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"It is true our brethren are suffering for want of land whereon to grow their corn. It is equally true that Tzitz hanutsh has more land than it needs, and it is well that Shyuamo should ask for what it wants and not leave the Zaashtesh forever. Tyope has well spoken." Nothing can describe the effect of this speech.
When during last summer no rain fell, notwithstanding all our fasting, prayer, and sacrifice, when yamunyi dried up and kaname shrivelled, Tzitz hanutsh still had enough to eat, and its men grew fat!" This hint at the stout representative of the Water clan created great hilarity. Her representative growled, "You are not lean either." Without noticing this interruption, Tyope proceeded,
"If you hope for light from Those Above," the medicine-man warned the delegate from Tzitz, "you must not name in their presence the powers of darkness." To the tapop he said, "Do your duty, but do it as it ought to be done!" Kauaitshe reeled back to his place, where he sat down in sullen silence.
He saw now why Tzitz hanutsh had been made to bear the first assault. It was on account of Shotaye. But as the demand was put, it involved ultimately the question of residence, and consequently an expulsion of the Water people.
Here is the cloud and lightning, and" she turned the vessel bottom side up "here are the Shiuana themselves," pointing at the two horned serpents. "These live everywhere where Tzitz is running or standing. In this uashtanyi we keep meal in order to do sacrifice at the time when rain ought to fall. The pictures of the Shiuana call the Shiuana themselves!
The tapop broke the silence by turning officially to the principal shaman and asking him, "Sa umo yaya, what do you hold concerning the demand of our children from Shyuamo?" The Chayan raised his face, his eyes sparkled. He gave his reply in a positive tone, "I hold it is well, provided Tzitz hanutsh is satisfied."
"Tzitz hanutsh," Zashue quickly responded. The old man turned to one of the delegates. "Father," he called to him in his language, "our sons belong to your people. Will you take them with you, or shall they go to the summer cacique?" The other reflected a short while, then he replied, "The summer cacique is busy; let the brethren come with me. I will lead them to the homes of P'ho Doa."
Everybody thought, "The nashtio of Tzitz since his return from the council is doing penance. What can have happened last night!" Owing to the custom which compels a man to marry outside of his own clan, the abodes of the women of each clan were frequented by their husbands. They of course belonged to different clans.
Henceforward he and his two colleagues were the pivots around which the further proceedings were to revolve. The tapop was forgotten; nobody paid attention to him any longer. "I do; I say that Shotaye, the woman belonging to Tzitz hanutsh, has carried destruction to the tribe." "In what way?" "In preventing the rain from falling in season."
Topanashka did not attempt to do penance externally; he was too shrewd for that; but he prayed as much as any one, prayed for light from above, for the immense courage to keep silent, to hope, and to wait. The news that Kauaitshe, the delegate from Tzitz hanutsh, was fasting had reached the cave-dwellings of his cluster late in the afternoon.
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