ed his sister where to place the arrows, that she
might always have food. The inflammation continued to increase, and had
now reached his first rib; and he said, "Sister, my end is near. You
must do as I tell you. You see my medicine-sack, and my war-club tied
to it. It contains all my medicines, and my war-plumes, and my paints
of all colors. As soon as the inflammation reaches my breast, you will
take my war-club. It has a sharp point, and you will cut off my head.
When it is free from my body, take it, place its neck in the sack,
which you must open at one end. Then hang it up in its former place. Do
not forget my bow and arrows. One of the last you will take to procure
food. The remainder tie to my sack, and then hang it up, so that I can
look towards the door. Now and then I will speak to you, but not
often." His sister again promised to obey.

In a little time his breast was affected. "Now," said he, "take the
club and strike off my head." She was afraid, but he told her to muster
courage. "_Strike_," said he, and a smile was on his face. Mustering
all her courage, she gave the blow and cut off the head. "Now," said
the head, "place me where I told you." And fearfully she obeyed it in
all its commands. Retaining its animation, it looked around the lodge
as usual, and it would command its sister to go to such places as it
thought would procure for her the flesh of different animals she
needed. One day the head said, "The time is not distant when I shall be
freed from this situation, but I shall have to undergo many sore evils.
So the Superior Manito decrees, and I must bear all patiently." In this
situation we must leave the head.

In a certain part of the country was a village inhabited by a numerous
and warlike band of Indians. In this village was a family of ten young
men--brothers. It was in the spring of the year that the youngest of
these blackened his face and fasted. His dreams were propitious. Having
ended his fast, he sent secretly for his brothers at night, so that
none in the village could overhear or find out the direction they
intended to go. Though their drum was heard, yet that was a common
occurrence. Having ended the usual formalities, he told them how
favorable his dreams were, and that he had called them together to know
if they would accompany him in a war excursion. They all answered they
would. The third brother from the eldest, noted for his oddities,
coming up with his war-club when his br