.^ew/t^t] legends 687 



During the entire day they diseussed this matter in all its bearings. 

 Some said that it would not be good for them to adopt this kind ad- 

 vice, as many of their relations had been killed by the enemy, and 

 they had always intended to have revenge for their deaths. 



Others spoke for and against the proposition which had been pre- 

 sented to them by the returned warriors. The discussions took a wide 

 range and consumed the entire day. Finally one of the leading 

 chiefs of the place arose and said : " It is better that we take a recess 

 until early to-morrow morning, at which time we will again assemble 

 here. I will then speak, telling you my views on this question after 

 having thought on them during the night. For this reason all should 

 be present again; so you must come and hear what I have to say to 

 you. So there." 



Then they dispersed and went to their homes. In all the lodges 

 there was much speculation as to what the chief would tell them in 

 the morning. All hud different views as to what he would say, and 

 they made up their minds that they would go to the Long lodge at 

 early forenoon. 



So in the morning of the next day they again assembled in the 

 Long lodge, and there was present a very large body of people. 



Then the chief arose to his full height and began to speak, saying: 

 " The time has now come. I said that to-day I should speak to you. 

 My mind is now made up ; I have decided what to sa}' to you, an^d 

 now I will tell you what I have thought best for us to do., I agree 

 to the proposal to make peace with our enemies; that to that end we 

 must certainly bury deep in the ground the scalping-knife and the 

 war bow and arrow and the battle-ax; and that we must leave these 

 things there out of sight and reach. You must put these things out of 

 the world. So let this come to pass. Let everyone who has come here 

 carry out this resolution as I have indicated it to you in what I have 

 said. So there. Come, then, let us now make preparations. I sup- 

 pose that we must send an embassy of two persons to that neigh- 

 boring tribe, although we may not be certain whether they will be 

 at all willing to make peace with us and thereby settle our difficulties. 

 So we must commission our ambassadors to pray them to cease wag- 

 ing war against us; and we, too, must stop fighting on our joart, and 

 must cast away deep in the ground the scalping-lvuife, the war bow 

 and arrow, and the battle-ax. These we must throw away, and thus 

 you will put them outside of this world. "Wlien the two (ambassa- 

 dors) arrive in the country of our enemies they shall say : ' We have 

 been sent by the chiefs of our people to know whether 5'ou are willing 

 to agree to settle our difficulties and to make peace with us.' This is 

 what you two shall say. This is all." 



After some deliberation the chief arose again and said, " Come, 

 now. Wlio will volunteer to go far away to the foreign land where 



