The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1883-06-30
INDIANS ON THE WAR PATH
Pecktx Sn,

discouraged in the future. at leas, during
ne administration Of the present "Grea.
tatner. Mr.. Arthur. He has got enough
i The Great Father business 10 last him
iar toar years, il he knows his own heart.
and he THINKS he does. An official ofthe
Washington government. who was in
lineage last week. told a story that will
illustrate the change that mas come over
The president. and will give the reason
WHY - TMehy of the friends of Mr.. Arthur
are going away from Washington for
their health. Ii seems there was dele
CATION OF Indian chiefs a, the capital. and
an evening was appointed for them 10
call al the white house. Mr.. Arthur had
invited Mr.. Chandler. Judge Folger. Mr..
Rounds. the government printer. MIR.
Haiton. the assistant postmaster general.
Mr. Lincoln. and several others to help
nun receive the chiefs. and a little after
dark all arrived. the chiefs In charge OF
an interpreter. After there had been A
general talk, and smoking the pipe OF
peace. Mr.. Ha,ton. wicked young per-
son from Iowa. suggested that the Indians
De given a little something 10 drink. to
warm up their general natures, and the
president. who is easily misled by design
ing men. told the butler TO open some
choice wine Judge Folger fell tina; il
was mistake. oui he did no, kick.
though when. an hour later. he came
through window and landed in the
white house grounds, he told the servants
Who picked him up and pinned his Goa,
tails together IN the back. and telescoped
ms hat out again. that no one but a con-
ttEfTtaI = 4
OF giving Champagne 20 wild indians.
A. The r.eh vine vi, beng poured gu, in
he glasses. me indians last the solemn
toeN " aieH thsA Il retained and wher
III. kozads who speaks the Indian
tn since tasea TIP 10 Denver
.eazs 80. toaS W a glass ana said
Ee;s fhc lndlag, sui = How. and
poaret. 4 down it WIS interesting 10
Watch Inc changed condition OF the Aba-
risnss. before daaking the aine thee
seeHled q t-el that they we're an inferior
face. trodden upon BY lie IRON heel OF
the progress 81 CIVILIZATION and they an
peare4 70 desire nothing 50 much as 10
be let alone 10 20 oil into the forest fast
ness 10 die with plug hats on. Bur when
the generous wire began 10 get in lis work
they appeared to own the place. ana in
stead at The appearance of a sullen and
relentless foe. they wanted to hug every
body. One glass OF wine brought on
another. and though all knew tina, the
Indians were fast disappearing as a race.
II was telt that the few that were left
could hold their own tolerably well with
heir white brothers. when il came to irri-
eating the ard plains of their stomachs.
Some OF them could no, get enough from
the glasses. and rs fast as the corks ofbo;-
ties would ny from confinement, the In
dams would take the bottles and
drink from the mouth. The Grea, Father
teit a. though there was a certain IacL n,
dignity n the proceedings. and he fain
would have brought the festivities tn !,
eiosc. but the wicaed Mr. Ha,ton SAID
such a thing would SO iirc the Indian
heart. ana offend hi> proud nature. ,hata
~as would be inevitable. lie said he
>neT ico wei NJ hat III Indian war meant
a he lived at Burlington al tie time Of
the New | i'm massacre. AMI As for him.
self he had rather she'd every drop of
champagne IN the government vaults.
than 10 see single wash-,,,b full OF hu
man gore stain the carpet of the blue
room. Mr. Arthur SAID maybe he was
rSht. but II seemed 10 him. and he could
not hep the feeling. brought up as he
was IN New ork. where nothing abo-
riglnai. except tobacco signs and Tam
III any politicians. ever caused tie hair 70
Stant. that this affair Was rapidly becom-
ing so demonstfatiye as to Law the gov
eminent open TO criticism. He said he
appreciated that a presiden; must enter
tam guests. and oiten,imes forget dignity.
but when Crook-nosed Indian put a
blanket around the marble bust of Mrs
Hayes. and stuck feather buster in her
back hair. and yelled .Whoopla. lydia
Plnkham. the proceedings partook of,he
nature OF cowboy picnic, and when he
saw an Indian put plug hat on the noble
head OF the bust of Hayes, and place a
wassail bowl TO the lips of that great
apostle of crab-apple Juice. he felt hun.
lust then an Indian came I'D and ,hrew
both arms about the neck of the pre,,dcn,
and kissed him on the cheek. while
another, with half empty bottle stuck
IN his belt Rugged Mr. Chandler until i,
was feared his corset strings would be
broken. Mr.. Rounds was seated on a
sofa with chief. arguing with him as TO
whether the congressional Record should
be set up IN brewer or nonparlel. and try-
ing to show that the Indians were safe
from harm. as long a the government
printing office haC dollar 10 buy them
bread. Iuoge Folger was irving 70 edge
out Of the room. and Mr.. lincoln had
lu~t chucked a chief who wanted to kiss
hia FER his father. unaet table. when
Alf. hA'ion tod Inc Interpreter tina, the
PreSiee'' desired. ABOVE al things, tina,
MS children Shrftf ar.r, . -
si..1Cc. anl ;hc ehiefs we're - informed
he heal chic. acgan 10 howl. and they
q. chimed n. and as they got excited
they grabbed The distinguished hosts.
aud when the police came IN. after Judge
folseE was picked up IN rose bush IN
Ter the window. It was said CONSERVATION
vas depicted on every ooun,enance excep,
those Of AF. ard Ms Hayes. The pres
ioeaI had got up Stars wi;h only the loss
ct enc eoat-taa ard hls Eeck-;ie. but Mr..