The Doctor, on this occasion, (though somewhat depressed in spirits, owing to his superstitious forebodings about the sick, seeing such a vast concourse of ladies present, and all encouraging him with their applause as he made his boasts in the eagle dance,) made an effort for a _sensation_, as he did on his first night in London. When the dance was done, he advanced to the edge of the platform, and, with his usual quizzical look and smile from under his headdress of buffalo horns and eagle quills, addressed the audience. His speech was translated by Jeffrey, and, though it was highly applauded, fell much short of the effect amongst the ladies which he had produced on former occasions. He sat down somewhat in a disappointed mood, when his cruel companion, Jim, told him that his attempt "was an entire failure, and that he would never take with the ladies in Edinburgh." The old man replied to him that he had better try himself, and, if he would lie flat on his back and make a speech, perhaps _he_ might please the ladies of Edinburgh. After another dance, and amidst the roar of applause, old _Neu-mon-ya_ (the War-chief) arose, and, in the best of his humour, said,-- "My friends, I thank the Great Spirit who conducted us safe across the Great Salt Lake that His eye is still upon us, and that He has led us to your city. No city that we have seen is so beautiful as yours; and we have seen a great deal of it as we have been riding in our carriage to-day. ('_How, how, how!_') "My friends, the Great Spirit has made us with red skins, and, as all our modes of life are different from yours, our dances are quite different, and we are glad that they do not give any offence when we dance them. Our dresses, which are made of skins, are not so fine and beautiful as yours, but they keep us warm, and that we think is the great thing. ('_How, how, how!_' Applause and 'Hear, hear.') "My friends, we have been to-day to see your great fort. We were much pleased with it, and the 'big gun;' we think it a great pity it is broken. We saw the room where the king of England was born, and we feel proud that we have been in it. ('_How, how, how!_' Much laughter.) "My friends, we saw there the crowns of your kings and queens as we were told. This we don't think we quite understand yet, but we think _Chippehola_ will tell us all that,--it may be all right. (Laughter and 'Hear.') "My friends, we went to another great house where we saw many things that pleased us--we saw the bed in which your Queen slept: this was very pleasing to us all; it was much nearer than we got to the Queen of England. (Great laughter.) "My friends, this is all I have to say." ('Bravo!')