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with regret that a large band of them had 

 left the house on the preceding day; but 

 our curiosity was amply gratified by the 

 appearance of some individuals, on the fol- 

 lowing and every subsequent day during 

 our stay. 



The looks of these people would have 

 prepossessed me in their favour, but for the 

 assurances I had received from the gentle- 

 men of the posts, of their gross and habitual 

 treachery. Their countenances are affable 

 and pleasing, their eyes large and Expres- 

 sive, nose aquiline, teeth white and regular, 

 the forehead bold, the cheek-bones rather 

 high. Their figure is usually good, above 

 the middle size, with slender, but well pro- 

 portioned limbs. Their colour is a light 

 copper, and they have a profusion of very 

 black hair, which hangs over the ears, and 

 shades the face. Their dress, which I think 

 extremely neat and convenient, consists of 

 a vest and trowsers of leather fitted to the 

 body; over these a buffalo robe is thrown 

 gracefully. These dresses are in general 

 cleaned with white-mud, sl sort of marl, 



