. Liga des Ho-dé-no-sau-nee, oder Irokesen. Ornamente, und sogar seine Decke. Die Aufregung und der Eifer, mit dem er die sich wandelnde Flut des Spiels beobachtete, war unkontrollierbarer als die deliriousagitation des blass-face auf der Rennbahn, oder sogar am Spieltisch. Ihre erregenden Temperament und emulous Geister eigentümlich angepasst themfor den Genuss ihrer nationalen Spiele. Diese Wetten wurden in einer systematischen Weise gemacht, und die aticles dann bei den Managern des Spiels hinterlegt. Eine Wette, die von einer Person auf einer Seite angeboten wurde, in der Natur eines wertvollen Artikels, wurde von einem ähnlichen angenommen

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. League of the Ho-dé-no-sau-nee, or Iroquois . ornaments, andeven his blanket. The excitement and eagernesswith which he watched the shifting tide of thegame, was more uncontrollable than the deliriousagitation of the pale-face at the race-course, oreven at the gaming-table. Their excitable temper-ament and emulous spirits peculiarly adapted themfor the enjoyment of their national games. These bets were made in a systematic manner, and the aticles then deposited with the managers ofthe game. A bet offered by a person upon one side, in the nature of some valuable article, was matchedby a similar article, or one of equal value, by someone upon the other. Personal ornaments made theusual gaming currency. Other bets were offeredand taken in the same manner, until hundreds ofarticles were sometimes collected. These were laidaside by the managers, until the game was decided, when each article lost by the event was handedover to the winning individual, together with hisown, which he had risked against it. 294 SPIRIT OF THE LEAGUK [Boos II.. GA-NE-A, OR BALL BAT, 5 FEET Witli the Iroquois, tlie Ball game, O-tctrdcirjish-qua-age^ was the favorite among their amusementsof this description. This game reaches back to aremote antiquity, was universal among the redraces, and was played with a degree of zeal and en-thusiasm which would scarcely be credited. It wasplayed with a small deer-skin ball, by a select band, usually from six to eight on a side, each set repre-senting its own party. The game was divided intoseveral contests, in which each set of players stroveto carry the ball through their own gate. Theywent out into an open plain or field, and erected gates, about eighty rods apart, on its opposite sides. Eachgate was simply two poles, some ten feet high, set inthe ground about three rods asunder. One of thesegates belonged to each party: and the contest be-tween the players was, which set would first carry

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