Adventures of the Ojibbeway and Ioway Indians in England, France, and Belgium; Vol. 1 (of 2): being Notes of Eight Years' Travels and Residence in Europe with his North American Indian CollectionCatlin, George
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Adventures of the Ojibbeway and Ioway Indians in England, France, and Belgium; Vol. 1 (of 2): being Notes of Eight Years' Travels and Residence in Europe with his North American Indian Collection
Catlin, George
England -- Description and travel; France -- Description and travel; Indians of North America
Preparations for visiting the Queen--Amusing interview with
Sykes, the porter--Mistaken by the old Chief for Prince
Albert--Meet the Hon. Mr. Murray--The waiting-room--The
Author conducts the party before Her Majesty and the Prince
in the Waterloo Gallery--Their reception--Introductions and
conversations--Indians give the war-dance--A smoke--The
old Chief's speech to the Queen--Pipe-dance--Her
Majesty and the Prince retire--Indians at a feast
in the waiting-room--Drinking the Queen's health in
Champagne--Indians call it "_Chickabobboo_"--Story of
_Chickabobboo_, and great amusement--Indians return
to London--Evening-gossip about the Queen and her
_Chickabobboo_--First evening of the Indians in Egyptian
Hall--Great excitement--Alarm--Tremendous applause--Old
Chiefs speech--Hon. Mr. Murray's letter to the old Chief,
enclosing £20 from the Queen and other presents--Speech of
the War-chief--Pipe-dance--Shaking hands--Curious questions
by the audience--Ale allowed to the Indians at dinner and
after supper--Their rejoicing--They call it _Chickabobboo_ 134
CHAPTER XIV.
Rev. Mr. S---- and friend visit the Indians again--A day
appointed for a _talk_ about religion--Indians go to
the Thames Tunnel--Give the medicine-dance (wabeno)
under it--Kind treatment there, and _Chickabobboo_--The
exhibition--Egyptian Hall--Debate about the propriety of the
Indians dancing to make money--Great crowd--Woman screaming
and lifted on to the platform by Cadotte (afterwards
called the "_jolly fat_ dame")--She gives Cadotte a
beautiful bracelet--Her admiration of Cadotte--Evening
gossip after their exhibition--The amusements of the
evening and sights of the day--A clergyman asks an
interview with the Indians and gets offended--Exhibition
rooms at night--Great crowd--The "jolly fat dame" in full
dress--She talks with Cadotte--Indians meet the Rev. Mr.
S---- and friend by appointment--Old Chief's speech to
them--Gish-ee-gosh-e-ghee's speech--Reverend gentlemen thank
them and take leave 150
CHAPTER XV.
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