, 1876-12-29
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

1crTt0fy,
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
ula Interview will, q Delegation OF Indians,
. at the 1vlilto House.
Albert Rhodes IN 81. Nicholas fit 4NoremaeT.
There was an interesting though untmportant
scene iii the life Of Abraham Lincoln, Of which
was Nh eyewitness.
It wus on tho occaeton of the visit Of about
twenty Iuilian Chiefs to tho Exccutiyo Munsios,
delegated by their respective tribes to treat cr
sona11y with tho great father IN tho adjustment
of their nffafrs. They werc lah'tcu tn tIcs atttrc,
Of feathers snrant s,d eae onn was a 1npress ,,ast
cvcntful, probably, Of their lives. Thc!r inter
prefer placed them IN thu form OF 4 crescent IN
the spacious east room, OIL tho haor, as they
would llayc been Ill at case on chairs. Thus
they cat on tho carpet in decorous silence md
waited tho arrival Of tho Chief Magistrate.
A numhcr OF people had been Invited to pc
present at tho Interview, among whom were
niatcu, accompanied by their wives, In iashonable
toilet. Several Of the latter, whose feet had
not long left the asphalt Of the boulcsnrds OF
Or Tires using cycgassss-,yith peculiar iutcr-
est; tho objects Of It, however, sat under tho
close observation with calm dignity as calm aa
! II they had been In the hublt of sitting amidst
being loolscd upon every day, by distinguished
| luen aud handsome women; tho absonce OF any
| manifestation Of surprise bciag characteristic
AZ icngth Abraham Lincoln came into the
room, and stool before the dusky crescent, while
| a group Of wcl-kuown men gathered behind
hin, to hear wlat WIS about to takc place,
resa esns a9 5 Gy 6 sseS meeas etoD 5e bs
him. The Interpreter oes,iplcd n'acc ne;lr
Lincolu, TO turn tho aboriginal lni,gMago into
English as It fell from Inc lip. THO ccfc-
Chiei to The great fntl,cr,, each one going up to
the powerful white Cllicl anu Sinking bands
not cxtcndlug tho hand after tho Caueasian
annc, but oldipg + hiE and creeping IL
namcs were furnished rs they came forward by
! the interprotcr-Whito Dcar, Biz Wolf, He'd
Fox, and 30 OIL. $500.
of The people prcscnt, for 1t was higher than
tlat Of any other. When ho canlo tnto tho room
1t WAS, as usual, palc and ttnged will, tho sad-
ness which was its prnciplo characteristic in 70,
stood rather awkwnrdly as he waited for the r.
tcrvtcw to begin. After making Ills cosnpli-
mcnts and shaking hands, cacll Indian returned
TO lis scat OIL tho carpet In tho crescent OF his
When all had performed tho ccrcmnny, each
one In turn made his sprccl1 to the President,
standing up for tho purposc, ahd sitting down
through instructions from the interpreter. Tho
Iirst ono who casayctl to talk grew leryous, and
in u hurried way nskcd Tor o chair IN tie sp'rlt
| of wrecked mariner who seeks for q plank.
mud rcsumcd tho cntangicI threat Of Lis dis
course, =.
As this triaing Incident took place, 4 smile
passed the tses, o. 5e sGssta05s ad VIZ
leepcneA Into m audible laugh III the rear; but
when the car of the President caught 1t, his face
Immediately Strengthened into srrlnusncss and
eynnnthy with tito diecOnecrtcd lndtutt. uc
iii not nj onco begin, aud tl,o Interpreter
sai1: " law
s[r. President, White Bcar asks for time to
Ti,n Prosi'icIt hcwcd. and another sm,1o went
r,,,nd ~ thS n,tght ~ thc nrrtr1rbotl Indian.
b,,t aid ~ not mn nnhrar IN fhe faco ot f,ineoln.
oan nHu1 ooi1 MfH nftnr fason cot thronn With what
hsI,n, ~ ~ ,vhir ,i,cr. ~. rn,,rrn.s
~ ~ nnn,.Mse> '' ~ "'''e&1
liz pnrde9 o. .nes sRceenss Few mas .nH sac, rd
q, n;t1~ a tnot thcr ieft NJ II thoy ,vcrn h,rf1a
T il i' sec tiu' @ crcat luther liad been the wish d
ssv fs Sa e1wayx ne~ rssoetcd tisr treatics u'
to be- prosperous aud rci, like their whlto broth
, thcmc' bn sa;d that he would likc to hay,
! % hnrses aud carriages, saasagcs, such as he att
IN m nGtS IT. y nn IT, :. ~" o nhu ~
highly oruatncutod npurt,acnt in wficl ho stood
At a tiis X tho President could not retain tic dc
III II Fn4 v"s tha attornpv ani orator of ths
c:aaio @ WI IL edv dwe't IN fhc A ratification n
r snmna usss1..u.a - ooai"r ~" o-"ot feth"r T. vn
a.t ~ "I ~ irsnoptant aycnt nf ~
7 1i.,nnc" c1n rah hn hcsn familiar With III
Maanni;tn, rrovc-h {. sre NnnIrs at.h thsn des
! up,.lcs. ,.n rnstni,asaa Il 10 ~,
~ "oMaa HoaotSsS rs", nays cond At
te ne csnursisc TI ,I:ar sk~ ~ Tia ENJOYMENT, ii
n u1 o.aos ,".t m.so @ .net ~ whan IL yeinrner =
aa an to fnr Wa.t thay uiGt not h.
hs People ia sh1 as aat tta t,r.n cr md to
eva taas ~ 9 ta eSsn fs t.e sa. II" .rnat rrtr
M 10 .Iu' aneE ~. w mI .af tb.ra Hcmrr h% wnnl
1is ~ ~ tctI,tn ' to his neonc laden down wit
pfessn,s, hmia.g ". ~ w. frt"m,i, m" ro',t
t0.pps h,s,nan ~ . hmseif mn the ,ron
IS winch e3lstea pcs"ceh @s"'p''4 na4 'Ae i'cu
s aatMes. MET ~..,..,,o ,t,s .pd .ho-. ~,
aiefe w no 9esist ,nSrhin hu 1 h the f"o
Il some gooH'nHMu!eu !a aauI n."Ii .i uns .Ho nv
l. oi al1 tno lndlahs Eeuaaoa setious a1'o teseF'
4 OF. ,,.-.u u,a .,, ,,,,...ou u.,,
Il INT. fFesluchti ea!I ~ .ac , III ~ III
j. Chiefs would BE- g1ad to hoat yon s,t tslk;" ,,,
/. 10 Which iAheoia tns9niatea snas Ae "oA'
It enaeavor 70 s,, 10 go. u .,,a1,,,o,, u.,. ,,x