Identifier: boysstoryofzebul00pike (find matches)
Title: The boy's story of Zebulon M. Pike;
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Pike, Zebulon Montgomery, 1779-1813 Humphreys, Mary Gay, d. 1915, ed
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Publisher: New York, C. Scribner's sons
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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thrown up in themiddle, and each party strives to drive it to the oppositegoal; when either party gains the first rubber, which isdriving it quick round the post, the ball is again takento the center, the ground changed, and the contest re-newed; and this is continued until one side gains fourtimes, which decides the bet. It is an interesting sightto see two or three hundred naked savages contendingon the plain who shall bear off the palm of victory; ashe who drives the ball round the goal is much shoutedat by his companions. It sometimes happens that onecatches the ball in his racket, and depending on his speedendeavors to carry it to the goal; when he finds himselftoo closely pursued he hurls it with great force anddexterity to an amazing distance, where there are al-ways flankers of both parties ready to receive it; itseldom touches the ground, but is sometimes kept inthe air for hours before either party can gain the victory.In the game which I witnessed the Sioux were victorious
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Leech Lake to St. Louis 121 —more, I believe, from the superiority of their skill inthrowing the ball than by their swiftness, for I thoughtthe Puants and Reynards the swiftest runners. \4pril list. Was sent for by Le Feuille, and had along and interesting conversation with him, in which hespoke of the general jealousy of his nation toward theirchiefs; and said that although it might cause some ofthe Sioux displeasure, he did not hesitate to declare thathe looked on Nez Corbeau as the man of most sense inthe nation, and he beheved it would be generally accept-able if he was reinstated in his rank. Upon my returnI was sent for by Red Thunder, chief of the Yanctongs,the most savage band of the Sioux. He was preparedwith the most elegant pipe and robes I ever saw, andshortly declared, that white blood had never beenshed in the village of the Yanctongs, even when rumwas permitted; that Mr. Murdoch Cameron arrivedat his village last Autumn; that he invited him to eat,gave him corn and a

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