After they had finished, the Wild Horse (I do not recollect his Indian name), the principal warrior of the nation, stood up and harangued the assembled multitude. He launched out in a long panegyric upon the whites, which was delivered with a warmth of expression no doubt greatly increased by the sight of the waggons laden with presents. This warrior was one of the most singular, as well as ferocious, of the tribe; and many were the tales of his war expeditions, afterwards related to us by the trappers, as we lay stretched around our night-fires. His height could have been but little short of seven feet, and every limb was in proportion. Unlike the rest of his tribe, his hair remained unshaven, and hung in long tangled locks, which reached nearly to his waist, and were profusely smeared with red ochre. His low, retreating forehead was almost buried in wrinkles; and his eyes, deep set in his head, glowed like living coals. His nose was large and prominent; and the size of an enormous mouth was not at all diminished by two streaks of vermilion, which he had drawn from each corner to his ears. He wore neither covering nor ornament, unless the profusion of black clay and red ochre, which covered his body, deserved that name. He stood out, in his naked proportions, a giant among those who surrounded him; and the wild energy of his gesticulation, as he delivered his harangue, showed the prodigious strength hidden in his form, and which only required an occasion to bring it into action. From his youth upward he had been the leading warrior in the nation, and his deeds had spread a terror of his name through all the hostile tribes. Though no chief, his influence in the village was equal to theirs, rendering him as much an object of jealousy to them, as of dread to their enemies. When he had finished his address, the chief rose and spoke to his men. After this, the circle opened; and, forming into two lines, one on each side, the warriors prepared to escort us into their village. END OF THE FIRST VOLUME. LONDON: Printed by A. SPOTTISWOODE, New-Street-Square. This day is published, in 1 vol. post 8vo, 10_s._ 6_d._, the THIRD and LAST SERIES of GLEANINGS IN NATURAL HISTORY, WITH NOTICES OF SOME OF THE ROYAL RESIDENCES. By EDWARD JESSE, Esq., Surveyor of His Majesty’s Parks and Palaces. Also, price 10_s._ 6_d._ A THIRD EDITION OF JESSE’S GLEANINGS, VOLUME I. A SECOND EDITION OF JESSE’S GLEANINGS, VOLUME II. JOHN MURRAY, Albemarle Street. ------------------------------------------------------------------