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Dahcotah

INTRODUCTION
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Some were prejudiced against sitting, others' esteemed it a great compliment to be asked, but all expected to be paid for it.

And if anything were wanting to complete our opportunities for gaining all information that was of interest, we found it in the daguerreotype.

Captain E., knowing they were about to celebrate a feast he wished to paint in group, took his apparatus out, and, when they least expected it, transferred the group to his plate.
The awe, consternation, astonishment and admiration, surpassed description.

"Ho! Eastman is all wahkun!" The Indians are fond of boasting and communicating their exploits and usages to those who have their confidence.

While my husband has delineated their features with the pencil, I have occupied pleasantly many an hour in learning from them how to represent accurately the feelings and features of their hearts--feeble though my pen be.


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