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chance to pass near their camp。 

     ;Fear not for our scout�察�friends� ─�finally ex´ claimed a leader among 

them。     ;He   is   a   brave   and   experienced   man。     He   will   find   a   safe   rest´ 

ing´place�察�and join us when the wind ceases to rage。; So they all wrapped 

themselves in their robes and lay down to sleep。 

     All that night and the following day it was impossible to give succor�察�



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and   the   hunters   felt   much   concern   for   the   absent。   Late   in   the   second 

night the great storm subsided。 

     ;Ho�察   �ho�    �Iyotanka�      �Rise     up� ─   �So    the  first  hunter   to   awaken 

aroused all the others。 

     As   after   every  other   storm�察 �it   was   wonderfully  still�察�so   still   that   one 

could   hear   distinctly  the   pounding   feet of   the  jack´rabbits   coming   down 

over the  slopes to the willows   for  food。          All   dry vegetation   was   buried 

beneath the deep   snow�察 �and   everywhere   they  saw   this   white´robed   crea´ 

ture of the prairie coming down to the woods。 

     Now the air was full of the wolf and coyote game call�察�and they were 

seen in great numbers upon the ice。 

     ;See�察   �see�   �the   hungry    wolves     are   dragging     the  carcasses     away� �

Harken to the war cries of the scout's Shunka�              �Hurry�察�hurry� ─�they urged 

one another in chorus。 

     Away they ran and out upon the lake�察�now upon the wind´swept ice�察�

now upon the crusted snow�察�running when they could�察�sliding when they 

must。     There was certainly a great concourse of the wolves�察�whirling in 

frantic circles�察�but con´ tinually moving toward the farther end of the lake。 

They   could   hear   distinctly   the   hoarse   bark   of   the   scout's   Shunka�察  �and 

occasionally the muf´ fled war´whoop of a man�察�as if it came from under 

the ice� �

     As they approached nearer the scene they could hear more distinctly 

the   voice   of   their   friend�察  �but   still   as   it   were   from   underground。 When 

they    reached    the   spot   to  which    the  wolves     had   dragged    two    of  the 

carcasses of the buffalo�察�Shunka was seen to stand by one of them�察�but at 

that moment he staggered and fell。             The hunt´ ers took out their knives 

and ripped up the frozen hide covering the abdominal cavity。                   It revealed 

a warm nest of hay and buffalo hair in which the scout lay�察�wrapped in his 

own robe� �

     He had placed his dog in one of the carcasses and himself in another 

for protection from the storm�察�but the dog was wiser than the man�察�for he 

kept his entrance open。        The man lapped the hide over and it froze solidly�察�

shutting     him   se´  curely    in。  When      the   hungry    wolves     came    Shunka 

promptly      extricated    himself    and   held   them    off  as  long   as  he   could�察�



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meanwhile�察  �sliding   and   pulling�察  �the   wolves   continued   to   drag   over   the 

slippery ice the body of the buffalo in which his master had taken refuge。 

The   poor�察  �faithful   dog�察  �with   no   care   for   his   own   safety�察  �stood   by   his 

imprisoned master until the hunters came up。               But it was too late�察�for he 

had received more than one mortal wound。 

     As soon as the scout got out�察�with a face more anxious for another than 

for himself�察�he ex´ claimed�此�

     ;Where is Shunka�察�the bravest of his tribe�拭─�

     ;Ho�察�kola�察�it is so�察�indeed�察�and here he lies�察─�replied one sadly。 

     His master knelt by his side�察�gently stroking the face of the dog。 

     ;Ah�察�my friend�察�you go where all spirits live� �The Great Mystery has a 

home for every living creature。          May he permit our meeting there� ─�

     At daybreak the scout carried him up to one of the pretty round hills 

overlooking the lake�察�and built up around him walls of loose stone。                   Red 

paints were scattered over the snow�察�in ac´ cordance with Indian custom�察�

and the farewell song was sung。 

     Since     that   day    the   place    has   been    known      to   the   Sioux    as 

Shunkahanakapithe Grave of the Dog。 



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              PART TWO THE WOMAN 



     I WINONA�察�THE WOMAN´CHILD 



             Hush�察  �hushaby�察  �little   woman�           �Be   brave   and   weep   not� �

The spirits sleep not�察          �'Tis they who ordain             To woman�察�pain。 

            Hush�察   �hushaby�察   �little  woman�          �Now�察    �all  things  bearing�察�

A new gift sharing             From those above 

            To woman�察�love。                            Sioux Lullaby。 

       ;Chinto�察�weyanna� �Yes�察�indeed�察�she is a real little woman�察─�declares 

the old grandmother�察�as she receives and crit´ ically examines the tiny bit 

of humanity。 

     There is no remark as to the color of its hair or eyes�察�both so black as 

almost to be blue�察�but the old woman scans sharply the delicate pro´ file of 

the baby face。 

     ;Ah�察�she has the nose of her ancestors�          �Lips thin as a leaf�察�and eyes 

bright as   stars   in   mid´   winter� ─  �she   exclaims�察  �as   she   passes   on   the   furry 

bundle to the other grandmother for her inspec´ tion。 

     ;Tokee� �she is pretty enough to win a twinkle rom the evening star�察─�

remarks that smiling personage。 

     ;And what shall her name be�拭�

     ;Winona�察�the First´born�察�of course。        That is hers by right of birth。; 

     ;Still�察�it may not fit her。     One must prove herself worthy in order to 

retain that honorable name。; 

     ;Ugh�察─   �retorts  the   first  grandmother�察    �she   can   at  least  bear  it  on 

probation� ─�

     ;Tosh�察�tosh�察─�the other assents。 

     Thus   the   unconscious   little   Winona   has   passed   the   first   stage   of   the 

Indian's christen´ ing。 

    Presently she is folded into a soft white doe´ skin�察�well lined with the 

loose down of cattails�察�and snugly laced into an upright oaken cradle�察�the 

front   of   which   is   a   richly   embroidered   buck´   skin   bag�察  �with   porcupine 



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quills   and   deers'    hoofs   suspended   from   its   profuse   fringes。        This    gay 

cradle is strapped upon the second grand´ mother's back�察�and that dignitary 

walks off with the newcomer。 

     ;You must come with me�察─�she says。                 ;We shall go among the father 

and mother trees�察�and hear them speak with their thousand tongues�察�that 

you   may   know   their   language   forever。          I   will   hang   the   cradle   of   the 

woman´child upon Utuhu�察�the oak�察�and she shall hear the love´sighs of the 

pine maiden� ─�

     In   this   fashion   Winona   is   introduced   to   nature   and   becomes   at   once 

;nature´born�察─�in accord with the beliefs and practices of the wild red man。 

     ;Here   she   is� �Take her�察─  �says   the   old   woman   on her   return   from  the 

woods。      She pre´ sents the child to its mother�察�who is sitting in the shade 

of   an   elm´tree   as   quietly  as   if   she   had   not   just   passed   through   woman's 

severest or´ deal in giving a daughter to the brave Cheton´ ska� �

     ;She   has   a   winsome   face�察  �as   meek   and   in´   nocent   as   the   face   of   an 

ermine�察─�graciously adds the grandmother。 

     The   mother   does   not      speak。     Silently   and    al´   most   reverently   she 

takes her new and first´born daughter into her arms。                    She gazes into its 

vel´   vety  little   face   of   a   dusky   red   tint�察  �and   uncon´   sciously  presses   the 

closely swaddled form to her breast。               She feels the mother´instinct seize 

upon   her  strongly  for   the  first   time。     Here   is   a   new life�察  �a  new   hope�察  �a 

possible link between herself and a new race� �

     Ah�察�a smile plays upon her lips�察�as she realizes that she has kissed her 

child�     �In   its   eyes   and   mouth   she   discerns   clearly   the   features   she   has 

loved in the strong countenance  of another�察 �though in   the little  woman's 

face they are soft´ ened and retouched by the hand of the ;Great Mystery。; 

     The baby girl is called Winona for some months�察�when the medicine´ 

man is summoned and requested to name publicly the first´born daughter 

of Chetonska�察�the White Hawk�察�but not until he has received a present of a 

good     pony    with    a  finely   painted    buffalo´robe。      It   is  usual   to   confer 

another name besides that of the ;First´born�察─�which may be resumed later 

if the maiden proves worthy。            The name Wi´ nona implies much of honor。 

It means char´ itable�察�kind�察�helpful�察�all that an eldest sister should be� �

     The   herald   goes   around   the   ring   of   lodges   announcing   in   singsong 



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fashion the christening�察�and inviting everybody to a feast in honor of the 

event。     A  real American   christening   is   al´   ways   a   gala   occasion�察  �when 

much      savage    wealth    is  distributed     among     the   poor   and    old   people。 

Winona       has   only   just  walked�察    �and   this   fact  is  also   announced      with 

additional gifts。      A well´ born child is ever before the tribal eye and in the 

tribal    ear�察 �as   every    little  step   in   its  progress     toward    manhood       or 

womanhoodthe first time of walking 

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