpac.» |
(34)«Very well. Soon.» |
(35)kîtahtawê nôhtâwiy, «hâw, êkwah!» itwêw; «sâsay nikîsi-wawêyîn.» |
(35)Presently my father said, «Now is the time! I have made my preparations.» |
(36)tâpwê sipwêhtêwak, tân-tahtw êtokê êhtasicik; nama wya nikiskêyihtên ta-wîhtamân tân-tahto ihtasiwak nâpêwak.3 kinwês kîh-sipwêhtêwak, êh-ntopayicik, ayahciyiniwah êh-ntonawâcik. tâpwê awa kâ-masinahikêyiht tâpiskôc kihciyiniw. hâw, êkwah miyêw ospwâkanah. |
(36)Accordingly they set out, I know not how many; I cannot say how many were the men. They had been off a long time, on the war path, looking for the Blackfoot. The one who had been induced to come was like a commander. Then he gave him a pipe. |
(37)«wîhtamawin êkwah tântêh kêw-ohtinamahk kêkway tit-âpacihtâyahk. kayâs êkwah kâ-pê-sipwêhtêyahk. kikiskêyihtên niya awâsisak êh-ayâwakik. tâns êtokê ês-âyâcik! ôma mêkwâc mîna nôhtêhkatêwin ohci mîna âhkosiwin ntastâsin, nitawâsimisak êh-nakatakik. nama wya nipôwin ohci kâ-pê-pimohtêyân,» itêw nôhtâwiy; «wîhtamawin êkwah,» itwêw; «kayâs osâm êkwah, tâpiskôc pêyak pipon aspin kâ-pi-sipwêhtêyah,» itwêw nôhtâwiy. |
(37)«Tell me now whence I am to take that which is to be of use to us. It is long since, now, that we started forth. You know that I have children. I wonder how they are faring! Constantly now I am anxious on account of famine and sickness, having left my children. It is not for death that I have come here,» said my father to him; «Tell me now,» he said; «For it is now a long time, in effect a year, since we departed and have been back no more,» said my father. |
(38)«êha!,» itwêw awa kihciyiniw; «ha!, mâskôc kîspin kwayask tôtamani ôma atoskêwin kâ-pakosêyimoyin, kik-âyân t-âpacihtâyin,» itwêw; «nîsoyak ôma pîsim êsi-pimohtêt, êh-sâkâstêk, sa pikoh wêh-sâkâstênâhk ohci; âpihtâ-kîsikâk ot êsi êyako miywâsin. ôma sâkâstênâhk nikostên; mâyâtan. mâka kîspin ôma miyâskamahkoh kâ-kostamân, kika-miywêyihtên. hâw, tân êya k-ôh-âyâyin, nîswayak ôma?»4 |
(38)«Yes,» said that leader; «Yes, doubtless if properly you do that ritual work upon which you place your hope, you will have that which is to be of use to you,» he said; «As in two directions this sun goes when it is light, from the east being the one, the direction of the noon is the good one. This to the east I fear; it is evil. But if we pass that which I fear, you will be glad. Now, which is yours, of these two?» |
(39)tâpiskôc ôma kâ-kostahk nipahitôwin êyakô. |
(39)That which, as it were, he feared, it was mutual slaughter. |
(40)«nama wya êyakô. ôma t-âpacihtâyân êkotôwahk kâ-ntawêyihtamân.» |
(40)«Not this. Of the kind that I may use is that which I desire.» |
(41)«hâw, kwayask kititwân.» |
(41)«There, you speak fittingly.» |
(42)«êha!; kakwê-miyâskahtân ôma.» |
(42)«Very well; let us try to pass this thing.» |
(43)tâpwê miyâskamwak. |
(43)Truly they passed it. |
(44)ôma nôhtâwiy kâ-ntawêyihtahk miskamwak. ê-tipiskâyik tohtêw mîkiwâhpah êh-âyâkih: ayahciyiniwah. otinêw misatimwah. tâpwê sipwêtisahwêw itêh ôhi owîcêwâkanah k-âyâyit. |
(44)That which my father desired, they found. In the dark he went to where were the tents: Blackfoot. He laid hold of horses. He drove them away, to where his companions were. |
(45)«hâw, otinihkok kâ-têhtapiyêk. mina niwîh-itohtân,» itwêw; «kîspin matwêwêkih, kiyâm tapasîhkêk itâp. êkâ sêmâk tawahokawiyâni, kont îtê nk-êtâmon.» itwêw nôhtâwiy; «êwakô ôma kâ-kîh-ntawêyihtamân. nama wya nipahitôwin k-ôh-pê-pimohtêyân. `mâskôc miyopayiyâni, kêkway otinamâni, nitawâsimisak t-âpacihtâwak,' êh-itêyihtamân; mîna nôhtâwiy êh-nakasit, `mâskôc pîtos nk-êtêyihtên, wâhyaw papâmohtêyâni,' ê-kih-itêyihtamân,» itwêw; «kiyâm kêkway pêhtamêkoh êh-mâyâtahk, tapasîhkêk, kiyawâw takosiniyêkoh kwayas kit-âcimoyêk, ta-pêhtahkik nîtisânak mîna niwîkimâkanak,» itwêw. |
(45)«Here, take these to ride. I am going back there,» he said; «If you hear firing, please flee. If I am not hit at once, I shall flee to whatever place I can,» said my father; «This is what I desired. It was not killing for which I came here. `Perhaps, if I am lucky, if I get hold of anything, my children may have use of it,' was my thought; and because my father had left me, `Perhaps I shall feel differently, if I travel far,' was what I thought,» said he; «I pray you, if you hear anything bad, take to flight, that you, at any rate, arriving, may tell the tale aright for my brothers and sisters and for my wives to hear,» he said. |
(46)êkosi sipwêhtêw. |
(46)With this he went off. |
(47)«mîna kotakak êkwah niwîh-otinâwak, kaskihtâyâni, misatimwak,» itwêw. |
(47)«I want to take some more horses, if I can,» he said. |
(48)tâpwê sipwêhtêw. mîna kotakah owîcêwâkana pimitisahok otôskinîkîma, oskinîkiwa. tâpwê itah k-ôhtinât misatimwa, ohpimê apisîs wâpamêw misatimwa. otinêw. miyopayiw êh-otinât. tâpwê wîcihik ôhi kâ-wîcêwât otôskinîkîma. sipwêhtisahwêwak misatimwah. âsay kîsi-wawêyiyiwa owîcêwâkanah. takosin êkotah. êkwah tâpwê wawêyîwak. |
(48)So off he went. Two of his companions, his followers, young men, followed him. Really, at the place from which he had taken horses, off to one side a ways he saw some horses. He took them. He had luck in taking them. He was helped by his followers who went with him. They drove away the horses. His companions had made ready to leave. He came there. Then they really got ready. |
(49)«hâw, êkosi êkwah tapasîtân. nama wya êh-têpiyawêsiyahk; nama wya êh-têpêyimâyâhkok ôki misatimwak. mistahi tapasîtân. êkosi tôtamahkoh, ka-pmâtisinânaw,» itwêw. |
(49)«Now then, let us flee. Not that we are satisfied; not that we have enough with these horses. Let us flee fast. If we do so, we shall live,» he said. |
(50)«hâ?,» itwêwak nâpêwak. |
(50)«Yes,» said the men. |
(51)tâpwê têhcipayihôwak. nîkânipayiwak nîso êh-nakacîhtâcik tântêh k-âyâcik, k-ôh-pwê-sipwêhtêcik. |
(51)Accordingly, they mounted. At the head rode the two who knew the place where they were and the direction from which they had come. |
(52)«mistahi ka-pimipayinânaw. sîhkitisahôhkok misatimwak. kîspin nântaw kêkway môsihtâyêkoh, itâp ka-wîhtamawinân kâ-nîkânipayiyâhk; êkosi kotakak misatimwak ka-têhcipayihonânaw; osâm âsay mistahi ta-pimpayiwak ôki kâ-têhtapiyahk; ta-nêstosiwak; mâka kotakak têhtapiyahko, nama wya ta-nêstosiwak. êkosi ka-nakatânawak, atimikoyahkwâwi ayahciyiniwak,» itwêw. |
(52)«We shall ride fast. Drive the horses before you. If you perceive anything suspicious, you will then tell us, who are riding in the van; then we shall mount other horses; for those we are riding will have gone too far; they will be tired; but if we mount fresh ones, these will not be weary. In this way we shall outdistance them, in case the Blackfoot overtake us,» he said. |
(53)kakêskimêw kahkiyaw owîcêwâkana. tâpwê êkwah tapasîwak; pimipayiwak êh-tipiskâk. |
(53)He instructed all his companions. So then they fled; they rode through the night. |
(54)«mistahi âhkamêyimok êh-tapasiyêk. êkosi tôtamahko, ta-miywâsin, takosiniyahko kîkinâhk,» itwêw. |
(54)«Put all your energy into flight. If we do this, it will be well, when we arrive at our home,» he said. |
(55)mistahi tapasîwak. piyisk êh-wâpahk pimipayiwak. piyis âpihtâ-kîsikâw; sâsay wâhyaw ayâwak. hâw, nakîw nôhtâwiy. |
(55)They fled hard. In time dawn came as they rode. In time it was noon; by now they were far. Then my father halted. |
(56)«cêskwah! mâskôc êkosi êh-pimâtisiyah. pitah êkwah ta-mîcisôwak âciw kitêmiwâwak mînah kiyânaw,» itwêw nôhtâwiy. |
(56)«Wait! Now, doubtless, we live. Let us stop a bit that our horses may eat, and we,» said my father. |
(57)nîsotipiskwah êkâ êh-mîcisocik, pêyak kîsikâw misakâmêh, kotak ôma kîksêpâ, -- apisîs mîciwin pimiwitâw nôhtâwiy, -- êyak ôhci mistahi nôhtêhkatêwak. êkwah apisîs kâ-pimiwitât, mistahi atamihêw êh-asamât otôskinîkîma; mistahi miywêyihtamiyiwa. mîna êh-têhtapicik oskinîkiwak, nanâskotamwak, êh-miyopayicik êh-itêyihtahkik. tâpwê êkwah kâh-mîcisocik, mîna tapasîwak. piyis tipiskâyiw. |
(57)Since for two nights they had not eaten, for one whole day and through the forenoon of the second, - my father carried little food, - for this reason they were very hungry. Now with that little which he carried, he greatly pleased his followers by giving them to eat; they were very glad of it. The youths who rode were grateful for it, and thought that they fared well. So then when they had eaten, again they fled. At last it grew dark. |
(58)êkwah mistahi êh-tipiskâyik, «cêskwah,» itwêw nôhtâwiy; «êkosi pakahkam êh-pimâtisiyah. kapêsitân. sakâpitêhkok kitêmiwâwak. kipâskisikaniwâwa nêhpêmastâk, nântaw itihtamêkoh, êkâ ta-wanîhkêyêk kipâskisikaniwâwa. mîna kitêmiwâwak ôki kâ-sakâhpisocik, pêhtamêkoh kêkway, t-ôtihtinamêk pâskisikan, kitêmiwâwak ta-têhcipayihoyêk. kotakak napwâhpitêhkok. ta-mîcisowak kitêmiwâwak. hâw, êkosi êkâya wanihtâk ôma kâ-wîhtamâtakok,» itwêw. |
(58)When it was quite dark, «Wait,» said my father; «Now surely we live. Let us pitch camp. Tie up your horses. Lay ready your guns, so that, if you hear anything, you do not fail to find your guns. And your horses which will be tethered here, if you hear anything, take your guns and mount your horses. Hobble the others. Let your horses graze. Now, do not fail in what I have just told you,» he said. |
(59)tâpwê kawisimôwak oskinîkiwak. opâskisikaniwâwa ôhi miciminamwak êh-nipâcik. êkwah nipâwak. |
(59)Accordingly, the young men lay down to sleep. They held their guns in their hands as they slept. Then they slept. |
(60)kêtahtawê nôhtâwiy êh-pêkopayit, ôtah kisiwâk kâ-kitôyit niskah. |
(60)Presently my father awoke, and close by some geese were crying. |
(61)«â hâw, mahtih nintawâpmâwak. sâsay wâhyaw nitayân. misawâc êkosi êkwah nka-wâpamâwak ntawâsimisak pakahkam,» itêyihtam. |
(61)«Why, suppose I try to see them. I have now gone a long ways. In any case I shall surely now see my children,» he thought. |
(62)êkosi waniskâw; opâskisikan otinam.5 |
(62)So he arose; he took his gun. |
(63)«`nika-pâskiswâwak ôki niskak. nk-âtamihâwak oskinîkiwak; npahimakih, ta-mîcisôwak,' nitêyihtên.[»] |
(63)«'Let me shoot these geese. I shall give the young men a treat; if I kill them, they shall have a meal,' I thought.[»] |
(64)«tâpwê nisipwêhtân. kisiwâk ôtah êh-itâpiyân ôtah, awênik ôki, niskak! êh-sâkêwêyân, ôtah ka-kâh-kitocik, niwâpamâwak niskak.6 nkâsôhtwâwak; êkwah tâpwê nnâciyôstawâwak. nipakosêyimon kahkiyaw ta-nipahakik. tâpwê nôtihtâwak; kisiwâk npâskiswâwak. kahkiyaw ninipahâwak. nôtinâwak. êkwah ntitohtân. ntakohtân tahk êh-nipâyâhk. npêsiwâwak ôkih niskak. kahkiyaw niwâpamâwak ôki kâ-sakâhpisocik misatimwak. kotakak nnâtâwak kâ-napwahpisocik. êkwah kâh-takotisahwakik kahkiyaw ntêminânak, êkwah nêtê ntitohtân, êskanak êh-wâpamakik. nôtinâwak nêwo. nsipwêhtân sîpîsis ê-takohtêyân: mistikwak. nicîkahwâw pêyak. ôma kâ-cîkahwak âsay nipiy êkotah ohcikawiw. êkotah ntahâw; mitoni kisîpayiw nipiy, kâh-ahak. âsay mîna kotak kwayask kâh-ahak, âsay mîna kotak ncîkahwâw; âsay mîna êkotah ntahâw. êkosi nisto. âsay mîna kotak ncîkahwâw; âsay mîna êko ntahâw. êkosi nêwo ntâpacihâwak. êkwah ôki kâ-nipâcik, kêyâpic nipâwak êh-takohtêyân. nêstosinwak. â, mistahi sâkâstêw; ispimihk ayâw pîsim. nipêkonâwak. âsay mîna mistahi ntatamihâwak, wiyâs ê-wâpahtahkik, niskah êh-wâpamâcik. êkwah ninâh-nawacînân. êkwah nimîcisonân, kâh-kîsitêpoyâhk. ayêniw nâpêwak.[»] |
(64)«So I went off. Right near by, as I looked, there were the geese! As I came into view, where they were giving their call, I saw the geese. As I came into view, where they were giving their call, I saw the geese. I hoped I should kill them both. Really, I got near them; at close range I shot them. I killed both. I took them. Then I went back. I came to where we slept. I brought those geese. I saw all the horses tethered. I fetched the others which were hobbled. Then, when I had driven in all our horses, I went over yonder, where I saw some horns. I took up four. I went off and came to a creek: there were some trees. I chopped a gash in one. Where I had cut it, at once the sap ran forth. There I placed the horn; very quickly ran the sap, when I had placed the horn. When I had placed another, I cut a gash in another; here too I placed one. This made three. I cut a gash in one more; here too I placed one. Thus I used all four. And those sleepers were still sleeping when I arrived. They were exhausted. Now it was broad day; the sun stood high. I waked them. Once again I gave them a treat, when they saw the flesh, the geese. Then we prepared our roasts. Then we ate, after our cooking. Eight men.[»] |
(65)ê-kîsi-mîsicocik, `ahâw, êkwah!' itwêwak.[»] |
(65)When they had eaten, `Well, we are ready!' they said.[»] |
(66)«`cêskwah! aciyaw pitah,' ntitâwak.[»] |
(66)«'Stop! Wait a bit,' I told them.[»] |
(67)«awa pîkiskwêw kihciyiniw.[»] |
(67)The leader spoke.[»] |
(68)«`tânisi mâka mîna, nênapos?' ntik nîstâw.[»] |
(68)«'What's this again, Nenapus?' my brother-in-law asked me.[»] |
(69)«`âh, nama nântaw. pitah aciyaw pêhik,' ntitâwak.[»] |
(69)«'Oh, nothing much. Just wait a moment for me,' I told them.[»] |
(70)«êkwah nisipwêhtân. awa nistam kâ-cîkahwak sâkaskinêw nipiy, kâh-otinak. kotak awa mîna, mîn êwakô sâkaskinêw,» itwêw. |
(70)«Then I went off. The one in the tree which I had cut first was full of sap, and I took it. The next, too, was full,» he said. |
(71)wîscâsah ôhi wîsâmêw; wîcêwêw. nâh-nîso tahkonêwak. |
(71)He called his cousin; he went with him. Each carried two of the horns. |
(72)«`haw, âsa mina kitatamihikonaw nênapos,' nitik nîstâw,» itwêw. |
(72)«`There, again Nenapus is giving us a treat,' said my brother-in-law of me,» he said. |
(73)êyakoni minihkwêwak, sîsipâskwat tâpwê êy-osihtât. mistahi ataminâwak, ê-minihkwêcik. |
(73)They drank this maple sap which he had made. They were much pleased as they drank. |
(74)«êkosi kâh-kîsi-minihkwêyâhk, êkwah mînah ntapasînân. hâw, êkwah wiyâs nntawêyihtên.[»] |
(74)«So when we had done drinking, we continued our flight. So now I wanted meat. |
(75)«`kisiwâk êkwah kitayâwininâhk ôma k-âyâyah,' nititâwak.[»] |
(75)«' We are now near to our home, ' I said to them.[»] |
(76)«tâpwê niwâpamânânak mostoswak.» |
(76)«Really, we saw some buffalo.» |
(77)hâ, wiya nipahêw pêyak mostoswah. |
(77)He himself killed a buffalo. |
(78)«`hâw, kakwêciyâhok; wiyanihtâkêk kêy-askipoyahkoh. ka-sipwêhtânânaw. mâskôc anohc kâ-kîsikâk k-ôtihtânawak kiwâhkomâkaninawak,' ntitâwak.[»] |
(78)«'Now, work quickly; clean the meat that we may eat raw. Let us go on. Perhaps this very day we shall reach our kinsfolk,' I said to them.[»] |
(79)«hâ, miywêyihtamwak. miyokamôw awa mostos,» itwêw. |
(79)«Oh, they were glad. That buffalo was a fat one,» he said. |
(80)mitoni miywâsin wiyâs, wînâstakay, otêhtêkosiw, ômâw, oskon. êkwah ôhi oskâtah ôhi pâh-pâstahamwak, wînah êh-mîcicik. mitoni miyo-mîcisôwak; miywêyihtamwak. |
(80)The flesh was very good, and the tripe, the kidneys, the stomach, the liver. And the feet they split, and ate the marrow, They had very good eating; they liked it. |
(81)«`hâw, nama wya niwîh-wêpinên wiyâs; niwîh-âpohtân,' nititâwak.[»] |
(81)«'Now, I do not want to throw away any meat; I want to bring a hunter's treat,' I told them.[»] |
(82)«tâpwê nôtinên wiyâs.[»] |
(82)«So I took the meat.[»] |
(83)«`hâw, oskinîkîtik, wawêyîk; wawêsihok. kisiwâk kitayânânaw, ci-takosiniyahk,' ntitâwak; `tômihkwêk,' ntitâwak.[»] |
(83)«'Now, young men, make ready; deck yourselves out. We are near our arrival,' I told them; `Paint your faces,' I told them.[»] |
(84)«tâpwê wawêyîwak, ê-sîkahocik, kwayask mîna êh-tômihkwêcik. êkosi nikîsahkamikisinân. ê-kîsi-wawêyiyâhk, wiyâsah nêyâhtam nitêhtapiwin mistahi. êkosi mitêhtapinân êkwah kahkiyaw.» |
(84)«So they made ready, combing their hair, and properly painting their faces. Thus we finished what we had to do. When we had finished our preparations, my mount carried much meat. So then we all rode.» |
(85)«hâw, oskinîkîtik, kayâs kâ-sipwêhtêyahk, êy-oski-pipohk. tâns êtokê nitawâsimisak aspin kâ-nakatakik, mîna nisîmak, mîna kotakak niwâhkomâkanak. êkosi êkwah nkamotân; sipwêhtêtân.» |
(85)«Now, young men, it is a long time since we set out, at early winter. I wonder how are my children whom I have not seen since then when I left, and my younger brothers and sisters, and my other kinsfolk. Let us now sing; let us be off.» |
(86)êkosi êkwah nikamôwak, êh-sipwêhtêcik. wîstawah awa kisêyiniwa nîkân nêtê, tâpiskôc okimâwak, wiyawâ êh-nîkânohtêcik, nâway ôki oskinîkiwak êh-sîhkitisahwâcik misatimwah. êkosi êkwah sipwêhtêwak tâpwê. ômisi êh-ispatinâk ê-sâkêwêcik, wâpahtamwak mîkiwâhpah. nakîwak. ômisi ispayiwak, ê-pâh-pimicipayicik, nêtê ta-kiskêyihtahkik nêki kâ-wîkicik.7 sêmâk kiskêyihtamwak, êh-wâpamâcik. kahkiyaw êkwah kwâskohtiwak, êh-wâpamâcik êh-pâh-pimicipayiyit, êh-wâpamâcik. |
(86)So now they sang, as they set out. With his brother-in-law, the old man, he rode at the head there; like two chiefs, they led the group; and behind them the young men drove on the horses. So now they accordingly set out. As they came over the crest of a hill, like this, they saw the tents. They halted. They went like this, riding from side to side, that those yonder might know, those in the camp. At once they knew, when they saw them. Then all of them leaped up, when they saw them ride to the side and back. |
(87)kisêyiniw pêyak têpwêw, «hê ê, ntôpayiwak takosinwak! mâskôc êwakoh kayâs pêyak pipon kâ-sipwêhtêt,» êh-itwêt, êh-wîhât nôhtâwiya. |
(87)An old man called, «Hey, hey, the war party has arrived! Doubtless it is he who long ago, a year ago, set out,» he said, naming my father. |
(88)tâpwê kahkiyaw môskîscikêwak, êh-nakiskâkêcik. nama wya êkotah nitayân niya; wiya nikâwiy ana êkotah ayâw. tâpwê nakiskotâtôwak mihcêt ayîsiyiniwak, êh-ocêmâcik êh-atamiskawâcik. |
(88)Then all dashed out, to meet them. I myself was not there; but my mother here was present. Then many people met each other, and they kissed them and greeted them. |
(89)mistahi wîhêwak, «tâpiskôc kihci-okimâw!» êh-itwêcik; «kaskihtamâsôw wîhyôwin êh-miywâsiniyik,» itwêwak. |
(89)They spoke his name much, saying, «Like a great chief! He has gained for himself a good name,» they said. |
(90)awa nôhtâwiy, kâ-nakiskâkot ayîsiyiniwa, êh-atamiskâkot, owiyâsim êh-at-ôtinamiyit, tâpiskôc itwâniwiw êh-manahtisohk.8 mistahi atamiskawâw, kahkiyaw misahkamik ayîsiyiniwa êh-nikamoyit, ê-wâ-wêyikot, êh-itwêyit ê-kaskihtamâsot wîhôwin êh-miywâsiniyik, êh-miywâsiniyik omêskanaw êkosi êh-itwêyit. |
(90)When the people met my father and greeted him and took the meat he had brought, it was said to be like a distribution of bounty. They made much of greeting him, all the people sang and kept speaking his name, saying that he had earned for himself a good name and that his path had been a good one. |
(91)pêyak tipiskâw êkotah ayâwak. êkosi sipwêhtêwak, êkwah niya êh-ntonawicik, «mâskôc ta-nipahâhkatosôw kikosis,» êh-itiht nôhtâwiy. mistahi pakwâtam; êyakô ohci tapasîw, êh-ntonawit. tâpwê nkîh-miskâk, itêh êh-wîkiyâhk. takosin êkotah. |
(91)One night they stayed there. Then they set out to look for me, for, «Perhaps your son is going to suffer hunger,» my father was told. He was shocked at this; therefore he made off to seek me. Really, he found me where we were staying. He arrived there. |
(92)êkosi êkotah ohci mâcipayihtâw pikw âwiyah ayîsiyiniwah ê-sâkihikot, ê-kih-kakâyawisit, ê-kih-nihtâ-minahot. |
(92)In this way he brought it to pass that all the people loved him, because he was an industrious hunter and a good killer of game. |
(93)êkwah otatâwêwa anihi kâ-kîh-wîcihikot ê-wîh-sipwêhtêt mîna ntawâpamêw. wîpac misahkamik atâwâkan êh-ayât ntawi-miyêw. |
(93)Then he went to see again that trader who had helped him when he was about to go forth. At once he went to give him all the furs that he had. |
(94)«hâw, ôhih kipê-miyitin, ê-nanâskomitân. ê-kîh-wîcihiyan kikî-wîhtamâtin; nama wya nipahitôwin kâ-kêh-ntonamân, kêkway tit-âpacihtâyân kâ-kîh-ntonamân. êkosi nkîh-miskamâson. nimiyopayin. nimywêyihtên êh-miywâsik nimêskanaw,» itêw. |
(94)«Here, these I have come to give you, because I am thankful to you. At the time when you helped me, I told you this; it was not killing I sought, but something that might be useful to me. Then I found it. I fared well. I am glad that my road was a fortunate one,» he told him. |
(95)itwêw otatâyêw, «hâw, ostêsimâw, kinanâskomitin, êkâ êh-wanîhkêtotawiyin,» itwêw otatâwêw. |
(95)The trader said, «Very well, Eldest Son, I thank you for not forgetting me,» said the trader. |
(96)«nama wya kitakihtamâtin ôma kâ-miyitân,» itwêw nôhtâwiy. |
(96)«I am not charging against you this which I am giving you,» said my father. |
(97)«`êha!,' itwêw ôtatâwêw; `nîsta êsi-kaskihtâyân ka-kanawâpamitin. anohc mistahi ntêyihtên kâ-tôtawiyin,' ntik otatâwêw. |
(97)«Very well,» said the trader; «I, for my part, shall take care of you to the extent of my power. At present I esteem it a great deal, this which you have done for me,» said the trader to me. |
(98)«mistahi nikiw-ohtinamâk kêkway,» itwêw. |
(98)«He brought out many things and gave them to me,» he said. |
(99)êkosi. |
(99)That is all. |