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distance of the main camp-circle, "Now, my man, I want you to be very 

 quiet. You may go ahead, and I will follow your footsteps, but we 

 will be in one blanket or robe, so that we may appear to others as one 

 person going to my father's tipi," and she then threw her robe over him. 

 Reaching the 'tipi, she pushed him forward toward the door and entered 

 with him. 



The father, lying on the bed, crossed his legs and perhaps was 

 waiting for his food. "Well, I am glad to see you, daughter. Who is 

 this with you ?'' said he. "He is my husband, father," said she, standing 

 by the fire, while her husband took a seat on one side. "Good ! I am 

 so happy to have a son-in-law. Let hinr be seated comfortably," said 

 he to his daughter. "What does your husband eat?" said the old man. 

 "My father, let me tell you plainly that he eats our flesh," said she. 

 Just at this time two little boys came in and sat by the kettle which 

 had some stock or soup in it. These little boys were dipping their 

 food into this soup. "If that is the case, you may kill one of these boys, 

 and boil him for his meal," said he to his daughter. So she took a 

 club and knocked him dead. "Now my dearMaughter, be careful in 

 skinning his hide, and lay it aside in a heap," said the father. These 

 boys were two yellow calves, brothers-in-law to the new husband. 

 When this calf's yellow hide was thrown in a heap, it became a live ani- 

 mal again. The young wife then cooked the beef and gave it to her 

 husband. His brothers-in-law were killed from time to time for his 

 food, but made alive again. 



For some reason the new husband was not permitted to go out 

 alone, but his wife would take him out when there was urgent need. 

 One day the father told his daughter to keep her husband inside for 

 a cc^rtain length of time, for that day there wag to be a round-up 

 of game into the camp-circle. "Tell him that everybody will have 

 to receive the blessing," said the father. Three times this occasion 

 took place a short distance from the camp. During all that time, the 

 daughter kept her husband inside and permitted him to go out only 

 when there was urgent need. On the fourth day, the father cau- 

 tioned his daughter again, for this was to be a great day. 



After all the people had gone away, the husband took an awl 

 and pierced the tipi by the door and peeped out. To his surprise, 

 he saw a vast multitude standing in two rows, from a black cotton- 

 wood snag. Close to this burnt snag there stood a man with a big 

 club, ready to strike. Looking through the hole again, he saw a man 

 striking this snag with a big club. As he struck it, there came out 

 people from the base of the snag. At the first stroke there came out 



