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1、OLDINDIANDAYSOLDINDIANDAYSBYCHARLESA.EASTMAN(Ohiyesa)1OLDINDIANDAYSToMyDaughtersDORA,IRENE,VIRGINIA,ELEANOR,ANDFLORENCEIDedicatetheseStoriesoftheOldIndianLife,andespeciallyoftheCourageousandWomanlyIndianWoman2OLDINDIANDAYSPARTONETHEWARRIORI.THELOVEOFA
2、NTELOPEUponahangingprecipiceatopoftheEagleScoutButtethereappearedamotionlessandsolitaryfigure--almosteagle-likeheperched!Thepeopleinthecampbelowsawhim,butnonelookedathimlong.Theyturnedtheirheadsquicklyawaywithanervoustingling,fortheheightabovetheplain
3、swasgreat.Almostspirit-likeamongtheuppercloudstheyoungwarriorsatimmovable.ItwasAntelope.Hewasfastingandseek-ingasignfromthe"GreatMystery,"forsuchwasthefirststepoftheyoungandambitiousSioux[whowishedtobeanotedwarrioramonghispeople.Heisaprincelyyouth,amo
4、ngthewildSioux,whohuntsforhistribeandnotforhim-self!Hisvoiceissoftandlowatthecamp-fireofhisnation,butterror-givinginthefieldofbattle.SuchwasAntelope'sreputation.Themorehesoughtthe"GreatMystery"insolitude,themoregentleandretiringhebe-came,andinthesamep
5、roportionhiscourageandmanlinessgrew.Nonecouldsaythathewasnotakindsonandagoodhunter,forhehadalreadypassedthe"two-arrow-to-kill,"hisbuffaloexamination.Onahotmidsummermorningafewweekslater,whilemostoftheinmatesoftheteepeeswerebreakfastingintheopenair,the
6、powerfulvoiceoftheheraldresoundedamongthepine-cladheightsandgreenvalleys."Hearye,hearye,warriors!"hechantedloudly."Thecouncilhasdecreedthatfourbraveyoungmenmustscoutthecountrytothesunsetwardofthecamp,forthepeaceandprotectionofourpeople!"Alllistenedeag
7、erlyforthenamesofthechosenwarriors,andin3OLDINDIANDAYSanothermomenttherecamethesonorouscall:"Antelope,Ante-lope!thecouncilhasselectedyou!"Thecampwaslarge--fullyfourhundredpacesacross;butinthatcountry,intheclearmorningair,suchanannouncementcanbeheardag
8、reatway,andinthesilencethatfol-lowedthehillsrepeatedoverandoverthemu-sicalnameofAntelope.Induetimethefourchosenyouthsappearedbeforethecouncilfire.Theoathofthepipewasadministered,andeachtookafewwhiffsasreverentlyasaChurchmanwouldpartakeofthesac
