Lame Billy

Gambling medicine formula (1902)

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Text identifier: Ac
Speaker: Lame Billy
Primary documentation: A. L. Kroeber
Project transcription: Andrew Garrett
Manuscript source: A. L. Kroeber, Yurok field notebook 41, pp. 55-58


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Chuehl, ke'l sonowo'm, Wohpekuemew? Keech wek he (?) neskwechook' mo keetee yookwechok'. nuemee megeehl kee nee keetee yookw Tue wee'eeet wek cho (?) 'ee mehl nes. Monee (?) 'eeshkuue nee skewokseemek' kee 'n-ookwechok'. Peesh weetue mehl hekchek'. Cheeseenee (?) Nek kwelekw weet sonowok'. Wogee nee 'ooleenek', mee' kee 'oolee'n wenchokws. Peesh weet mehl hekchek'. Hegey..., wee'eeet kee keech mehl nes. Hes? Kwesee hes wee'eeet mehl nue nes? Taok (?) chee'n wek keech 'o chyuuek'wenek'. Nek kwelekw chee'n newook'. Kee keetee nuek'wo ke (?) nes. Tue' wokhlee, tue' wee' nek sonowok', tue' wee'eeet mehl hekchek'. Wokhlee .. nuek'wo nes. Chuehl ne'ges 'ne-kaap'ehl! ... weet kee sonowo'm kee ... Tue noohl heepuer Peesh wee'eeet mehl hekchek', 'oloolekweeshol. Tue chuehl ne'ges 'ne-kaap'ehl! Cho' chpuerkoo'm 'ne-kaap'ehl! Kowecho' 'ahspe'm pa'ah! Tue chuehl heemerks'es! ta... 'ne-kaap', cho' mehl pe'wetewe'm! Chuehl heemerks'es kee hegook' Wokhlee m... yeruek (?) mokee cho' chapok (?) nokseemek' (?) wes'onah so hegoo Cho' nekee ... k'e-pe'wechkewek' mehl k'ee 'ne-kaap'! Chuehl, 'oloolekweesho'l, wokhlee' mo nuek'wo neskwechook'.

[Gambler:] "Well, where (?) are you, Wohpekumew? I have come here because I am going to gamble. "just starting it for nothing" That's why I came here. ... Gradually (?) I want to gamble. That's why I spoke to you. I guess you better let me know it. I am that way. I lie down in the middle, and the women lie down on both sides (?). That's why I spoke to you. I hear it, that's why I came here." [Spirit:] "Indeed? Is that why you came here? ... recently I have been sitting here. I have recently seen. You will come here. I am glad, that's why I did that, that's why I spoke to you. I am glad when you come here. Take my plant! That's why I spoke to you, human being. Take my plant! Take care of my plant! Don't drink water! Hurry up! you can get my plant here, wash your hands with it! Hurry ... I am glad ... me know ... well, I guess you leave me tobacco. Wash your hands every time you are out with my plant! Farewell, human, I am glad because you came."