[*] The Americans and the Indians have adopted several words, which
each believe peculiar to the language of the others. Thus "squaw,"
"papoose," or child, wigwam, &c. &c., though it is doubtful
whether they belonged at all to any Indian dialect, are much used
by both white and red men in their Intercourse. Many words are
derived from the French, in this species of prairie nomaic.
Partisan, brave, &c. are of the number.
The leave-taking was general and imposing. Each male Pawnee was
sedulous to omit no one of the strange warriors in his attentions, and
of course the ceremony occupied some time. The only exception, and
that was not general, was in the case of Dr. Battius. Not a few of the
young men, it is true, were indifferent about lavishing civilities on
one of so doubtful a profession, but the worthy naturalist found some
consolation in the more matured politeness of the old men, who had
inferred, that though not of much use in war, the medicine of the Big-
knives might possibly be made serviceable in peace.
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