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ORIGIN OF THE



themselves being discovered, they immediately hold a
council, in which they only whisper, and thus plan the
dreadful scene which is to be acted. Immediately before
daybreak, at the time. when their adversaries are sup-
posed to be immersed in the soundest sleep, they approach
them on their hands and knees, till within bow-shot.
The chief gives a signal; they start tip, and with a hor-
rid yell discharge their arrows. Taking advantage of
the confusion, they rush forward, fand with their torna-
hawks complete the carnage. Without some evident
advantage of this kind, an Indian seldom engages; for
he expects no praise for a victory which is purchased
with the lives of any of his party.



secured the



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would be troublesome to
make the rest prisoners.
wounded; twisting the h (
setting their foot on the pej
of the scalping knife, they
from the head, and prese]a
victory. They never disp
prisoners. He who is ap}
with his tomahawk soon (



of th
their
sued
advai
they
road
searc
are v



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own
they
iced.
slay (



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co0111
use t
Ifa
all tho



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ntry, and i



the
lil t
eir



homewards,



Atory, and despatched all who
them on their return, they
They then scalp the dead and
air round their left hand and
rson's neck, with a few strokes
dexterous I y separate th e scal p
rve it as a monument of their



ute about the d
)rehensive of t
lespatches the,
LOW turn their
f apprehensive



ivisio
)eing



nuappy cause
faces towards
of being pur-
i which they
conceal them,
ing a separate
1 stop to the
secu rity, they
; who during
r conquerors,
round by the
from all these
rntlv awaked



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same precautions with
hese precautions do not *
prisoners antd each taki
they put an effectua



lies of an enemy.
ery careful to wate



the day are
and during
arms, the 1
places are
by the sma
the night ti



die,



" thev
    V



cot stanti
r the nigh
legs, and
held by a
Ilest mot-
me sing t
exclaim,



If they proceed in
h their prisoners



y held by,
t are faster
the neck,;
in Indian,'
ion. The
heir death
"d but will



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n of their
wronged,



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'me of thei
Zd to the g
rd cords I
rho is inst;
prisoners I
song. "' I
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often
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during
Qoing to



not shrink from the tor-



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