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rattling. I shall never forget the desperate expression, 

 of Tiger s face as he went off, clinging to the horse and 

 shouting broken fragments of Seminole, such as &quot; Che- 

 la-koa (horse) ho-la-wan-gus (bad) ; cha-high-wagh 

 (squaw), ho-la-wan-gus dam ! &quot; The colt now went for 

 the scene, upsetting a whole line of dogs, and extorting 

 profane exclamations from the patient Parker. After 

 we had reached the shanties they came in, one after 

 another, and, removing their wet garments (such as had 

 any), we squatted around the cheerful blaze of pine 

 knots, placed Indian fashion, with the ends toward the 

 centre of the flame. 



According to promise, Charley was to pilot me to 

 Lake Okeechobee, but as several days elapsed, and no 

 offer was made, I became impatient, and anxiously 

 sought for information regarding it. The only satis 

 factory replies I received were as to its size : 



&quot;Okeechobee, achiska pahleorstein, heap long ; achis- 

 ka pahlehokolin.&quot; 



This intelligence was very gratifying, as it settled 

 many misgivings I had indulged in 



BEVEBLY. 



