Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-08-31

the dance. In the night spotted I.tist'
who was in the front of the battle, was
wounded in the arm, but even 'hCu!"
he was wounded he rode right over his
enemy and struck him. Soon after
this he got the secrets OF 1his oahce.
and after that became great WARRIOR
and every time he went on he Warpat II
against his enemies he would bring
back many horses and lps. Al last
he became chief
used to talk with my friend Spotted
Horse about the dance, fer | had seen
with my own eyes the great ~ %S that
he had done and how fortunate he had
been in war ever since joining it. and
had thought great deal about joining
il myself. lie told me that all his luck
came from this dance, and that he be-
lieved that the dog which lived up
above with Tirawa was taking pity on
him and helping him, and he advised
me to join the society. AT length !
made up my mind that would 90 TINS
and | went to the old man. Medicine
Chief, and said: "Grandfather. ! am
very poor in my mind and want to be
taken into this society. / am willing
to do whatever must be done, for do
not care what becomes of me. for am
very unhappy and have always been
unlucky." On the day when was taken
in we began to dance, ] and IA Others.
We were obliged to dance for four days
and four nights without eating or
drinking. and Medicine Chief told us to
fix our ewes on the Sun as we danced
and al night to look at the Moon. On
this day. while we were dancing, there
were in the lodge with us people be-
longing o the society: some were MAX
ing shoulder belts. others tying up owl
feathers to wear in the head, Others
making ready eagle feathers. and four
women were putting porcupine quilts
on the belts.
The man whose duty it wasto pierce
the breasts of the young braves for this
suffering was named pahu Katawnh
(knec print by the water). He was
a great warrior and had struck his enc
mics many times. He pierced NY breast
and p,lt the wooden eteWers through
the skin and tied them TO he ropes and
strung me up. While he was doing his
pahu Katawah was praying to Tirawa.
asking that he would take pity on me,
as he had taken pity On him. So ! be-
gan to dance and to try to break loose.
and | kept dancing day and night.
On the fourth day, whcE was the
last of the dance. tore loose from ths
sticks that were through my breast
and Pahu Katawah led ire around the
ring four times. and then had ne stand
in trent Of Medicine Chief. who put ON
me the different ornaMcnts. che by
one. in the orderin which they had been
given ~ the animals to the Zee brave
who first received them.
Some time after this dance was over
Spotted Horse determined TO make
journey to war and lie led Us about
through I he village. dancing. to get MS
ready. We started. aud Went far up on
the head of the South Platte river,
close to The Eoc',y r2ountains. As we
were travelin" along we came TO a trail
where n nu;ncr Of people had passed.
ana this tra:l led into thr mountains.
We fn!lowed it. and When it became
froslfVr Spotted Horse sent me with
another ahead Ct the party to fu'low
the rrail and SO" where the camp was
Ne followed this tiai. and at length,
when -: looked cvyra hill. wc&aw close
+ Us = i;,.',"" herd Of horses and beyond