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the party he begs moccasins, etc., from bis kindred. When lie is ready 

 he goes directly alter the party; The following day, when the warriors 

 take l heir scats, the follower sits iu sight of them, but at some distance. 

 When one of the servants spies him he says to his captain, " Niida"- 

 hanga, feja aka wi L/ atii hit." — tear chief! this one in the rear has come. 

 Then the captain says to all the warriors, " Hau, nikawasa 1 ", ibaha"- 

 ba hi u be eti ifawai-ga. Ma n ' t8 eti w£gaska n ^ai-ga." — Ho, warriors I rcc- 

 agnize him, if you can, and count your moccasins (to see if yon can spare. 

 hirn any). Examine your arrows, too. Then a servant is sent to see 

 who the follower is. On his return be says, "War-chief (or captain), it 

 is he," naming the man. The captain has no set reply ; sometimes he 

 says, " Ho, warriors ! the man is active. Go after him. He can aid us 

 by killing game." Or he may say, " Hau, nikawasa 1 "! ni e<j:i<j;i n gi t<3 

 a^i n/ gii-gfr. Agudi ca n/ ;anga n&xi^ife' jp, gaha a^ija n ga n '^ai jp, ca n/ 

 eja n -mi n/ ha." — Ho, warriors ! go for him that he may bring water for you. 

 If he wishes to lie on you (i. e., on your bodies) ichen the big wolves (or the 

 foe) attach you, I think it is proper. Then the scout goes after the fol- 

 lower. 



But if the man be lazy, fond of sleeping, etc., and the scout reports 

 who he is, they do not receive him. Onee there was a man who per- 

 sisted iu going with war parties though he always caused misfortunes. 

 The last time he followed a party the captains refused to receive him. 

 Then he prayed to Wakauda to bring trouble on the whole party for 

 their treatment of him. They were so much alarmed that they aban- 

 doned the expedition. 



§ 193. Officers. — A small war party has for its chief officers two nuda"- 

 hanga, partisans, captains, or war chiefs. Bach uuda n hanga has bis 

 uuda n/ hauga-q£exe or lieuteuaut, through whom he issues his orders 

 to the men. These lieutenants or adjutants are always chosen before 

 the party leaves the village. After the food has been boiled the giver 

 of the feast selects two brave young men, to each of whom he says, 

 "Nuda n/ hanga-q£6xe hni n/ tate," You shall be a nuda"hanga q<fsexe. 



In 1854 Two Crows was invited by four others to aid them in organ- 

 izing a large war party. But as they went to the feast given by the 

 chiefs and received the presents they forfeited their right to be cap- 

 tains. Two Crows refused the gifts, and persisted in his design, win- 

 ning the position of first captain. Wanace jiflga was the other, and 

 ja£i n -na n paji and S5nde-xa n xa n were the lieutenants. In this case a 

 large party was intended, but it ended in the formation of a small one. 

 For the change from a small party to a large one see § 210. 



§ 194. Large war party. — A large war party is called " Nuda n/ hi n - 

 [lafi'ga." La Fleche and Two Crows do not remember one that has 

 occurred among the Omahas. The grandfather of Two Crows joined 

 one against the Panis about a hundred years ago. And Two Crows was 

 called on to assist in organizing one in 1854, when fifty men were col- 

 lected for an expedition which was prevented by the chiefs. Such par- 



