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
Indians at Madame Greene's party--Their ideas of waltzing--The
Doctor's admiration of the young ladies--The King's fête,
first of May--Indians in the Palace--Royal Family in the
balcony--Grand and sublime scene on the river--Indians in a
crowd of nobility in the Duc d'Aumale's apartments--Messenger
to Indians' apartments with gold and silver medals--Medals
to the women and children--Consequent difficulties--Visit
to the Hospital of Invalids--Place Concorde--Column of
Luxor--The fountains--Visit to the Triumphal Arch--Jim's
description of an ugly woman--Victor Hugo--Madame Georges
Sands--Indians visit the Louvre--M. de Cailleux--Baron de
Humboldt--Illness of the wife of Little Wolf--A phrenologist
visits the Indians--The phrenologist's head examined--Two
Catholic priests visit the Indians--Indians visit the Garden
of Plants--Alarm of the birds and animals--The "poor prisoner
buffalo"--Visit to the _Salle aux Vins_--Astonishment
of the Indians--The war-whoop--_Chickabobboo_--Cafés
explained--Indians visit _Père la Chaise_--A great funeral--A
speech over the grave--Hired mourners--Visit the _School
of Medicine_--and "_Dupuytren's Room_"--Excitement of the
Doctor--Visit to the _Foundling Hospital_--Astonishment and
pity of the Indians--Entries in Jim's note-book, and Doctor's
remarks--Visit the _Guillotine_--Indians' ideas of _hanging_
in England, and _beheading_ in France--Curious debate--Visit
to the _Dog Market_--Jim's purchase and difficulty--The _Dog
Hospital_--Alarm of the "petites malades"--Retreat--_Bobasheela_
arrives from London--Great rejoicing--Jim's comments on the
Frenchwomen--The _little foundlings_ and the _little dogs_.
Having thus commenced upon our operations in the Salle Valentino,
it was thought best to change the lodgings of the Indians to some
point more near to the place of their exhibitions, and rooms were at
length procured for them in the same building with their hall, and
communicating with it. To these apartments they were removed, and
arrangements were made for two open carriages to drive them an hour
each day for their recreation and amusement. By this arrangement we
had the sights of Paris before us, and easily within our reach, to
be visited at our leisure. Our exhibitions were given each night from
eight to ten, and each afternoon from one to three o'clock; so that
they had the mornings for sight-seeing, and their evenings, from ten to
twelve, to visit the theatres or parties, whenever they were invited
and felt disposed to attend.
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