But this did not satisfy her.

At the first attempt of a visitor to leave the room, the door was held close, as before, the hand was extended, and "_Two shinnin_" again met his ear.
He tried to explain that, having paid for his entrance, he must go out free.

With an innocent shake of the head, "_Two shinnin_," was all the English she could understand.
The Agent, who had entered a short time before, and who, overhearing the dialogue, sat laughing behind his newspaper, waiting to see how it would all end, now came forward and interfered, and the guests were permitted to go forth without a further contribution.
The good woman was moreover admonished that it was far from the custom of white people to tax their friends and visitors in this manner, and that the practice must be laid aside in future.
Another instance of the disposition of the Indians to avail themselves of all the goods that fortune throws in their way, was the following: Upon the same trip, while passing through Ohio, one of the party inquired of the Agent,-- "Do you pay for all those provisions that are set before us at the hotels ?" "Yes.

Why do you ask ?" "Nothing: I thought you perhaps paid for just what we ate of them." At the next stopping-place a fine breakfast was set upon the table, of which, as usual, they partook plentifully.

Just as they had finished, the horn sounded for all to take their places in the stage-coaches.