FIGHT BETWEEN THE DAKOTAS AND PAWNEES. 409 
not wish to injure you, you desired to contend with us.” Gahige-jiiga said as follows: 
“Begone!” They had gone again, many persons. As the Omahas were few, the Da- 
kotas fled, drawing the former far away in pursuit, tempting them, as it were. The 
Omahas left their lodges at a distance. At length many Dakotas came, the others 
having arrived at the camp of the six tribes. They attacked the Omahas, who fled 
towards their village in great disorder. They killed many of the Omahas. The 
Dakotas ceased pursuing and stood still. When the Dakotas chased the Omahas close 
to their village, they ran around the fugitives, and destroyed many of those who were 
not on horseback. Some of the Omahas who were mounted took men behind them, 
and each had a third man clinging to the horse’s tail. If any one heard that his rela- 
tion was killed or captured, he stopped his flight, and went to him, both dying together. 
When they told one old man, “Your son has been killed,” he said, ‘¢‘ Ho! I will stop 
running.” He went thither. He went headlong, pushing in among the combatants, 
‘who were standing very thick. He perished with his son. At length they stopped 
pursuing. “Let us cease,” said the Dakotas. The Omahas were shot down in great 
numbers. The Dakotas spoke of talking to Gahige-jinga. ‘We will talk to you. 
Come this way,” said the Dakotas. When Gahige-jiiga went thither on foot, one 
Dakota, who was mounted, came there to talk tohim. They talked together. Another 
Dakota, who sat in the rear, was aiming at him. As the Omabas saw him who was 
sitting and aiming at Gahige-jiNga, one of them called over to their friend to make 
him aware of the danger. ‘Yonder sits one of those in the distance, aiming at you. 
Stop standing there.” When the Dakota shot this way at him, he killed him. ‘“Ga- 
hige-jinga would not listen to any one!” said the Omaha, “though I said ‘You are 
tempted!’” They ceased. The occurrence mentioned having put a stop to the pur- 
suit, the Dakotas ceased fighting. All the Omahas that were killed were more than 
thirty. Night was coming when they ceased. The rest were coming back to their 
village, which was not far off. 
HOW THE DAKOTAS FOUGHT THE PAWNEES AND AVENGED 
THE DEATH OF MAWADA*G¢I’S BROTHER. 
RELATED BY A®™PA™-LANGA. 
Wage-hébe aka Pan‘ka wa‘t wag¢ani, Pan’ka ama uida*qti a¢i™1. 
White man part the(sub.) Ponka woman married. Ponkas the(pl.) very good had him. 
— sie *: . , poe , , , , eee OS) ae- 
Cin’ gajin’ga wi” t‘a”-biama, niyinga ama. T’é ama € cin’gajin’ga pahan’ga 
Infant one hehad they say, boy they Died they that child before 
say. say 
ee Ch iach : } fas s ie <& Sih = ey OrVio 
t‘a"’i t6. Nuda™ ad¢é ‘i¢ai té qa¢inaja. Adgai té. pi ya™haqtci eca” g¢i"i 
he had it. To war to go hespokeot to the Pawnees. He went. Lodge very edge of nearto he sat 
b, 0 , 5 ‘ Oy ite ic eye arto ; 
té qa¢i" @e‘age ‘i¢e aki-biamé Nikaci"ga Awaté ig¢i" ¢ink¢, 4-biama. 
when Pawnee old man  tospeak reached home, Person what thing issitting byit, said they, they 
of him they say. say. 
, . C= . . , . ris qe . e pate 7 F , 
Gaé¢u ati g¢i” ¢inké, nfkaci*ga wi”, 4-biamdé. K’di ahi-bi yi, égi¢e édedi 
In that he has ~ he is sitting, person — one, said he, they There  tieyar- when, bebold, he was 
place come say. rived, sitting 
they say there 
