“Sleep well, all you people,” said Sehinom Chabatu that night; “you must be fresh to-morrow morning.”
Next morning Hus was sent forward again, and the army started soon after. They travelled all day. At sunset Hus came back and said,—
“I found the next camping-place; it is not far from here. Then I went south a great way till I came to a hill which runs east and west. I went to the top of that hill and looked down. On a broad flat I saw fires and a great many people. Their camp is very wide from east to west, and runs south as far as my eyes could see. Now, our friends, I have seen the enemy; we must do the best we can.”
When they reached the camping-place Sehinom said: “We will rest here to-morrow, not travel till the next day.”
On the second morning they rose and started early, went slowly, resting occasionally. About sunset they came to the hill and camped on the north side of it.
“I want to send some one to see how many people there are in that camp,” said Sehinom Chabatu.
Bulibok went. On the end of the ridge was a tree with one limb sticking out toward the east. Bulibok went on that tree, sat on the limb, and looked down. He saw the people moving around, playing, and dancing. He could see a long distance. Pretty soon people below, who were looking around everywhere, saw Bulibok, and one of them asked,—
“What is that sitting on the limb up there?”
“I don’t know,” answered another. “It looks like some person. Let us throw at it and see if it will move.”
Notudui Ulumus, who always wore a sling around his head, took it off, put a stone in it, and said,—