The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1863-05-14

were rude drums. sui other noisy in.
strumepts Of Indian ausnufactrre; and
these, sccompaafel by wxrwhCppa and
scseaps, yspade . papdemoniam, of nn,
c,,u;h eohpds. which seehed 10 thrill
| npon. the cara Of the savage assembIspe
;witb,afar,ure.Ii Iike ethai xsvslseued upcr,
norel'"lished agdience., -by tbe goshinp
tones ofOte Buil on, Jenny I.ipaa ,.,-,s
A least. one huMlted warriors, dress
feds in the most eccentric and faotsstic
style. thatiho InsSihAtiou can concsiye
--,hut vibbons,. festbers, eyye.y lcolor. .ei
.psfhi bare leg. Psinted: painted faces,
war @eaPons. de-, could -posssbly, give
Is human beinga, were; tho active par
iicips,ors. these were IN, one grand
circte$ dapciag to'thumping sounds and
gn,reraI songs, in q wav, which the
Ehppewas only know how to dance
Iand sing, Ill.,.
Within this circle, were gathered the
fer.oi,S of distinction, sibe most con.
iPicnons among whom, was the YOUTH
fnlf Princets. She was,ihe observed OF
all the a.semblage, as dressed in rich,
bptta.tefal suit Ct blne broadcleth. with
dasbs sha@l and leggin-, she Occupied
hiarket in the ceptre of the group
Her beautiful hair was parted oyer the
forehead with tribe feminine grace, and
ornanented with two warrior' plunes,
which hore devices to show the num- Der
OF sealps she ial taken IN hattie. As
she satsin- the midst ofstlie., warriors.
with mach evident sa,is faction and self
Espossession,. her fingers piarod NTH the
handle Of her keen,edged knife. H..
Inc occasion was to be celebrated by
a "!dog feast" and ihs dancers soon
threw. aside their noisy instruments, aud
srt off in single tile, to call upon the
different chiefs. who remained In their
wigwams, 10 receive their distinguished
risitars. In. the procession Ab.shah
way ga>she e" qua, filed the place If
the third two warriors of great csisbs
ssily preceding her. In, the proud step
otthe yoang heroine, there was nothing
ito indicate the weakness, and irresolute
ness peculiar to hor sex ; hut she mored
slona, as IL conscious Of her position,
and with ell the maje~,io hanteuf Of
the u Eorest Queen T" she really WAS. ..
= The chiefs they visited. each address.
ed The processiou Upon the yiflue and
dmy of charity to-tlleir own noer, and a
kindly regard 10 the members Of their
hands !; and epfnceti their exhorta,;ons
by Presents Of blankets, food and ain.
-uuIhirion, to he afterwards iis,,ibu,ed
to The needy of the ,ifferent bands. -
, The most sst,ikine aud In,lierous oh.
jest in the procession, was tall and
Stately .squaw. ml.o bore behind her.
and suspended hy a broad s;rsp abont
Her fnrebead, the carcass Of a large and
very FAT dog, that had iSy high feeding
for rome months previous, been prepared
6r this important ceremony. The skin
Astd been. denuded of lis hair; and the
,eniiaiis removed and Nith the legs
with sticks, SO that il covered
tile fanawis back, Il acertainiy. mxle a!
most eso,r,qus append age 10 her sau,ly
head dress - =
{. ahe Dncior had an eveuiue inie,yi, "
With the father Of tho ,Pfiocss. and.
learned somcthincs saf The p;,ls history.
1t appeared that at a time. but a few,
,Sesrs pssyians. a small ,warspsfts sf the
4 t;Lippcsas ancient eae,nies, the Sioux,
stole near 70 che, losiye Of haswsi, .of,t
.ga he, Vho at alie Tine was living upon
his $back inside, asleep. and fsred 4 rifle
Hr biin. With The Intention OF Killing
hin. The ball ja-t grazed the chief,
! a o. ~. d.