Illustrations of the manners, customs, and condition of the North American Indians : with letters and notes written during eight years of travel and adventure among the wildest and most remarkable tribes now existing ; with 360 engravings, from the author's original paintings . nce, which is red with the blood ofbrave men, has led you to the sight of your enemy, and you have followed it;it now stands firm in the ground, where the earth will drink the blood of Mah-to-toh-pa ! you may all go back, and Mah-to-toh-pa will fight them alone! During this manoeuvre, the Shiennes, who had discovered th
Illustrations of the manners, customs, and condition of the North American Indians : with letters and notes written during eight years of travel and adventure among the wildest and most remarkable tribes now existing ; with 360 engravings, from the author's original paintings . nce, which is red with the blood ofbrave men, has led you to the sight of your enemy, and you have followed it;it now stands firm in the ground, where the earth will drink the blood of Mah-to-toh-pa ! you may all go back, and Mah-to-toh-pa will fight them alone! During this manoeuvre, the Shiennes, who had discovered the Mandansbehind them, had turned about and were gradually approaching, in order togive them battle ; the chief of the Shienne war-party seeing and imder-standing the difficulty, and admiring the gallant conduct of Mah-to-toh-pa,galloped his horse forward within hailing distance, in front of the Mandans,and called out to know who he was who had stuck down his lance anddefied the whole enemy alone ? I am Mah-to-toh-pa, second in command of the brave and valiantMandans. I have heard often of Mah-to-toh-pa, he is a great warrior—daresMah-to-toh-pa to come forward and fight this battle with me alone, and ourwarriors will look on ? Is he a chief who speaks to Mah-to-toh-pa?.
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