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foot, both which hath been taken by some of my seep- 
tique readers to be monstrous lies ”; and he adds, 
“ There are certain transcendentia in every creature, which 
are the indelible character of God, and which discover 
God.” This is a greater dilemma to be caught in than 
is presented by the cranium of the young Bechuana ox, 
apparently another of the transcendentia , in the collec¬ 
tion of Thomas Steel, Upper Brook Street, London, 
whose “ entire length of horn, from tip to tip, along the 
curve, is 13 ft. 5 in.; distance (straight) between the 
tips of the horns, 8 ft. 8^ in.” However, the size both of 
the moose and the cougar, as I have found, is generally 
rather underrated than overrated, and I should be in¬ 
clined to add to the popular estimate a part of what I 
subtracted from Josselyn’s. 
But we talked mostly with the Governor’s son-in-law, 
a very sensible Indian; and the Governor, being so old 
and deaf, permitted himself to be ignored, while we 
asked questions about him. The former said, that there 
were two political parties among them, —• one in favor of 
schools, and the other opposed to them, or rather they 
did not wish to resist the priest, who was opposed to 
them. The first had just prevailed at the election and 
sent their man to the legislature. Neptune and Aitteon 
and he himself were in favor of schools. He said, “ If 
Indians got learning, they would keep their money.” 
When we asked where Joe’s father, Aitteon, was, he 
knew that he must be at Lincoln, though he was about 
going a-moose-hunting, for a messenger had just gone to 
him there to get his signature to some papers. I asked 
Neptune if they had any of the old breed of dogs yet. 
He answered, “ Yes.” “ But that,” said I, pointing to 
one that had just come in, “ is a Yankee dog.” He as- 
