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 make a path through our hunting-grounds: they will subsist upon our game; every bird or animal they kill will be a loss to us.

“The Dahcotah’s lands are not free to others. If our great Father wishes to make any use of our lands, he should pay us. We object to the Winnebagoes passing through our country; but if it is too late to prevent this, then we demand a thousand dollars for every village they shall pass.”

“Ho!” cried the Indians again; and Shah–co–pee, after shaking hands once more, took his seat.

I doubt if you will ever get the thousand dollars a village, Shah-co-pee; but I like the spirit that induces you to demand it. May you live long to make speeches and beg bread&mdash;the unrivalled orator and most notorious beggar of the Dahcotahs!