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seemed very anxious to please, and would often ask, " Is
that right? " The eldest daughter waited on the table,
while her mother sat at the table and ate with her white
relations. After dinner they washed the dishes, and re-
placed them upon the shelves, and then swept the floor.
The ladies were surprised at these evidences of civ;lization,
and upon asking their aunt why they did these things, she
made answer that her mother used to do so, and she had
always done it, and learned it to her daughters. it
was, therefore, a uniform rule in her house to wipe the dust
from .he dishes when they were put upon the table, and
when the meal was concluded to wash them and return
them to the cupboard, and then to sweep the room
A neighbouring squaw cante in to help do the work, and
the Indian daughters kept close to their white cousins, and
talked with them incessantly. They supposed candles
would be wanted, and, to meet the emergency, the squaw
melted some tallow, twisted wicking on a stick, and with
a spoon poured the tallow down the wicks until "quite
a respectable candle " was produced.

For supper they had the breast of a wild turkey stewed
with onions—" quite a delicate dish." When they came
to retire, " the pillow," all there was in the house, was
assigned to Mr. Slocum by the Indian sister. " They pay
great respect to age. They had six beds, principally coin•
posed of blankets and other goods folded together," says
Mrs. Rennet. " They were made of almost everything,"
says Mrs. Drake. The visitors slept sweetly, and, after
taking " a comfortable breakfast," they commenced their
arrangements to return to Peru
They seemed anxious to tell their white relatives as
much as possible about themselves, and to make as
favourable an impression as possible. They had made ie
the spring " eleven barrels of sugar." " She says she valid
have a better house, but fears to do it on account of the
jealousy of the Indians. She has money; some that has
been saved since the treaty of St. Mary's, eighteen years ago.
They had cloths and calicoes enough to fill a country store.
They have a lo.iking-glass—several splint-bottomed chairs
—a great many trinkets hung about the house—beads and
chains of silver and polished steel. Some of their dresses
are richly ornamented with silver brooches, seven or eight
rows of them as close as they can be put together—many
silver enr•rings: my aunt had seven pairs in her ears ; her
daughters perhaps a dozen apiece. They have saddles and
bridles of the most costly kind—six men's saddles and cue
side-saddle. They have between fifty and sixty horses, one
hundred hogs, anal seventeen head of cattle. They have
geese awl chickens. Their house is inclosed with a
common worm fence, with some outhouses, principally
built of logs. A never-failing spring of excellent water is
near the door, with a house over it."

The following is from Mrs. Rennet's journal • " The
eldest daughter is large and fleshy—l should think would
weigh near two hundred pounds. She is ~ctive, observing,
and intelligent, thirty-four years of age. The youngest is
smaller— is quiet and very retiring—is twenty-four years of
age. The mother's name is Ma con-a-qua, a young bear.
The eldest daughter's name is Kich ke ne-che qua, cut-
finger. The youngest is 0-saw-she-quah, yellow leaf. The
grandchildren's names are Kip-pe-nn-quah, corn-teasel ;
Wap-pa-na-se-a, a blue corn ; Kim-on sack quah, young
pahther."
The Indian portion of the party were now more observing
than ever, and did not try to conceal their preferences for
many of the usages of the whites. They would neither eat
nor do scarcely anything else until they saw how their white
friends did it. They spoke of many things they saw upon
the table, and said they must get some like them. Harriet
had knitting. and the Indian daughter would scarcely
allow her to lay it down until she had learned " the stitch"
She said she would knit herself a pair of stockings, " they
were so comfortable." At night the ladies all retired to
the same room. Here Frances and her daughter closely
observed the garments of the ladies, and, so far as was
physically practicable, tried them on. The bulky young
Indian woman, by shrewd signs, intimated that if she had
stas to wear she would be small too. When their
curiosity was gratified, the queen Ma-con-a-qua and her
daughter lay down upon the floor, not listening for a
moment to the solicitations of the ladies to take a bed,
and in a few minutes were sound. asleep.

This is wonderfully natural, and told with great
reality. Of the whole work we must say that it
is, perhaps, a little monotonous. But it does
credit to the author's kindliness, powers of obser-
vation, and unconscious literary aptitude.

Cases and Observations Illustrative of the beneficial
Results which may be obtained in some of the most
unpromising instances of Spinal Deformity, without
the use of Steel Stays or other similar Contrivances.
With Engravings illustrative of the Cases. BySamuel
Hare, F.RC.S., dm. London : Churchill.

WE are happy to see that this little work has reached
a second edition. The subject of which it treats is
one of peculiar importance and interest. Spinal
affections are too frequently neglected in their early
stages, and a life-long prostration is the penalty too
often paid. To awaken the reader's attention to the
dangerous effects of this class of maladies, and also
to put before him the simplest and most efficacious
remedy, is Mr. Hare's object. To the more valuable
medical testimony in favour of its merits, we have
much pleasure in adding our own. The descriptions
are intelligible, and aided by numerous illustrations.
Interesting cases are adduced, and followed through
their various stages, and symptoms, too often incora-

prehensible to the sufferer, traced to
source. We trust Mr. Hare may reap Itu
and reputation he deserves from his usef,

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ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.
SOON after the opening of the operatic season, we
were promised that Don Giovanni should be pro-
duced at this house. Last week that promise
assumed the form of a direct announcement for
Tuesday, the 27th inst.; but it was only on Thurs-
day that this long-looked-for treat was realized. The
powerful cast destined to give effect to this master.
piece of the lyric drama, including the novelty of a
tenor Giovanni, and that tenor no other than the
popular Mario, seized hold at once on the musical
world, and long before the appointed hour of open.
ing, the entrance to the theatre was besieged by a
great crowd of persons eager to gain good seats. No
sooner were the doors opened than every unreserved
sitting was filled, and every foot of standing room
appropriated. By half past eight scarcely a vacant
place was to be seen anywhere, and we believe
this was the most crowded night of the season,
hardly excepting the opening. Considering
that very many of those present had been
waiting an hour and a half, it is not surprising
that, when a quarter before nine came without even
a sound from the. orchestra (save the tuning of the
instruments), great impatience should have been
manifested. However, they who are familiar with
the emeute, on a small scale, that takes place in a
foreign theatre on similar provocation, will give great
credit to the forbearance of the audience on this
occasion. It must also be said, that if they had to
wait for their enjoyment it was certainly worth wait.
ing for, as almost the only portion of the perforce
ance open to fair unfavourable criticism was the trio
in scene 1, in which Signori Mario, Ronconi, and
Tagliafico seemed to vie with each other in singing
out of tune. Mine. Grist's acting was throughout as
powerful, or more powerful, than ever ; but we
thought her not in so good voice as usual—a greet
disadvantage in the trying recitative music belonging
to Donna Anna. It would, however, have been
worth while going to the Opera-house if only to bear
and see her delivery of the
Passage, " Ob, Do'
quegli e it carnefice del padre mio," and of the Ins
following it, " Orsai chi l'onore." Mlle. Mares Donna
Elvira was, musically speaking, very good, especially
in the concerted parts, in which she always excels.
Unhappily she has a face which is not snscepdble of
much variety of expression—at all events, not in the
melancholy or indignant line ; and it is very difficult
to feel that sympathy which is indispensable to the
due appreciation of such a part, when the Tidal
to man's cruel deception presents herself constastly
before one's eyes with a countenance radiant or good
.
humour and happiness, through any amount of see
ficially clouded brow, and notwithstanding the
greatest depths from which sighs may bs drawn- A
worse conception of a heart-broken, love-stricken,
forsaken maiden, than that supplied by Dear"
the person of this ever and uncontrollably smiling
actress, cannot be imagined. By the way, what to
admirable Donna Elvira Mme.- Grisi would make •
Mine. Bosio filled the very important part of .31eleal
• most effectively. Her acting, se might be exPect4

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