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' remarks on the Zoological Gardens--Their pity for
the poor buffalo and other animals imprisoned--Jim's talk
with a clergyman about Hell and the hyænas--Indians'
ideas of astronomy--Jim and the Doctor hear of the hells
of London--Desire to go into them--Promised to go--Indians
counting the gin-palaces (_chickabobboo-ags_)in a
ride to Blackwall and back--The result--Exhibition in
the Egyptian Hall--A sudden excitement--The War-chief
recognises in the crowd his old friend "Bobasheela"--Their
former lives on the Mississippi and Missouri--Bobasheela
an Englishman--His travels in the "Far West" of
America--Story of their first acquaintance--The
doomed wedding-party--Lieut. Pike--Daniel Boone and
Son--Indians visit a great brewery--Kind reception by
the proprietors--Great surprise of the Indians--Immense
quantities of _chickabobboo_--War-dance in an empty
vat--Daniel commences Jim's book of the statistics of
England--Indians visit the Tunnel--Visit to the Tower--The
Horse Armoury--The Royal Regalia--Indians' ideas of the
crowns and jewels--"_Totems_"(arms) on the fronts of
noblemen's houses--Royal arms over the shops--Strange
notions of the Doctor--They see the "man with the big
nose" again--And the "great white War-chief (the Duke of
Wellington) on horseback, near his wigwam" Page 90
CHAPTER XXII.
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--Poorhouses--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
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