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walking’ shoes I had, but chaffered a good while before bar- 
gaining. He was willing to give one for both, but I said by ° 
signs, ong ear-ring, one shoe; he took it, supposing perhaps 
that I would give him the other, but after waiting awhile he 
pointed to the other shoe and held out his other ear-ring, when 
I gave him the shoe, toolf the ear-ring, and he went off satis- 
fied. ; 
These Indians go entirely naked, except the breech cloth, 
unless chance or crime throws some garment into their way, 
and laughable enough they look sometimes, as for instance— 
One of the squaws had not an article of clothing on her but 
an old filthy rag round her loins, and a gay calico sun bonnet 
on her head. 
The squaws were tattoed. on the breast and face; in lines 
on the face, and circles on the breasts. 
Their young children—of which there were six or eight with 
the party—were entirely naked—not wearing the breech cloth 
—but seemed healthy, and were amusing themselves with 
miniature bows and arrows. 
In the evening, Lieutenant © n and myself visited 
their bivouac, when they all came out “in puris naturalibus,” 
and danced to the devil’s tattoo, beat upon the bottom of a 
tin can by one of the men, a. wild, monotonous chaunt being 
kept up at the same time by the dancers, varied by short 
yells and grunts, upon the whole a very disgusting scene, as 
young “sans” coat tail swore a great deal, and took liberties 
with the squaws not very agreeable to eyes polite. 
