bank.

Half frightened, the little fellow was now
brought into the circle, looking very much as if he
were about to be executed. Cheer after cheer
went up for the awe-stricken boy. Chankpee-yuhah,
the medicine man, proceeded to confer the name.

"Ohiyesa (or Winner) shall be thy name hence-
forth. Be brave, be patient and thou shalt always
win! Thy name is Ohivesa."



II
An Indian Boy's Training

IT is commonly supposed that there
is no systematic education of their
children among the aborigines of
this country. Nothing could be
farther from the truth. All the cus-
toms of this primitive people were
held to be divinely instituted, and those in connec-
tion with the training of children were scrupulously
adhered to and transmitted from one generation to
another.

The expectant parents conjointly bent all their
efforts to the task of giving the new-comer the best