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"The white doeskin gown of the War Maiden," he continued, "was trimmed with elk's teeth and tails of ermine. Her long black hair hung loose, bound only with a strip of otter-skin, and with her eagle-feather war-bonnet floated far behind. In her hand she held a long coup-staff decorated with eagle-feathers. Thus she went forth in advance of them all!
The Cut-Heads fled womanlike; but the people of Tamakoche fought gallantly to the very last. "Makatah remained with her father's people. Many cried out to her, 'Go back! Go back! but she paid no attention. She carried no weapon throughout the day nothing but her coup-staff but by her presence and her cries of encouragement or praise she urged on the men to deeds of desperate valor.
The situation had already cost the lives of several warriors, but they could not let him go to repeat such a boast over the Sioux! "Follow me!" said Sitting Bull, and charged. He raced his horse to the brim of the ditch and struck at the enemy with his coup-staff, thus compelling him to expose himself to the fire of the others while shooting his assailant.
"Now," said he, "I have armed him, for I will not see a brave man killed unarmed. I will strike him again with my coup-staff to count the first feather; who will count the second?" Again he led the charge, and this time they all followed him. Sitting Bull was severely wounded by his own gun in the hands of the enemy, who was killed by those that came after him.
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