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scalped him. His scalp is upon my breast at this time. Another time 
about forty or fifty warriors attacked me. I killed their chief, took his 
war bonnet, and also scalped him. The scalp is upon my breast. I have 
returned to my own people and now I am here with you. You saw me 
fighting the other day and so I will not speak of that myself. I am the 
young man whom you called Handsome-Boy.”’ The old men shouted and 
sang for joy. The old women cried, sang, and danced for joy. The father 
and mother came. They tried to take him to their lodge, but he mo- 
tioned them away and said: ‘‘Father and mother, you have one in my 
place. You pushed me away from his bed. Keep him. He is as good 
as Iam. I have a new father and mother andabrother. I will make 
my home with them.” 
After the dance was over Handsome-Boy and his brother went to 
the lodge of his father and said: ‘‘Father, I have come for my ponies.’’ 
The father said that it was well, and so the two boys went for the ponies. 
When they brought up the drove of ponies, the boy divided the ponies 
intotwo bunches. One bunch he left for his father and mother, and the 
others he took for his new father and mother. 
In a few days it was noised about that the enemy was seen in the 
country and the people began to watch. When they came and 
attacked the village Handsome-Boy went to the lodge where the spear 
was stuck in the ground. He took it up and rushed into battle and 
killed four with the spear. Each time he took the scalp and hung it upon 
his belt, so that when he went to the lodge of the mourners he took four 
scalps from his belt and gave them and the spear to the people who were 
mourning. He then went to his lodge, and the people brought the pony 
which was tied in front of the ceremonial lodge, and it was given to him. 
Handsome-Boy gave the pony to his new father. The father then said: 
*“My son, it is now time that you take a woman for your wife.”’ A 
young girl was selected for him; he married her and they lived many 
years. They had one child. The child was a boy. The woman was 
very mean, but the father put up with all her bad doings. 
At one time the people went on a hunt. The young man was selected 
to lead the people on the hunt. The mysterious being appeared to him 
in a dream and told him where the buffalo were and how to find them. 
The next day he sent out scouts to look for buffalo, and they found a large 
herd. The people began to realize that the young man was a wonderful 
man. His wife was always away from their home, and whenever she 
came home she told her husband that a certain young man had tried 
to approach her. Every few days she kept telling him this, and then she 
would say: ‘‘ What would you do if you were to find me with some man?” 
