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After entering, the drummers took seats on the west side of the lodge, 

 ranging themselves in a small unclosed ellipse west of the altar; south of 

 them sat the rattlers. The women of the two groups noted in the pre- 

 paratory tent sat to the south and north, respectively, of the foot of the 

 altar. 



Owing to the novelty of the proceedings for me in 1910, some inter- 

 esting happenings at this stage escaped my attention. However I 

 recorded them in the following year and will supply the deficiency on the 

 basis of my later observations, supplemented by notes secured from one 

 of my most trustworthy informants. 



Immediately after the entrance of the procession into the lodge, or 

 very soon after, a brave warrior tells a coup and another is dispatched 

 to bring water. The latter is called atticde, 'the one who goes for drink.' 

 Formerly he had to run to the creek for it, but nowadays at Lodge Grass 

 a large vessel with water is placed near the lodge and the brave takes a 

 small bucket with him, runs to the larger vessel, fills his container, and 

 comes dashing back. According to Gray-bull, this episode represents a 

 war party's coming back with water and symbolizes a victorious return. 



On July 7, 1911 the following was the sequence of events. Medicine- 

 crow got up and told the story of how seven Dakota had been seated by a 

 fire in a canvas tipi, how a party of Crow had come down upon them and 

 destroyed them, the narrator playing an active part. He broke some 

 little sticks and threw them on the bare part of the altar to symbolize the 

 fire. Then Packs-the-hat got ready to run for water; having struck two 

 coups in his day, he was eligible for this office. He stood by the entrance, 

 on some juniper leaves, which symbolized the wish to see the next year, 

 when everything would be green and safe. Banks (the lodge owner), 

 and Banks's wife stood behind Packs-the-hat and swayed him four times, 

 the husband shaking a rattle and singing a song. The songs sung at this 

 juncture rather resemble praise-songs 1 than Tobacco songs; the follow- 

 ing is typical: 



dl wasa'kam bi wik- ; kana a kowe. 



You as my grandmother I shall adopt; go home. 



Finally at the fourth time the couple pushed Packs-hat oufc of the lodge . 

 He ran, filled his vessel, and returned running, whereupon he made a 

 report to Banks in a very low tone of voice. This represents the report 

 of a returning war party 



iSee Lowie, (a), 241. 



