184 THE ACOMA INDIANS [eth. ann. 47 



about two miles. Go round mesa. Come back." (Then San 

 Diego would take off the saddles, crawl under the horses' beUies and 

 show the lung how tame they were.) "Now rest of you fellows don't 

 buck. I'm not going to use rope; just whip. I'm gomg to ride 

 around mesa." Then he spit the medicine (wawa) aroimd. "Good 

 night, horses." "Good night, San Diego." 



San Diego went back to the kmg's house. "Where you been? 

 Been gone long while." "Well, Mexican talk to me. He good 

 friend of mine. Talk long wliile." "Well, let's go to bed. I'll 

 show you your room." Went upstairs. King locked Ms daughter 

 in her room and San Diego in a room right near. The girl opened 

 the window and jumped out and loiocked at San Diego's wuidow. 

 He got up and let her in, and they slept together there that night. 

 Have a good time. 



Early m the morning she got up and went back to her room. King 

 came down and let them out. Told them to wash and get ready to 

 eat breakfast. They ate breakfast. King said, "Let's go. I'll show 

 you the place. I guess you know." "Yes; I put my horse m last 

 night." King said, "Here's a rope to use." But San Diego's horse 

 had told him not to use it 'cause there was a snake in the rope to 

 make the horses wild. "No; I use my own rope." "Well, here is a 

 saddle you can take," the king said. "No; I take my own saddle." 

 "Well, here are some blankets you can use." "No; I use my own 

 blankets." "Well, use your own way, then," the king said. 



Lots people came to watch. Some said, "He's going to get killed 

 sure." "No; he's all right!" San Diego opened the corral. Horses 

 ran aroimd wild. He roped one of the big ones. He drag (San Diego) 

 around, buck, try to bite, kick. People hollering. Pretty soon San 

 Diego told the horse to stop. He put on the bridle and saddle. 

 Got on. Bucked 'round four tunes, then ran to the north lilve hell. 

 He came back. Took saddle off and bridle. Crawled under belly. 

 "King, look here. He not wild. " King got mad. "Sure going to 

 kill him sometime," he tliink to himself. Then he roped the other 

 big horse. He did like fii'st one. Went same place. Came back, 

 took saddle off and crawled under his belly. "Look here, king. 

 He not wild." Iving sure mad. San Diego pick up his quirt and 

 went in corral, jumped on a horse, guided him with whip. Went 

 to mesa and come back. He just keep on that way. Finished before 

 sun goes down. Last one he came to king. "All right, thank you." 

 Then he said to himself, "Siu-e damn I'm going to lull him to-mor- 

 row." *' King said, "Well, let's go back." They went back and 

 washed for supper. 



f'^ "Sure damn" was a favorite expression of this informant. 



