THE FIRST WAR PARTY. ie 
arose and marched out to the place, continuing their war song as they 
went. They were not allowed to go back to their homes, but had to 
march all together out of the village. They waited until noon at the 
place the chief had chosen, so that others who decided late to join the 
party would have time to catch up with them. They all stopped their 
songs and ate, and, while they were eating, the chief made the following 
speech : 
‘‘T want to make certain rules for you, my men, for if you are to 
become great warriors you must learn to obey. First, I want all to 
move forward in one body and want none to stop by the way. I will 
appoint two men who shall be water-carriers, and I want each man to 
drink only when water is brought by the water-carriers, and not to stop 
and drink at every spring or stream. A drink of water three times a 
day isenough foreach man. We willalso eat threetimesaday. March 
on, now, and remember to keep in one body, that we may overcome 
the enemy.’’ 
They marched by day and made camp by night. The chief always 
camped about a hundred yards in advance of the others, facing the 
enemy’s country. When the men were near the enemy’s country the 
chief appointed four men to go on ahead as spies and to come back at 
night and report. They went out in all directions, but before going 
they arranged a meeting place, so that if any one saw the enemy he 
could go to that place, give the signal, and the other spies could join 
him and all race back to tell the leader that they had seen the enemy. 
When they reached camp they stood in line and waited for the water- 
carriers to give them a drink before they began to speak. 
They went on until they found the enemy and fought them, but 
scalped only one, for that was enough to show that they had been vic- 
torious. When the battle was over the warriors were all left to do as 
they pleased. The chief sent word to their homes that they had de- 
feated the enemy and were bringing back a scalp. The people decked 
themselves in paint and feathers and went out to meet the returning 
war party. When the people met the party the chief told the man who 
had the scalp to put it on a pole, and then all the young men raced for 
it, and the one who got it ran on until some one overtook him; then 
that one took the scalp and ran on until some one overtook him, and 
so they raced home. The people at home were waiting for them, and 
when they arrived they all joined in a big war dance. 
So it was with the first war party, and so it has been with all war 
parties since that time. 
