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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 29

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es, which give it a very wicked leer. Thekah-to-to-hay rattle of the Dakota Indians, bet-ter known as the Sioux, is prettier. It is a longpiece of bone with a hanging ornament of fur,beads, and feathers, and one sleigh-bell, whichthe Indians probably thought was a musicalinstrument of the white… … and often very sweet in feeling. They tell thewhole story of their life in song; they sing oflove, of the valor of the warrior, and of thehappy hunting-ground where they believe theirdeparted braves are wandering. Music is apart of every ceremony, and musical instrumentsare found in every wigwam.…

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