466 THE ¢EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
meat. They assembled for the dance. They caused the dead to sit with them as they 
sang. ‘Let us sing afterwards,” said they. They spoke of singing with the dead. 
When they had finished burying them, one man, yahawag¢e-jide (Red Shield), went 
out about a mile, though the chiefs forbade him. He still went on, being near to the 
bluff. If any young men pursued him, he refused to come. He still went on. Those 
who were there sat calling to him to go to them. He would not let the Omahas have 
their way, when they forbade his going. Just as he arrived at the hill the Dakotas 
came thence in pursuit of him. They soon came to him and killed him. His horse 
was coming back running to the camp. “Cease fighting,” said they. Our warriors 
were returning to the camp. Weremoved. The Dakotas attacked us again. Then 
we removed the camp and went on the hunt. Many Dakotas were coming to attack 
us. They contended with us. The two parties contended together, being very close. 
They usually missed in shooting at one another. The Omahas killed a horse belonging 
to the enemy. The Dakotas killed the white interpreter who was with us. His horse 
was very swift, but he had gone right into a quicksand in the stream. The Dakotas 
soon reached him; but they did not kill him until he had shot one of them, as he had 
a double-barreled gun. When the Omahas were on the hunt with all the tribe, they 
usually scattered, and went in small parties, by twos, and sometimes singly. In one 
season the Dakotas attacked us three times. 
MY FIRST BUFFALO HUNT. 
By Frank La FLiCHE. 
Ab¢ita” pf hi. Pahan’ga pi té’ arjin’ga, Ada” 4é awdkida-mAji 
‘bree times Iwas . Before Iwas when mesmall, therefore buf- I did not shoot at 
there there falo them 
. a DLO . 1 es 4 
¢a™ja, can’ge wa‘in'ki¢é wéb¢i"-hna"ma™ wandse ama. Pahan’gaqtei 
though, horse to cause him to I used to keep them for them the ones who sur- At the very first 
carry loads rounded the herd. 
wanisai té’di, 3é awdkide ‘ia¢é. Can’ge da” cté ¢ia™¢a ¢é¢ai yi, 46 da™ cté 
they sur- when, buf- Ishootat Ispoke of. Horse perhaps it throws you sud- when, lure perhaps 
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rounded them falo them enly 
ja¢ihe taf, af. Ki awéjitcte. Imdadi aka dahedja juan’g¢e agai pé-ma 
goreyou may, said And I wasinabad My father the to the hill with me went. The buffa- 
he. humor. (sub.) loes 
wénaxi¢ai té a*wa"da™be ang¢i™i. Ki imdadi aka a*wan’kie ctéwa™, udkia- 
they attacked the we saw them we sat. And my father the talked tome notwithstand- I did not 
them (sub.) ing, 
maji-hna*-ma™. Egi¢e ye-niga wi” pviaja¢ica qti a¢i” agi nikaci"ga aka 
talk to him at any time. Atlength buffalo bull one right towardsthe having was man the 
tents, him coming back (sub.) 
witdqtci aka. Ki ye-miga amdé waji”-pibaji. Nikaci"ga ¢inké i¢naxi¢a- 
only one the And buffalo bull the was savage. Man the he attacked 
7 (sub.). (sub.) (ob.) 
hna™i. Ké! 8’di ma™¢in’-gi, af idadi akd. Can’ge migd yangd_ jide, 
regularly. Come! there walk, said my father the. Horse female large red, 
