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in amongthe white hunters, whittling their hits of sticks dawn ‘ to tho little end of nothing’ with the same indomitable gravity so strikingly, peculiarly and proverbially characteristic of the true aons of Yankee land—11 Natlv* here and to tho manor bom!”So far from this singular proceeding ox-citing lha watchfulness of tho white men, they oply made it a subject of mirth and many jests were croaked, and a gust of loud laughter exploded there in the far prairie solitude, nt what the trappers considered an innocent and accidental imitation aB a simplo Eustcrn custom that has almost assumed a standard as a national feature,Tho eleven Crows took tho mirth of their white friends all in kindly part, and while the sport was going on seemed quite con-tcuted to bo laughed at. They however in the mean time occupied themselves in curiously examining every thing about tho camp, and the trapper’s rifles, one after another, were handled and admired by tho scrutinizing Crows.The horses were grazing loosely around the camp, and these next came in for the Indians observation. Leaving the rifles of the white men standing against the trees where they found them, the eleven Crows went off to view the horses, while tho trappers remained unsuspectingly lounging upon the grass, each with bis rifle within reach as ho lay.Suddenly there was a rapid and simultaneous movement among tho crows, aDd.... ,l„
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Southport Telegraph
South Port, Wisconsin, US
Tue, Nov 02, 1841
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