THE BEAR MEDICINE. 345 
was nearly day, but that no one was about. The third time he was 
awakened; but the fourth time, when he awoke, he looked to the east, 
and the sun came up. As the sun came up the boy looked upon the 
bank, and there stood his friend. The chief’s boy had on leggings that 
had deer hoofs upon them; in some places were bear claws; in some places 
pictures of birds. He had upon his body a robe which was decorated 
with sweet grass and other sweet perfumes. He had a bundle under 
hisarm. The poor boy arose, and said, ‘‘My brother!’’ Both embraced 
and said, “‘I am glad to see you again.”’ The chief’s boy said that he 
would tell the poor boy of all the mysteries he had seen when they went 
home; that they must hurry and get to their home. So they went to 
their pony, put their things on it, and started home. The chief’s boy 
put his bundle in the poor boy’s lodge. 
The next day the chief’s boy told the poor boy to go with him to his 
-father’s lodge, and they went. They sat down and the father was glad 
to see them. The boy’s sisters and other relatives were also glad to see 
him. The chief’s boy said: ‘‘My father, this boy and myself went to 
a strange country. This boy has taken pity upon me; he let me go down 
into the animals’ lodge, under the Wonderful River. There I found the 
animals in a circle. They taught me the powers of the medicine-men. 
This poor boy was not selfish; he let me receive this power which was for 
him. The animals have requested that I take them presents of native 
tobacco, some feathers, some beads, and some meat; get them for me, 
my father, for I must be going back.’’ The father arose, passed his hand 
over the poor boy, and went out. He visited the different lodges of his 
relatives and they brought much meat, many beads, and much tobacco. 
The boys received the presents and they again made the journey east to 
the Wonderful River. The chief’s boy disappeared, carrying the pres- 
ents with him and coming back the next day. They then went home. 
In the fall, when the people had their medicine-men’s sleight-of- 
hand performances, these two boys went into the medicine-men’s lodge. 
The poor boy took his seat facing the south, as directed by the Bear. 
The chief’s boy sat by him. Before the ceremonies were opened, the 
chief’s boy stood up and said, ‘‘Medicine-men, I want to select a place 
to sit.”” The medicine-men all said, ‘‘Nawa.’’ The boy went around 
the fireplace on the west side, then to the east on the north side of the 
entrance. Here, at this place, was set up a cedar tree, and at this place 
no one of the medicine-men sat, for it was a place alone for the man who 
had been taken into the animals’ lodge and understood their mysteries. 
When he took his seat there, a great noise was made by the men through- 
out the lodge. As the young man took his seat behind the cedar tree he 
