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of sage which they had worn on their bodies, and deposited all at 

 the foot of the center-pole. Roman-Nose lighted a pipe and pointed 

 the stem to the southeast, southwest, northwest, northeast, to the 

 four rafter poles which had been painted, toward the center-pole, 

 the skull and the ground, and handed the pipe to the Lodge-maker, 

 who smoked and passed it along the line of priests. The wife of 

 the Lodge-maker at this time wore only her calico dress, which she 

 had kept on and arranged in the form of loose trunks beneath her 

 buffalo robe in the Lone-tipi at noon. During this time the chiefs 

 were at the drum rehearsing. Some of their number arose and sang 

 a song, at the end of which they sat down. The priests continued 

 smoking until they had consumed four pipes. 



The Dedication of the Lodge. 



The chiefs and singers about the drum all arose, holding the drum 

 in their midst and singing. The crowd within and without the 

 lodge was very dense; all were standing. The Lodge-maker took a 

 filled pipe to the assistant Chief Priest, who laid the pipe down, 

 touched his finger to the ground, to his tongue, took a bite of root, 

 spat, and picked up the pipe, motioned the stem to the four rafter 

 poles in the usual order, to the center-pole, to the skull, and to the 

 ground. He lighted the pipe and again offered the stem to the four 

 lodge poles, to the center-pole, to the skull, and to the ground. He 

 offered the stem to the Lodge-maker, kneeling in front of him, who 

 took four whiffs, blowing the fourth whiff into his two hands, which 

 he rubbed together and over his body. The pipe was then passed 

 along the line of priests. The musicians began the third song. The 

 crowd, for all in camp were glad to express their joy that so much 

 had been done and that the lodge was complete, was denser than 

 ever, all being attired in their gayest costumes. The number of 

 buckskin garments that were worn was surprisingly great, and the 

 warriors all wore appropriate head-dresses, many of them wearing 

 the long eagle feather war bonnets, while others wore shields. The 

 warrior societies, in a semblance of order, filed around the center-pole, 

 many of them being on horseback. At the beginning of the fourth 

 song the warriors took their proper places by societies and formed 

 in lines, extending half-way around the north side of the lodge, and 

 danced up and down, shouting and yelling. The women pressed 

 about the drummers and crowded all sides of the lodge, and with 

 their shrill cries encouraged them. As the fifth song began others 

 crowded into the lodge, and the warriors and others again circled 

 around the center-pole, this time three rows deep, all carrying guns 



