The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-12

only the stems Of them were left. I'VE years late
they we're all ne fresh rs n Just plucked. II Oh
quilts were exposed before people. the reopl
would all die; II 10 Ons person, that persot
would die.
Tho owner Of n quill or bono unwraps IL oc
casionally, places water near II, and talks To It
saying: give us good luck. make us we'll.
give You water. you give us strength" II HI
points the relic and mentions a persons name
saying, Make him Sick" that maj will di'
surely.
II the owner Of n wokwuk relic dies without
heirs. the bone or quill is sunk in a sacred
spring; II II were buried with the owner, al
would get sick and die.
Both feathers and bones grow old In appear
ance. and then later on they are as fresh look
ing and perfect IA ever.
The King Of the Flood. that IL. the master OF
all water. from whom Fin MacCool got the
cup that could never be drained, occupies a
place in Gaelic mythology similar to that OF
Mem Loimis in Wintu.'
In connection with another tale, called Kol
Tibichi. I shall have occasion to give an nc.
count Of the Hlahi. or magician. the doctor.
as he Is called usually by white men.
oLELBIs AND MEM LoIMIs.
One evening a woman came TO Olelpanti. Her
name was Mem Loimis twater young womanl.
why have you come2' inquired Olelbls,
and from what place have you Gomez"
II have come from my home in the earth 70
know IL I may live with you. have come
from the north"
"You may live here said olelbis. and sho
stayed there. She lived with Olelbis, became his
wife. and had two sons: the first was wokwuk,
the second Kut. Kut was still small, whom
one day the woman went out o little to ono
side of the house to yet something. and a man
came to her and said:
Come with me-come right away And
he took her, took her quickly, took her toward
he north, to the place where Kahihlut winds
housed Is. This man was Kahit twindl, and
Kahihlut was HIS house.
Olelbis knew not where his wife had gone:
he knew not which way she went; he had not
seen her going out and had not seen her after
ward. He inquired Of every one who lived in
Olelpanti. All that was known was that she
had gone west a little way to get something.
During five wears after the woman was car
ried away the people in Olelpanti had no water
10 drink. This woman had given them water.
and now some one had taken her.
~ cannot tell what to do without water"
said Olelbis. Il don't think my children can
live without water. don't know what yapaitu
Isglritl likes my wifi, and has Ieken her"
a great deal of Mem Loimis. II don't know
how we are to live now" said Tokot Keimila
v lsnnfs Mis, to Swa 0leiG's e,np nSo i've 9 wisb6 has w 1aEe9
much longer"
Another man who lay inside the sweat house
IL do not know what people are to do
without water. l do not know how you, Olel-
less i have water. am very dry Why do
nan n H Tda ed Ria III /, Tom TSass T f&SS b .@se u !:
Is q great Hlahi %tdoctorl. He sings and dances
every night. Let him come here to. sing and
dance. Perhaps he Will be able to bring water
The old man who said this was Hubit twaspl.
had tied a belt Of sinews around his waist and
tightened 1t till he was nearly cut in two,
ard 3ls spose T te ait IL the ,h hsop f%e .! sns m s%sa send n9q fG
this Hlahl." said lie. HLct him come here to
sing and bring water back TO us. Some of you
young men who walk fast must go for him to-
That night thev talked as to who should go.
ought to GO" I do not" said the second. but
you walk fast; you are the person to 60" And
50 T they smoke S%&mi 2ne hi affes roi HGnother' till at last
~ cannot walk fast, but I will co." Early
next morning onns. .h he s Went ). out ,m to the aU,n top =, s6d The he
,.i lie f S;S I,s shs Old I'LL Tiia HI H H., had d. not s, A.;
'Sas' Kopus IsSmnail-horned night OWL ~ Una"
old man must rs stop a while" said Lutehi:
dry; they are thirsting. they are dying for want
Of water; he wants you to come come and see i you
Olelbis will give YOU five sacks Of acorns for
your pay. You must sing five nights for these
II will do that said Kopus. II will go
with YOU"
who Ipt Sh. s Tsfsin also e Po 9ileKIR ipana% w!sA M KsPHs;
headband of fresh oak leaves with two green
acorns, thrust in on each sidel. His face was
pie were waiting there, all very dry, very
thirsty all hoping for water.
you must hlaha five nights. All my people.
my, m Ghil aIfs ave are sea dry AGO. ! a 5on dry kn myse MLsrd
u.s.. want you to sing and dance. want YOU
When night came. Olelbis gave q pipe filled
with St tobacco 1on m to koR R|sb and said:
sessed. {. Tsudi yapaitu, Ia mouse spirit
s ;s%e to him ,Rr snd hSeE Eon1 TO chant sai1: The yapaitu'
'pSsffAhh av. looked ali iiG around i"u the world, I have
looked everywhere. every smell has come to
my m Tos ears svf bst i to:his to m nSytS sEss' c syscs t son msl
csnnot see; | cannot hear l cannot SMELL
AH AT" a he s gotns 70 dance tho b,es cbona rspir,t
danceJ." said Kopus. who viii sing for mef"
Let these two Tsudi Imiccl girls sing said
mubit was lying on the east side of the sweat
and sing for thai H Hi hi ] am . IN nearly saG dead; al;
Ait'oN Ntt - NF's AtAA 81 az AAthNA VIAL
his belt a little that evening; Kopus danced
II have not foun nd out which way that wo-
man went" said he next morning.
lie danced five days and nights, and then
said: II can tell nothing. l know nothing
about this woman. Mem Loimis."
Every, %yapsitu and bola heris+ that was lying
inside the sweat house was terribly thirsty.
One old man got up and said:
What kind of a Hlahi have you here2 What
kind of IA Hlahi il Kopus? lie is here five
days and nights and can tell nothing; knows
a Hlani who has knowledge OF water"
This old Kopus knows nothing OF water"
said Tokot Kiemila. Old Kopus Is a good
Hiahi for acorns and the ,1sudi and Kaisus
people; that IL all he Is good for. I know this
Kopus well. Get n Hlahi who knows more
than he does"
You bola herises and yapaitus tell u.s."
said Olelbis, 'wllo. is a good Hlahi for water.
and we will get him. Look at my children:
their mother. Mem Loimis, is."
"Oh, daylight come quickly; be here right
away! am almost cut in. two ! am SO dry.
Oh. daylight, come quickly" groaned Hubit.
No one, mentioned another ,Iilahi; So Olei-
pus vas a good Hlahi, That Is why got him;
We will ret SanihaS luDChi 1.-THE archer Of day.