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strong. After he had danced around for the fourth time he opened 

 up his package and there was the tobacco. Then he spoke to the 

 people, "You people of diflferent tribes, the one that is dancing 

 with me wiU obtain the first war-honor on the warpath that you 

 are planning now, for I am giving him that honor and that power." 



After this he told them that he would make them some paint, as 

 they seemed to be short of it then. He took a wooden dish and 

 filled it full of ashes and covered it up with a white deerskin. Then 

 he danced around the lodge. As he was dancing around for the 

 third time, old Lincoln thought he noticed yellow-colored paint. 

 The fourth time he danced around, the paint turned into a red 

 color. When, finally, Midjistega took the cover off, there was red 

 paint of a very fine equality. Then the members of the different 

 tribes distributed it among one another. 



After this he made some axes. He molded some clay into the 

 shape of axes and put them into a deerskin. On top of this bundle 

 he put a real metal ax. Then taking this bundle he started to 

 dance around the lodge. As he went around the lodge the third 

 time, old Lincoln thought he noticed something shining. After he 

 had gone around the fourth time he took the cover off and there 

 were some real axes. They were all new and bright. 



Then he decided to make some hoes, and then some awls. All of 

 these he made of clay. Then he made some needles of deer hair. ^ 

 Then, noticing sojne boys playing with some basswood bark, he asked 

 them to give him some, and out of it he made ribbons of four different 

 colors, blue, wliite, red, and black. 



Tlien he said, "As I have made almost everything, I will now try 

 and make some whisky. If I fail there will be no harm done any- 

 how." Old Lincoln told his people what Midjistega was saying. 

 Then they placed a new pail full of water before him. He took a 

 flute and began to dance around the lodge. After he had made the 

 first circuit of the lodge he held the flute near the pail, almost sticking 

 it into the water. The second tune he approached the pail he stuck 

 the flute into the water just a little bit. The third time he came near 

 it he stuck the flute into the water and stirred it around. By that tinae 

 Old Lincoln could smell the odor of whisky pretty strongly. Then 

 Midjistega went aroimd the lodge for the fourth time and finally 

 stirred the water with his flute for a long time, and taking a drink 

 from the pail said, "It is whisky." Then he passed it around and 

 everyone present took a chink. Old Lincoln, however, did not touch 

 it. Then his father told him to drink it, as it was holy and had been 

 made by a spirit. Then Old Lincoln drank some, and, sure enough, 

 it was wliisky, although it was colorless. 



After that, all the people went on a warpath. However, tlie per- 

 son to whom Midjistega had promised the first war honor only obtained 



