The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-11-09
the President could not restrain the

qualification he experienced at seeing
the Great Father. 1t was the proudest
and most important event of his ex-
istence. Had he been familiar with
the Neapolitan proverb: "See Naples
and then die" he would doubtless
have paraphrased it to suit the oc-
caSiOn. There was, however, a cloud
in the otherwise clear sky Of his en-
| joyment. He had an apprehen-
| sion that when he returned to his
| people in the Far West they might
not believe that he had seen the Great
Father and talked to him face to face
as it was his great privilege to do then
and there. Hence he would like to re-
turn to his people laden down with
presents" shining all over like a
looking-glass to prove to them the
friendly relations which existed he
| tween himself and the Great Father.
| There was no resisting this, and
there was some good-humored laugh
ing, but the faces of all the Indians re-
manned serious and reserved.
"Mr. President" said the interpre-
ter, "the chiefs would be glad to hear
you talk"
To which Lincoln intinated that he
| would endeavor to do SO.
MY red brethren" said Lincoln,
care anxious to be prosperous and
have horses and carriages like the pale
faces. propose to tell them how they
may get them.''
At this the dusky men were all at
tentiOn, and manifested their satisfac-
ton by the usual Indian gutteral
sounds.
1.-The plan is a simple one," said the
President, as the interpreter turned
his words into the tongue of the red
men. Their curiosity was fully
aroused. Even the spectators looked
mquiringly at Lincoln, to know how
he was going to provide horses and
carriages for those who thus Dluntly
asked for them.
You all have land" said Lincoln.
I'VE will furnish you with agricul-
tnral implements, with which you will
turn up the soil, by hand if you have
not the means to buy an OK, but |
think with the aid which you receive
from the Government, you might at
least purchase one OK to do the ploW-
ing for several. You will plant corn,
wheat and potatoes, and with the
money for which you will sell these
you will be able each to buy an OK for
himself at the end of the first year.
At the end of the second year, you
will each be able to buy perhaps two
oxen and some sheep and pigs. At the
end of the third. you will probably be
in condition to buy horse, and in
the course of few years you will
thus be the possessor of horses and
carriages like ourselves"
This plan for becoming proprietors of
horses and carriages was not relished,
the Indians bore k a dHssabb TBS fae9fS ext 2f
preston as the President unfolded it.
Il do not know any other way to
get these things" added Lincoln
"It is the plan we have pursued-at
least those of us who have them. lou
cannot pick them off the trees, and
they do not fall from the clouds.
Had it not been for the respect which
they owed to the speaker as the Great
Father, it was plain that they would
have exclaimed against his words with
the untutored energy of their Indian
nature. AS he was well acquainted
with that nature, having served as
Captain in the Tippecanoe war and
spent his early life on the frontier, a
suspicion entered my mind that he was
blending with the advice little chatf-
ing. To change the subject and re-
store them to good humor, he requested
! one of the attendants to roll up a large
globe of the world which stood in a
corner on three-legged support on
wheels. The President placed his
hand on the globe and turned it round,
saying:
1--WE pale faces believe that the
world is round, like this"
At this point Lincoln caught the in
curing eyes of the Indians fastened
like note of interrogation on the legs
of the globe.
Without the legs" continued Lin
coin, in answer to the mute interroga-
ton, with twinkle in his eye. We
pale faces can get into big canoe,
showed by steam-here, for instance,
at Washington, OF Baltimore near by
go round the world, and come back tC
the place from which we started
With due respect to the Great
Father, they evidently thought, to give
it mild term, that he was given tc
exaggeration. He started off again, tt
tell about the North Pole, the TOrrit
Zone, the length and breadth of the
United States, and how long it would
take man to walk from one end OF il
to the other, in which he got some
what entangled; then seeing a well
known man of science on his right
Lincoln placed his hand on hi!
shoulder, gently urged him forward t.
a position in front of the Indians, t.
whom he said:
"But here is one of our learned
men, who will tell you all about it. ,
Saying this, Lincoln bowed ant
withdrew, and the saUGnt, taken b,
surprise, endeavored to extricate him
self from the difficulty as best he could
by continuing the theme where tn
President left off.
r One somber event followed tn
: Indian reception. Big Wolf, who ha
r expressed the desire to have sausage
like white men, satisfied his appetit
/, in the hotel on this food without stint
1 and it was this product of our civilizs
D ton which was his bane. In wore
f sausage killed him.-Albert Rhodes, .
st. Nicholas for NoUember.
a Something About Glass Eyes
e A NOVEL exhibit in the German Sc,
f ton of the Exposition Main Buildin
: is large collection of artificial eye