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Rh mitlite cofa nika tenas,—mika tikky him potlatch; great chief thou,—with thee plenty traps abide,—no traps hath my son,—thou wilt give him abundance."

I.Pe hyas tyee Owhhigh,—conoway ikta mitlite-pe hin yaka potlatch copa liticum; and a great chief is Owhhigh,—all kinds of property are his, and many presents does he make to his people."

Profound silence followed these mutual hints. … The choir bore their failure stoically. They had done their best that their comrade might be arrayed at my expense. … At last, to please Owhhigh, and requite him for the entertainment of his oratory, I promised that, if his son were faithful, I would give him a generous premium, possibly the very shirt and other articles they had admired. …

Yoncalla, Oregon, August 8th, 1900.

Native Son Pub. Co.,

Klose Tenas Man:—Klone moon o'coke mika papah wake chaco copa conomox o'coke kloochman, Mrs. Susan Smith, pee ole man C. H. Westernheiser, Yoncalla. ''Nesika hyas mesahche, copa nesika spose mika wake copa yaka. Klose mika hyas mamook chaco o'koke papah, copa skookum chickamin kuitan, pee klonas mesika kokshut klose tumtum.''

Mika Klose Tilicum,

Sue Burt, Agent.