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send it to you that ye may hear it, halloo ! O ye big hills that move, I 

 tell you and send it to you that ye may hear it, halloo 1 O ye big trees 

 that move, I tell you and send it to you that ye may hear it, halloo ! O 

 all ye big worms that move («'. e., O ye snakes that are in a bad humor, 

 ye who move), I tell you and send it to you that ye may hear it, halloo! 

 All ye small animals, I tell you and send it to you that ye may hear it 

 halloo ! O ye large birds that move, I tell you and send it to you that 

 you may hear it, halloo ! " To this address was added some of the fol- 

 lowing promises, all of which were not used for the same person: 

 " Watty ida n badiqti wi n ' na"'p6qti ta"' wegaqf 'if 6 ta" afa I— Be speahs as 

 he stands of striking down one in the very midst of the ranks of the foe, who 

 shall stand in great fear of him I " " Watif uhafi'geqti t6'di wi n/ wSgaqf 

 'if 8 ta n afa I— He is speaking of striking down one at the very end of the 

 ranks of the foe" " Watife uka n/ ska ida n badiqti wi D/ wegaqf 'ifg ta n 

 afa I— Be is speaking of striking down one in the very middle of the 

 enemy's ranks, having gone directly towards him.'" " Watife uhail'gadiqti 

 wi n t'(§wakif 'if 6 ta n afa !— Be is speaking of slaying one at the very end of 

 the enemy's ranks!" " Gaza n/ adiqti wi n u finge" ufa 1 " 'ife ta n afa!— He 

 is speaking of taking hold of one without a wound right in the midst of the 

 foe (i. e., when surrounded by them)!" 



§ 206. Behavior of those who stay at home.— The old men who stay 

 at home occasionally act as criers, day and night. They go among the 

 lodges, and also to the bluffs, where they exhort the absent warriors, 

 somewhat after this manner : " Do your best. You have gone traveling 

 (t. e., on the war path) because you are a man. You are walking over 

 a laud over which it is very desirable for one to walk. Lie (when you 

 die) in whatever place you may wish to lie. Be sure to lie with your 

 face towards the foe! " They do not keep this up all the time, nor do 

 tbey always make such exhortations. 



§ 207. The women, too, address the distant warriors. The following 

 is a song referring to Hebadi-ja n , of the ;aa n ze gens : 



"Wa-na'-q^i n -a! A-^a-'a"' ^-^ii-c6-i n -te 



j.f-nu-h.'l, ^a-a n '-^a ca n ' ^-^i">-c6. 



He-b£-di-ja n ', CiJ-a D -jiu'-ga kii^e a^;i n gi-a!" 

 Hasten! What are you doing that you remain away so long? 

 Elder brother, now, at length, you have left him behind. 

 O Hcbadi-ja n ! be returning quickly with a young Dakota! 



La Fleche and Two Crows never heard this song; but they do not 

 dispute its correctness. It was told the writer by c {afi n na n paji. 



§ 208. Report of scouts.— When the scouts return and report having 

 found the enemy, stating also how they are encamped, if the party is 

 a large one, the sacred bags are opened by the principal captains, with 

 the mouth of each bag towards the enemy, as stated in § 198. 



jaf i n -na n paji says that they then give the scalp-yell, and each one re- 

 peats what he has promised to do on meeting the enemy ; but this is dis- 

 puted by La Fleche and Two Crows. 



