Unk Wunk, unk'wunk, the porcupine.

" They have a tradition that it is the residence of their god of the waters, whom they call Unk-ta-he.

His friends believe that he may hold communion with Unk-ta-he,that from that God he will learn the mysteries of the Earth and Water; and when he lives again in another form, he will instruct the Dahcotahs in their religion, and be a great medicine man.

"I saw Unk-a-tahe, the great fish of the water, and it showed its horns; and we know that that is always a sign of trouble.

" "Ho!" replied an old medicine man, "I remember when Unk-a-tahe got in under the falls" (of St. Anthony)

"Unk-a-tahe has done this," cried the old man, "and I care not.

And while the others fled from the power of Unk-a-tahe, the father and mother clung to the scaffold of their daughter.

"The power of Unk-a-tahe is great!"

"Her husband saw that Unk-tahe would destroy her, and he called to her to come ashore.

"Unk-ta-he," [Footnote: The God of the Waters] said one of the oldest men in the tribe (and reverenced as a medicine man of extraordinary powers), "Unk-ta-he is as powerful as the thunder-bird.

"Unk-ta-he," [Footnote: The God of the Waters] said one of the oldest men in the tribe (and reverenced as a medicine man of extraordinary powers), "Unk-ta-he is as powerful as the thunder-bird.

The Thunder-bird wanted him, and Unk-ta-he wanted him, for they said he would make a wonderful medicine man.

Some of the sons of Unk-ta-he fought against the sons of the Thunder, and the young thunder-birds were killed, and then Unk-ta-he took the spirit of my father, to teach him many mysterious things.

Some of the sons of Unk-ta-he fought against the sons of the Thunder, and the young thunder-birds were killed, and then Unk-ta-he took the spirit of my father, to teach him many mysterious things.

"When my father had lived a long time with Unk-ta-he in the waters under the earth, he took the form of a Dahcotah again, and lived in this village.

so he 'termine' fer ter let on lack he did n' know nuffin, en so sezee: "'Hoddy, Unk' Jube?'dis ole cunjuh man's name wuz Jube.

"'You is de bes' frien' I got, Unk' Jube,' sez Dan, 'en I'll 'member yo' kin'ness

Dey put de dawgs on Dan's scent, en track' 'im down ter ole Unk' Jube's cabin, en foun' de ole man dead, en dey did n' know w'at ter make er dat; en den Dan's scent gun out, en dey didn' know w'at ter make er dat.

But, anyway, what of it?" "Why, just this and you ought to catch on to it without being told: Unk's a stubborn old rat and he hasn't really a grain of sense, in spite of all the money he made.

Then, when you get your set working and let Unk listen in, he'll pay up and we'll divide the money.