. The uncivilized races of men in all countries of the world; being a comprehensive account of their manners and customs, and of their physical, social, mental, moral and religious characteristics. By Rev. J. G. With new designs by Angas, Danby, Wolf, 1871. ng thatthe offer was made to his daughter, and tohis alone. In the midst of great confusion,which was partially quelled by the chiefsand doctors, the young bridegroom addressedthe assembly, saying that he had promisedeach of the claimants two horses, a gun, anda certain amount of tobacco in exchange forhis daughter, and t
. The uncivilized races of men in all countries of the world; being a comprehensive account of their manners and customs, and of their physical, social, mental, moral and religious characteristics. By Rev. J. G. With new designs by Angas, Danby, Wolf, 1871. ng thatthe offer was made to his daughter, and tohis alone. In the midst of great confusion,which was partially quelled by the chiefsand doctors, the young bridegroom addressedthe assembly, saying that he had promisedeach of the claimants two horses, a gun, anda certain amount of tobacco in exchange forhis daughter, and that he expected them tofulfil their part of the contract. There wasno gainsaying the argument, and in the sightof the admiring spectators, he delivered thestipulated price into the hands of the pa-rents, and led off his four brides, two ineach hand, to his wigwam. The action was so bold, and so perfectlyunique, that the doctors immediately deter-mined that a lad of nineteen who could actin this manner must have a very strongmedicine, and was worthy to be rankedamong themselves. So they at once in-stalled him a member of their mystery,thereby placing him on a level with thegreatest of the tribe, and by that bold coupthe I*\d raised himself from a mere untried (13Mi>. (ma; THE INDIAN GIRL PSHAN-SHAW. 1319 warrior to the height of native ambition,namely, a seat in the Council, and a voice inthe policy of the tribe. The Indian women are the slaves of theirhusbands. They have to perform all thedomestic duties and drudgeries of the tribe,and are never allowed to unite in theirreligious ceremonies or amusements. That the reader may form a better idea ofthe appearance and dress of the women, Ihave given on the preceding page the por-trait of a beautiful girl of the Riccarees(a part of the Pawnee tribe), whose nameis Pshan-shaw (the Sweet-scented Grass). The inner garment, which is like a frock,is entire in one piece, and tastefully orna-mented with embroidery and beads. Arow of elks
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