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
Character of the Doctor (_mystery_ or _medicine man_)--An
omnibus drive--The Doctor's admiration of the "jolly
fat dame"--Jealousy--War-dress and war-paint of the
_Roman-nose_--His appearance--He leads the War-dance--The
Welcome-dance, and Bear-dance--Description of--Pipe-of-peace
(or Calumet) dance, and Scalp-dance--_Chip-pe-ho-la (the
Author)_--Speech of the War-chief--The "jolly fat dame"--She
presents a gold bracelet to _Roman-nose_--Jealousy and distress
of the Doctor--She converses with Daniel--Two reverend gentlemen
converse with the Indians about religion--Reply of White-cloud
and War-chief--Questions by the reverend gentlemen--Answers by
the War-chief--Indians invited to breakfast with Mr. Disraeli,
M.P., Park Lane--Indians' toilette and dress--The Doctor and Jim
(Wash-ka-mon-ya) fasting for the occasion.
On paying a visit to the lodgings of the Indians, after they had
returned from the exhibition, I found them in a merry mood, cracking
their jokes upon the Doctor, who had put himself forward in so
conspicuous a manner, to the great amusement of the ladies. During the
exhibition, it would have appeared, from his looks and his actions,
that he was to be perfectly happy for a twelvemonth at least; but he
now appeared sad and dejected as he listened to their jokes, and turned
his splendid bracelet around with his fingers. Several of the women had
received brooches and other trinkets of value, and all had been highly
pleased.
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