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and stunts. Peter took a biscuit, stood
it up in the snow and lined up the
men about ten paces distant. Then
the men, more or less by turns, closed
their eyes and tried to walk up to the
biscuit and win it. Great merri-
ment was caused by the wanderings
of the contestants. At last one man
was successful and enjoyed the prize.
They chased one another about and also
tried walking on their hands. Green
excelled all in walking on the hands -
after four o'clock there was practically
no daylight left, but the moonlight
ride was fine. Passed a beautiful
valley in which no one would like, be-
cause a man had been executed there.
He was an antipath (X) or medicine man
who was considered responsible for
much trouble that had come onto the
tribe. Two men were as usual to
appointed to kill him. They fired