60 THE WIXNEBAGO TRIBE [eth. axn. 37 



damaged. Indeed, you (Tcap'o'sifaga) should have forbidden 

 them." Then Tcap'o'sgaxfa went over and forbad them. 



Early in the morning after the third night the old woman again 

 woke up and went to inspect the crops. Again they had damaged 

 almost everything. "The nicest of Tcap'o'sgagu's crops they have 

 destroyed. He should have forbidden them. Wliy indeed did you 

 not forbid it? They have utterly destroyed your crops." Then 

 Tcap'o'sgaga got up and said, "I will go and forbid them." So he 

 went over to the Foxes and said, "Leave my crops alone, I told you. 

 Instead of that you have destroyed them. If again to-night you 

 dare do this, as I am a man who thinks (of revenge), beware. Dare 

 do it again (and take the consequences)," he said. 



One of the wicked ones among the Foxes who was doing this said, 

 "O pshaw: He acts as though he were the only man (i. e., great 

 warrior) in creation." 



The next morning Tcap'o'sgaga himself got up early and went to 

 inspect his crops, and indeed they had been utterly destroyed. 

 What had been left (from previous depredations) had now been 

 utterly ruined, and even the vines had been torn up. Tcap'o'sgaga 

 felt grieved and said, "Have my attendants go and call my war- 

 bundle bearer."" They went and called him and when he (and others) 

 had arrived (they asked), ''What are we to do?" Tcap'o'sgaga 

 said, "Put on the food." Then they prepared the food.*' When 

 the food had been cooked they went to invite as the feasters the 

 most important (of the people). When the feasters finished, then 

 he said, "I am going on the warpath. At the end of the path I see 

 my enemy. I am going to have the pleasure of killing the ten men 

 that my grandfathers (the spirits), who are in control of war, ob- 

 tained for me. For ten chiefs I am going. " 



Near the door he indicated what would be the first stopping place. 

 Then he placed the war-bundle across the entrance and jumped over 

 it." Then he put the war-bimdle on his back and walked toward 

 his boat, his attendants accompanying him. They had hardly 

 pushed off when they were greeted by a "Here! here!" Then they 

 saw a very long boat fiUod with chiefs, all of whom were dressed in 

 their best finery; their faces painted blue and medals around their 

 necks." They (the Winnebago) permitted the boat to pass and then 

 when it was exactly alongside of them, they shot the occupants and 

 tipped the boat over. Soon after, a strong wind arose and all the 

 people in the village started out to give chase (to the enemy). '^ 



» The youths who carry the war-bundle on the warpath. They are generally the nephews of the war 

 leaders. . 

 '- For the war-bundle or winter feast which is always given before a war party starts, 

 w It was always customary for the leader to do this, 



'< The boat contained the Fox chiefs who had come to make reparation for the damage inflicted upon 

 Tcap'o'sgaga's crops. 

 15 1, e., started on a tribal warpath. 



