THE DEEDS OF WETS-THE-BED. I1l3 
carries out my powers as I used to perform in the warrior ceremonies, 
I shall help such persons, and in attacking their foes I shall show myself 
as I did while on the war-path.” Wets-the-Bed turned around and 
spoke to his father-in-law, saying: “Since I have been living among 
your people, you see the fame I have won, my reputation as a great 
warrior, and since then you have appointed me as the head chief of the 
village, and gave me your daughter, for my wife, and gave up your place 
as chief, that I shall not keep. I shall not take your daughter along 
when I leave. I shall, however, beg that I may have the same kind of 
dress that you have.” The chief said he could have it. Wets-the-Bed 
now called himself ‘“Bird-having-War-bonnet-made-of-red-Haired- 
Scalps” (Itschidistariak), the Red-Start. He had received his powers 
from Shooting-Star (Hassedaawa), when a little boy, when the Star 
wanted him to rise as a great war chief and become a head chief. Now 
the leader of the war-party announced himself to the people. He told 
them that while living in their village, in sending out war-parties his 
powers should continue in the village, but he wanted to be something 
else. He promised to the people that should remain that if they did 
the same as he had done he would give them as easy a time to find the 
enemy as he had had. Then he turned into a Swift-Hawk (Gusseios). 
Now the spy made his talk to the people, telling them that he would 
leave his powers to them, and the man who should do as he had done 
would have the same luck as he had had in finding the enemy. He told 
them that he was going where he had come from; that hereafter he 
would be with the buffalo instead of living in the village, so he turned 
into a Buffalo-Crow (Kawitor), or Raven. 
The old chief of the village now told the people that he was going 
to do the same as the others had done and become something else; that 
in the next generation there would be a man called chief and head 
warrior ; that hereafter he would be up in the air, and he was going to 
select the place he wanted for his home; that hereafter he should be 
known as Eagle (Kos). 
The next two chiefs then said the same as the old chief had said, 
and the one that painted with black stripes and white spots said he was 
to be known as Black-Eagle (Kaseya), with a spotted tail. The chief 
that painted the face and legs white made the same talk, and said that 
he was going to change as the others had done; that thereafter he would 
be known as Bald-Eagle (Kaisiskos). 
After the announcements were made the people began to collect 
in groups at the chief’s place. They took a small bowl and filled it 
with water. They poured it on the fire, and when the smoke went up 
