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know the Eed Skin well, and tliey're bidding liim 

 welcome." Sure enough, the door opened without a 

 premonitory tap, according to Indian custom, and in 

 walked the Indian Moniii. He was a man of about 

 middle size, powerfully built, and with a handsome 

 expressive face, though a tinge of melancholy was 

 in the look. His eyes shone like carbuncles, and 

 after he had cast a wary glance around, Moniii came 

 forward towards the fire-place. 



His dress consisted of a hunting-shirt of buffalo 

 skin, ornamented with embroideries made of porcu- 

 pine's quills, and a fringe cut out of the skin itself. 

 His legs were protected by leather drawers buttoned 

 over the calf, and from the knee to the ankle with 

 leather buttons, and ornamented and fringed like the 

 shirt. A pair of moccasins made of peccary skin 

 w^re upon Monai's feet, which were as small as 

 those of a Spanish senorita. He w^ore a large belt 

 around the waist with a pouch hanging from it. 

 This was made of otter's skin, and was decorated to 

 match the rest of tbe costume of this child of the 

 forest. Monai took up a Httle wooden stool which 

 was usually occupied b}"^ Mr. Howard's only child, a 

 very little girl, approached the fire, sat down, and 

 without speaking drew forth a tobacco bag, which 

 he offered in the most graceful manner possible. 

 Whilst I was admiring this gift of the Eed Skin, he 

 filled his own pipe Avith tobacco, lit it with a red-hot 

 cinder, and after a few puffs of smoke passed it on 



