538 THE PAWNEE: MYTHOLOGY. 
he puts on long pole. In night he again hears dancing and next day he again offers 
prairie dogs tobacco. He is warned by mysterious being that in three days he is to 
have hard fight, but that he must not be afraid, and on third day he meets lone 
enemy, scalps him, removes his war bonnet, is surrounded by other enemies, kills 
several, and takes their scalps. He is again addressed by mysterious being, who 
tells him to gonorth. He takes his two ponies, releasing one he had captured, to big 
mountain, on top of which he sees fresh earth and hole. In hole he sees footprints 
of child. Removing his clothing, he enters hole, which enlarges. Desiring to see 
end, he runs and hears whistling. He meets dwarf, which allows him to pass. Pas- 
sage-way grows lighter and he sees his two ponies and village, at edge of which he is 
addressed by man as ‘‘Nephew,”’ who stands him on his feet, and sage is burned 
with hot coals on four sides of him, and he is given small sage ball to eat and told to 
swallow saliva. After four days his uncle tells him that it is time to leave, that they 
have watched over him, and dead people pass through passage; that it is good for 
young man to die in battle, and warriors find the passage easy and are gladly re- 
ceived; that people who die on sick beds have hard journey; that people who com- 
mit suicide never journey through that passage—should they enter, dwarf drives 
them back. Again he is bathed in sage smoke and is told to return to his people. 
He runs through passage, encountering dwarf, who asks him to stop, and boy now 
sees mysterious being who has before addressed him many times, and he tells him he 
is Wind and he will be with him on war-path and give him courage. Wind gives him 
paint, whistle, and downy feather, and tells him that should enemy shoot feather 
he will die. Boy runs through passage-way and starts north. Each night Wind 
visits him, telling him to decorate his leggings with pieces of scalps. He also 
tells boy that his parents have adopted child, for they believed him dead; 
that he must not beangry atthem. Outside his own village he meets boy and 
accompanies him home. He is invited to Crazy Dog dance. There Handsome- 
Boy sees his father and mother. Next day his mother sends invitation for 
supposed stranger to her lodge to eat. His parents do not recognize him and he 
grieves because he is asked not to siton bed. He goes to dog dance, sits on south 
side, and takes part, but enemy appear and all go out to defend village. Handsome- 
Boy enters fight with boy who has befriended him. The two kill enemies and count 
coup, and they take many scalps. Handsome-Boy returns to his new home and is 
received with honor, for with him their son has counted coup. Women dance scalp 
dance and Handsome-Boy hears same shouting as he heard in prairie-dogtown. He 
gives away many presents. Next day as he approaches lodge where Crazy Dog 
dance is to be held, he finds pony tied to spear, thus indicating that pony is to 
become property of whosoever will take scalp. During dance, Handsome-Boy’s 
friend recounts his deeds, whereupon Handsome-Boy relates his adventures. All 
rejoice, and father and mother ask Handsome-Boy to return to his old home, but he 
refuses. After dance he divides his ponies between two lodges. Enemy is attacked 
and Handsome-Boy takes up spear which has been thrust in ground, and with it kills 
four. Tying four scalps to spear, he takes it to lodge of those who mourn and is 
given pony, which he presents to his adopted father. He now marries, and they 
have boy, but his wife is mean. He is chosen leader of hunt. Mysterious being 
directs him to herd of buffalo. His wife asks him what he should do if she were 
unfaithful, and tells him that she is sought by other men. He must not strike her, 
however, for thus he has been instructed by spirits. His wife thereupon taunts him, 
whereupon he goes off to mourn. Beautiful girl appears and asks him to be her 
