328 THE ORIGIN OF MEDICINE CEREMONIES OR POWER. 
After Yellow-Corn’s mother had put up her tipi, she began to look 
for her daughter. She went to different tipis and at each place she was 
told that Proud-Boy had taken her daughter to his tipi. She asked 
where Proud-Boy’s tipi was, and she was told to go to the other village, 
that there she would see a tipi that had pictures of birds and animals 
upon it. The mother went and saw the tipi. She entered and said: 
‘‘My son, I have come after my daughter. She is married and we are 
expecting her husband to come any day. He has been gone for many 
moons. He is a warrior and has many brothers who are not afraid of 
anybody.’’ But Proud-Boy said: ‘‘ Mother, this girl has been in Proud- 
Boy’s mind since the first time he sawher. Now Proud-Boy has brought 
her to his tipi. She is now his wife, and if your son-in-law comes home 
and gets angry Proud-Boy will take care of himself. Return home, for 
Yellow-Corn shall make her home with me.’’ The old woman arose and 
went home. The next day the old woman went and again asked for 
her girl, but the girl refused to go, for she was happy with Proud-Boy. 
Ceremonies were performed, but Proud-Boy and Yellow-Corn remained 
in their tipi all the time, and never attended. After the big ceremony 
there were other dances, but these two never went. 
One morning some one yelled and said: ‘‘There is a straight smoke 
going up over the hills to the south. It is the smoke of some warriors!”’ 
People went out of their tipis and saw the smoke. Then men riding fine 
horses and holding in their hands long poles, with scalps upon them, were 
seen coming over the hills. They were a victorious party of warriors. 
Men, women, and children ran to meet them and to learn of their deeds. 
Some one yelled and said: ‘‘These are the warriors who went out some 
time ago. They have killed people and taken their scalps and ponies.”’ 
Proud-Boy knew what was coming, so he told Yellow-Corn not to be 
afraid; that he would take care of her. When the victorious warriors 
came into camp, Yellow-Corn’s husband was told that his wife had been 
carried away by Proud-Boy and that she was living with him. The 
warrior said nothing, but went to his own home, not to the tipi of his wife’s 
mother. Apparently he did not care because his wife had lefthim. His 
brothers came into the tipi where he sat and they said: ‘‘Brother, you 
are a great warrior. The chiefs call you brave. You make war on the 
enemy and bring home many scalps and ponies. You have made buffalo 
holy. Your smoke went to the heavens. You are anointed by the 
priest. The heavens and the gods know you. Will you let Proud-Boy 
take Yellow-Corn from you, and he a young man who has never yet 
killed a buffalo, and who has never walked over this earth to attack the 
enemy in his own camp? Let us get our bows and arrows and kill both 
