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our bait exactly as we had hoped� �It was a matter of a very few minutes�察�

for   every   soldier   lay   dead   in   a   shorter   time   than   it   takes   to   annihilate   a 

small herd of buffalo。 

     ;This attack was hastened because most of the Sioux on the Missouri 

River and eastward had begun to talk of suing for peace。                     But even this 

did not stop the peace movement。              The very next year a treaty was signed 

at Fort Rice�察�Dakota Territory�察�by nearly all the Sioux chiefs�察�in which it 

was   agreed   on   the   part   of   the   Great   Father   in   Washington   that   all   the 

country  north   of   the   Republican   River in   Nebraska�察  �including   the   Black 

Hills and the Big Horn Mountains�察�was to be always Sioux country�察�and no 

white man should intrude upon it without our permission。                    Even with this 

agreement Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse were not satisfied�察�and they would 

not sign。 

     ;Up     to  this  time   I   had  fought   in   some   important     battles�察  �but  had 

achieved no great deed。          I was ambitious to make a name for myself。                  I 

joined     war    parties   against    the   Crows�察    �Mandans�察     �Gros    Ventres�察   �and 

Pawnees�察�and gained some little distinction。 

     ;It was when the white men found the yellow metal in our country�察�and 

came   in   great   numbers�察  �driving   away   our   game�察  �that   we   took   up   arms 

against them for the last time。           I must say here that the chiefs who were 

loudest for war were among the first to submit and accept reservation life。 

Spotted   Tail   was   a   great   warrior�察  �yet   he   was   one   of   the   first   to   yield�察�

because he was promised by the Chief Soldiers that they would make him 

chief of all the Sioux。       Ugh� �he would have stayed with Sitting Bull to the 

last had it not been for his ambition。 

     ;About this   time   we   young warriors began   to  watch the trails   of the 

white   men   into   the   Black   Hills�察  �and   when   we   saw   a   wagon   coming   we 

would hide at the crossing and kill them all without much trouble。                        We 

did this to discourage the whites from coming into our country without our 

permission。       It   was   the   duty   of   our   Great   Father   at Washington�察  �by   the 

agreement of 1868�察�to keep his white children away。 

     ;During the troublesome time after this treaty�察�which no one seemed to 

respect�察  �either   white   or   Indian   ��but   the   whites   broke   it   first�В察  �I   was   like 

many other young men  much on the warpath�察�but with little honor。                          I 



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had not yet become noted for any great deed。                  Finally�察�Wapaypay and I 

waylaid and killed a white soldier on his way from the fort to his home in 

the east。 

     ;There were a few Indians who were liars�察�and never on the warpath�察�

playing 'good Indian' with the Indian agents and the war chiefs at the forts。 

Some of this faithless set betrayed me�察�and told more than I ever did。                      I 

was    seized    and   taken   to  the   fort  near   Bismarck�察    �North    Dakota     ��Fort 

Abraham   Lincoln�В察  �by   a   brother   ��Tom   Custer�А  �of   the   Long´Haired   War 

Chief�察�and imprisoned there。           These same lying Indians�察�who were selling 

their services as scouts to the white man�察�told me that I was to be shot to 

death�察�or else hanged upon a tree。           I answered that I was not afraid to die。 

     ;However�察  �there   was   an   old   soldier   who   used   to   bring   my  food   and 

stand guard over me  he was a white man�察�it is true�察�but he had an Indian 

heart�    �He   came   to   me   one   day   and   unfastened   the   iron   chain   and   ball 

with which they had locked my leg�察�saying by signs and what little Sioux 

he could muster�此�

     ;'Go�察�friend� �take the chain and ball with you。               I shall shoot�察�but the 

voice of the gun will lie。' 

     ;When he had made me understand�察�you may guess that I ran my best� �

I was almost over the bank when he fired his piece at me several times�察�but 

I had already gained cover and was safe。                I have never told this before�察�

and would not�察�lest it should do him an injury�察�but he was an old man then�察�

and I   am sure   he must   be   dead long   since。        That old soldier taught   me 

that some of the white people have hearts�察─�he added�察�quite seriously。 

     ;I   went   back   to   Standing   Rock   in   the   night�察  �and   I   had   to   hide   for 

several days in the woods�察�where food was brought to me by my relatives。 

The Indian police were ordered to retake me�察�and they pretended to hunt 

for me�察�but really they did not�察�for if they had found me I would have died 

with one or two of them�察�and they knew it�              �In a few days I departed with 

several others�察�and we rejoined the hostile camp on the Powder River and 

made   some   trouble   for   the   men   who   were   building   the   great   iron   track 

north of us ��Northern Pacific�А� 

     ;In   the   spring   the   hostile   Sioux   got   together   again   upon   the   Tongue 

River。     It   was   one   of   the   greatest   camps   of   the   Sioux   that   I   ever   saw。 



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There were some   Northern Cheyennes   with   us�察 �under Two   Moon�察 �and   a 

few   Santee   Sioux�察  �renegades   from   Canada�察  �under   Inkpaduta�察  �who   had 

killed   white   people   in   Iowa   long   before。    We   had   decided   to   fight   the 

white soldiers until no warrior should be left。; 

     At   this   point   Rain´in´the´Face   took   up   his   tobacco   pouch   and   began 

again to fill his pipe。 

     ;Of course the younger warriors were delighted with the prospect of a 

great fight�     �Our scouts had discovered piles of oats for horses and other 

supplies near   the Missouri   River。         They  had been brought by  the   white 

man's     fire´boats。    Presently   they   reported      a  great   army   about    a  day's 

travel to the south�察�with Shoshone and Crow scouts。 

     ;There was excitement among the people�察�and a great council was held。 

Many spoke。         I was asked the condition of those Indians who had gone 

upon   the  reservation�察  �and   I   told   them  truly  that   they  were  nothing   more 

than prisoners。       It was decided to go out and meet Three Stars ��General 

Crook�А�at a safe distance from our camp。 

     ;We met him on the Little Rosebud。               I believe that if we had waited 

and allowed him to make the attack�察�he would have fared no better than 

Custer。     He was too strongly fortified where he was�察�and I think�察�too�察�that 

he was saved partly by his Indian allies�察�for the scouts discovered us first 

and   fought   us   first�察  �thus   giving   him   time   to   make   his   preparations。   I 

think he was more wise than brave�              �After we had left that neighborhood 

he   might   have   pushed   on   and   connected   with   the   Long´Haired   Chief。 

That would have saved Custer and perhaps won the day。 

     ;When   we   crossed   from   Tongue   River   to   the   Little   Big   Horn�察  �on 

account of the scarcity of game�察�we did not anticipate any more trouble。 

Our   runners   had   discovered   that   Crook   had   retraced   his   trail   to   Goose 

Creek�察�and we did not suppose that the white men would care to follow us 

farther into the rough country。 

     ;Suddenly  the   Long´Haired   Chief   appeared   with   his   men�           �It   was   a 

surprise。; 

     ;What   part   of 

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