Occasionally the Raven, with two or
three of his braves, would pay a visit for a day or two, and depart
with presents of blankets, and such things as his tribe needed.
Upon the first of these visits Hubert questioned him respecting the
bird whose remarkable feather had been the means of saving Ethel's
life. At his next visit the chief brought two very perfect skins of
the bird. It turned out, to Hubert's great delight, to be a new
species; and one of them is now, with many other hitherto 'unknown
birds which had fallen to his gun, in the British Museum, with the
specific names of Hardiensis, in compliment to their discoverer.
The Raven's tribe honorably performed their agreement with Mr.
Hardy, and never joined in any subsequent attacks upon the whites.
Being much weakened by the loss of so many of their fighting men,
they would probably have been exterminated by hostile tribes; but
Mr. Hardy subsequently furnished them with a supply of military
muskets, which he had bought chiefly for the purpose, together with
ammunition, and they were then able to oppose a resolute front to
their enemies, and to support themselves by hunting. The Raven is
now one of the most powerful and respected chiefs upon the plains
of the pampas.
The return of the expedition, after the rescue of Ethel and the
chastisement of the Indians in the heart of their own country,
caused quite a sensation throughout the Republic.
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