Transcriber’s Note
Some compound words appeared both with and without a hyphen. They aregiven as printed. Where a word is hyphenated on a line break, thehyphen is retained if the preponderance of other appearances indicateit was intended.
Numerals identifying the figures in Plate 18 have been removed andreplaced for better legibility.
The few footnotes are repositioned at the end the text, and have beenre-numbered consecutively.
Please consult the note at the end of this text for details of anycorrections made.
CATLIN’S NOTES
OF
EIGHT YEARS’ TRAVELS AND RESIDENCE
IN EUROPE
WITH HIS
NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN COLLECTION.
VOLUME II.
BEING NOTES OF
EIGHT YEARS’ TRAVELS AND RESIDENCE IN EUROPE
WITH HIS
NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN COLLECTION,
BY GEO. CATLIN.
IN TWO VOLUMES.
VOL. II.
With numerous Engravings.
THIRD EDITION.
LONDON:
PUBLISHED BY THE AUTHOR,
AT HIS INDIAN COLLECTION, NO. 6, WATERLOO PLACE.
1852.
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 | Page 1 |
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 ... BU KİTABI OKUMAK İÇİN ÜYE OLUN VEYA GİRİŞ YAPIN!Sitemize Üyelik ÜCRETSİZDİR! |