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earthly manner, motioning as if they would 

 strike him with their tomahawks or spears, 

 and uttering the most fiendish yells and cries. 

 When his skin was burnt to a crisp all over 

 him, and he was nearly dead, he was toma- 

 hawked and scalped. This, though horrible, is 

 of frequent occurrence among the Indians. In 

 this respect they are even more cruel toward 

 each other than tow^ard the whites. 



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