Some old historic landmarks of Virginia and Maryland, described in a hand-book for the tourist over the Washington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon electric railway . TAKING A NAP. March 22. Continued rain and ye freshet kept us at Cresaps. March 23. Rained till about when we were surprised by thirty odd Indians coming from warwith a scalp. We had some liquor with us ot which we gave ihem part, it elevating their spirits, put them ina humor for dancing, of whom we had a war dance. Their manner of dancing is as follows: They cleara large circle and make a hre in ye middle, then seat themse
Some old historic landmarks of Virginia and Maryland, described in a hand-book for the tourist over the Washington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon electric railway . TAKING A NAP. March 22. Continued rain and ye freshet kept us at Cresaps. March 23. Rained till about when we were surprised by thirty odd Indians coming from warwith a scalp. We had some liquor with us ot which we gave ihem part, it elevating their spirits, put them ina humor for dancing, of whom we had a war dance. Their manner of dancing is as follows: They cleara large circle and make a hre in ye middle, then seat themselves around it, ye speaker making a great speechtelling them in what manner they are to dance. After he has finished, the best dancer jumps up as oneawakened out of a sleep and runs and jimips about ye ring in a most cornicle manner. He is followed byye rest, then begins their musicians to play. Ye music is a pot half of water with a deerskin stretchd overit as tight as it can and a gourd, with some shot in it to rattle, and a piece of a horses tail tied to it tomake it look fine. Ye one keeps rattling and ye other drumming all ye while ye others is dancin
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