The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-04

1A0sSsf2l4 @Sl about his loins He was
@ about 30 years OF age. but
lLSN seemed less than 10.
kh1N -W2 He studied quizzic-
ally as I COMMUNICATED
TO him wish story lfe. and laugh
ingly mutered ocose remark to pretty young
wife. who sat him blanket busy At some
needlcwork. But the humorous look passed out OF his
face RS he mused the shadows heightened the hot
dry grass, the slopes OF the buttes the
grew yellow.
After long pause. he lifted his head and began to
speak In low and pleasant VOICE Hc used gestures
and his glance Ike that who a small thing
distant hill.
II well brought up" were his nrst words. my
father medicine his tribe and who
knew all the stories his people his bestbelcved
and he put into the dances OF tho warriors when
old, carried OF his war-bonnet fcath
in my hand and painted Ike the big warriors
when my father wished to give horse to tho Cut
throat Burntthgh people who visited US and danced
With w. he put into my hnnds the little stick which
counted for horse and walked tho circle by his
and handed tho stick friend. Then mother
MAS proud of me, and was glad to ses her smile.
MY father made the best bows. and my mother
made pretty moccasns for covered with bright beads
and the stained quilts Of tho porcupins had ponies to
ride and little tepee my in which play
chief.
when was little older. loved well to sit my
father the old and hear tell stories OF the
days that gone My fathers stories to tho
bes, OF ALL and the motions OF his hands the most beaut
fu. sit all day listen. all liked the
stories OF magic deeds
"one day my father holding my to tho
talk. and at night he said to NY you
to be medicine You to be warrior. whsn
you older will teach you tho secrets of my walk,
and you shall follow in my path
Thereafter I watched everything the medicine
did near and listened to their words followed
with eyes when they aside pray Where
magic being done-there l. AT the dance
my father Ming live squirrels from his empty hand
him breathe smoke the body OF dead BIRD and 1t
awoke and to wounded and tore out the rottng
flesh and cured him. TO life In tho
came way. saw the magic bladder move when no one
touched 1t; and buried and covered with
big stone too great for four to lift and saw him
come forth as II the stone blanket
81 there many ways to become medicine
man. went away n high mountain. and there
he stood and cried all the day and the night sayng
% Great Spirit
am poor
to be wise.
want to be big medicine
Help me. Great Spirit!
want to be honored among my people.
Help get blankets, horses.
Help me raise children
Help live long.
Honored OF my people,
$50 he chantcd many hours without food or water.
and 1t cold ALSO At last he fell down sleep
dreamed. When he came home he had medicine a big
bird had told him many secrets.
Another went into sweat house to purify himself.
He stayed all night inside, crying the Spirit He.
too, dreamed; but he did not tell his dreams
IA third man went into his tepee hill near tho
and there, with nothngto eat drink he sat
Ing like the other two; and at last he scpt and In tho
hight voices that of his mouth In the tepee
and ], who listened unobserved afraid; and his
afraid also He became great medi-
cine man; and went to my father. and said:
. Make medicine man like Spotted Elk.
"IIe looked upon me, and said
.'My son. you too young
Nevertheless insisted and he promised that. when
bccame 1G OF he would help to become like
Spotted Elk. This pleased
"As grew older put away In my memory all the
stories my father people. listened always
when the old talked. watched the medicine
they smoked to theGreat Spirits OF the world crept
hear. them cry tho Great Spirit overhead
and to the Dark below earth listened
all the time, and by listening wise old
II knew all the wonderful stories OF the coyote and OF
the ratesnaEe knew what the eagle said to his mate
and knew tho the great bear who sits erect
like a man. was hunter. but followed the game to
learn its those days We were bufralocaters We
did not eat fish, fowl, rabbits. the OF
bear Our women pounded wild cherries and made cakes
Of them, and of that we ate sonetmes; but always
lived upon buffalo meat. and we'll and strong.
hot as we arc now.
II learned to make my bows and also to make
noccasins though that wonens work and did not
sew beads paint porcupne quills. wanted to know
all hingso tan hides, to draw plcturesall things.
''Ry and by, timo when was to become rnedi-
cine My father took to Spotted Elk the great
all medicine men, he that could make birds from
humps meat and mice from acorns.
,tpo Nv n
medicine Because you old and wise, bring him
to you Help me to give him wisdom
tool Il tcpee hill far from the