The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-11-01
OUR INDIAN VISITORS.

HOW They spent the Oay-The Monkeys
mt the Park and Thcmsclves-Their
Visit to the American Institute Fair
What Few Old Acquafntances Think
OF Them-Homeward Bound.
Our fellow countrymen, the RED men from the re-
servatons out West, were yesterday entertained
in manner calculated to enlighten their innocent
minds, and to SOW therein, SO to speak, the seeds
from which will grow friendly fruits.
At the Grand Central during the morning the
savages were looked at by admiring ladies and gen.
temen and pronounced upon with delicious
sense OF pity for their peculiar notions of life. The
ladies declared they were really interesting. The
red men returned the compliment on many occa-
sions by bestowing smile upon the fair ones, and
In pointed manner calculating some unpro-
nounceable monosyllable OF the Indian language.
AS an Offset to these humane incidents q few
gentlemen recently arrived from Texas, and who
had been several years in the Indian country, told
stories of life among the red men on the Plains.
These gentlemen had known some OF our distin-
gulshed guests on the war path, and had had the
extreme felicity of being hunted down by some OF
them, and had enjoyed the pleasurable excitement
of locomotion by means OF lariat at their hands.
II the little anecdotes these gentlemen told are
true most noble visitors are set or murderers
OF the deepest dye, and petting and c0axing them
Is like throwing watec In the sea. Dime novels
and Bowery plays are excellent things in their
way.
BUT LIFE is DEAR
to each p0ssessor Of 1t, though the noble red man
may think otherwise and though stories and plays
must have heroes and herOines. 1t was said that
General Phil Sheridan's private opinion is that
every one of our redskinned cOuntrymen ought to
be made to take an early departure out OF this
country and seek for some broad expanse Of hunt
ing ground in the place where good Indians 60
men from Texas, the Indian visitors are entitled
to the sights Of the metropolis while the life is
in Them and yesterday Captain Alvord took them
in two huge Omnibuses, with four horses apiece
to the Central Park and the American Institute
Fair. .e.h
Tney were
DRIVEN ROUND THE PARK
In great style, three or four Of the chiefs being
mounted on the top OF each of the Omnibuses, thus
creating among the quiet heath-seekers in the
city's garden internal spasms OF fear that Hades
magnificent drives Of the PARK it was Thought
that the chiefs would signify their admiration Of
its beauties, but they simply looked at each other
and said nothing The party before leaving the
Park visited the menagerie. and were, as might be
expected, charmed with what they there saw;
and they expressed most intense admiration for
the lions, the wolves, the bears, the graffes the
monkeys were the OBJECT Of the greatest attrac
ton, and the most soaring grimaces were made by
our REQ countrymeni In response to the multifarous
gyrati0ns OF
THE ANCESTORS WITH THE TAILS.
The ladies' OF the delegation were in ecstacies
rible "ugh two sauaws gave ais succession V Of
prairie ''gigges'' that were much calculated to
excite alarm IN the cages; It was great relief
department, for the sea lion, which was next
seen, tempered the extraordinary condition OF
mind for which the monkeys were responsible.
The sea lion was treated with great respect, and
the eagles were looked at with an almost jealous
Kind OF penetration. The poor sacred COW" was
passed by with passing glance OF cOmmissera-
tion the board supplied at the Grand Central being
plentiful and paaable: After Ieaving the Park the
party went to see the American Institute Fair the
sights in which acted upon them mach In the same
way as the religious matinee they attended affected
them. They looked at everything they were told
to look at, made little mods OF pleasure when they
thought IT was right and seemed glad to get hack
to the 0mnibuses, as "Big lnjun'' and Little
Injun'' "hm hab to feed.u
Arrived at the hotel they went to
DRESS FOR DINNER,
this process consisting In sleeking their hair and
playing with the gewgaws the Big Father had given
them at Washington, three cases OF which are
stored away at the hotel. After dinner they dis
ported themselves in various attitudes on the car.
pets In their rooms until 1t time to Ego out l0r
the evening" Anew OF them again went to the
Grand Opera House, and q few others to the resi-
dence OF Mr.. BENJAMIN latham, who had extended
to them an invitation through Captain Alvord.
This afternoon the whole party will 80 on an ex-
curslon down the Bay, and la the evening at seven
O'Clock VIII leave the city for Pittsburg and Chicago
going thence TO LeavenwOrth.