130 TRADITIONS OF THE ARIKARA. 
other village the leading chief had a son who was handsome. The 
young man’s name was Young-Eagle. The young girl’s name was 
Yellow-Calf. 
When the north village visited the south village the north people 
told the south people about the chief’s daughter, who was very pretty. 
When the south people visited the north village they told of the chief’s 
son, who was very handsome, but who had never looked upon women 
with favor, for he had always kept himself in the lodge, not even hav- 
ing been on the war-path. When he came out of his lodge everybody 
looked at him. 
Young-Eagle made up his mind to visit the north village to see 
the beautiful daughter of the chief. He told his sisters to make him 
several pairs of moccasins; for he intended to go to the north village. 
Now, Yellow-Calf, in the north village, also made moccasins for her- 
self, for she had made up her mind that she would visit the south 
village and see the young man who was so handsome. 
One day Young-Eagle started for the north village. On the same 
day Yellow-Calf started for the south village. Now, between the two 
villages there was a high hill, and as Young-Eagle was climbing the hill 
on the south side Yellow-Calf was climbing the hill on the north side. 
They both saw each other as they reached the top of the hill and were 
greatly surprised to see each other. 
Young-Eagle asked Yellow-Calf where she was going, but she 
answered by asking where he was going. Finally the girl told him that 
she was going to the south village to see the man who was so hand- 
some. Young-Eagle said, “I am that young man, and I am going to 
see the young girl who is so beautiful, down here at the south village.”’ 
They now knew that they were speaking of each other. 
They sat down and talked, and here they found out each other’s 
mind. Young-Eagle wanted to know how many days it had taken Yel- 
low-Calf to come there. She told how many days it had taken, and 
Young-Fagle told Yellow-Calf how many days it had taken him. They 
knew by this that the hill was just half-way between the two villages. 
This hill is known at the present time as “Lovers’ Hill,” because these 
two people met here. They agreed to place a pile of rocks upon the 
hill, and each was to place on the pile a number of stones equal to the 
number of days it had taken to come to the place. First, Young-Eagle 
placed a stone, then Yellow-Calf placed one, then Young-Eagle placed 
another, and so on, until they had a pile of stones. Yellow-Calf told 
Young-Eagle that she wanted to go with him to his home. But Young- 
Fagle said, “No, I would rather go with you to your home.” Yellow- 
