lament over the unlucky destiny of his tribe, ad I pitied him with all my hcart."

The day before Catlin arrived at this village this old ehief's son-the young Hongs-kay-de-had created a great sensation in the community by accomplishing a most startling amount of bigamy in a single day. Being the chief's son, and having just been presented by his father with a handsome wigwam and nine horses, he had no dificulty whatever in ingratiating himself with the fathcrs of mariageable daughters, and had, with ingenious slyness, offered himsclf to and becn accepted by four succcssive fathers-in-law, promising two horses-enjoining on them profound sccrecy until a cer- tain hour, when be would announce to the whole tribe that he was to be married followed by Addressing the prospective father-in-law who stood nearest him, with his danghter by his side, he said, "You promised me your daughter: here are the two horses." immediately arose; the three others all springing forward, an- gry and perplexed, claiming his promises made to them. The triumphant young Turk exclaimed, "You have all now acknowl edged your engagements to me, and must fulfil them. Here are your horses." There was nothing horses were delivered, and Hongs-kay-de, leading cach hand, walked off with great dignity to his wigwam This was an affair totally unprecedented in the annals of the tribe, and prodnced an impression as profound as it could have done in a civilized community, though of a different character --redonnding to the young prince's credit rather than to his shamc-marking him ont as onc be a "Big Medicine." Mr. Catlin says that he visited the bridal wigwam soon afterward, and saw the " four modest little to each of them At the time appointed he appeared, some of his young friends leading eight horses. A great hubbub more to be said. The two brides in daring and original enough to wives seated around the fire, sceming to harmonize very well." Of the preitiest one "Mong-shong-shaw" (the Bending Wil