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bringing many scalps. Yellow-Corn’s husband is told of his wife’s desertion. He 
goes to his tipi, apparently not caring, but his brothers reproach him, telling him he 
has been great warrior, has made many sacrifices, and they taunt him because he 
leaves his wife with Proud Boy. He finally gives in and decides to accompany them 
to kill Proud Boy. Proud Boy, hearing of their intention, tells his father to have 
no fear, but to cover them side by side with his robe and to leave them. In night 
he eats of root which has been given him and gives some to Yellow-Corn. She 
expresses her willingness to die with him. Early in morning Proud Boy holds buf- 
falo scalp to rising sun and he paints Yellow-Corn and again gives her some root. 
They seat themselves in front of buffalo scalp. Girl’s husband and his friends come 
and shoot them and kill them and ride over them on their horses. Father and mother 
take bodies, place them on bed, and coverthem with painted robe, as directed, and tipi 
is closed. People wonder why parents do not mourn. At noon dust rises straight 
up from tipi and there are noises inside, such as made by mountain-lion, buffalo, 
birds, etc. Again dust is seen and noises are heard, and for two additional times. 
Then Proud Boy comes out of his tipi in afternoon and asks his mother to prepare 
food forthem. Boy tells his father that he shall not use his weapons against his ene- 
mies, but that they shall die. Next morning boy takes from beneath bed water dog, 
which he points towards his enemies. At noon Yellow-Corn’s first husband is found 
dead, and thereafter each day one of his friends who helped him to attack Proud Boy 
dies. They offer to make Proud Boy chief. He declines, becomes medicine-man, 
healing sick and teaching his power. People began thereafter to paint their tipis in 
imitation of his. 
89. THE BEAR MEDICINE-MAN. 
Little boy alone in timber tries to shoot Magpie. It runs from him and entices 
him on day after day until boy comes to thick timber. In vision man stands before 
him, painted black, with feather head-dress, telling boy that bird which he has 
followed is medicine-men’s errand man and that he is bird; that boy is to return to his 
people and to return to him several years later. Magpie then leads boy back to his 
village. Among Skidi is medicine-man who is jealous of all other medicine-men. 
He has great power, visiting graves to obtain human ears, etc., which he uses in 
killing people. He hears of little Chaui boy who has followed Magpie and invites 
him to his tipi, where he is given pipe to smoke and bowl of mush, which is really 
human flesh. Boy now returns to timber again, being led by Magpie, who takes him 
to animals’ lodge, for boy is now in dangerous condition. He finds himself lying on 
fireplace, which is in shape of turtle. In his vision he finds himself in another place, 
surrounded by rushes. He sees man covered with mud emitting fire from his eyes 
and mouth. This being tells him that he is turtle and that he has carried boy; that 
he is fireplace of animals’ lodge. He teaches him how in medicine-men’s lodge 
he may shoot at turtle fireplace, whereupon it will move about lodge, and boy again 
finds Magpie in timber and in his vision he sees fire coming from water. He becomes 
unconscious and finds himself in lodge with animals sitting in groups. Magpie 
explains to medicine-men that boy has been fed by Skidi medicine-man with poison- 
ous food, which has formed into clay ball in his stomach, which is increasing in 
size; that he, Magpie, has never before asked favor of animals, but that he now 
asks that they take pity on this boy. Animals shout approval, and healing doctor, 
