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him that they wanted to form a war-party to go out on the war-path 
against the Tricksters, and that they wanted him to show them what 
he used in his time when going on the war-path. The old man took 
down an old war bundle which was done up in an old robe, and un- 
wrapped it. The women saw four more bundles that were tobacco 
pouches, and everything that went with tobacco. These pouches were 
made out of a small animal called Pole-cat (Darkiaha). In the first 
pouch were found soft, white feathers, nearly worn out, for the old 
man had them in the earlier days of his life, and the pouch was nearly 
empty. The next pouch was a little better, because he used it after he 
had used the first one; and the third bundle was much newer than the 
second and first pouches, as also were the feathers and other material 
that were used in going on the war-path. The fourth tobacco bundle 
was the one he used before arriving at old age. After these were shown 
to the women they took the first bundle and asked for directions in per- 
forming the work before going out and before going into battle. The 
old man filled their pipe full of tobacco. This pipe was made of stone. 
After they had their pipe filled up they formed in line and each took 
her robe along and started for the place of Young-Man-Chief. He was 
their choice among the men for a leader. On arriving at his place they 
requested him to stand up. When he stood up, each of the women 
spread her robe, one on top of another, and seated Young-Man-Chief 
upon the pile, putting the pipe in his hand and asking him to take it and 
go ahead and light it. (This was the way the people of those times 
put a man in the lead. They took a pipe full of tobacco and offered it 
to some one to smoke.) So they lighted the pipe and smoked it. 
Young-Man-Chief asked the women what time they wanted to start, 
and they replied, “Within four days.” Corn-Meal-Boy heard about 
these young women putting Young-Man-Chief in the lead to go on 
the war-path. This was the very man who liked him, and he was the 
only friend Corn-Meal-Boy had in the village. So Corn-Meal-Boy 
went home and told what he had heard, and said that he wanted to go 
along when the women should start. The old folks refused to let him 
go, ‘for some one would send him back. Young-Man-Chief was known 
as a great warrior and chief, who always had good luck with war- 
parties. 
Before they made their attack on their enemies some one was always 
seen ‘going in the lead, and this person, whoever he was, had a war- 
bonnet different from any one else. After the battle Young-Man-Chief 
asked his men if there was any one in the party who was always in the 
lead while making the attack. This man in the lead was noticed again 
