94 THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
the center.”) At length they were attacked, as has been said. At length the horses’ 
mouths were tied with lariats. Both went thither. They attacked the foe. The one 
took hold of one foe, and the other took hold of one; both took hold of them alive. And 
they scared them, driving them away. And the one killed one foe, and the other killed 
one. And they chased them even till night. ‘‘Come, let us stop,” said both. And they 
reached home. Having cut off the hair of those whom they killed, they were in good 
spirits. The women danced around in a circle. And they danced continually for ten 
days. At length it was evening. ‘A visitor has come,” was said. It happened to be 
Ictinike. “Where is the lodge of the principal head-man of this tribe?” said he. ‘This 
is it,” said they. He arrived there. “I have come, my friends. Well, as you have 
been reported (=famous), I have been coming to hear you. And you are men. Be 
strong, my friends,” said he. And one said, “O elder brother, I give you a horse.” 
“No, younger brother,” said Ictinike. He was unwilling. “TI love only the quiver 
and arrows. It is difficult to get my food with what you have given me.” “Yes,” said 
they. And he said, “I will make arrows.” He made two hundred arrows; he finished 
them. He gave them to both. “Elder brother, it is enough,” said they. And they 
made Ictinike a police servant, one to go on errands, or to act as crier. And they were 
attacked. And Ictinike killed one; he took hold of him. Ictinike eut off part of his 
hair, and took it. He was accustomed to sing for the women-dancers. Ictinike made 
himself very black; he caused the fire-brands to go out, and rubbing them to powder, 
he blackened himself with it. And they now say that Ictinike was he who originated 
it. Of Indians hating one another, when one kills another, they ascribe the blame to 
Ietinike: as Ictinike blackened himself with charcoal, painting himself with charcoal 
when he killed a person, it is reported, they say, that he was the one who taught it. 
In the course of time different ones matured, and different lodges were set up, a great 
many; the children who had been abandoned were two thousand. At length Ictinike 
said as follows: “My younger brothers, I will go as a visitor.” And they said, - 
“Whither will you go?” “Yes,” said he, “I will just go because I desire it.” And 
they assembled the people. And these two grown boys who were head-men were 
questioned. Ictinike said, “‘Come, tell me who are the fathers of the boys who are 
grown.” And each of the two grown ones said as follows: “My father is such a one” 
(describing his features, dress, etc.), having called his name. And the rest of them 
said as follows: ‘‘We do not know at all.” Ictinike departed. And he slept each 
night in an uninhabited place. And when it was day, he walked throughout the day, 
he walked even till night, for four days. On the fifth day he arrived at the circle of 
tents. ‘Where is the lodge of the head-man?” said he. ‘ Yonder it is,” they said. 
He went thither. “A visitor has come!” said a man. And they said, “Come, do tell 
the news.” The tents were standing very thick; they were put around in a circle. 
“Yes,” said he, ‘some people were there; it may be that you abandoned some people.” 
“Yes,” said they, “‘we abandoned some people, some of our children. And the Grizzly- 
bear caused it for us; we feared him, so we did it to them.” He said, “‘One of the 
two head-men is left-handed.” And the chief said that he was his. “That is mine,” 
said he. The mother cried when they told her about him. And the other one was 
the other chief’s son. And he too said, “Such a one is mine.” Ictinike said as fol- 
lows: ‘‘One woman was such a one.” (And so he described the others.) And when 
they heard of their own children, they made a great noise by crying. And Ictinike 
