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104. THE SCALPED-MAN MEDICINE. 
Party meeting success returns again to enemy’s country, but fare badly. Man 
is wounded in flight. He is necessarily abandoned, his friends giving him food and 
drink. In night woman addresses him, telling him that she has only done it to 
scare him. He misses some of his meat. Several nights he hears strange voices 
and misses portion of his food each time. When last piece is gone, he asks mysteri- 
ous being to kill him. Scalped-Man appears and takes him to his home in big cave, 
on floor of which is spread wild sage. By fireplace is buffalo skull with offerings 
about it, and many parfleches of meat, and buffalo robes. Each day Scalped-Man 
leaves cave, but wounded man discovers no exit. As Scalped-Man returns, wounded 
man hears voices and then laughter of Scalped-Man. He thinks he hears his parents 
calling him, but is warned by Scalped-Man not to try to escape. Scalped-Man 
teaches him ventriloquism and sleight-of-hand performances, and heals his wound, 
and gives him eagle feather which he is to wear in his hair to represent Scalped-Man. 
Feather, and paint which he gives him for his body, will enable him to run fast like 
wind, and when fleeing from his enemy he is also to spit on his hands and wet soles of 
his feet. Wild sage in his hands will turn into arrows. In dismissing him Scalped- 
Man warns him never to tell of his abode in cave, or he will take away his power. 
Man returns to place where warriors had left him. There he is found by his friends, 
and he asks them for certain presents, which he takes to Scalped-Man and then 
returns home. In medicine-lodge he exhibits his power and becomes medicine- 
man. Village is attacked, one of enemy having power to divert arrows from his 
body. Medicine-man leaves his lodge by Scalped-Man’s power, approaches enemy 
from behind and they turn on him, but he wards off their arrows. Man among 
enemy, who shows same power, rushes upon him, and he strikes him with club which 
Scalped-Man has given him. Enemy are now easily overcome. He becomes great 
warrior, and finally commits suicide, grieving for his friend Scalped-Man, who dis- 
appears. 
105. HOW THE PAWNEE GOT THE EAGLE DANCE. 
People move their village and man disappears. Two years after when on hunt 
lost man returns to them, wearing buffalo robe covered with feathers and head-dress 
of feathers. He does not associate with other men. He disappears again for short 
while and returns with feathers, which he makesinto bundle. Heislooked uponas 
wonderful. Really he has no power, but often visits feather-covered hill where he 
stands and prays. He ponders as to how he may obtain secret of hill. He goes to 
gaming grounds, takes his nephew on his back to feathered hill, cries, and drops 
boy down hole into eagles’ den, saying to animals that he offers his nephew for them 
to devour. Hecries several days thereafter, but receivesno power. Boy’s parents 
do not know what has become of him. Eagles receive boy, but are angry at man who 
has made such sacrifice, for they were about to give him power. As he has become 
impatient they decide to punish him. On east side of den are two old featherless 
Eagles, parents of all Eagles. They decide to keep child and teach him their power. 
All Eagles approve. They fly around boy and scatter feathers. Again they fly 
around him and he is covered with soft down. They do this several times, placing 
him on south side, and he is now young Eagle, and not yet able to fly. He lives 
with young Eagles and eats meat which is brought each afternoon by old Eagles. 
