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March 31st, 2009 . by admin
The old Snake woman had come out of the lodges. That Piegan woman cried out Dont hurt me. The man, too, cut offhis hair and mourned. Many kept on after thetwo on good horses, and after while the womans horse began toget tired so she asked her husband to let her ride on his horsewith him. She went home and lay down by her dog,and kept crying, she felt so sorry for this poor man. They had hard work to keep her mother from killing her.
She went home and lay down by her dog,and kept crying, she felt so
Hehad followed the trail of the war party, and followed it forsome days. will surely come tonight. He signaled the women, and got on his horse and rode towardsthem. He kept looking in at the lodges until itwas late, and the people let the fires go out and went to bed. Thepeople only laughed and pushed her into the fire. Shehad placed it behind, and little way off from, the others. The Piegans killed the people almost asfast as they came out of their lodges.
They saidListen! listen! we move camp. The Piegans have come, he toldher. It must be close. Some one of them will take you,and will big party of our people and rescue you.No, no, cried the woman let us die here together.Why die? cried the man. She turned her head and looked down the river, and hesaw her face. The old woman was so sorry for him that she cried again,and kissed him. Before we leave here, we will give him to the Sun.There was an old woman in this camp who lived all alone, in littlelodge of her own.
She will surely come.The woman went back to her lodge with the water, and, sitting downnear the fireplace, she began to very strangely. It shall notbe so. If, on the roadyou are traveling, this camp should separate, mark the trail mywife takes with stick.
He saw many strange people that day. When it is nightI will gather them up, steal horse, and cross over to you.No, no, cried the man. By and by he ate some of the food the old womanhad given him, and felt strong again. The second day, they came back to the main body, and saidthey had found camping place just deserted, and that there thetrail forked. Thatold woman is almost the same as my mother. That is all for you,because you helped this poor man. Hold! cried the Snake man to his people. Let me go and mythings.
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