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Show INTERVIEW WITH THE MANITARIES-THEIR COSTUME, fee. 179 fastened to their backs, and the ends trailing on the ground, to which the baggage was attached with leather straps The Indians hastened through the willow thicket, and, altogether, stood opposite to us on the steep, low, sandy bank, where they were so crowded that we, every moment, expected to see the sand give way. t A-t w The most attractive sight which we had yet met with upon tins voyage, now presented itself to our view The steam-boat lay to close to the willow thicket, and we saw immediately before us, the numerous, motley, gaily painted, and variously ornamented crowd of the most elegant Indians on the whole course of the Missouri. The handsomest and most robust persons of both and characteristic costumes, appeared, thronged sexes and al, ages in hjgUy ngmal, ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ together, to our as-^ ^ >1 ¦£ £ ^ ^ ^ ^ - WeanX1OUSlyFOfit '"reTallestandbestformedlndians on the Missouri, and, in this respect, The Manitaries are, m fact, the tallest anu u nprhans n • »h» PWance of their costume, the Crows alone approach them, whom they, perhaps, as well as m the leganf ^ ^ ^ fa ^ painted red, in which the even surpass in the 1 tte P ^ ^ ^^ - ^ ^ 1 backs; on the side of each eye, they had hanging, from the l beads, alternating with tooth shells, and their heads were The expressio fa otherS; intense curiosity; in others, again, good-nature in some, it was cold and -U ^ ^ £ ^ ^ ^ ^ and simplicity. The upper parts otmeir , 6 their arms adorned with broad, bright bracelets of a white metal. In their hands they their arms adorned ^ decorated, were slung t bow and battle-axe, t«^" 1 ^t:-:^ of dyed porcupine .11s, or glass beads, of the most J colours These handsome, robust men, showing their remarkably fine white teeth as smiled gave free expression to their feelings ; and the unnatural and ugly fashions, as well as the *• ' f ? , nf the white people, probably afforded ample matter for satirical observations, different costumes the wh P P ^ ^ ^ ^^ ^ ^ fa ^ for which these children « ^ ^ object for they ^ at least upon us very finest clothes, and tney tun ^ j , vi- nv^inn Many of them were distinguished by wearing leather shuts, strangers, a ******%£ they obtain by barter from the Crows. Several tall, athletic of excite workman^,«**£ £ ^ _ ^^ fey ^ ^ of the men were on horseback, ana niduaB whirh afforded us pleasure. Urging them with their short whips in me steam-boats, with an ease which anoiue i c nliqhpH the * 1 n v« with the bridle fastened to the lower jaw, they, at length, pushed the manner of the Cossacks, with tne |