After that they began to shoot at our house. After they had shot at our house for four nights Nᴀñ-gut-tcî′ng̣a told us to get up very early. And, after we were done eating, he had us wash our faces. He gave us tallow, and, when we had put it on our faces,[12] we painted them. He then emptied out a big box of clothing. And as soon as we had fitted ourselves we put it on. After that he emptied out black handkerchiefs. We tied them around our heads. He was a great chief.
After that we sang a song. After we had sung four times we went out to fight. We then began shooting at the four houses of the Town-of-Tcꜝā′ał people while the Town-of-Tcꜝā′ał people drew up around us from the woods. And, after we had shot at each other for a while, my gun became hot, and I put it into the water.
Nᴀñ-gut-tcî′ng̣a stood on the top of his house all of this time. He held a large horn in his hand through which he talked to us. We [[382]]then waved something white that he could see. He knew by that that not one of us had been killed.
After we had fought for a while, and when the sun was almost set, the Middle-town people and the Earth-eaters came to fight. They broke through the many Town-of-Tcꜝā′ał people who were around us. They told us then to go home, and we went home. But they fought in our places.
When I came in they said that my breeches were bloody. I then felt there. The back part of my thigh was torn. I at once became faint.
Early in the next day they shot at us again. And, after they had shot at us for five nights, Nᴀñ-gut-tcî′ng̣a told us to begin fighting again. When we first fought many of the Town-of-Tcꜝā′ał people were killed. There were also many wounded. And, after we had fought for a while, and evening was come, the Middle-town people and the Earth-eaters came and helped us. They let us go home. But they had a pitched battle in our places. Some time after dark they stopped shooting.
They shot intermittently at our house for more than a month afterward. They began shooting at our house just before daylight. One day we did not hear a gun go off. Then someone knocked at the door. “Open the door for me.” That was Djig̣ē′g̣as. “The Town-of-Tcꜝā′ał people are gone.” They went away very early.
On the day following Nᴀñ-gut-tcî′ng̣a gave property to the Earth-eaters. He gave them eight slaves, as blood payment for the four persons that had been killed, and three hundred and twenty blankets. Because Qołgî′t was very sorry on account of his canoe he gave him a young slave. He was very glad to have him. And he also had his canoe repaired. The day after he called them [to a feast].
After that they again came to fight with us. Then the Town-of-Tcꜝā′ał people shot at us for two nights. After they had acted toward us in this way for three months a ship of the Iron people came. Nᴀñ-gut-tcî′ng̣a then told the Iron people about himself. Then they left us all kinds of ammunition.
After fifteen nights were passed they came after Nᴀñ-gut-tcî′ng̣a. And then, too, the Town-of-Tcꜝā′ał people came to fight with us. After they had shot at us for two nights they went away again. They (the Iron people) then took Nᴀñ-gut-tcî′ng̣a with them. His heart was not strong enough to go without me. So they took me as well.