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rendering of the name Nomkahpa would be�察 �He knocked off two。; 

     I was well acquainted with Two Strike and spent many pleasant hours 

with   him�察  �both   at   Washington�察  �D。   C。�察  �and   in   his   home   on   the   Rosebud 

reservation。      What   I   have   written is   not   all taken   from  his   own   mouth�察�

because he was modest in talking about himself�察�but I had him vouch for 

the   truth   of   the   stories。 He   said   that   he   was   born   near   the   Republican 

River    about    1832。    His    earliest  recollection    was    of  an  attack   by   the 

Shoshones upon their camp on the Little Piney。                 The first white men he 

ever   met   were   traders   who   visited   his   people   when   he   was   very   young。 

The incident was still vividly with him�察�because�察�he said�察 �They made my 

father crazy�察─。�drunk�А�        This made a deep impression upon him�察�he told 

me�察   �so   that  from   that   day   he  was    always    afraid   of  the  white    man's 

;mysterious water。; 

     Two Strike was not a large man�察�but he was very supple and alert in 

motion�察  �as   agile   as   an   antelope。   His   face   was   mobile   and   intelligent。 

Although   he   had   the   usual   somber   visage   of   an   Indian�察  �his   expression 

brightened      up  wonderfully      when    he   talked。   In   some    ways    wily   and 

shrewd in intellect�察�he was not deceitful nor mean。                He had a high sense 



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of duty and honor。        Patriotism was his ideal and goal of life。 

     As a young man he was modest and even shy�察�although both his father 

and   grandfather   were   well´known   chiefs。        I   could   find   few   noteworthy 

incidents in his early life�察�save that he was an expert rider of wild horses。 

At one time I was pressing him to give me some interesting incident of his 

boyhood。       He replied to the effect that there was plenty of excitement but 

;not    much     in  it。;  There     was    a  delegation    of   Sioux    chiefs   visiting 

Washington�察  �and   we   were   spending   an   evening   together   in   their   hotel。 

Hollow Horn Bear spoke up and said�此�

     ;Why don't you tell him how you and a buffalo cow together held your 

poor father up and froze him almost to death�拭─�

     Everybody laughed�察�and another man remarked�此 �I think he had better 

tell the medicine man ��meaning myself�� how he lost the power of speech 

when   he   first   tried   to   court   a   girl。; Two   Strike�察  �although   he   was   then 

close to eighty years of age�察�was visibly embarrassed by their chaff。 

     ;Anyway�察�I stuck to the trail。         I kept on till I got what I wanted�察─�he 

muttered。      And then came the story。 

     The old chief�察�his father�察�was very fond of the buffalo hunt�察�and being 

accomplished        in   horsemanship       and   a   fine   shot�察  �although    not   very 

powerfully   built�察  �young   Two   Strike   was   already   following   hard   in   his 

footsteps。     Like every proud father�察�his was giving him every incentive to 

perfect   his   skill�察  �and   one   day   challenged   his   sixteen´year´old   son   to   the 

feat of ;one arrow to kill; at the very next chase。 

     It was midwinter。        A large herd of buffalo was reported by the game 

scout。     The hunters gathered at daybreak prepared for the charge。                   The 

old   chief   had   his   tried   charger   equipped   with   a   soft�察  �pillow´like   Indian 

saddle   and   a   lariat。  His   old   sinew´backed   hickory   bow   was   examined 

and strung�察�and a fine straight arrow with a steel head carefully selected 

for the test。    He adjusted a keen butcher knife over his leather belt�察�which 

held a warm buffalo robe securely about his body。                He wore neither shirt 

nor coat�察�although a piercing wind was blowing from the northwest。                     The 

youthful Two Strike had his favorite bow and his swift pony�察�which was 

perhaps dearer to him than his closest boy comrade。 

     Now the hunters crouched upon their horses' necks like an army in line 



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of battle�察�while behind them waited the boys and old men with pack ponies 

to    carry   the   meat。     ;Hukahey� ─       �shouted     the   leader    as  a   warning。 

;Yekiya wo� ─。�Go�� and in an instant all the ponies leaped forward against 

the cutting wind�察�as if it were the start in a horse race。             Every rider leaned 

forward�察  �tightly   wrapped   in   his   robe�察  �watching   the   flying   herd   for   an 

opening   in   the   mass   of   buffalo�察  �a   chance   to   cut   out   some   of   the   fattest 

cows。     This was the object of the race。 

     The   chief   had   a   fair   start�察  �his   horse   was   well   trained   and   needed   no 

urging nor  guidance。         Without   the slightest pull   on   the lariat he   dashed 

into the   thickest   of the   herd。     The   youth's   pony  had   been   prancing   and 

rearing impatiently�察�he started a little behind�察�yet being swift passed many。 

His rider had one clear glimpse of his father ahead of him�察�then the snow 

arose   in   blinding   clouds   on   the   trail   of   the   bison。 The   whoops   of   the 

hunters�察�the lowing of the cows�察�and the menacing glances of the bulls as 

they plunged along�察�or now and then stood at bay�察�were enough to unnerve 

a boy less well tried。        He was unable to select his victim。             He had been 

carried   deeply   into   the   midst   of   the   herd   and   found   himself   helpless   to 

make the one sure shot�察�therefore he held his one arrow in his mouth and 

merely strove to separate them so as to get his chance。 

     At    last  the   herd   parted�察  �and    he  cut   out   two   fat   cows�察   �and   was 

maneuvering for position when a rider appeared out of the snow cloud on 

their other side。      This aroused him to make haste lest his rival secure both 

cows�察�he saw his chance�察�and in a twinkling his arrow sped clear through 

one of the animals so that she fell headlong。 

     In this instant he observed that the man who had joined him was his 

own father�察�who had met with the same difficulties as himself。                    When the 

young man had shot his only arrow�察�the old chief with a whoop went after 

the cow that was left�察�but as he gained her broadside�察�his horse stepped in 

a badger hole and fell�察�throwing him headlong。                  The maddened buffalo�察�

as sometimes happens in such cases�察�turned upon the pony and gored him 

to death。     His   rider   lay  motionless�察 �while Two   Strike   rushed   forward   to 

draw     her   attention�察   �but   she   merely     tossed    her   head    at  him�察   �while 

persistently   standing   guard   over   the   dead   horse   and   the   all   but   frozen 

Indian。 



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     Alas for the game of ;one arrow to kill� ─           �The boy must think fast�察�for 

his   father's   robe   had slipped   off�察  �and   he   was   playing   dead�察  �lying   almost 

naked in the bitter air upon the trampled snow。             His bluff would not serve�察�

so he flew back to pull out his solitary arrow from the body of the dead 

cow。     Quickly wheeling again�察�he sent it into her side and she fell。                The 

one   arrow   to   kill   had   become   one   arrow   to   kill   two   buffalo�   �At   the 

council lodge that evening Two Strike was the hero。 

     The following story is equally characteristic of him�察�and in explanation 

it should be said that in the good old days among the Sioux�察�a young man 

is not supposed to associate with girls until he is ready to take a wife。                 It 

was a rule with our young men�察�especially the honorable and well´born�察�to 

gain some reputation in the hunt and in war�察 �the more difficult the feats 

achieved the better�察 �before even speaking to a young woman。                    Many a 

life   was   risked   in   the   effort   to   establish   a   reputation   along   these   lines。 

Courtship was no secret�察�but rather a social event�察�often celebrated by the 

proud parents with feasts and presents to the poor�察�and this etiquette was 

sometimes felt by a shy or sensitive youth as an insurmountable obstacle 

to the fulfilment of his desires。 

     Two Strike was the son and grandson of a chief�察�but he could not claim 

any credit for the deeds of his forbears。            He had not only to guard their 

good name but achieve one for himself。              This he had set out to do�察�and he 

did    well。   He    was    now   of   marriageable     age   with   a  war   record�察  �and 

admitted to the council�察�yet he did not seem to trouble himself at all about 

a wife。     His was strictly a bachelor career。           Meanwhile�察�as is apt to   be 

the case�察�his parents had thought much about a possible daughter´in´law�察�

and had even collected ponies�察�fine robes�察�and other acceptable goods to 

be   given   away   in   honor   of   the   event�察  �whenever   it   should   take   place。 

Now and then they would drop a sly hint�察�but with no perceptible effect。 

     They did not and could not know of the inward struggle that racked his 

mind at this period of his life。       The shy and modest young man was dying 

for a wife�察�yet could not bear even to think of speaking to a young woman� �

The fearless hunter of buffaloes�察�mountain lions�察�and grizzlies�察�the youth 

who had won his eagle feathers in a battle with the Utes�察�could not bring 

himself to take this tremendous step。 



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     At last his father appealed to him directly。          ;My son�察─�he declared�察 �it 

is your duty to take unto yourself a wife�察�in order that the honors won by 

your   ancestors   and   by   yourself   may   be   handed   down   in   the   direct   line。 

There are several eligible young women in our band whose parents have 

intimated a wish to have you for their son´in´law。; 

     Two Strike made no reply�察�but he was greatly disturbed。                   He had no 

wish to have the old folks select his bride�察�for if the truth were told�察�his 

choice   was   already   made。      He   had   simply   lacked   the   courage   to   go   a´ 

courting� �

     The next morning�察�after making an unusually careful toilet�察�he took his 

best horse and rode to a point overlooking the path by which the girls went 

for   water。   Here   the   young   men   were   wont   to   take   their   stand�察  �and�察  �if 

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