The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-01
OUR INDIAN VISITORS.

VUh xNO4AN V404xV1GO.
Observation-Disclosures
Where They Are, What They Have Been
Doing and What They Mean TO Do-An Irish
Girls Admiration Of the Red Man.
The Indian chiefs now staying at the Grand Gen.
trail Hotel spent very dull day yesterday. They
were unable to 60 out, and as their resources for
hotel amusement were not OF the most varied
character they sat In solemn, soid duness all day
In their parlors.
Little Raven, Powder Face and Bird Chief, OF the
Arapanoes sat by themselves In one room and these
three mlghtnesses have very large heads and were
much ornamented with brass and wire ornaments.
Little Robe ana Stone Calf, or the Cheyennes
and Buffalo Good, OF the Washtas, Ill physlognomy
and general appearance are rather less scaplngly
inclined. The chiefs are under the care OF United
STATES Indian Agent Mahlon Stubs. and are as.
sisted In understanding the white men and their
ways by their interpreters, Messrs John Smith,
Philip McCusker and Edward Geary-the last named
being halfbreed Indian himself.
Agent Smith, with his charge, arrived In this city
from Washington on Saturday evening last. On
Sunday he aired them In Central Park,
where the chiefs were delighted with the
menagerie, and with the monkeys particularly.
In fact, since the arrival OF the dark skinned
heroes among the white faces the only time they
have given loose rein TO their barbarous admiration
was When lucy saw lue monkeys III CeutTul fuIh
ON Monday the chleflans were taken out a-shopping
and bought numberess gewgaws with the money
presented to them by the Inaian Bureau at Wash
ington. On Tuesday they went TO Long Branch and
were stoldly Indifferent the beauties or the trip
being merely passingly lulled into admira-
ton when they found spread before their
gaze the grand and gorgeous view OF The Atlantic
tionn at Cooper Institute under the auspices OF the
United States Indian Commission, when they Will
curious to rnem ana hear by means of their in
terpreters, what they have to say. Distinguished
propriate occasion. and pleasantest results
ceedings.
The indian chiefs, however, are very willy and
very cunning and. except when speaking to each
other, have the sense to keep their minds to them
virtue they most determlnedly refuse to be enter
viewed" A HERALD reporter yesterday afternoon
haa the distinguished non or Of shaking hands with
sn between their sxssensss
VINO VINO he s'''1 was vas. The The notebook and pencil
pointed to him by way of explanation, but as the
rascals saw the well known HERALD yellow leaves
ner. and Immediately relapsed into oonfounded
silence. All efforts to get the visitors to expaiate
on their Opinions OF Grant and ms Cabinet the pale
lar and Gotham ana the Gotnamites as a last re-
source lost. Seeing the state OF affairs the re-
porter shook hands again, this time with warmth
equal to the circumstances, and he then retired.
After leaving the apartments of the aborginals
the reporter was quietly awaiting the appearance OF
The elevator when there stepped before MIN very
pretty girl OF Irish nativity who told him II ne was
With this turn In AFFAIRS and feeling great relief at
the sight OF such pleasant looking pale face the
reporter expressed himself not dsincned TO larry,
and hoped lnat the elevator would lose time some
how. 1t was perfectly legitimate to find out as
much information as possible about the Indian
Chiefs ana TO this end the following colloquy doth
tend, and Is instructive on Its own merits:-
.is your name Bridget?'
peggy, what do you think Of these chaps round
heref"
s.What chaps sirS''
Wouldn't wish they were gone y
"Why so2'
"oh, they're perfectly horrible; sure they're not
Christians; they're haythens.n
'.DO you think them good l00kng?n
"The Lord protect us They're like wild animals.
Ii met wan or 'em on a corridor by himself I'd THINK
he was the dIvil."
..Well, you see they have good deal OF black skin
about them, but they're fond OF their squaws-tneir
"An' are their wives like thmselvesg'
"You would hardly know one from the other"
'0ch, bad look 10 them; they're not women at all,
at ALL"
Il assure you, Peggy. they are; but have you ever
cOnvcrsed with any Of the Indians ~
"ls 1t me TO talk to the likes OF em9 guess
.'well, the interpreters might have told you some
thing OF them or asked You to wait on them ~
''lHey may WHdJ tuey Ike dDOub mc, anu dB
for the 'terpraters, they may prate away till
they're tired. one Is Just as bad as the other. It'll
me yer company and III till VINO you are is an
ould sayin'.r
II shouldn't myself like to meet them on their
serves without my Uncle samuel being with me-"
cam what good would anybody's uncle do with
the likes OF themYn
You nave heard. | suppose, that they scalp the
white people out On the piains!r
"You don't say so They scalp 'em, chr An
what's thatY"
"well, they catch them by the hair OF the heau
throw them down on their knees, then take the
tomahawk-a great big knlfe-and with one blow
take or all the scalp or the head ana then the
skin down the back. How's thatY"
"May the Lord DE mercful to US An are thin the
murtherers Pm waiten on for the last tniee days
Ah then, Pegg O'Reagan, II 1t has come that with
you It's nice, daycent thing for you, indeed Them
dvils Will lave this corridor Will lave this house.
and as sure rs I'm livin'--
The elevator had now come up and Peggy was left
to finish her remarks, more angry; but wiser
woman, than she had been. But the chiefs really
are most awful looking personageS and Pegs
wrath and repuGnance are not very unreasonable
after all.