Adventures of the Ojibbeway and Ioway Indians . Volume 2 of 2 / / George Catlin

• Autore: Catlin George <1796-1872.>
• Pubblicazione: Scituate, Mass., : Digital Scanning, 2001
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (365 p.)
• Soggetto topico: Indians of North America
• Soggetto geografico: England Description and travel; France Description and travel
• Note generali: "As published in 1852."; Originally published: Adventures of the Ojibbeway and Ioway Indians in England, France, and Belgium: being notes of eight years' travels and residence in Europe with his North American Indian collection. London: The author, 1852.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- ADVENTURES OF THE OJIBBEWAY AND IOWAY INDIANS -- LIST OF PLATES VOL. II. -- Plate No. 9 -- Plate No. 10 -- Plate No. 11 -- Plate No. 12 -- Plate No. 13 -- Plate No. 14 -- Plate No. 15 -- Plate No. 16 -- Plate No. 17 -- Plate No. 18 -- Plate No. 19 -- Plate No. 20 -- Plate No. 21 -- Plate No. 22 -- Plate No. 23 -- Plate No. 24 -- CONTENTS OF VOL. II. -- CHAPTER XVII. -- Arrival of fourteen Ioway Indians in London -- Their lodgings in St. James 's Street -- The Author visits them -- Their portraits and names -- Mr.Melody, their conductor -- Jeffrey Doraway,their interpreter -- Landlady 's alarm -- Indians visit the Author 's Collection in the Egyptian Hall -- Arrangement to dance in the Collection -- The Doctor (Medicine or Mystery man)on top of the Hall -- Their first drive in a bus -- Doctor's appearance outside -- Indians' first impressions of London -- Lascars sweeping the streets -- Man with a big nose -- The Doctor lost,and found on the housetop -- Their first exhibition in Egyptian Hall -- Eagle-dance -- The Doctor's speech -- Great amusement of the ladies -- His description of the railroad from Liverpool to London -- War-dance, great applause -- The "jolly fat dame" -- She presents a gold bracelet to the Doctor by mistake -- Her admiration of the Roman-nose -- War-whoop -- Description of -- Approaching-dance -- Wolf-song,and description of -- Great amusement of the audience -- Shaking hands -- Mistake with the bracelet. -- CHAPTER XVIII. -- 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. -- CHAPTER XIX. -- 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. -- 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 -- 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. -- CHAPTER XXI. -- 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." -- 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 religon 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 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. -- CHAPTER XXIII. -- Newcastle-on-Tyne -- Indians' alarms about jails -- Kind visits from Friends -- Mrs.A.Richardson -- Advice of the Friends -- War-Chief's reply -- Liberal presents -- Arrive at Sunderland -- Kindness of the Friends -- All breakfast with Mr.T.Richardson -- Indians plant trees in his garden -- And the Author also -- The Doctor's superstition -- Sacrifice -- Feast -- Illness of the Roman Nose -- Indians visit a coalpit -- North Shields -- A sailors' dinner and a row -- Arrive at Edinburgh -- A drive -- First exhibition there -- Visit to Salisbury Crag -- To Arthur's Seat -- Holyrood. House and Castle -- The crown of Robert Bruce -- The "big gun," -- "Queen Mab" -- Curious modes of building -- "Flats" -- Origin of -- Illness of Corsair, the little pappoose -- The old Doctor speaks -- war-chief's speech -- A feast of ducks -- Indians' remarks upon the government of Scotland -- "The swapping of crowns" -- The Doctor proposes the crown of Robert Bruce for Prince Albert -- Start for Dundee -- Indians' liberality -- A noble act -- Arrival at Dundee -- Death of little Corsair -- Distress of the Little Wolf and his wife -- Curious ceremony -- Young men piercing their arms -- Indians at Perth -- Arrival in lasgow -- Quartered in the Town-hall -- The cemetery -- The Hunterian Museum -- The Doctor's admiration of it -- Daily drives -- Indians throw money to the poor -- Alarm for Roman Nose -- Two reverend gentlemen talk with the Indians -- War-chief's remarks -- Greenock -- Doctor's regret at leaving. -- CHAPTER XXIV. -- Arrival in Dublin -- Decline of the Roman Nose -- Exhibition in the Rotunda -- Feast of ducks -- First drive. ; Phœnix Park.
• Titolo autorizzato: Adventures of the Ojibbeway and Ioway Indians
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910825103903321
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