272 SIGN LANGUAGE AMONG NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS. 
crooked, in front of the nose. As Iwas prevented from using my finger 
in this way, and having considerable command over the muscles of my 
face, I endeavored to give my nose as much of the aquiline form as pos- 
sible, and succeeded well enough for my purpose. * * * 
“The outlines of the process were the following : 
“A stretching and stretching gaze eastward, with an undulating 
motion of the head, as if looking across and beyond the Atlantic Ocean, 
to denote that the event happened, not on the western, but eastern 
continent. This was making a little progress, as it took the subject out 
of the range of American history. 
“A turning of the eyes upward and backward, with frequently-repeated 
motions of the head backward, as if looking a great way back in past 
time, to denote that the event was one of ancient date. 
“The aquiline shape of the nose, already referred to, indicating that 
a Roman was the person concerned. It was, of course, an old Roman. 
“ Portraying, as well as I could, by my countenance, attitude, and 
manner an individual high in authority, and commanding others, as if he 
expected to be obeyed. 
“Tooking and acting as if I were giving out a specific order to many 
persons, and threatening punishment on those who should resist my 
authority, even the punishment of death. 
“Here was a pause in the progress of events, which I denoted by 
sleeping as it were during the night and awakening in the morning, 
and doing this several times, to signify that several days had elapsed. 
“Looking with deep interest and surprise, as if at a single person 
brought and standing before me, with an expression of countenance in- 
dicating that he had violated the order which I had given, and that I 
knew it. Then looking in the same way at another person near him as 
also guilty. Two offending persons were thus denoted. 
“Hxhibiting serious deliberation, then hesitation, accompanied with 
strong conflicting emotions, producing perturbation, as if I knew not how 
to feel or what to do. 
“Looking first at one of the persons before me, and then at the other, 
and then at both together, as a father would look, indicating his distress- 
ful parental feelings under such afflicting circumstances. 
“Composing my feelings, showing that a change was coming over 
me, and exhibiting towards the imaginary persons before me the decided 
look of the inflexible commander, who was determined and ready to 
order them away to execution. Looking and acting as if the tender and 
forgiving feelings of the father had again got the ascendency, and as if 
I was about to relent and pardon them. 
“These alternating states of mind I portrayed several times, to make 
my representations the more graphic and impressive. 
“At length the father yields, and the stern principle of justice, as ex- 
pressed in my countenance and manners, prevails. My look and action 
