their tawny bodies, and one or two made a bold
attempt to reproduce the lightning. Others con-
tented themselves with painting the figure of some
fleet animal or swift bird on their muscular chests.

The coiffure of the Sioux lacrosse player has
often been unconsciously imitated by the fashion-
able hair-dressers of modern times. Some banged
and singed their hair; others did a little more
by adding powder. The Grecian knot was lo-
cated on the wrong side of the head, being tied
tightly over the forehead. A great many simply
brushed back their long locks and tied them with
a strip of otter skin.

At the middle of the ground were stationed four
immense men, magnificently formed. A fifth ap-
proached this group, paused a moment, and then
threw his head back, gazed up into the sky in the
manner of a cock and gave a smooth, clear oper-
atic tone. Instantly the little black ball went up
between the two middle rushers, in the midst of
yells, cheers and war-whoops. Both men en-
deavored to catch it in the air; but alas! each in-
terfered with the other; then the guards on each
side rushed upon them. For a time, a hundred
lacrosse sticks vied with each other, and the wrig-
gling human flesh and paint were all one could see
through the cloud of dust. Suddenly there shot
swiftly through the air toward the south, toward the