 The second consists in a combat, to the sound of a kind of drum, which succeeds the songs, or rather joins them, harmonizing quite well. The dancer beckons to some brave to come and take the arms on the mat, and challenges him to fight to the sound of...  Historical Collections - Page 4801894Full view - About this book
 | John Gilmary Shea - Mississippi River - 1852 - 368 pages
...planting Christianity among them: but in general, they prefer "to follow the religion of their faclines it to the earth ; and at other times he spreads its...arrow, and begins a duel against the dancer who has no defence but the calumet. This spectacle is very pleasing, especially as it is always done in time,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin French - America - 1852 - 372 pages
...incapa We ot embracing and ing tl»« sublime truths and doctrines of the evang*** 1 l»w.— R clines it to the earth; and at other times he spreads its...arrow, and begins a duel against the dancer who has no defence but the calumet. This spectacle is very pleasing, especially as it is always done in time,... | |
 | John Gilmary Shea - Mississippi River - 1853 - 366 pages
...it to the earth ; and at other times he spreads its wings as if for it to fly ; at other times, be approaches it to the mouths of the spectators for...arrow, and begins a duel against the dancer who has no defence but the calumet. This spectacle is very pleasing, especially as it is always done in time,... | |
 | JOHN GILMARY SHEA - 1853 - 360 pages
...other times he spreads its wings as if for it to fly ; at other times, he approaches it to the months of the spectators for them to smoke, the whole in...arrow, and begins a duel against the dancer who has no defence but the calumet. This spectacle is very pleasing, especially as it is always done in time,... | |
 | Charles C. Jones - 1873 - 622 pages
...each one on arriving must salute the manitou, which he does by inhaling the smoke, and then puffing it from his mouth upon it, as if offering incense. Each...arrow, and begins a duel against the dancer who has no defence but the calumet. This spectacle is very pleasing, especially as it is always done in time,... | |
 | Charles Colcock Jones - Georgia - 1873 - 622 pages
...one on arriving must salute the manitou, which he does by inhaling, the smoke, and then puffing it from his mouth upon it, as if offering incense. Each...takes his bow and arrow, and begins a duel against the dancsr who has no defence but the • calumet. This spectacle is very pleasing, especially as it is... | |
 | Charles Colcock Jones - Georgia - 1873 - 660 pages
...each one on arriving must salute the manitou, which he does by inhaling the smoke, and then puffing it from his mouth upon it, as if offering incense. Each...approaches, takes his bow and arrow, and begins a duel ao-ainst the dancsr who has no defence but the calumet. This spectacle is very pleasing, especially... | |
 | Edwin MacMinn - Indians of North America - 1900 - 602 pages
...each one on arriving, must salute the manitou, which he does by inhaling the smoke and then puffing it from his mouth upon it as if offering incense. Each...arrow, and begins a duel against the dancer, who has no defence but the calumet. One attacks, the other defends; one strikes, the other parries ; one flies,... | |
 | Jesuits - Canada - 1900 - 346 pages
...and this is, as it were, the first Scene of the Ballet. The second consists of a Combat carried on to the sound of a kind of drum, which succeeds the songs, or even unites with them, harmonizing very well together. The Dancer makes a sign to some warrior to come... | |
 | Jesuits - Canada - 1900 - 348 pages
...and this is, as it were, the first Scene of the Ballet. The second consists of a Combat carried on to the sound of a kind of drum, which succeeds the songs, or even unites with them, harmonizing very well together. The Dancer makes a sign to some warrior to come... | |
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