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ladies. This several times ceased, but suddenly burst out again, and too quick for him 

 to resume. He had evidently made a "hit" with the ladies, and he was braced strong 

 in courage to make the best use of it, although the rest of his comrades, who were 

 seated and passing the pipe around, were laughing at him and endeavoring to embarrass 

 him. One of the party, by the name of Wash-ka-mon-ya, and a good deal of the brag- 

 gart, had the cruelty to say to him, " You old fool, you had better sit down; the white 

 squaws are all laughing at you." To which the doctor, deliberately turning around, 

 sarcastically replied, " You badger, go into your burrow backwards; I have said more 

 in two sentences than you ever said in your life." He then turned round, and calling 

 Jeffrey nearer to his side, proceeded: 



THE DOCTOR'S DESCRIPTION OF A RAILROAD. 



"My friends (here was a burst of irresistible laughter from the ladies, which the 

 drollness of his expression and his figure excited at the moment, and in which, having 

 met it all in good humor, he was taking a part, but continued) — 



" My friends, I believe that our dance was pleasing to you, and that our noise has not 

 given you offense. (Applause.) 



" My friends, we live a great way from here, and we have come over a great salt lake 

 to see you, and to offer you our hands. The Great Spirit has been kind to us; we know 

 that our lives are always in his hands, and we thank him for keeping us safe. ( ' How, 

 how, how !' from the Indians, and applause, with 'Hear, hear, hear !') 



"My friends, we have met our friend Chip-pc-lio-la here, and seen the medicine things 

 that he has done, and which are hanging all around us, and this makes us happy. We 

 have found our chiefs' faces on the walls, which the Great Spirit has allowed him to 

 bring over safe, and we are thankful for this. ('How, how, how !') 



"My friends, this is a large village, and it has many fine wigwams; we rode in a 

 large carriage the other day and saw it. ( 'A laugh, and Hear !' ) We had heard a great 

 deal about the people on this side of the water, but we did not think they were so rich ; 

 we believe that the Saganoshes know a great deal. (' How, how, how !') 



" My friends, we have come on your great medicine road, and it pleased us very 

 much. When we landed from our ship we came on your medicine road, and were told 

 it would be very fine; but when we started we were all very much alarmed; we went 

 in the dark; we all went right down into the ground, under a high mountain; we had 

 heard that a part of the white people go into the ground when they die, and some of 

 them into the fire; we saw some fire; there was a great hissing, and a great deal of 

 smoke coming out of this place, * and we could not get out ; we were then somewhat afraid ; 

 my friends and I began to sing our death-song; but when we had commenced our hearts 

 were full of joy; we came out again in the open airland the country was very beautiful 

 around us. (' How, how, how !' and great applause.) 



"My friends, after we got out from under the ground, we were much pleased all the 

 way on the medicine road until we got to this village. There were many things to 

 please us, and I think that before the trees were cut down it was a very beautiful 

 country. My friends, we think there were Indians and buffaloes in this county then. 

 ('How, how, how!') 



"My friends, we think we saw some of the Wnick k'neckf as we came along the medi- 

 cine road, and some quash-e-gon-eh-co,% but we came so fast that we were not certain; 

 we should like to know. My friends, this is all I have to say." (" How, how, how !" 

 and great applause. ) 



* The railway tunnel at Liverpool. 



fThe red willow, from the inner bark of which the Indians make their substitute for tobacco. 



X A medical herb, the roots of which the Indians use as a cathartic medicine. 



