Adventures of the Ojibbeway and Ioway Indians in England, France, and Belgium; Vol. 2 (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. 2 (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
The Ioways in Vauxhall Gardens--Surrey Theatre--Carter in
the lions' cage--Astonishment of the Indians--Indians in
the Diving Bell, at the Polytechnic Institution--Indians
riding--Shooting at target on horseback--Ball-play--"Jolly
fat dame"--Ladies converse with the Doctor--His reasons for
not marrying--Curious questions--Plurality of wives--Amusing
scene--The Author in Indian costume--A cruel experiment--Ioways
arrive in Birmingham--The Author's arrival there--Society of
Friends--Indians all breakfast with Mr. Joseph Sturge--Kind
treatment--Conversation after breakfast about religion and
education--Reply of the War-chief--The button-factory of Turner
and Sons--Generous presents to the Indians--_Bobasheela_
arrives--Indians dividing their buttons--Doctor found
on top of the Shakespeare Buildings--Indians' kindness
to a beggar-woman--Poor-houses--Many Friends visit the
Indians--Indians' visit to Miss Catherine Hutton--Her
great age--Her kindness--Dinner--Her presents to them in
money--Parting scene--The War-chief's speech to her--Her
letters to the Author--Indians present to the two hospitals 370
dollars--Address read by the Presidents to the Indians--Doctor's
reply--Indians start for York--A fox-hunt--Curious notions
of Indians about it--Visit to York Minster--Ascend the grand
tower--Visit to the castle and prison--Museum of the instruments
of murder--Alarm of the Doctor--Kindness of the governor of the
castle and his lady--Indians' ideas of imprisonment for debt,
and punishment for murder.
The scene of the Indians' amusements was now changed from the Egyptian
Hall to the open air in Vauxhall Gardens, and their dances and other
exercises were given in the afternoon. Their lodgings were also changed
at the same time to the buildings within the enclosure of the gardens.
This arrangement was one of very great pleasure to the Indians, as it
allowed a free space to exercise in during their leisure hours, amongst
trees and shrubbery, affording them almost a complete resumption of
Indian life in the wilderness, as they had the uninterrupted range
of the gardens during the hours that the public were not there to
witness their amusements. This arrangement was pleasing to them in
another respect, and to us also, as there were many things they were
yet anxious to see in London, and which, as they could only be seen at
night, our former arrangements had entirely precluded them from seeing.
Under these new arrangements they still had their omnibus drives,
and at night attended the parties of numerous friends who had been
desirous to show them some attentions, and also were taken to several
instructive exhibitions, and to two or three of the principal theatres.
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