HISTORY OF IGCIBAJY. 391 
no bow, and he was destitute even of moccasins. “O warriors! give him moccasins and 
arrows too,” said the war-chief. All the warriors gave him arrows, two from each. 
They also gave him moccasins, one pair from each man. They cut down a dry ash 
tree, and made a bow for him. So they departed. They slept regularly as usual, and 
when it was the next day they departed again. At length they had slept many nights. 
At length the warriors detected a man. When they detected the man, they said, 
“O war-chief! a man is indeed coming right in a line with our course.” “Ho! warriors, 
he is indeed the one whom we seek. Let us kill him!” And the warriors prepared 
themselves; they painted themselves; they painted themselves with yellow earth and 
white clay. Icibaji picked up all the pieces of white clay which fell as they rubbed it on 
themselves. And the war-chief said as follows: “Does it have to be just this way, O war- 
rior?” “Yes, O war-chief! somewhat like it,” said Icibaji. And he made his back yellow 
forhim. “Make my back yellow,” said Icibaji. And the war-chief said as follows: “Does 
it have to be just so, warrior?” “Yes, O war-chief! somewhat like it,” said Icibaji. And 
the warriors pulled off their leggings and moccasins also. And they made Icibaji carry 
them. “Tcibaji, carry them for us,” said they; and they made him carry them. Icibaji 
said as follows: “O war-chief! I wish to see the man at any rate.” “Beware lest you 
scare him off!” said the war-chief. ‘No, O war-chief! I wish to see him at any rate,” 
said Icibaji. “Ho! Doso and look at him,” said the war-chief, And Icibaji peeped at 
him. At length the man had come very near. And then Icibaji said as follows: “O 
war-chief! not even once hitherto have I come this distance.” And Icibaji attacked 
him. He threw away the bow, having only the club. And having overtaken the man, 
he killed him with the club. ‘Even though men ridicule one, they usually stop it at 
some time. I wish that I could serve some one of you in that way,” said he to the others. 
All the other warriors took parts of the scalp; but Icibaji did not. So they went home- 
ward. When the warriors came again in sight of the village, they-said as follows: 
“We attacked a man, and Icibaji killed him.” And ah old man proclaimed it aloud: 
“The warriors attacked aman, but Icibaji killed him for them, they say, indeed, halloo!” 
And the mother of Icibaji heard it. When she heard it, she said as follows, addressing 
her husband: “Do see for me whether that one tells the truth.” “How is it possible 
for him to tell the truth? They were ridiculing him,” said the husband. And when 
they had reached the very border of the encampment, the old man said, “The warriors 
attacked a man, but Icibaji did indeed kill him for them, halloo!” And the father hav- 
ing stood, went out of doors. When the father got out, he knew that they told the truth. 
And the father caused the people to scramble for his horses, and, in fact, for everything 
in hislodge. And Icibaji continued so. At length they went on the war-path. When 
they went on the war-path, behold, they discovered four men approaching. Again 
when they attacked them, Icibaji left his comrades behind, and killed all four of the 
men. And again when they reached home they said as follows: “We attacked four 
men, but Icibaji killed them.” And an old man proclaimed it aloud. “The warriors 
attacked four men, but Icibaji killed them for them, they say, indeed, halloo!” And it 
was usually so when they reached any place when they were on the war-path: he always 
killed the men, and also brought back horses. : 
And his father commanded him to marry. “My child, do take a wife.” And 
Icibaji was unwilling for some time. At length Icibaji took a woman. When he 
married her, Icibaji never lay with the woman. In what place soever he was when 
