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
Kind reception at Mr. Disraeli's--View of Hyde Park from
the top of his house--Review of troops, and sham
fight--Breakfast-table--The Doctor missing--The Author
finds him in the bathing-room--Champagne wine--Refused
by the Indians--_Chickabobboo_: _Chippehola_ tells the
story of it--The Indians drink--Presents--The "big
looking-glass"--The Doctor smiles in it--Speech of the
War-chief--Shake of hands, and return--Exhibition-room,
Egyptian Hall--Doctor presents a string of wampum and
the "_White-feather_" to the "jolly fat dame"--Indians
talk about _chickabobboo_--The Rev. Mr. G---- calls--A
different religion (a Catholic)--Interview appointed--Two
Methodist clergymen call--Indians refuse to see them--The
giant and giantess visit the Indians--The Doctor measuring
the giantess--The talk with the Catholic clergyman Page 47
CHAPTER XX.
The Doctor and Jim visit several churches--The Indians
in St. Paul's--In Westminster Abbey--The exhibition
at the Hall--The Doctor agrees to go in the carriage
of the "jolly fat dame"--Mr. Melody objects--The
Doctor's melancholy--Indians stop the bus to talk
with Lascars--Make them presents of money--Indians
discover _chickabobboo-ags_(gin-palaces)--and
ladies lying down in their carriages reading
books--_Chim-e-gotch-ees_ (or fish)--Jim's story
of "Fish"--Experiments in mesmerism--Wash-ka-mon-ya
(Jim) mesmerized--The Doctor's opinions on
mesmerism--Ioways in Lord's Cricket-ground--Archery and
ball-playing--Encampment--Wigwams--Indians invited by
Mrs. Lawrence to Ealing Park--Their kind reception--Their
Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge--The
Princess Mary--The Duchess of Gloucester--The Hereditary
Grand Duke and Duchess, and other distinguished
guests--Amusements--Beautiful grounds--Indians dine on the
lawn--Roast beef and plum-pudding--_Chickabobboo_--Alarm
of the parrots--Doctor's superstition--_Chickabobboo_
explained--Speech of the War-chief--Taking leave--Fright
of the poor birds--Handsome presents--Conservatory--The
Doctor's ideas of it--Indians visit Surrey Zoological
Gardens--Fright of the birds and animals--Indians
sacrifice tobacco to the lion and the rattle-snakes 63
CHAPTER XXI.
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