, 1870-01-24

Wintef, early tn tAs sNtnE hsy VIII dte tha Grss!
On tas opseNts aids Ut ftvnr ftoN wAaee the
bennts 2Ra grazing. End xAA ta11b arc tempted
To rzne tnatne IN soazua of - kfseu gtsss which
.he3Ex A6e1dy Aoft, breaks eon92}h their great
xeaRtt, and ths animals are dt3Kaed oe killed.
sonet1nea lxrge oonhlo VII Eot& In great eate
of Lea and do4s doNn tho stverr ~ thu Icdtanua
vii Ill him and tow him aahorn- Il II wonderful
how the Indians can run % tho luss1nx Loo. They
VIII frequently pfees ptooo 10 H,are rdsz foot
aquafs, md yet cToss IN GafetY. TneF aoecesoua
render their footing sazc, Ind osJ spring lightly
from one eake 70 another, neTer halttug tos NO.
rnsnt, for to hait u to 60 doKE
ons hurt h&Ftng ended, the Cniaf ordered that
tho nsna1 ieaat s1d lo1sang saau1d tate plsoe.
long pole sA1 provided. buffalo heAd pnt On the
top Of IT, and 1umbsf Of rattk n811ed, It ugtr,
10 the tlde4. Tbs pols Utz than Aa1 frtnly In the
ground, In the centre Of an open space before tho
village, and burkto hesda wezo piled up around It
Tho heAda Here set Ii tarcle, and ast1uSed 10
lock Is h!dco1afJ II poa1hie. Immense 4usAur
tics Of butIalo meat Ws1e now brought, and the
fesst made ready Nothing but bnda1o meas Is
eaten, and eTesJ ono makes It potnt to gorge
hlznaeH % full Is possible. Eyan tue doxa hte
ssu1ed. and tho women and children pesausdod to
cat while they can fotee down hita Tho greater
The quantity Of meat eAttu, the greater tho bou-
or; and come dtarVe thentselTe8 fot tFu or tire
days In advances, In order 70 do justice
to the occaaon. Tne meat ia prepared
IN eTerJ form-boiIed, tusd, brol1ed.
roasted, and rav. When ono u full,
ho goes 10 the pole, and ~ soon Al sufficient
number hare collected tbs dance beKtnA The
NaE1tors sis In c1tcls around tho pole, and tho
squaws. gsutii1Y dressed and painted. form cir
clio arcu1d tho wAzHora. At = sIguL the drama
beat, and III rise and stand. Then tho 4qusxa
Mig, aod the Warriors Move &rouz4 TO tho right
and The squsws 70 tho teft each keeping time to
the drurus with their feet The d4nce Is = alo1.
sauf11tng motion, but soon makes one very tired.
When Warrior or squ2w geta tired, they s:ep out
OF the ctrcla and others tAke the1r plasts Al
soon - It il dark wood Is brought nfes made
around the pole. and the dancing is kept 10 ali
night The lcaatng frequently continues for
three days, and at no TING i the pole without its
set Of dancers. The amount Of bunalo oonsamed
Is pfod,gtous, when We connder tt4', besidea the
vast quantities. eaten b. the Indians, each family
has fEum 6t1 to ten doK1.
Not 70 dauce On such m occasion would seem
to oo ungratelul tor tho good luck had hxd In
taking meat, 70 Joined IN heartily, but By Md
hight was completely Koru out Calling to
Fashtella. told her was 10 trod must 70 to
my lodge, and ahe lrradly sccedod. 2nd went
with me-. Laying down. l lumedlatelJ fell aaleep,
but. on waking at daylight, MAS surprised to
md Waahte1lh already up and going stout her
work inquired what made har rise 10 early,
a1d she then confessed that ~ soou ~ wAs
asleep she bad sto1cn out and gone back to The
dance. Nom which she had but I1st returned.
Poor child! ehn had done no mora thau her waita
alsters often d0-t1at Il, had night Of is-4o
readily fo1gsve her.
The feaat over, We began to prepare In ernest
for cur feturn. Tho meat WAS Carefully dissfIb-
uted, 10 that no pony would be overloaded, and
everything was neatly packed, It TOOK both M
ponies and all my dogs to ca1rJ ny mea. aud
lodge, 20 Wathtel1a and had to walk. We cou-
adtred thu no great hardship, however, a. nearly
Ill the ytilage vas on foot VIC made only eight
AZ ten miles day. hut 1t last, after most
mxrrh, reached the Missouri and ep-
tekRd our old camp near Fort Randall
Naa glad to be al homs once more, and felt
very comfortable, for ! had made ! gooa reputa-
ton - hunter, formed new friendsh1ps,
and WOE o1ez sone Of ny old enemies.
1ndeed. why should not be CON-
Portable! fy domestic relations vera
most happy. had an abundance Of w1ntes's
food, twelve robes, and Waa1teiia had provided
Le with good supply Of topacoo.t So sat down
With my fayottta pipe and Was at peace with all
the world
mt Bclden has since killed n many a. tweptyshrec
tIhc eha.1h. sha. os Indian tobAeec IL made Of red
willow bark The sduA"a gather tst quautt.e. Of tho
!out4 er mail aba. and poel ot the baIk. whicb.
1sG gesss ct s0at shn sG1
\ ilon IL equal 10 The bet KiIItinIcE; md vhen
smoked hts sHeet, pieasant taste. and en,its delt