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quiver. He took it to the Prairie Dogs’ holes and placed it there, telling 
them that he was well pleased with their singing and dancing. He told 
them that he only wished that it was true that he had killed an enemy. 
Then he said: “I offer this tobacco to you so that you may help me if I 
should meet any enemies.”’ 
After placing the tobacco in the Prairie Dogs’ holes he returned to 
his place and he went to where his ponies were tied. He mounted one 
of the ponies and rode it towards the north where he could get up on some 
high hills to look around and see if there was an enemy. As he climbed 
a high hill the sun was coming up, so that he could see a long distance. 
As he looked towards the north he saw a man coming. The man was 
on horseback and was all alone. He then rode back to where his quiver 
and blankets were. He took some paint that he had dug from the 
earth and painted the horse with it; then he put some of the paint upon 
himself. He took his bow and arrows and rode out to where the man 
was coming. He met him, and the man shot and showed fight. They 
rode up to each other and began to shoot arrows at one another. After 
a while Handsome-Boy shot an arrow into the man’s side. He fell from 
his horse and Handsome-Boy jumped off of his horse, took out his knife, 
and took the man’s scalp. He took the lariat which was tied around 
the dead man’s belt and led the pony to where his stopping-place was. 
He took a long pole and tied the scalp upon the pole and put the pole in 
the ground. He sat there all day. In thenight he went tobed. Justa 
little before daylight he heard dancing again. He knew that the dancers 
were Prairie Dogs and he did not bother them. By daylight the dancing 
ceased. Then the boy went and placed some more tobacco in the 
Prairie Dogs’ holes. The next night he had adream. Hesaw the mys- 
terious being, and it said: ‘‘In about three more days you are to see hard 
times. You are to have a hard time with some enemies who are coming 
this way. Do not be afraid, for I will be near you and protect you.”’ 
Three days afterwards he had another dream. He saw the mys- 
terious being, who told him that he must start out towards the east. He 
told him that on his way he would meet the enemies, who were coming. 
The boy went the next day as he was told, leaving two of his ponies 
behind. Hewent over several hills, and as he was going over the last hill 
he saw some men coming towards him on horseback. The leader, being 
on a fast pony, was coming a long distance ahead of the others. The 
boy, instead of running, jumped from his pony and took his bow and 
arrows. As the man approached he saw that he had a spear and intended 
to spear him. The boy ran towards the man, and as he drew near, the 
man’s horse became scared and threw the man off. The boy ran and 
