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timber and brought news that the enemy was alone. The enemy kept 
going nearer to the place where the man was concealed. At last an attack 
was made and the man killed the enemy. The tree was found and a 
young girl was selected to cut the tree first. Then the warriors assisted 
her. As the tree fell there was great shouting by the men, and the women 
gave their warcry. The tree was then taken up by the men on horse- 
back. Other men rode alongside, so that when the men who were carry- 
ing the tree became tired they might take their places. A command 
was given for the men, women, boys, and girls to run to the village. 
The winner of the race to the village was to become holy, and red ointment 
was to be put on his body. If the winner was a woman she lived with 
the priest until the season was over; if a man, he wore a holy robe and 
was anointed by the priests during the whole season. In the race, 
Proud-Boy ran near by the girl, but he could not keep up with her, for she 
- was a swift runner. Everybody was present when the tree was carried 
into the village and set in place. Proud-Boy wore his paint and fine 
clothing all the time, for he was always on the lookout for the girl. His 
clothing consisted of a buffalo hide string, about two feet long and about 
two inches wide, which was tanned on one side and had hair on the other 
side. The ceremony was performed, visiting tribes returned to their 
homes, and the Kitkehahki were left alone in the village. 
That summer the Kitkehahki went buffalo hunting. They killed 
many buffalo. The young men in the tribe consecrated many buffalo 
and took the meat to the lodge of the priests. The meat was jerked, and 
it was decided that they were to have another ceremony, similar to the 
one they had had before. The Kitkehahki returned to the village, and 
early in the spring a runner was sent out again to invite other tribes to 
the ceremony. The tribes came together again. Proud-Boy watched 
for the girl. He saw her. She was dressed in beautiful garments. She 
had a buckskin skirt, and her dress was of young buffalo calf skin, tanned 
and dyed black. Her leggings were of buffalo hide, and young calf hoofs 
were hung down the sides of them. Her moccasins were also black buf- 
falo hide. The boy went home and told his father that he thought it was 
time he had something to wear. His father gave him a piece of buckskin 
and a buckskin string to tie about his waist. He was disappointed, for 
he wanted leggings. He went to his aunt’s and she made the boy a pair 
of elk moccasins. The boy painted up the best he could, and as he 
dressed he said to himself: ‘‘I have laid away my buffalo string. Iam 
getting to be a young man.” 
The ceremony was performed. Again the people went many miles 
away to get thetree. Some rode horses and otherswalked. Proud-Boy 
