. British North America: I. The far West, the home of the Salish and Déné . evoured the scraps which the womanhad purposely thrown out. Little Ant and several ofhis relatives climbed on the roof, and began to eat thefat that had gathered there. For some days neitherLynx nor his wife would show themselves, but eachmorning they threw out a basketful of bones andpickings, which were quickly seized and devoured bythe starving crowd. When the woman thought shehad sufficiently humbled their pride, and revengedherself for their cruelty to her, she bade her husbandmake a great feast, and invite them a
. British North America: I. The far West, the home of the Salish and Déné . evoured the scraps which the womanhad purposely thrown out. Little Ant and several ofhis relatives climbed on the roof, and began to eat thefat that had gathered there. For some days neitherLynx nor his wife would show themselves, but eachmorning they threw out a basketful of bones andpickings, which were quickly seized and devoured bythe starving crowd. When the woman thought shehad sufficiently humbled their pride, and revengedherself for their cruelty to her, she bade her husbandmake a great feast, and invite them all to it. This hedid, and when they had eaten their fill, he told themof his vision, and the promise his guardian spirithad made to him. From this they perceived that hewas ordained to be their chief. They accordingly Q 242 BRITISH NORTH AMERICA denounced the old chieftainess, declaring that sheshould have known all this, and deposing her, theymade him chief in her place. Thus Lynxs dream was fulfilled, and he became agreat man among them from that time forward. Plate 31. k^__^
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