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BLACK HAVE

lac Editor oil the " btcsteTT Shioid,"
lately paid visit TO the ..wilds OF
Missouri" In his last he gives a por.
trait Of Black Hawk, and the warriors
that are npw with him at Fortress
Monroe. lie saw them first at Jelltr.
son Barracks, Missouri, and afterwards
came passenger in the same boat with
them. Speaking of the first impress
sion which they made on his mind, he
says:
We were Immediately struck with
admiration at the gigantic and symme-
,rical fguresof most Of the warriors. who
seemed. as theyreclined in native ease
and gracefulness, with their half naked
bodies exposed to view, rather like sta
tues from some master hand, than like
beings Of q race whom we had heard
characterized as degenerate and de.
based. We extended our hands,
which they rose TO grasp, and to our
question, GLOW dye do?" they res
pended in the same words, accompany.
ing them with hearty shake. After
the salutations were over, We had lei.
sure to observe more closely the APP
pcaranccs Of these sons Of nature ;
they were clad in leegins and mocas-
sins of buckskin, and wore blankets
which were thrown around them in the
manner of the Roman toga, SO as To
leave their right arms bare; when
reclining or lying down, they general.
ly allowed their blankets 10 fall from
them. The youngest among them
Z lra shas al.
bright vsrmillion colour, and had their
faces transversely streaken with al
iernate red and black stripes. From
their bodies and from their faces and
eyebrows. they pluck out the hair with
the most assIduous care; they also
shave, or pull it out from their heads.
with the exception OF tuft Of about
three fingers width, extending from
between the forehead aud crown 10
the back Of the head, this they some
times piait into queue on the crown.
and cut the edges Of it down TO an inch
In length, aud plaster il with vermiI-
lion, which keeps il erect and gives
II the appearance of cocks comb. -
The time and great care bestowed by
them at their toilette. would put tue
foppery Of q civilized beau completely
to the blush: the point of a single hair
emerging from their eyebrows, or the
slightest pimpIe visible upon their Ia
ces, awakens their anxious solicitude,
and they proceed to eradicate or erase
it with all possible despatch"
! lie says that the whole Of them were
Z 10 Il L.. Z = L
The eldest son Of Black Hawk eounte.
rance not been wanting. IN that pecu-
liar expression which emauatcs FROM
a cultivated intellect and which edu-
cation alone can give. We could have
looked upon HIN a. the living persona
location Of our 6CGU ideal of manly beau.
ity."
Maoka tama sic a. .ac, or Black
Hawk, is apparently 80 years Of age.
) feet 3 or . inches high, with rather
broad shoulders; he la, low retreat.
Ing forehead, sharp nose. sOmcw hat
hooked, chin slightly receding. checks
a little hollow. and eyes Of dark hazel
eolorj his vision j. impaired aud he oe-
ossIOnaliy wears speetaeies. The ex.
/ preston Of lns cOnntenance is benevo.
lent, with shade of sorrow IN IL. In
+ his manner he j. ia general reserved
aud thoughtful, but sometimes appears
cheerful and eonverses with animal ton.
lie wears az HE side the skin of the
bird from which he is named, aud uses
It's long feathers as a fan.
/ lie - not an hereditary, bot a war
rior chief, who by superior proves and
skill has arisen to power and IN
iiuence over his nation, not exceeded
by any other Of his tribe. lie was
described to us, by persons Who have
known him for years. ~ a man Of ami
able disposition, kind ~ heart. and Of
strict integrity. lie IL attended by
his second son. Na-see us-kuck, or the
Ihunder.,lOud, who bears a strong re
'rmbiance TO his brother Jack, both in
feature and 10 form, bul - laf from be.
'ng 50 handsome. U.Pc.kse shietl +,