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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

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