THE ORIGIN OF THE MEDICINE-MEN. 21 
After two winters war broke out with the Chickasaw people, and 
many were killed and yet many more were taken prisoners. ‘The 
victorious Chickasaws marched home with their prisoners and booty, 
and every night when they made camp they held war dances and 
danced about their prisoners, who, bound, were placed in the center 
of the large ring of dancers. One night, after the dancing was over 
and the prisoners lay exhausted and cold, one of them, a young man, 
escaped. It was nearly morning and he had not gone far when the 
sun came up, and he heard the Chickasaws coming after him. He did 
not know what to do and was about to give up when he saw a hollow 
log. He crawled into it and the Chickasaws came to the log and went 
on by. He stayed in the log all day, and in the evening, after he had 
heard the Chickasaws return, he crawled out and went on toward his 
home. After two days he reached his village and there told his story. 
There were many men in the village who had been away when the 
Chickasaws made their attack, and among them were the two brothers 
who had received power in theirdreams. By that time the Chickasaws 
were about five days on their way, but the men started to pursue them. 
The elder brother, whose name was Strong-Wind, was chosen to take 
the lead. After several days’ marching they overtook the enemy. 
They came upon their camp at night, and they could hear the beat of 
the drums and the songs of victory before they found the camp. The 
night was very dark, and so the men had to wait until dawn before 
they could attack the camp. At the first light they rushed into the 
camp and killed many Chickasaws and rescued their prisoners. Strong- 
Wind and his brother were equal to ten men apiece, and so wonderful 
were their powers that they alone rushed into the midst of the enemy 
and killed many and took many women as prisoners. "The Chickasaws 
were powerless before them, and even their own people stopped fighting 
to stare in wonder at the brave deeds of the two young men. ‘The few 
Chickasaws who were left fled in terror and the party returned home 
rejoicing. 
After many years, during which time the brothers practiced their 
powers in times of war, they died and the tribe was left without any 
medicine-men. Finally there was a very young man, who became a 
medicine-man through powers given him by the Black-Mountain-Bear. 
One time while he was out hunting he wandered far in quest of game, 
and before he realized it the sun was down and it was growing dark. 
He thought of his home and knew that he could not reach it before 
night. He made a shelter, lay down to sleep, and dreamed that he 
was walking on a narrow trail leading eastward. He looked ahead 
and saw a man sitting by the wayside with his head down. As he 
