CHAPTERV
AndyettheBoyChiefwasnotentirelyhappy。Indeed，attimesheseriouslythoughtofacceptingtheinvitationextendedbytheGreatChiefatWashington，immediatelyafterthemassacreofthesoldiers，andoncemorerevisitingthehauntsofcivilization。Hissoulsickenedinfeverishinactivity；schoolmasterspalledonhistaste；hehadintroducedbaseball，blindhooky，marbles，andpeg-
topamonghisIndiansubjects，butonlywithindifferentsuccess。
Thesquawsinsistedinboringholesthroughthechinaalleysandwearingthemasnecklaces；hiswarriorsstuckspikesintheirbaseballbatsandmadewarclubsofthem。Hecouldnotbutfeel，too，thatthegentleMushymush，althoughdevotedtoherpale-facedbrother，wasdeficientinculinaryeducation。Hermincepieswereabominable；herjamfarinferiortothatmadebyhisAuntSallyofDoemville。OnlyanunexpectedincidentkepthimequallyfromtheextremeoflistlessSybariticindulgence，orofmorbidcynicism。
Indeed，attheageoftwelve，healreadyhadbecomedisgustedwithexistence。