THE ADVENTURES OF LIVING °°
STATUE.

AVIVING STATUE was a
ereat magician of the
Ottawas, who lived on
the shores of Lake Hu-
ron. His wigwam was
of skin that had been
scrubbed and bleached
until it shone like snow
when the sun falls upon it; and it could
be seen at a great distance. From the
lodge pole downwards it was covered with
paintings, some done by the magician and
others by his friends, each telling a won-
derful tale of his magic.

His couch was of white buffalo skins,
which are very rare and precious. His
pipes were the admiration of all who saw
them, for they were ornamented with red
feathers from the breast of the robin,
blue from the jay, purple from the neck
of the pigeon, and green from the throat
of the drake. His moccasins of rabbit
skin, dyed scarlet, were the softest that
could be made. They were worked with

 

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