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     〃The maiden looked at him and shook her head; but he sprang off and 

lifted her upon his horse。        He struck him a smart blow upon the flank that 

sent him at full speed in the direction of the Sioux encampment。                  Then he 

seized   the   exhausted   buckskin   by  the   lariat;   and   turned   back   to   join   the 

rear…guard。 

     〃That little group still withstood in some fashion the all but irresistible 

onset of the Crows。        When their comrade came back to them; leading the 

War Maiden's pony; they were inspired to fresh endeavor; and though few 

in number they  made a  counter…charge with such   fury that   the Crows in 

their turn were forced to retreat! 

     〃The Sioux got fresh mounts and returned to the field; and by sunset 

the   day   was   won!   Little   Eagle   was   among   the   first   who   rode   straight 

through      the  Crow     camp;    causing     terror   and   consternation。      It   was 

afterward   remem…   bered   that   he   looked   unlike   his   former   self   and   was 

scarcely recognized by the warriors for the modest youth they had so little 

regarded。 

     〃It was this famous battle which drove that warlike nation; the Crows; 

to   go   away    from   the   Missouri    and    to  make    their  home     up  the   Yel… 

lowstone River and in the Bighorn country。                But   many of our men fell; 

and among them the brave Little Eagle! 

     〃The   sun   was   almost   over   the   hills   when   the   Sioux   gathered   about 

their campfires; recounting the honors won in battle; and naming the brave 

dead。     Then came the singing of dirges and weeping for the slain!                   The 

sadness of loss was mingled with exultation。 

     〃Hush! listen!  the   singing   and   wailing have   ceased   suddenly  at   both 

camps。      There is one voice coming around the circle of campfires。                  It is 

the voice of a woman!          Stripped of all her ornaments; her dress shorn of 

its fringes; her ankles bare; her hair cropped close to her neck; leading a 

pony with mane and tail cut short; she is mourning as widows mourn。                       It 

is Makatah! 

     〃Publicly;   with   many   tears;   she   declared   her…   self   the   widow   of   the 



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brave Little Eagle; although she had never been his wife!       He it was; she 

said with truth; who had saved her peo… ple's honor and her life at the cost 

of his own。   He was a true man! 

    〃'Ho; ho!' was the response from many of the older warriors; but the 

young men; the lovers of Makatah; were surprised and sat in silence。 

    〃The War Maiden lived to be a very old woman; but she remained true 

to her vow。    She never accepted a husband; and all her lifetime she was 

known as the widow of the brave Little Eagle。〃 



    THE END 



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                                GLOSSARY 



     A…no…ka…san; white on both sides (Bald Eagle)。 A…tay; father。 Cha…ton'… 

ska; White Hawk。 Chin…o…te…dah; Lives…in…the…Wood。 Chin…to; yes; indeed。 

E…na…ka…nee;   hurry。   E…ya…tonk…a…wee;   She…whose…Voice…is…heard…afar。   E… 

yo…tank…a; rise up; or sit down。 Ha…ha…ton…wan; Ojibway。 Ha…na…ka…pe;  a 

grave。   Han…ta…wo;   Out   of   the   way!   He…che…tu;   it   is   well。   He…yu…pe…ya; 

come here! Hi! an exclamation of thanks。 Hunk…pa…tees; a band of Sioux。 

Ka…po…sia;   Light   Lodges;   a   band   of   Sioux。   Ke…chu…wa;   darling。   Ko…da; 

friend。   Ma…ga…ska…wee;   Swan   Maiden。   Ma…ka…tah;   Earth   Woman。   Ma…to; 

bear。 Ma…to…ska; White Bear。 Ma…to…sa…pa; Black Bear。 Me…chink…she; my 

son   or   sons。   Me…ta;   my。   Min…ne…wa…kan;   Sacred   Water   (Devil's   Lake。) 

Min…ne…ya…ta;   By…the…Water。   Nak…pa;   Ears   or   Long   Ears。   Ne…na   e…ya…ya! 

run   fast!   O…glu…ge…chan…a;   Mysterious   Wood…Dweller。   Psay;   snow…shoes。 

Shunk…a;   dog。   Shunk…a…ska; White   Dog。   Shunk…ik…chek…a;   domestic   dog。 

Ske…ske…ta…tonk…a;       Sault   Sainte   Marie。    Sna…na;    Rattle。   Sta…su;   Shield 

(Arickaree)。 Ta…ake…che…ta; his soldier。 Ta…chin…cha…la; fawn。 Tak…cha; doe。 

Ta…lu…ta; Scarlet。 Ta…ma…hay; Pike。 Ta…ma…ko…che; His Country。 Ta…na…ge…la; 

Humming…Bird。   Ta…tank…a…o…ta;   Many   Buffaloes。   Ta…te…yo…pa;   Her   Door。 

Ta…to…ka; Antelope。 Ta…wa…su…o…ta; Many Hailstones。 Tee…pee; tent。 Te…yo… 

tee…pee; Council lodge。 To…ke…ya nun…ka hu…wo? where are you? Tunk…a… 

she…dah;   grandfather。   Un…chee…dah;   grandmother。   Unk…pa…pa;   a   band   of 

Sioux。 U…ya…yo! come here! Wa…ba…shaw; Red Hat (name of a Sioux chief)。 

Wa…ha…dah; Buyer of Furs。 Wah…pay…ton; a band of Sioux。 Wa…ho; Howler。 

Wa…kan; sacred; mysterious。 Wak…pay…ku…tay; a band of Sioux。 Wa…pay…na; 

Little   Barker。   Wee…ko;   Beautiful   Woman。   We…no…na;   Firstborn   Daughter。 

We…sha…wee;   Red   Girl。   We…wop…tay;   a   sharpened   pole。   We…yan…na;   little 

woman。 We…zee; Smoky Lodge。 Yank…ton…nais; a band of Sioux。 Zee…zee… 

win; Yellow Woman。 Zu…ya…ma…ni; Walks…to…War。 



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