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surprise。;
;What part of the camp were you in when the soldiers attacked the
lower end�拭─�I asked。
;I had been invited to a feast at one of the young men's lodges ��a sort
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of club�А� There was a certain warrior who was making preparations to go
against the Crows�察�and I had decided to go also�察─�he said。
;While I was eating my meat we heard the war cry� �We all rushed
out�察�and saw a warrior riding at top speed from the lower camp�察�giving the
warning as he came。 Then we heard the reports of the soldiers' guns�察�
which sounded differently from the guns fired by our people in battle。
;I ran to my teepee and seized my gun�察 �a bow�察 �and a quiver full of
arrows。 I already had my stone war club�察�for you know we usually carry
those by way of ornament。 Just as I was about to set out to meet Reno�察�a
body of soldiers appeared nearly opposite us�察�at the edge of a long line of
cliffs across the river。
;All of us who were mounted and ready immediately started down the
stream toward the ford。 There were Ogallalas�察�Minneconjous�察�Cheyennes�察�
and some Unkpapas�察 �and those around me seemed to be nearly all very
young men。
;'Behold�察 �there is among us a young woman��' I shouted。 'Let no
young man hide behind her garment��' I knew that would make those
young men brave。
;The woman was Tashenamani�察�or Moving Robe�察�whose brother had
just been killed in the fight with Three Stars。 Holding her brother's war
staff over her head�察�and leaning forward upon her charger�察�she looked as
pretty as a bird。 Always when there is a woman in the charge�察�it causes
the warriors to vie with one another in displaying their valor�察─�he added。
;The foremost warriors had almost surrounded the white men�察 �and
more were continually crossing the stream。 The soldiers had dismounted�察�
and were firing into the camp from the top of the cliff。;
;My friend�察�was Sitting Bull in this fight�拭─�I inquired。
;I did not see him there�察 �but I learned afterward that he was among
those who met Reno�察�and that was three or four of the white man's miles
from Custer's position。 Later he joined the attack upon Custer�察�but was
not among the foremost。
;When the troops were surrounded on two sides�察�with the river on the
third�察�the order came to charge� �There were many very young men�察�some
of whom had only a war staff or a stone war club in hand�察�who plunged
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into the column�察�knocking the men over and stampeding their horses。
;The soldiers had mounted and started back�察�but when the onset came
they dismounted again and separated into several divisions�察 �facing
different ways。 They fired as fast as they could load their guns�察�while we
used chiefly arrows and war clubs。 There seemed to be two distinct
movements among the Indians。 One body moved continually in a circle�察�
while the other rode directly into and through the troops。
;Presently some of the soldiers remounted and fled along the ridge
toward Reno's position�察 �but they were followed by our warriors�察 �like
hundreds of blackbirds after a hawk。 A larger body remained together at
the upper end of a little ravine�察�and fought bravely until they were cut to
pieces。 I had always thought that white men were cowards�察�but I had a
great respect for them after this day。
;It is generally said that a young man with nothing but a war staff in
his hand broke through the column and knocked down the leader very
early in the fight。 We supposed him to be the leader�察�because he stood up
in full view�察�swinging his big knife ��sword�А�over his head�察�and talking loud。
Some one unknown afterwards shot the chief�察�and he was probably killed
also�察 �for if not�察 �he would have told of the deed�察 �and called others to
witness it。 So it is that no one knows who killed the Long´Haired Chief
��General Custer�А�
;After the first rush was over�察 �coups were counted as usual on the
bodies of the slain。 You know four coups ��or blows�А�can be counted on
the body of an enemy�察�and whoever counts the first one ��touches it for the
first time�А�is entitled to the 'first feather。'
;There was an Indian here called Appearing Elk�察�who died a short time
ago。 He was slightly wounded in the charge。 He had some of the
weapons of the Long´Haired Chief�察�and the Indians used to say jokingly
after we came upon the reservation that Appearing Elk must have killed
the Chief�察�because he had his sword� �However�察�the scramble for plunder
did not begin until all were dead。 I do not think he killed Custer�察�and if
he had�察�the time to claim the honor was immediately after the fight。
;Many lies have been told of me。 Some say that I killed the Chief�察�
and others that I cut out the heart of his brother ��Tom Custer�В察�because he
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had caused me to be imprisoned。 Why�察�in that fight the excitement was
so great that we scarcely recognized our nearest friends� �Everything was
done like lightning。 After the battle we young men were chasing horses
all over the prairie�察�while the old men and women plundered the bodies�察�
and if any mutilating was done�察�it was by the old men。
;I have lived peaceably ever since we came upon the reservation。 No
one can say that Rain´in´the´Face has broken the rules of the Great Father。
I fought for my people and my country。 When we were conquered I
remained silent�察�as a warrior should。 Rain´in´the´Face was killed when
he put down his weapons before the Great Father。 His spirit was gone
then�察�only his poor body lived on�察�but now it is almost ready to lie down
for the last time。 Ho�察�hechetu� 。�It is well。�А─�
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TWO STRIKE
It is a pity that so many interesting names of well´known Indians
have been mistranslated�察�so that their meaning becomes very vague if it is
not wholly lost。 In some cases an opposite meaning is conveyed。 For
instance there is the name�察 �Young´Man´Afraid´of´ His´Horses。; It does
not mean that the owner of the name is afraid of his own horse far from
it� �Tashunkekokipapi signifies ;The young men ��of the enemy�А�fear his
horses。; Whenever that man attacks�察 �the enemy knows there will be a
determined charge。
The name Tashunkewitko�察�or Crazy Horse�察 �is a poetic simile。 This
leader was likened to an untrained or untouched horse�察�wild�察�ignorant of
domestic uses�察�splendid in action�察�and unconscious of danger。
The name of Two Strike is a deed name。 In a battle with the Utes this
man knocked two enemies from the back of a war horse。 The true
rendering of the name Nomkahpa would be�察 �He knocked off two。;
I was well acquainted with Two Strike and spent many pleasant ho