The New York herald., 1877-10-05
THE RED MEN.
VISIT OF THE INDIAN OBLIGATION TO TEL
crTr-rHEY ENJOY SIGHT SEEING AND RE
CEIvTN0 OLD FRIFSDs

VISIT OF THE INDIAN OBLIGATION TO THIs
crrY-THEY ENJOY SIGHT SEEING AND RE-
cEIvrNo OLD FRIENDS
Red Cloud, Spotted Tail and their trusty braves who
have lately been paying visit to the Great Father at
Washington arrived in this city yesterday morning
their way TO their reservation Tho indian band num-
bersc about thirty under the charge OF Lieu
tenant Clark, United States Army. and several inter
prefers from the Red Cloud Spotted Tail agencies
Besides the two great chiefs band included some
other celebrated Indian warriors ike Young Man
Asraidof- His Horses, Touchthc-Clouds, &c Having
travelled all night from Washington our Indian
guests arrived IN a rather sleepy condition. The
party stopped at the Grand Central Hotel, where
rooms were assigned them the seventh floor. They
partook OF hearty breakfast and II was funny TO
see them handle those artificial implements OF our
civlzation-knives and forks. The Indians like 10
have all meats well cooked aud hence they sent
back some 'rare" steaks, which, as Friday, OF tho
Arrapohoes afterward said always smade them sick y
In honor OF the great metropolis, which they were
about to astonish by the sight OF their novel presence
tney donnsd their picturesque native Costume familiar
no doubt 10 every reader oil tho HERALD
GOING SIGHTSEEING
Carriages we're ordered ana the strange sightseeing
party drove 10 the AQUARIUM whose won fers elected
some deep grunts OF satisfaction from them. Licu.
tenant Clark was ANXIOUS that they should tako away
eating their daughters, and no then drove
Normal School, Touch.ths-Couds and some Others OF
tns younger Indians we're much delighted by the
sight OF the rosy-checked fresh school girls, At whom
they threw sdmirng gances, but ylnerw school
did not seem TO make nearly SO great Impression
upon them as the strange fishes AZ tho Aquarium.
The Park Was the next point OF interest,", out Is did
not appear TO advantage under the drzxng rain when
tell during the afternoon Tho indians did not display
. keen sense Of landscape beauty. but lbey Regarded
IL all rs very wonderful and especially pleased
by tner vist 10 the msnxgerie The monkeys afforded
Allp Nnsa .a
old monkey which puckcred itself up III funny way
TO LOOK straight IN the sces Of the queer visitors
MINDED MIN vi an Old Indian Al his agency, aud ht
this there as some laughter on the par, oi tue Indians
which seemed 10 80 through the very marrow OF
every civilized visitor standing near by. As TO the
Park The idea expressed by most OF these children OF
nature was that II would an excellent camp
Ing ground, ana they seemed 10 Ihink IL great pity
that II should be wasted as Il is now.
OLD COMRADES.
The Indians were now driven back to their hotel.
aud seemed glad 10 return to their rooms, down
upon the noor and stretch themselves upon beds
smoke pipe and 10 take it easy generally. A stream
oi visitors poured In upon them gave them but
others who bad passed some Time with them on the
Plans shooting the buffalo, aud glad to shake
hands with their former hunting comrades.
FRIDAY especially, who was the only English
speaking Indian IN the party, great de eniand.
The writer han quite amusing with him. Friday
did not seem 70 reish civilized mode OF lvln
at all. cut oi nicely 'Jerkedn buffalo eaten
sans dcoa with his fingers would give him greater
pleasure than Miss Corson's most delicious dishes.
Otherwise Friday declared that he not be averso
TO living IN New York. Ac nked the city and found
the ladies' even more attractive than the squaws his
native heath. A gentlemen who had been hunting
with Friday In years gone by camo and brought MIN
some presents tor bis four papooses among them the
figure OF little negro girl dancing by means OF me-
chanism, ana Friday took the toy with manifest
qualification Friday when asked about the result or
their talk with the Great Father a Washington. ex
pressed himself as being pleased with the upshot OF
their conference. "Well catch II cold wh m ". pet
back now" he said; 'tho be already ON the
ground.n
Touch-the.Ciouds who seemed to DO by far the
jauntiest ana jocst OF the younger Indians kept
looking out OF tho window 10 tho afternoon ana sur
veyng tho vast mass Of roofs beneath He said TO the
writer, "Ota, ota" lplcnty). He asked how ho
liked New York. but shook his head and rep ed IN the
negative. Way? Wen, he explained TO the inter.
prefer he would like New York well enough but he iet
himself isolated. Welded to OF tho pretty girls
no said, he could get along In Now York well enough
Touch theCouds rs evidently great Rdmlrer oil the
fair sex, and beside that he is a bachelor
Lieutenant Clark had arranged that his amiable
wards should VISIT Gmore's Garden last evening but
they were too tired and preferred 10 remain quietly IN
their rooms This morning, II the weather Is iar
they are TO enjoy a sail down the bay and see the
shipping OF New York, and night they Will leave for
homo.