Sooner should the waves cease to beat against the shores of the spirit lakes, than she forget to think of him.
But this did not satisfy her cousin.

He was determined she should be his wife; he trusted to time and his irresistible person to overcome her fears.
The Shield's name was given to him by his father's friends.

Shields were formerly used by the Sioux; and the Eyanktons and Sissetons still use them.

They are made of buffalo skin, of a circular form; and are used as a protection against the arrows of their enemies.
"You need not fear your family, Sacred Wind," said her cousin, "nor the medicine men, nor the spirits of the dead.

We will go to one of the villages, and when we are married, we will come back.