The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-11-28
BIZ THE EAT coNrR1RurR.

BY THE FAT CONTRIBUTE.
The established sign of the to-
bacconist IS the figure of an Indian
dressed for the war path, with tom
ahawk, knife and feathers. He is
the terror Of little boys who are
brought face TO face with him for
the first time. and the admiration of
young people Tho are deep in Indi-
ah rot9ances. 1t was natural enough
that'the Indian should oe adopted to
reprasent the tobacco traffic, that
Interesting child of nature having in
trcduced the "weed'' to the atten-
ton of capitalists, but no record is
preserved, we believe, which tell US
what enterpr:sing pale face first
placed the figure III front afhis cigar
store. lt vas pro5ly some London
to bacconist who introduced il. We
cac imagine the sensation which this
novel signpPoduced the throng that
surrounded Ills door to see repre-
sentation OF that strange race men
who had so much real estate to dis
pose OF; the increased traffic Of the
ingenious tobacconist, and the know
ing envy OF his competitors intrade
who fastened to have Indians CHS
sled out TO ornament the front of
their own establishments.
Take all the Indians that now
stand in front of tobacco stores,
mute solicitors for custom, and place
them together, what a numerous
tribe you would have In the IA
Ivorite language CT the red. men in
| the Dime Novels and On the stage
(and consequently found no. where
else they would be cas- the leaves
OF the forest"
MGltiform and various are.the ex-
pressions of those wooden savages.
Some are sadly contemplative, as if
musipg in a melancholy way upon
| the fate Of their race, the encroach-
ments Of the pale face, and the un-
reasonable tax on fire. water. Others
hold themselves erect and sternly
defiant. Their eyes glare with savage
ge fury hate for the pale face, fierce
and implacabfe; is engrayen (on
copper) in every ineament; around
their waist are strung the dripping
scalps OF their murdered victims in
one hand they grasp the deadly tom
ahawk, crimsoned with the blood Of
! their last victim, and in the other
they extend a bunch of cigars, three
for quarter-liberal discount to
the trade-hoping by close atten-
ton. &c, to merit reasonable share
DC, Remember the sign Of the In
ijum
The Indian in the tobacco line is
at no time a happy creature Ifnot
II state of lofty rage, he is morbid
| ly melancholy. He is never known
to smile, except in the solitary case
that John Owens represents; but
then he is ''Live fnjun" and live
Indians will "smile" sometimes, per
ticularly when invited. Owens not
only smiles when personating the
tobacconist's sign (which hedoes in
order that he may gain an audience
with the old fellows daughter), but
he makes everybody else smile
50 loudly that the roof is like to
crack. @A.
We believe it is the only instance
on record where the Fromethean
spark has entered the breast of to-
bacconist's ''Injun," causing him to
give authentic war-whoops, execute
un;rnpeachable war dances, and pre-
form the curious and interesting op-
eration introduced by the red man
for the cure OF badness, called
scGlping, in a neat and workman
like manner. He ravishes the
tobacconist alike of his daughter
and his toupee, and makes him
think there is the devil to pay gen.
orally. oe 10 r
Occasionally the Tobacconist.
Indian is Of the female pursuasion
She is gotten mp in the BLACK
Crook order of architecture, and is
profusely adorned with barbarie
beads and gift jewelry. She exhib-
its the effects OF tight lacing that
folly so prevalent among Indian wo-
men, by her tapering waist, and her
dress is shamefullN low in the neck
This bright AIfaratta'' is armed
with bow and arrow, and is evident
lly about TO go in chase OF the ante
lope, a species of (ant )eioping with
which the Indian maiden is popu-
iarly supposed 10 be extravagantly
enamored. 'fiE5a
These reminders of race that is
passing z away, the Iobacconist
Injuns will pfobaly remain as long
as chewing and smoking are among
our cherished vices 'aEl 5aa:f 9i;i =
They will recall to generations vet
TO como recolleetions<of an extinct
humaus variety. while future John
Owens win iHlbue them with life
form 10 catch the tobacconist's
daughter, and to shake with laughter
the ''tenple of the drama" Alas
for the red man. In the eloquent
language OF n"sHun- ki-do-ri'' to
the Peace Commissioners, ''Once
| his tribe was IS the leaves of the
forest; but the white man wants the
forest. and he leaves. Once he wore
the white mans scalp at his belt but
now the white man belts him over
tie scaip,'' e'fl
An instance of connubial affection
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