SINGING AND DANCING SCALP DANCE. 



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vaunted in extravagant terms his own exploits, and acted 

 over again the taking of the scalp. But all the turmoil 

 and excitement failed to produce the slightest effect on 

 the boy prisoner. Not once in the dance of an hour 

 did he lift his eyes to the scalps, to which were directed 

 all the eyes and attention of his captors. Not once did 

 he evince the slightest interest in any of the proceedings, 

 nor make the slightest movement unless forced to it. I 

 could not but admire the proud determination of one so 

 young to resist all the efforts of a crowd of enemies to 

 force him into a semblance of rejoicing over the scalps of 

 his tribe possibly of his own father. 



