The Canton times., 1900-06-15

cling and some were sitting about the
walls on their robes. Some of the
robes were made of bear and buffalo
and beaver and wolf skins, Others
were of the skins of birds. Now, these
people who were in this lodge were
the animals that he had seen swim
ming in the water. They had changed
their shapes and had become persons.
Not long after this Rec man awoke
one of these people who sat at the
bank of the lodge-a chief-stood up
and spoke to him and said
My friend, we know how un-
happy you feel and how long you
have been praying. We have lis
tened to your prayers, and we
have talked about you, and have
made up our minds that we will take
you in here and you shall be like one
of us. for we feel sorry for you. You
see all these people here in this lodge.
They stand for the different animals.
You see me; | am chief of these ami
mails, and ] am Il dog. Tbs Spirit Fa
ther who lives away up in the sky likes
dogs He has one Himself. l like your
heart. and that is why | have taken
pity on you and want to help you. You
shall be like me. Wherever you may
be. my spirit will be with you. and will
help you and protect you. You see this
dance which these people are dan
cling? This dance | give to you. Watch
ii carefully and observe just what is
I II do TnL
it home to your people and let them
learn it and dance it. 1t will make
them lucky in war"
When this man, the Dog. had fin
ished speaking to the young man, he
turned to the others in the lodge and
said to them:
brothers, look at this young man;
you see him and you know how un-
happy he is. Take pity on him and
give him your power. for l have pitied
him and have given him the power
that | have Try to do what you can
for him Then he sat down.
For "A little while no one said any
thing. All sat there looking at the
ground, or at the fire that blazed in
the middle of the lodge. At last the
Owl stood on his feet and spoke to the
chief. saying: 81 also will do some
thing for this young man" He
turned to the young man and said
to him:
when go about at night, l do not
care how dark it may be, | can see
as well as if it were day. You shall
be like me in this, for in the night you
shall see as | do. Wherever YOU may
go at night ! will be with you. Take
these feathers and wear them tied to
your hair" AS he said this he gave
him some feathers from his back to
wear on his head. Then the Owl sat
down
The Buffalo Bull sat next to the
Owl. and after little silence he stood
up and spoke. He said
You shall be like me. too Wher
ever you travel about my spirit shall
be with you. You shall be strong and
you shall not get tired. You shall be
brave. too. If you see your enemy
right before you you shall not be
afraid, but shall rush upon him and |
shall knock him down and run over
him as | do" Then the Bull gave the |
young man shoulder belt of tanned |
buffalo hide, saying: Wear this when
YOU go into battle" Then he sat |
down.
After a little while the porcupine |
stood up and spoke to the young man.
He said:
81 will also do something for you.
| have the power to make my enemy's
heart like womans. and in this you
shall be like me. Your enemies will
fear you. and when you fight with
them you shall overcome them and
kill them" He gave the young man
some quilts from his back to embroid-
er the leather shoulder belt with, and
then he sat down.
When these people were speaking
everyone else sat quiet. saying moth
ing. but listening to the speeches,
while the pipe passed from hand to
hand and the fire fiickered and the
posts cast black shadows and the
smoke rising toward the smoke hole
spread out and made thin blue haze
in the top of the lodge. At length the
Eagle rose to his feet and stood look
ing about him. while everybody wait
ed TO hear what he would say. When
he began to speak he said:
Everybody knows me and knows
that ! am lucky in war. When | go
out to fight ! kill my enemies. and all
the others run away. Now |, too. will
be with You wherever you go. and you
shall kill your enemies as | do mine.
Take courage. therefore, for you shall