Show an ail indian dog feast the correspondent of the st louis democrat was oue one of the invited guests guesta at a d dog 0 g least feast given by the indian chief spotted tail iio he thus describes the As the occasion was one which pr promised om novelty we readily accepted on our anival an ival we found the supplies of indian delicacies commensurate with the quality lull li lc of gubatz the cooking was si simple p enough without salt or condiment wo we all squatted ourselves on tile ground and the old and young squaws squads acted as servitors for the occasion before proceeding 0 the great calumet of peace was waa passe passed d around whenever this calumet is i 5 brought forth it is a token of great respect adorned as it is with brass tacky tacks blue and golden feathers beads of coral and carved in the most unique manner after the pipe had been passed around the circle the chief commenced the feast by eating regardless of any of us there were all kinds of wild meat spread out and the most delicious of them all was the dog meat in huge dishes of wood might be seen a juicy lump of buffalo a hill hindquarter quarter of an all antelope elk meat venison wild ducks geese and turkeys surrounded by dishes of wild beans indian corn wild rice and some strange herbs which appear ed cd to be very palatable these various vegetables were boiled separately with a sprinkling spi sp inkling tinkling of buffalo grease giving the whole an all extremely yet savory appearance in the centre of the circle were two dogs of a appearance the lair hair merely cut close and roasted entire intestines and all over this excellent cel lent delicate food was pour poured edthe the gravy dogs grease this exquisite dripping had bad been collected in bone dishes tile the dogs doghi appeared plump and young and all seemed to pay especial attention to the three young pups which was to them what dessert is to the civilized whites for the sake of appearing satis satiated fed with our surroundings we partook of a very small piece merely out of curiosity and could we but conquer our prejudices we might have made a very hearty meal as it was we were satisfied the meat appeared to be of a brownish color somewhat resembling to porpoise meat if we might 0 judge by tile the oily streaks about the capacious mouths of the chiefs and the pleasure which sparkled in their eyes we would pronounce dog meat delicious after the feast was over there were three canine sl skeletons left on their respective dishes forlorn looking remnants of dogs that once barked tomahawks answering the purpose of pipes as well as instruments of bloody deede were handed to us its and av as this was vas an important epoch in spotted tails life he caused them to tj be filled with the leaf of quadri valvis generally the tobacco they use is is composed of the dried leaves of the saka korni plant arbutus ova ursa ursi or kinnikinnick a species of willow bark till a late hour we smoked a tomahawk that once was steeped in gory brains and under the soothing influence of the tobacco we wove bright indian legends |