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falo meat. She then took a rawhide and a stone hammer and some 

 water, sprinkled the meat with it and beat it very fine. Then she went 

 over to the river and brought in a chunk of ice, chopped it up and 

 thoroughly mixed it in the meat, which made good delicious pemmican. 

 "Now, husband, here is the pemmican which I have prepared for you,. 

 I want you to give an invitation to the men to come into the tipi," said 

 Buffalo- Woman. "Thank you ! That is what I got you for, to help in 

 any way to make our names acceptable among the people," said the hus- 

 band. So he went to an old man again and had him cry out for the 

 people to come to his tipi for a good smoke. This old man said : "All 

 you men, young and old, come, do come over to the tipi of Blue-Feather ; 

 his tipi is over there, the brightest one on that side of the camp-circle. 

 He wants all to come who hear the invitation. It makes no difference 

 who does come- Come all !" So the men came in and seated them- 

 selves. After a short conversation among the men present, and after 

 a pipe had been smoked, this pemmican was distributed to satisfy 

 every one. When all had had enough, Buffalo- Woman said, rather 

 unkindly, "Give the rest of the pemmican to her!" — Elk- Woman. 

 These women each provided the means according to her ability, to show 

 her love for her husband. 



But the slight jealousy which existed between the two women was 

 being brought out indirectly during the feasting. Nevertheless, the 

 family peace remained unbroken for some time, until one day Elk- 

 Woman could not bear her jealous feelings, so she ran away with her 

 boy. The husband, seeing that she had acted indifferently and was 

 now going to leave him, set out after her. 'T don't want you to be out 

 with our dear boy," said he, having caught up with her, "can you come 

 and go back with me ? There is no reason for being mad. Did I ever 

 scold you or did I say anything which you didn't like?" Elk- Woman 

 stood rubbing her feet on the ground, thinking, and put her head down, 

 and finally consented to go home with her husband. "Well, you have 

 taken pains to overtake me, you may tell the people in the camp that 

 where you caught me, near the big grove of timber, there is a big herd 

 of elk. Tell them to tie up their dogs and not let them bark. Tell the 

 people to sharpen their spears, arrows and stone knives, and get ready 

 for to-morrow's chase. Tell them^ to save for me the teeth and a 

 number of hides, for my dress," said Elk-Woman. So the hus- 

 band went to the old man and repeated the directions of his wife : 

 "Listen ! All of you stop and listen ! Blue- Feather's wife. Elk- Woman, 

 says to you, that to-day you shall tie up your dogs, sharpen your spears, 

 arrows and stone knives, stake your best horses, for to-morrow you 



