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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