344 THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
relations surrounded their own part of the herd. And when they had returned from 
surrounding them, the women spoke of going for choke-cherries. The Orphan’s wife 
spoke of going thither. “Do so,” said the Orphan. The woman departed, riding a 
very swift horse. The Orphan did not go with her. At length there was an uproar. 
Said the people, “It is said that they are exterminating those who went for choke- 
cherries, as they are chasing them hither.” And they pursued the foe. The Orphan 
said, “Tie for me my very swift horse with very white hair. I must ride mine.” The 
Orphan had only a dart. He went in pursuit of the foe And they were coming back 
regularly and telling him, ‘“‘They nearly took hold of the Orphan’s wife.” When he 
arrived there, the Dakotas had nearly caught her. When the woman was very nearly 
caught he arrived there. “I have come,” said he, speaking to his wife. ‘You did 
say just that regularly. This-one behind has very nearly taken hold,” said the woman. 
“Oho!” said he. He attacked them. He pushed one and made him fall off his horse. 
He pierced him with the dart. Again many from the foe were driving them back. 
When they nearly caught hold again, she said, ‘‘ You said just that. This one behind 
has very nearly taken hold.” ‘‘Oho!” said he. Acting very impatiently, he attacked 
them. He pushed a Dakota, making him fall off his horse. He pierced him with 
the dart. Again they were driving them back. The woman said to him again, “This 
one who is behind has very nearly taken hold. You said just that heretofore.” 
“Oho!” said he. He attacked them. He pushed at a Dakota, making him fall off. 
He pierced him with the dart. When the fourth time came, the woman said, “This one 
who is behind has very nearly taken hold. You said just that heretofore.” “Oho!” 
said he. He attacked them. At length when his horse panted, he pushed here and 
there among them, and thrust a Dakota through with the dart. And they knew that 
he did so to them regularly. And they closed upon him, standing very close together. 
He disappeared. 
When they ceased, it was said that they had killed the Orphan. They arrived 
from the Pawnee camp to seek the Orphan. Yet they did not find the slightest trace 
of the occurrence; they did not find the horse, and the man had disappeared altogether. 
They ceased. And when the woman reached home, she made good clothing for herself. 
And when it was night, the daughter of the head-chief had disappeared. And notwith- 
standing they wished to hear to what place she had stolen off, they did not hear. The 
first white men knew it when they had come and known the Indians; therefore the 
Indians thought that the Orphan might have gone on high. They thought that the 
woman too might have gone on high; therefore they have never heard anything about 
them down on this earth. 
