CHAP. XXII.--Warfare among the North American Indians--wooing a war dream--companions in arms--the “squaw of sacrifice”--her horse, her medicine bag, and her pipe--on the march--no head scratching allowed--Indian war dances and speeches--bragging warriors--an exploit worth bragging of--what it is to be a “brave”--swallowing an Indian’s horse--shifting camp--praiseworthy care of the very old and very young--the belle of the party--“How, How”--an instance of Indian heroism--showing his enemies how a Chippewa can die--how the Sioux exhibited their admiration of said heroism--Mahtotopa the Mandan once more--How he fought a duel with the renowned Scheyenne--a precious scalp--another precious scalp and how it was obtained--the Indian warrior’s confidence in dreams--“where is my munedoo?”--wonderful power of a saw-bill munedoo--concerning the Indian canoe--its antiquity--the Algongian canoe--no nails or screws used in canoe building--boat building a job for a tailor--women boat builders--sea worthiness of the fragile vessels--warfare in Samoa--how to prevent hostilities--“we are come, and here are the knives to cut us up”--devotedness of the wives and sweethearts of Samoan braves--the Samoan’s war tools and symbols--his war tactics--four hundred prisoners burnt--the glorious distinction of cutting off a head--a remarkably close shave--dead warriors food for dogs--the brave Samoan mother--the king of Samoa’s great privilege--“Perhaps upwards the face”--imploring the royal clemency--a massacre of Christians--fate of the sandal wood getters--treachery of the Pine Islanders--the story of the capture of the “Sisters”--the avenging “powder”--settling accounts with a batch of convicts--two of the batch saved--their ingratitude--once more forgiven--the natives not as black as they are painted--a little story told by Mr. Coulter--the useful carronades--the remarks of the humane and outraged captain--considerable loss--very sorry, but couldn’t be helped!--a fancy picture, but a probable one. Pages 107–133.