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8 partly open, and the muscles of the body, though in apparent repose, were rigid as stone — Nor did it escape me that the rifle stock was at his sie, within grasp, and the knife loosed in the sheath — Though I confess that I might have been better pleased with other guest than a Pottawatomie, particularly after my friend Peshigo’s Peshwego’s discription, yet I made up y mind to enter, without any appearance of distrust; In throwing aside the deerskin which served as door, I entered at once, with the usual Indian salutation of howgh — howgh — and proceeded to disencumber myself of my rifle & pouch, during which the Indians relapsed into a perfectly indifferent posture.

When I had taken off my wet leggings and moccasins, I sat down opposite to my dusky guest,and had more leisure to observe him. His cheeks I observed were fallen in and his whole face painfully attenuated, his long body too appeared gaunt & half famished which indeed I found was literally the case. He had actually been three days without food for although he had seen many deer, his rifle was so out of order that he could not get it off.