The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-04
Cob, Help Us, Great Spirits We
Cried in Despair"

chant prayer to each Then they closed the tepee and
left alone.
All night cried to the Great Spirits:
Hear rne-O hear me!
You close beside me.
You here in the tepee.
Hear for 1 poor and weak
wish to be great medicine man.
need horses. blankets. am q boy.
wish TO be great and rich.
Hear me-O hear mel
"An night, all next day. I cried. grew hungry and
by by. fell asleep: then in my sleep
fox and he opened his mouth and talked to me- He told
to put medicine. and toxskin
my head. that would make big medicine. Then
he went away. and woke
IT very hungry. and opened the tepee and came
out. sunrise. My father sleeping the
ground, and when touched him, he woke quickly and
sald
I" My son. glad to you. heard voices that
not calling in the tcpee, and afraid
All is WE'LL said. Give food
When was fed l took my bow and arrow and went
forth to kill weasel. When Alone sat down and
prayed Great Spirits of the six world directions and
smoked. beginning the southeast and voice in
my which said i will lead YOU. Soon came
large, sleeping weasel; white all
though 1t was yet fall Him killed and skinned and
the pelt nat stick pouch. Then
sought the medicine to go in It. What that will
not tell. but at last 1t fled and then slew big
red fox. and out Of his fur made my cap.
Each night went into my tepee alone to smoke and
chant and each night strange birds animals to
and talked taught me much wisdom. Then came
voices of my ancestors. and taught how the
sick and how to charm the buffalo and the elk. Then
began help Imy father heal the sick people.
became honored among my companions; and when
caught maid her to the spring she did not strug
gle; she glad to talk with for had fine tepee
and horses and many blankets.
II grew sklful. could do many things white people
could be buried deep In the ground, while
mighty stone. which six alone could lift rolled
upon me- Then In the darkness when cried to the
Great Spirits. they swiftly and put their hands to
the stone and threw far away, and and walked
forth. people wondered cured many people by
the healing my hands, by great magic like thts
had dried mouse and once when a man came to me
stif and cold with hole in his side, sald Put him
before me-
when they did as 1 bid. took the mouse and put
1t before the who dead. and blew smoke upon
the mouse said: Great Spirits help do this
great magic. Then the mouse came to life. and to
the put his beak In the hole and pulled out
the bad flesh and wound closed up and the rose
'Thesc wonderful things did. and I became rich
had fine, large tepee and horses and skins and
blankets People said. Sec there Rising Wolf. He
IS young but no has many horses Therefore, came
to be called Many Horses but had only one wife,
Sailing Hawk I cared only for her. /,
chiefs handsome face had long since become
and rapt. Now 1t suddenly grew grim. His little wife
moved uneasily In her by his side, and he looked at
her with strange glance Between them had crept the
shadow Of Sailing Hawks DEATH
zone day while sat with Sailing Hawk in my tepee
hig. black cloud flying OF the west Ike an
eagle and out OF 1t the red fire stabbed and killed my
wife and set my tcpee on fire. Ny heart like ice
when rose and saw my Sailing Hawk dead seized
my gun. fired many times into the cloud. screamed
at It in rage. My were hot. crazy. At last
wspt away but my wife was dead and my heart empty
and like ashes did eat many days and reared
no for the Great sprta Ipraycd more could
not smoke, but sat all night by tho place where my
Sailing Hawk lny, and no dared come to me. Ny
heart was very angry toward everybody ana all things
could not see the end OF my trail All was black before
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