for nothing. I'll tell
you--let us bet our dew-claws.'

"'Good. I'll bet you my dew-claws against your own, that I can beat
you again. Are you all ready?--Go!'

"Away they went over logs, over stones and across great gulches that
cut the hills in two. On and on they ran, with the Deer far ahead of
the Antelope. Both were getting tired, when the Antelope called:

"'Hi, there--you! Stop, you can beat me. I give up.'

"So the Deer stopped and waited until the Antelope came up to him, and
they both laughed over the fun, but the Antelope had to give the Deer
his dew-claws, and now he goes without himself. The Deer wears
dew-claws and always will, because of that race, but on his liver there
is no gall, while the Antelope carries a gall-sack like the other
animals with cloven hoofs.

"That is all of that story, but it is too late to tell you another
to-night. If you will come to-morrow evening, I will tell you of some
trouble that OLD-man got into once. He deserved it, for he was wicked,
as you shall see. Ho!"

WHY THE INDIANS WHIP THE BUFFALO-BERRIES FROM THE BUSHES

The Indian believes that all things live again; that all were created
by one and the same power; that nothing was created in vain; and that
in the life beyond the grave he will know all things that he knew here.
In that other world he expects to make his living easier, and not
suffer from hunger or cold; therefore, all things that die must go to
his heaven, in order that he may be supplied with the necessities of
life.

The sun is not the Indian's God, but a personification of the Deity;
His greatest manifestation; His light.

The Indian believes that to each of His creations God gave some
peculiar power, and that the possessors of these special favors are His
lieutenants and keepers of the several special attributes; such as
wisdom, cunning, speed, and the knowledge of healing wounds. These
wonderful gifts, he knew, were bestowed as favors by a common God, and
therefore he revered these powers, and, without jealousy, paid tribute
thereto.

The bear was great in war, because before the horse came, he would
sometimes charge the camps and kill or wound many people. Although
many arrows were sent into his huge carcass, he seldom died. Hence the
Indian was sure that the bear could heal his wounds. That the bear
possessed a great knowledge of roots and berries, the Indian knew, for
he often saw him digging the one and stripping the ot