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loves his wife and places his hands upon him, and man finds himself in different 
country. At night he sees bright tipi, which he enters, finding old woman. Floor of 
tipi is covered with sage, and upon it many fox skins, eagle feathers, etc. She gives 
him four mud balls. He continues his journey, crossing log, which shakes at first, 
but becomes quiet, and man declares his readiness to die. He enters village in spirit 
land and by means of balls attracts attention of his wife, who follows him. They set 
out for home, he receives balls from old woman which become buffalo, and she gives 
him elk dance and rattle, telling him that warriors who have died on plains make 
their home in rattle. She also giveshim whistle. They continue traveling through 
space. Finally they all land and husband is instructed to have his wife sleep each 
night in bed of cactus, which by morning has caused her nerves to assume normal 
condition. Arriving home, wife remains apart from people for several days, on 
account of their odor. In night boy is told that it is Breath or Wind who has 
assisted him, and that he is to obey his wife. He goes on war-path, carrying his 
rattle. Near enemy he removes handle, particles of dust fly out from rattle and 
become armed warriors. They attack village, killing many and capturing ponies. 
He holds rattle up and warriors enter, becoming dust. He becomes famous warrior, 
always traveling alone. Women desire to marry him. Hetakes second wife. His 
first wife tells him that he must remember her and must be kind to her. Once in 
visiting his second wife he becomes angry and speaks in slighting terms of his first 
wife. When he returns to his first wife he finds her bones upon bed. They are 
placed in grave, where he mourns, but no spirit addresses him. He institutes whistle 
dance, teaches people how to bewitch, and teaches power of bewitching by throw- 
ing red beans into air. 
114. HANDSOME-BOY. 
Boy is carefully guarded and well clothed by his parents and is called Hand- 
some-Boy. He hears warriors talking.and in night he wonders why his father does 
not send him on war-path. In night girl visits him, but he repels her and she scorn- 
fully tells him that as he has achieved no reputation as warrior he should not act in 
that manner. When she leaves he ponders over what she has told him, arises, 
captures two of his ponies, and sets out, traveling many days. He has no fire uten- 
sils and eats raw flesh. In dream,man with bear-claw necklace and scalped-fringed 
leggings speaks to him, telling him to go to high hill. From hill he sees people com- 
ing up from water who look like eagles. He puts his hand to ground, arises, and finds 
flint knife. He goes to water and sees buffalo. He kills one and skins it with his 
flint knife. He is again addressed in night and is told to go to another hill. Arriv- 
ing at hill he sees sparks passing from one weed to another, which he at first believes 
to be fire-flies. He takes stick from center of hill, and then another, and uses them 
with his flint in making fire, using sand also. Thus he makes fire and thereafter 
cooks his food. He enters prairie-dog town and in dream is again addressed by 
mysterious being. In morning he kills buffalo and jerks meat, and remains there 
several days. One night he hears people dancing and singing that Handsome-Boy 
has killed an enemy. Mysterious being speaks to him and tells him that he is to 
fight enemy. He hears singing and dancing as before. He goes in; he sees people 
dancing, and they are prairie dogs, which run into their holes. He throws tobacco 
in hole to show his gratitude for them singing and asks them to help him. He 
mounts one of his ponies, rides on high hill at sunrise, and sees man. He returns 
to his camp, paints himself and his pony, and meets man and takes his scalp, which 
