THE DANDY.; 1138 
Pretty soon, however, the young dandy had his pride and - 
. consequence humbled. 
Ak-a-quash was very importunate for something to drink, 
and as we had no spirits of any kind to give him, we offered 
him some lemonade, made with citric acid and oil of lemon. 
He drank it quite greedily, which the youth observing, held 
out his hand for a glassful; he drank it, but it proved too 
much for his stomach, irritated by his late debauch; a pipe 
of tobacco and the acid together, to use a common saying, 
ized him, the consequences I leaye to imagination, suffice it 
to say he left as soon as he could get the use of his legs. 
By this time they had become very annoying to us, the day 
was oppressively hot, and the squaws keeping up such a chat- 
tering and running around, and the necessity of watching 
them closely to prevent them stealing, so that ordering up the 
commissary corporal, some beef, flour and sugar were handed 
to them, and pointing to the hill-top, we told them as plainly 
as signs could, to be off, which they did, not before, however, 
making another attack upon our sugar bowl and tobacco box. 
I obtained a great curiosity from one of the sub chiefs in 
this party. It was a pair of ear-rings made out of a species of 
sea shell variegated and brilliant. They are said to be brought 
from the islands of the Pacific Coast, and to find their way 
to these wanderers through the traders, They were very 
large and massive. 
The sub chief was badly shod, having on an old ae ‘of torn 
prunella gaiter boots. He took a fancy to a pair of stout 
