their acquaintances came in, the berths al-
ways made a ready seat, on which they were
soon engaged in smoking and talking;
and while thus employed, a kettle of hominy
with a large wooden spoon is brought in,
and set on the ground before them.

He that is near it lays by his pipe
and in a few minutes appears to be sat-
isfied with his repast, and moves it over
to the next, the rest of the company being
engaged as if no victuals were near them.

Thus the kettle passes round in a
little time, and when done with, is
hung up untill somebody else comes in.

If they have no hominy the bread and
dumpling goes round in like manner.

Their clothing is generally
something tawdry, - callico shirt, and hand
kerchief of gay colors, blue coat and scarlet leg-
gings and a belt of various colors, ornamented
with beads, girt round the middle and knees,
with the ends hanging down, They are
also fond of trinkets suspended from their
ears and nose, the men particularly, some-
times weighing an ounce, and hanging over
the mouth. The womens ears are cut round
and loaded with diferent toys, until they
are drawn down several inches. One man had