; but they like to mix

about a fourth o' our tobacco with it, so Pee-eye-em tells

me, an' he's a good judge. The amount that red-skinned

mortal smokes

is

oncommon."

"What are they doin' yonder?" inquired Dick, pointing

to a group of men who had been feasting for some

time past in front of a tent within sight of our trio.

"Goin' to sing, I think," replied Joe.