THE SHAWNEE. 117 
_ complexioned, with long black hair and ——— more like 
an Arab than an Indian. 
The costume of this party consisted of hunting-shirt, leg- 
gins, breech cloth and moccasins; their accoutrements simple 
and entirely for service. They carried flint-locked rifles, with 
a knife, powder-horn and ball-pouch, an awl, charger, and a 
whetstone in a case, all slung to a broad belt, and ready to 
_ put on at a moment’s warning. In addition they carried pis- 
tols, as one of them observed, “ May be so now we got two 
shacks; any how.” 
_ The Shawnee was a noble specimen of his race. His com- 
sale was a dark, reddish copper; his figure short, athletic, 
and all bone and muscle. He wore a black moustache, and 
disdaining any head gear, with a bushy growth of black hair, 
looked the very embodiment of wild vigor and endurance, 
either for the fight or the chase. 
We found him to be a splendid hunter, bold rider, and, 
though only twenty-two years old, a very reliable guide. 
We felt all the safer for this addition to our forces, and com- 
meneced our doubtful and dangerous journey under most 
favorable auspices, our men being all in fine health. 
