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he might give bis opinion as to my skill in teaching 'raw recruits' as he called them." 

 The Indians, who had been smoking their pipes all this time without knowing what 

 the delay had been about, now sprang upon their feet and commenced the war-dance. 

 All further thoughts of "imposition" and "raw recruits" were lost sight of bere and 

 for the rest of the evening. When their dance was done they received a tremendous 

 roar of applause, and after resting a few minutes the Doctor was on his feet, and 

 evidently trying very hard in a speech to make a sensation (as he had madeon the Brst 

 night in London) among the ladies. Jeffrey interpreted his speech ; and although 

 i f , made much amusement, and was applauded, still it fell very far short of wbat his 

 eloquence and his quizical smiles and wit had done on the former occasion. Being 

 apprehensive also of Jim's cruel sarcasms when he should stop, and apparently in 

 hopes, too, of still saying something more witty, he, unfortunately for its whole effect, 

 contiuned to speak a little too long after ho had said his best things ; so he sat down 

 (though in applause) rather dissatisfied with himself, and seemed for some time in a 

 sort of study, as if he was trying to recollect what he had said, a peculiarity possibly 

 belonging to Indian orators. 



THE WAR-CHIEF'S SPEECH. 



When the Doctor had finished, all arose at the sound of the war-whoop given by the 

 War-chief, and they gave with unusual spirit the discovery dance, and after that their 

 favorite, the eagle dance. The finish of this exciting dance brought rounds of deaf- 

 ening applause and "bravo!" in the midst of which the War-chief arose, and, throw- 

 ing his buffalo rode around hiin, said : 



"My friends, we see that we are in a new city, a strange place to us, but that we 

 are not amongst enemies, and this gives us great pleasure. (How, how, how!' and 

 'Hear, hear.') 



"My friends, it gives me pleasure to see so many smiling faces about us, for we 

 know that when you smile you are not angry; wo think you are amused with our 

 dancing. It is the custom in our country always to thank thf> Great Spirit first. He 

 baa been kind to us, and our hearts are thankful that ho has allowed us to reach your 

 beautiful city, and to be with you to-night. (' How, how, how! ') 



" My friends, our modes of dancing are different from yours, and you see we don't 

 come to teach you to dance, but merely to show you how the poor Indians dance. 

 We are told that you have your dancing-masters ; but the Great Spirit taught us, and 

 we think we should not change our mode. ('How, how, how!' ) 



" My friends, the interpreter has told us that some one in the room has said we were 

 not Indians; that we were Irishmen! Now we are not in any way angry with this 

 man ; if we were Irishmen, we might be perhaps. ( ' Hear, hear.' ' Bravo ! ' ) 



''My friends, we are rather sorry for the man than angry ; it is his ignorauce, and 

 that is perhaps because he is too far off; let him come nearer to us and examine our 

 skins, our ears, and our noses, full of holes and trinkets — Irishmen don't bore their 

 noses. (Great laughter, and ' Bravo!') 



" My friends, tell that man we will be glad to see him and shake hands with him, 

 and he will then be our friend at once." ("Bravo!" and cries of "Go, go!" from 

 every part of the room. " You must go ! ") 



The gentleman left his seat upon this in a very embarrassed condition, and, ad- 

 vancing to the platform, shook the War -chief and each one of the party by the hand, 

 and took a seat near to them for the rest of the evening, evidently well pleased with 

 their performances, and well convinced that they were not Irishmen. 



MILITARY AND POLICE IN IRELAND. 



The Indians in their drive during the morning had observed an unusual number of 

 soldiers in various parts of the city, and, on inquiring of Daniel why there were so 

 many when there was no war and no danger, they learned to their great surprise 

 [Jiat this country, like the one they had just left, had been subjugated by England, 



