258 Expedition, &c. 



they attempt not to remonstrate against the measure, which 

 is, in fact, frequently the consequence of their earnest soli- 

 citation. 



In this situation, the devoted man sings his war songs to 

 the Wahconda, narrating the martial exploits of his youth, 

 and finally chaunts his death song. 



If, on the return of the nation from the hunt, he is still 

 living, his family or friends take him with them to the vil- 

 lage, and guard him from want, until the succeeding gener- 

 al expedition. 



