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sending forth dignified volumes of smokes. I had a fine opportunity to observe their manners & mode of speech. An old man arose having given his pipe to his neighbor & shaking hands with the Governor & interpreter, began with much energy & expressive gesture to detail the object of their visit & its causes, pausing at every sentence to shake hands with the governor & to give the interpreter time to translate his speech. At the conclusion of every sentence the other Indians all exclaimed, [[unclear: Hod?] i.e., underlined_yes, it is so." Having concluded, another old man arose with his war spear in his hand & corroborated his friend's account. The Governor replied by rating them for their want of thrift & for certain violations of treaty