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straight ; mouth small and full-lipped. Their hair was 

 long, black, and abundant. The older women were less 

 prepossessing, as older women usually are. All, how 

 ever, had the same low, musical voice, excepting the old 

 hags and habitual tobacco chewers. The women wore a 

 short cape over the shouldei s, and a petticoat. These 

 two articles, with a profusion of beads, completed their 

 attire, with, of course, moccasins. The only exception to 

 this style was a young widow, who, being in mourning, 

 was allowed to wear but a single apron, and was forbid 

 den by their law to leave camp for two years. The 

 squaws are very careful of their master s health. Picka 

 ninnies under twelve, or thereabouts, were in a &quot; state 

 of nature ; &quot; boys over twelve, and under sixteen, wore a 

 shirt, and girls a petticoat ; women as described. Upon 

 great occasions both sexes ornament themselves with 

 beads, ribbons, and silver. 



At first the maidens were coy and bashful, but they 

 soon overcame their natural diffidence, and sweetly 

 insinuated that &quot; ichee &quot; (tobacco), or &quot; on-mee &quot; (whis 

 key), would not be unacceptable. 



After a short stay at the village, we all went over to 

 Indian Parker s cornfield, a mile away in the swamp. 

 Parker, his w r ife and children, were all at work when we 

 arrived, but soon washed themselves, and set before us 

 great milky ears of corn, roasted in the ashes. He had 

 corn over six feet high, pumpkins, beans, etc., all grow 

 ing finely this in April. Next, we visited Tiger at his 

 plantation. I met with a warm reception, and was 

 introduced to his squaw. In the course of our conver 

 sation he said : &quot; You hum-bux-j ? &quot; I told him I 

 thought not ; I never had to my present knowledge. 

 He then repeated more earnestly, &quot;You humbuxj!&quot; 



