SPOTTED HORSE; A BRAVE AND A CHIEF. 87 
had the things which were shown him in the dream, and that he wanted 
to try what he was told todo. The skin was spread, and the things 
were spread upon the skin. The skin was like that of a wild-cat, only 
the tail was long, and there were many horse-hoof prints upon the hide. 
The man filled up the pipe and went to where the ray from the sun 
was. He sat down and rested the sun-glass upon the bowl. He puffed 
with his mouth and the smoke was seen going up from the bowl, then 
through the stem, though there was no hole in the stem. ‘‘Nawa! Nawa 
iri!’’ (thanks! thanks!) the men said. After emptying the pipe, he wrapped 
up the bundle, putting some native tobacco in with the other things. A 
few days after this he invited some of his friends to come to his lodge. 
The men came to his lodge and they sat down with him. The owner of 
the bundle spoke and said: ‘‘My friends, some time ago, here in my lodge, 
I had a wonderful dream, and in the dream I saw a mysterious being. 
This mysterious being commanded me to stand upon the hill in the west; 
so the next morning I went up on the hill and stood there for several days. 
When I became hungry I saw the same being again, and it commanded 
_ me to do certain things and to find certain things. I also saw the being 
smoke a little pipe, which was lighted by the aid of the sun. I have 
found the things; here they are. I have tried the smoke after lighting it 
from the sun and am sure of being successful if I go out with a war 
party.”’ 
One by one, each man arose and stood before the owner of the bundle. 
‘‘Nawa! Nawa iri! Take pity on us and allow us to join you, that the 
being who has taken pity upon you may also take pity upon us, for we are 
poor.’’ The owner of the things spoke as each man passed his hands 
over his head and arms, and said: ‘‘My friends, I take pity upon you; 
but it is not I; it is these things before me, although they are dead, and 
the Sun who must help you.” It was agreed to goon the war-path. The 
owner was the leader and carried the bundle. When they started the 
owner of the bundle went over on the east side of the main body of men. 
They made camp and the owner of the bundle came in from the east. 
In his journeys he went on the east side, so that people would not get in 
his way. 
The man became a great warrior; he had many fine ponies, and with 
these ponies he killed many buffalo and took the meat to the priests’ 
lodge. The meat was made holy and was jerked and dried. This man 
became a chief. He had no children and so he turned his bundle over to 
his wife when he died. She kept the bundle until a certain boy grew up 
who was related to the former owner of the bundle. The boy was taught 
how to carry the bundle and when to open it; and he was told to always 
