excite some surprise
in his young men, but in no other particular did he shock their manly
pride, by betraying any solicitude in behalf of the weaker sex.

[*] The Americans and the Indians have adopted several words, which
each believe peculiar to the language of the others. Thus "squaw,"
"papoose," or child, wigwam, &c. &c., though it is doubtful
whether they belonged at all to any Indian dialect, are much used
by both white and red men in their Intercourse. Many words are
derived from the French, in this species of prairie nomaic.
Partisan, brave, &c. are of the number.

The leave-taking was general and imposing. Each male Pawnee was sedulous
to omit no one of the strange warriors in his attentions, and of course
the ceremony occupied some time. The only exception, and that was not
general, was in the case of Dr. Battius. Not a few of the young men,
it is true, were indifferent about lavishing civilities on one of so
doubtful a profession, but the worthy naturalist found some consolation
in the more matured politeness of the old men, who had inferred, that
though not of much use in war, the medicine of the Big-knives might
possibly be made serviceable in peace.

When all of Middleton's party had embarked, the trapper lifted a small
bundle, which had lain at his feet during the previous proceedings,
and whistling Hector to his side, he was the last to take his seat. The
artillerists gave the usual cheers, which were answered by a shout from
the tribe, and then the boat was shoved into the current, and began to
glide swiftly down its stream.

A long and a musing, if not a melancholy, silence succeeded this
departure. It was first broken by the trapper, whose regret was not the
least visible in his dejected and sorrowful eye--

"They are a valiant and an honest tribe," he said; "that will I say
boldly in their favour; and second only do I take them to be to that
once mighty but now scattered people, the Delawares of the Hills. Ah's
me, Captain, if you had seen as much good and evil as I have seen in
these nations of Red-skins, you would know of how much value was a brave
and simple-minded warrior. I know that some are to be found, who both
think and say that an Indian is but little better than the beasts of
these naked plains. But it is needful to be honest in one's self, to be
a fitting judge of honesty in others. No doubt, no doubt they know their
enemies, and little do they care to s