The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-05
The Grizzly Bears Medicine
By GEORGE BIRD NELL

dare you take my child and hold it? Let it Co. or 1
will tear to pieces and eat YOU" But the boy still
held the cub. No what the Bear said what he
did. the boy held fast to the cub.
When tho Bear that the boy would not let the
cub go, he became quiet and longer seemed angry.
He said boy you my down your brother.
for he is your brother He shall go with you he
shall be your companion. and shall be with always
your guide helper He has told your story.
and how you poor, unhappy, and he has kept
you from being eaten 1 have taken pity On you.
you back to your people, where you
may do good among them. My son, am
the head of all these animal lodges. down at Pa
hulk and Pahur and everywhere else am at the
head living that is stronger than l;
that cannot kill If shoots at me, make
the fall from my skin without hurting me.
Look up around my lodge. See these arrows, these
guns these leggngs and the medicine that
have brought thinking to kill me- but have killed
them these things, and keep them here.
Il knew that your people were coming to this place
hunt 1 drove the buffalo so that the people
should stop and hunt and kill meat in order that
you might my lodge. 1 know all your feelings
know that you sorry for your poor father,
brother and wished you to here, so that might
you my and give power TO you sc that you
may become great man among your people know
that they killing buffalo, and that they VIII be
camped here four days.
Now my son, your brother free All the power
1 give to you l shall kill my son, your
little brother there and give his skin to keep and to
carry away with YOU that he may be your COM
panion may with you always. Your brother
friend the is looking for mourning for you
thinks you dead, but tomorrow night you shall
him. tell rejoice for and not to
mourn. You shall tell him you have BEEN"
The little bear that he holding said to the boy
1T is all right brother; put me down My father
what he says. 1 am glad that am going to be
with you my brother The boy put him down.
Then the Bear said to his wife: Get up. Take
that gun" she the gun, and they walked
around the fireplace in circle and SANG, and the boy
The Bear took the and told the boy to
look them, and watch carefully everything that
they did After little he stopped and shot his WIFE,
and she fell dead Then he put down the gun and
went o she bear and put his mouth on the wound
and breGthed snorted ''Whoof" and sucked in
breath took the bullet and went around the
lodge singing and making motions and then he took
the she bear and lifted her to her feet, and
supported her pushed her around and helped her.
and walked. and well. Then he called
the boy to Nov will do the thing
to YOU" And he did the thing the boy, and
brought him life in the same way Then he said:
THAT one power give you tonight"
Then he gave the gun to the boy and went to the
other side of the lodge and sat and said: Now
will open my mouth, and shoot me right in the
mouth" He opened his mouth, and the boy shot him,
and he fell After moment he got UP his feet
and slapped his paws his chest several times, and
tho bullet his mouth and he walked around
fireplace three times and made motions and