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the enemy, they burned them. The victors secured a gi'eat string 

 of scalps (the big man was not a Genonsgwa ; he was merely a very 

 hxrge and strong man with magical powers). 



The warriors now had great respect for the young man. and 

 when they came home and told everything, the respect of the people 

 increased so that he was made a chief. The people thought of him 

 as a Genonsgwa, though he did not look like one: they remembered 

 only the big man's words. 



Now. another expedition was spoken of and many volunteered, 

 but only 30 were taken, for that was as large a part}' as was required. 

 All were ready. The women had provisions prepared for them. 

 Starting out. they went toward the north, as before. 



On the third night the young man. now a chief, dreamed that 

 some one came to him. saying: "Tomorrow night when you camp 

 the enemy will be camped near by. and you will discover each other. 

 (It was not the custom of Indians in those days to attack in the 

 night, but always just at daybreak.) Now be you ready, all of 

 you. as soon as daylight is dawning and attack the enemy. Be sure 

 that you attack and not they.'''' The next morning Stone Coat, the 

 chief, told his dream (he knew the warriors believed hiui ther) 

 word for word. That night when they camped, they discovered 

 the enemy not far away, also arranging a camp. During the right 

 few of the warriors slept, for they felt anxious, and some were afraid 

 of an attack, though it was not the rule to attack in the night. 



Toward day the chief told all to get ready. When light was 

 dawning they started. On stealing up they saw that the enemy also 

 were making ready, whereupon Stone Coat told his men to make a 

 circle around the camp, saving at the same time, " When we are 

 almost around I will raise a whoop; then let all give the war crj"^ 

 and attack." The chief discovered that the enemy had a warrior 

 among them, who was a larger man than the others, and saw that 

 he had a shield to ward oflF arrows. Noticing that it was about the 

 same size as his own, he said to the men, " You must fight des- 

 perately, for I do not know how we shall come out." The headman 

 of the enemy shouted to him : " You are among these men ; you are a 

 Stone Coat! I am determined to kill you." (The big man had 

 no name. The chief did not hold up his shield.) As they came 

 nearer and nearer and finally met, the chief and the big man first 

 used their peculiar clubs. Then they grappled, and the chief of the 

 30. seizing his antagonist, pulled out his arm,^"" which he threw away ; 

 but immediately it flew back. The man in tui'ued pulled oif the 

 chief's arm, hurling it away, but it flew back to its place and it was 

 as it was before. While they fought, the shouting of the enemy died 

 away; once in a while there was a shout and it could be known from 

 the sound that the people were being killed. Now the chief pulled 



