Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1868-11-27

Ill mn me meuiclne man ~ fnid ne
aud be offered the pistols to the Indians.
They all shrank back in horror. ls
IS, Grgnon tossed the pistols. cartridges,
aud carbine over 20 US, and smiled benig--
nanlly on the as,ounded sayages, aoii
n, lie then shook his hand. 49,,
A knife fell out OF the palm. Another
followed, aad another. He shook three
more out Of bis left hand, and then drew
y soore or 40 moro out OF his ears.
you would like something TO
drink2n said he smilingiy, TO the Indian
who spoke English, ..e - t.e,
The savage looked At him suspiciously.
"What'Il YOU have? Run, brandy, gin,
whisky, ale, porter, wine, ar cidery"
The Indian frightened up, aud spoke
to his fellows They all preferred whisky.
II Grignon asked the lndisn TO lend him
y loose blanket which he wore. Tho ln-
dian took il of doubtfully, Grgnop
shook il; bottle rolled out. He shook
II again; glass fell out lie shook il a
third time; nine more iumblers fell cut.
Finsily he shook II again; and a cork
crew. tumbled down. "a .ll frt ....,
"Will you take itraw or with water?'
asked Grignonras he proceeded to unscrcw
the cork.
sllhs Indian said nothing jEo t-oidi
- s'lsn't that good whisky asked Orig
non. as he poured out gass. {, e,;,.
The Indian smelled il suspiciously.
Then he tasted IT,. The tasiewas enough.
lie drank il all off, smacked his lips,
looked around tsiumphantly on his COM
panions, aud theu-held out his glass for
more At This all the other Indians, en-
eouragcd by this experiment, clamored
for some. Grigpon poured away from his
bottle. Each Que drank and wanted more
Grign6n was quite willing to pour. lie
was not forgetial, howcser,9of the duties
of of'hospitality.s He walked off TO the ln-
dians who were holding the horses, who
had been watching the scene in stupcfac,.
tion, ahd offered some to them. The
smell Of the whisky was enough for them.
They drauk, and wanted more. ~ ncil
But Gfignon shook bis head. ~. s
/" Not now he said TO tho spokesman.
III give you bottle apiece to carry
home with you" And going up to the
blanket he. shook out u dozen bottles Of
the same Kind as the last. ~ asos
BY this time the Indians were in the
joliest mood conceivable.
."Before give you any more, said'he,
''let me make you so that you will not
get drunk ~ 4 silsi f11ftsti
lie walked up TO the first Indian, aud
took his handsrin each OF his. aud looked
at him steadfastly in the eyes for some
time. Then he strUked bis bfows, and
left him; this he did TO each The In-
diaus had got over all suspicion, and
merely expected that something good
was coming. So they allowed him to do
as he chose.
Grignon then stood off at u little dis
tance, aud in loud voice ordered them
all to look at him. Whether they under
stood English or not made mo difference.
They eertninly all did look at him.
had seen plenty of exper iments be-
fore in mesmerism aud electro biology, so
that that the present scene did not sur
prise me 50 much as il did my compan-
ions aud the other Indians. ~ s'ae,
Grignon simply stood at distance,
waving his arms at times, and giving words
of command. Every word was obeyed.
First they all began to dance.
Then they all knelt down.
Then they touched hands, and could
not sever themselves from one apothers
contact. The Indian who had been
spokesman rushed wildly around, with
the others all joined to him, trying to free !
themselves, but, utterly unable, yelling
aud bowling like wild beasts.
At last, at shout from Grignon, the
charm was dissolved. They sprang back
from one another aud stood motionless,
like so many statutes.
Suddenly they all began to shiyer as
though they were suffering from intense
cold. =, They gathered their blankets
around them, their teeth chattering aud
every limb trem bling.
.Grignon spoke.
In an instant they were painting as
though suffering from extreme heat, draw
ing difficult breaths, gasping, aud fling
ing off those blankets which but mU-
meut before they had wrapped SO tightly
about them. @fs =
Then this passed. ''ss * .n's.
They began to bark like dogs. They
went down on all fours, and evidently
Imagined that they were of the canine
species.
They then tried to initiate the motion
and the croaking of frogs. After this
they went through performances too nu.
merous to mention. At one time they
became rigid, and arranged themselves
like the stakes of tent-heads together,
fee. outward. Then four of them knelt
down, aud tried to run. about with four
others on their backs; then they all jump
ed wildly up. in the air, and began to flap
their hands. At last they made furious
onset upon one another with dsts, nails,
and teeth, aud if they had lot left their
weapons behind, they would certainly
have done some frightful injury.
Tho two Indians who held. the horses
looked on in horror, bewildered and stu
pefed, not knowing what to do. They
wonld have fed in their fright, but dared
not leave their companions behind. Grig-
non stood oalm, with frowning brows,
watching the uproar, himself the presi-
ding spirit the scene. My companions
were eonfounded. Even some of these,
as they afterward told me, thought that
GriSnon was the devil. ..slrs ll
AT last GrigLon gave q loud shout. Il
The Indians fell fat on the ground.
! There they lay for some time as if dead.
Then Grignon waved his arms, and they
rose to their feet. All looked bewilder-
ed and frightened With terrified glances
they regarded first Grignon aud then one
another. is8.