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Show Figure 43.-Inuian Villogo. TO-GO'-AV KILLS THE AN1'ELOPE. 119 people, and one after another did they all drink, and still the cup was full to the brim. But Shin'-au-av was dead, and all the people mourned, for he was a great man. The brothers held the cup over him, and sprinkled him with water, when he arose and said: "Why do you disturb m~t I did havo a vision of mountain brooks and meadows, of cane where honey-dew was plenty." They gave him the cup; and he <hank also; but when he had finished there was none left. Refreshed and rejoicing they proceeded on their journey. The next day, being without food, they were hungry, and all were about to perish ; and again they murmured at the brothers, and cursed them. But the So'-kus Wai'-un-ats saw in the distance an antelope, standing on an eminence in tho plain, in bold relief against the sky; and Shin-au' -av knew it was the wonderful antelope with many oyes, which Stone Shirt kept for his watchman; and he proposed to go and kill it, but To-go' -av demurred, and said: " It were better that I should go, for ho will see you, and run away." But the So'-lcus Wai'-un-ats told Shin-au'-av to go; and he started in a direction away to the left of where the antelope was standing, that ho might make a long detour about some hills, and come upon him from tho other side. To-go'-av went a little way from camp, and called to the brothers: "Do you see me'" and they answered they did not. "Hunt for me;'' and w 4ile they were hunting for him, the rattlesnake said: "I can soo you; you are doing''-so and so, telling them what they wore doing; but thoy could not find him. Then the rattlesnake came forth, declaring: "Now you know I can see others, and that I cannot be seen when I so desire. Shin-au'-av cannot kill that antelope, for ho Las mauy eyes, and is the wonderful watchman of Stouo Shirt; but I can kill him, for I can go where he is, and he cannot see me.'' So the brothers wore convinced, and permitted him to go; and he·went and killed the an to lope. When Shin-au' -av saw it fall, ho was very angry, for he was extremely proud of ltis fame as a hunter, and anxious to have tho honor of killing this famous antelope, and he ran up with the intention of killing To-go'-av; but when he drew near, and saw the antelope was fat, |