. Indians and pioneers; an historical reader for the young. ther losses,too, from the raids of wild Apaches and other In-dians living to the north and west of them. Pottery is still made in tlie old pueblos, but notwith the skill of olden times. The Spaniards, whofound the Pueblos, called them a wonderful peo])leand admired their work and their prowess in war;but the Spaniards taught them new customs whichdid much to change their lives. Moreover, liereand everywhere, when the Spaniard saw anythinghe wanted, he took it, from the son of a chief towait upon him, to a curiously moulded dish or abr
. Indians and pioneers; an historical reader for the young. ther losses,too, from the raids of wild Apaches and other In-dians living to the north and west of them. Pottery is still made in tlie old pueblos, but notwith the skill of olden times. The Spaniards, whofound the Pueblos, called them a wonderful peo])leand admired their work and their prowess in war;but the Spaniards taught them new customs whichdid much to change their lives. Moreover, liereand everywhere, when the Spaniard saw anythinghe wanted, he took it, from the son of a chief towait upon him, to a curiously moulded dish or abright-colored blanket. The Pueblos of to-day EARLIEST DAYS IN AMERICA. 51 are descendants of a race who were taught some-thing of the Roman Catholic religion and some-thing of the Spanish language and of manySpanish customs, all of which they have mingledwith their inheritance from earlier times. THE DUCKING OF THE CLOWNS. One of the most amusing of the Pueblo customsis what they call ducking the clowns. If youwere at the Zuiii pueblo in the month of July,. Du-me-chim-chee; or, The Ducking of the Clowns. you might see this strange ceremony. All themen and women of the pueblos are out of doors,on the terraces, and on the ground. Presently,ten men, who live in the house, come out. Theyare dressed in coarse, blue doth, and wear horrible 52 INDIANS AND PIONEERS. masks of mud. First, they form a line, as you seeill the picture. Each one bends over and placeshis hands on the hips of the man before him. Ina moment they start to run aroun-d the outside orback-walls of the pueblo, sino-ing- Du-me-chiin-chee, Du-me-chim-chee, over and over again,while the crowd shout and laugh. The womenon the walls above duck them with jars ofwater, some of it clean, some dirty. One girlafter another has her jar full and waiting for theinto come by her terrace. It is an old ceremony,called ducking the clowns, and everyone, youngand old, delights in it, the clowns as much asthe others. Troops of children
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