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dance was over the doctor told him his medicine power and 

 heart were so great that he would kill his foe and bring- joy to 

 the whole tribe through his prowess, if he would only follow 

 his advice, and this he promised to do. Having received his 

 instructions, he and two of his kindred started after their 

 burly foe, and having found its lair they laid a line of powder 

 towards it from three directions, and perching themselves on 

 trees to the leeward, awaited the arrival of the dreaded brute. 

 Towards nightfall it was heard approaching, and having 

 allowed it to get comfortably settled in bed, they fired the 

 powder trails, then ran for shelter to a large crag that lay 

 on the route in which the villainous saltpetre was not placed. 

 The powder, when ignited, spluttered along rapidly and set 

 the grass and dry twigs on fire, and it was not long before the 

 blaze reached the lair and sent "Ephraim" out in a tremendous 

 hurry, and thoroughly frightened. Making for the only path- 

 way free from fire, it ambled rapidly onward, but on reaching 

 the rock on which its enemies were concealed it was cheeked 

 suddenly in its course by having blazing pine knots thrown 

 before it. Before it could decide what the new danger was, it 

 received volley after volley from the repeating rifles of the 

 Indians, who were guided in their aim by the lighted torches, 

 and it soon laid a corpse at their feet. Highly elated with 

 their success, they dragged the carcass to camp on an impro- 

 vised sledge made of boughs, and held a carnival over it for 

 two or three days. All the members of the tribe celebrated 

 the victory by a feast on the body, and by indulging in 

 dances; while the slayers related their deeds with all the 

 extravagant language of their race. This daring act made 

 them famous at once, and they were conceded to be the highest 

 type of warriors. From that day forth they always wore a 

 necklace made of the claws of the bear as a proof of their 

 bravery and importance. 



An Indian who can wear such ornaments is considered 

 to be an invincible warrior ; hence one of his highest am- 

 bitions is to slay the monarch of the mountains and to 

 decorate his inodorous neck with its weapons of warfare. 

 I remember distinctly with what, to me, seemed ludicrous 



