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beat the story of the man who rode a young elk�察�and yelled frantically for 

help�察�crying like a woman。; 

     ;Ugh� �that was only a legend�察─�retorted Ma´ togee�察�for it was he who 

was the hero of this tale in his younger days。             ;But this is a fresh feat of 

to´day。    Chankpayuhah said he could not tell which was the most scared�察�

the buck or you�察─�he continued。            ;He said the deer's eyes were bulg´ ing 

out   of   their   sockets�察 �while Tamedokah's   mouth   was   constantly  enlarging 

toward   his   ears�察  �and   his   hair   floated   on   the   wind�察  �shaking   among   the 

branches     of   the  trees。   That    will  go   down    with   the  traditions    of  our 

fathers�察─�he concluded with an air of satisfaction。 

     ;It was a singular mishap�察─�admitted Tame´ dokah。 

     The pipe had been filled by Matogee and passed to Tamedokah good´ 

naturedly�察     �still  with    a   broad    smile    on    his   face。     ;It   must     be 

acknowledged�察─�he resumed�察 �that you have the strongest kind of a grip�察�

for no one else could hold on as long as you did�察�and secure such a trophy 

besides。     That tail will do for an eagle feather holder。; 

     By  this   time   the   teepee   was   packed   to   over´   flowing。   Loud   laughter 

had   been   heard   is´   suing   from   the   lodge   of   Matogee�察  �and   every´   body 

suspected that he had something good�察�so many had come to listen。 

     ;I think we should hear the whole matter�察─�said one of the late comers。 

     The teepee was brightly lit by the burning em´ bers�察�and all the men 

were sitting with their knees up against their chests�察�held in that position 

by wrapping their robes tightly around loins and knees。                 This fixed them 

something in the fashion of a rocking´chair。 

     ;Well�察�no one saw him except Chankpayu´ hah�察─�Matogee remarked。 

     ;Yes�察�yes�察�he must tell us about it�察─�exclaimed a chorus of voices。 

     ;This is what I saw�察─�the witness began。            ;I was tracking a buck and a 

doe。    As I approached a small opening at the creek side 'boom ��' came a 

report of the mysterious iron。 I remained in a stooping position�察�hoping to 

see   a   deer   cross   the   opening。  In   this   I   was   not   disappointed�察  �for   im´ 



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mediately after the report a fine buck dashed forth with Tamedokah close 

behind him。      The latter was holding on to the deer's tail with both hands 

and his knife was in his mouth�察�but it soon dropped out。               'Tamedokah��' I 

shouted�察�'haven't you got hold of the wrong animal��' but as I spoke they 

disappeared into the woods。 

     ;In a minute they bothappeared again�察�and then it was that I began to 

laugh。    I  could  not   stop。  It   almost   killed  me。   The    deer   jumped    the 

longest jumps I ever saw。        Tamedokah walked the longest paces and was 

very swift。 His hair was whipping the trees as they went by。 Water poured 

down his face。 I stood bent forward be´ cause I could not straighten my 

back´bone�察�and was ready to fall when they again disappeared。 

     ;When they came out for the third time it seemed as if the woods and 

the meadow were mov´ ing too。            Tamedokah skipped across the opening 

as if he were a grasshopper learning to hop。          I fell down。 

     ;When I came to he was putting water on my face and head�察�but when 

I looked at him I fell again�察�and did not know anything until the sun had 

passed the mid´sky。 

     The company was kept roaring all the way through this account�察�while 

Tamedokah himself heartily joined in the mirth。 

     ;Ho�察�ho�察�ho� ─�they said�察 �he has made his name famous in our annals。 

This will be told of him henceforth。; 

     ;It reminds me of Chadozee's bear story�察─�said one。 

     ;His was more thrilling�察�because it was really dangerous�察─�interposed 

another。 

     ;You can tell it to us�察�Bobdoo�察─�remarked a third。 

     The man thus addressed made no immediate reply。                He was smoking 

contentedly。     At last he silently returned the pipe to Matogee�察�with whom 

it had begun its rounds。       Deliberately he tight´ ened his robe around him�察�

saying as he did so�此�

     ;Ho ��Yes��。     I was with him。       It was by a very little that he saved his 

life。 I will tell you how it happened。 

     ;I   was   hunting   with   these   two   men�察  �Nageedah   and   Chadozee。    We 

came to some wild cherry bushes。 I began to eat of the fruit when I saw a 

large   silver´tip   crawling   toward   us。   'Look   out�   �there   is   a   grizzly   here��'   I 



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shouted�察�and I ran my pony out on to the prairie�察�but the others had already 

dismounted。 

     ;Nageedah had just time to jump upon his pony and get out of the way�察�

but the bear seized hold of his robe and pulled it off。             Chado´ zee stood 

upon the verge of a steep bank�察�below which there ran a deep and swift´ 

flowing stream。 The bear rushed upon him so suddenly that when he took 

a step backward�察�they both fell into the creek together。               It was a fall of 

about twice the height of a man。; 

     ;Did they go out of sight�拭─�some one in´ quired。 

     ;Yes�察�both fell headlong。       In his excitement Chadozee laid hold of the 

bear in the water�察�and I never saw a bear try so hard to get away from a 

man as this one did。; 

     ;Ha�察�ha�察�ha� �ha�察�ha�察�ha� ─�they all laughed。 

     ;When they came to the surface again they were both so eager to get to 

the   shore   that   each   let   go�察  �and   they   swam   as   quickly   as   they   could   to 

opposite sides。      Chadozee could not get any further�察�so he clung to a stray 

root�察  �still   keeping   a   close   watch   of   the   bear�察  �who   was   forced   to   do   the 

same。      There     they   both   hung�察   �regarding    each    other   with   looks   of 

contempt and defiance。; 

     ;Ha�察�ha�察�ha� �ha�察�ha�察�ha� ─�they all laughed again。 

     ;At last the bear swam along the edge to a lower place�察�and we pulled 

Chadozee up by means of our lariats。              All this time he had been groan´ 

ing so loud that we supposed he was badly torn�察�but when I looked for his 

wounds I found a mere scratch。; 

     Again the chorus of appreciation from his hearers。 

     ;The strangest thing about this affair of mine�察─�spoke up Tamedokah�察�

;is that I dreamed the whole thing the night before。; 

     ;There   are   some   dreams   come   true�察  �and   I   am  a   believer   in   dreams�察─�

one remarked。 

     ;Yes�察�certainly�察�so are we all。        You know Hachah almost lost his life 

by believing in dreams�察─�commented Matogee。 

     ;Let us hear that story�察─�was the general re´ quest。 

     ;You have all heard of Hachah�察�the great medicine man�察�who did many 

wonderful things。       He once dreamed four nights in succession of fly´ ing 



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from     a  high    cliff  over   the   Minnesota      river。   He     recollected    every 

particular of the scene�察�and it made a great impression upon his mind。 

     ;The next day after he had dreamed it for the fourth time�察�he proposed 

to his wife that they go down to the river to swim�察�but his real purpose was 

to see the place of his dream。 

     ;He   did   find   the   place�察  �and   it   seemed   to   Ha´   chah   exactly   like。 A 

crooked tree grew out of the top of the cliff�察�and the water below was very 

deep。; 

     ;Did he really fly�拭─�I called impatiently from the doorway�察�where I had 

been listening and laugh´ ing with the rest。 

     ;Ugh�察�that is what I shall tell you。         He was swimming about with his 

wife�察   �who    was   a  fine  swimmer�察     �but   all  at  once  Hachah     disappeared。 

Presently he stood upon the very tree that he had seen in his dream�察�and 

gazed   out   over   the   water。   The   tree   was   very   springy�察  �and   Hachah   felt 

sure that he could fly�察�so before long he launched bravely forth from the 

cliff。   He kicked out vigor´ ously and swung both arms as he did so�察�but 

nevertheless he came down to the bottom of the water like a crow that had 

been shot on the wing。; 

     ;Ho�察    �ho�察  �ho�   �Ho�察   �ho�察  �ho� ─   �and    the   whole     company      laughed 

unreservedly。 

     ;His wife screamed loudly as Hachah whirled downward and went out 

of   sight   like   a   blue   heron   after   a   fish。 Then   she   feared   he   might   be 

stunned�察�so she swam to him and dragged him to the shore。                   He could not 

speak�察�but the woman over´ whelmed him with reproaches。 

     ;'What     are  you   trying   to  do�察  �you   old  idiot�拭  �Do   you   want    to  kill 

yourself��' she screamed again and again。 

     ;'Woman�察�be silent��' he replied�察�and he said nothing more。                He did not 

tell his dream for many years afterward。            Not until he was a very old man 

and about to die�察�did Hachah tell any one how he thought he could fly。; 

     And at this they all laughed louder than ever。 



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     XII                 First                 Impressions                             of 

Civilization 



     I WAS scarcely old enough to know anything definite about the ;Big 

Knives�察─    �as   we   called   the   white   men�察   �when     the  terrible   Minnesota 

massacre broke up our home and I was carried into exile。 I have al´ ready 

told   how   I   was   adopted   into   the   family   of   my   father's   younger   brother�察�

when my father was betraye

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