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some one to light his pipe, and perform such other duties 

 as always devolve upon attendants. Metea appears to be a 

 man of about forty or forty-five years of age ; he is a full- 

 blooded Potawatomi ; his stature is about six feet ; he has 

 a forbidding aspect, by no means deficient in dignity; his 

 features are strongly marked, and expressive of a haughty 

 and tyrannical disposition ; his complexion is dark ; like 

 most of the Potawatomis whom we met with, he is charac- 

 terized by a low, aquiline, and well-shaped nose ; his eyes 

 are small, elongated, and black ; they are not set widely 

 apart; his forehead is low and receding; the facial angle 

 amounts to about 80°. His hair is black, and indicates a 

 slight tendency to curl; his cheek bones are remarkably 

 high and prominent, even for those of an Indian ; they are 

 not, however, angular, but present very distinctly the 

 rounded appearance which distinguishes the aboriginal 

 American from the Asiatic. His mouth is large, the upper 

 lip prominent; there is something unpleasant in his looks, 

 owing to his opening one of his eyes wider than the other, 

 and to a scar which he has upon the wing of his nostril. On 

 first inspection, his countenance would be considered as ex- 

 pressive of defiance and impetuous daring, but upon closer 

 scrutiny, it is found rather to announce obstinate constancy 

 ©f purpose, and sullen fortitude. We behold in him all the 

 characteristics of the Indian warrior to perfection. If ever 

 an expression of pity or of the kinder affections belonged 

 to his countenance, it has been driven away by the scenes 

 of bloodshed and cruelty through which he has passed. 

 His dress was old and somewhat dirty, but appeared to 

 have been arranged upon his person with no small degree 

 of care ; it consisted of leather leggings buttoned on the 

 outside, a breech-cloth of blue broadcloth, and a short 

 checkered shirt over it ; the whole was covered with a 

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