The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-03-25
THOUGHT Finn A MEDICINE MAN.
Awe inspired in the Red Men By az
individual with o Glass Eye.

individual with Glass Eye.
A source OF constant interest to the
spectators at the st. Paul carnival are
the Indians in their tepees at the palace
grounds, and the canvas doors are con-
stantly raised for look at the smutty
inmates as they sit about their fires, the
bucks smoking and the squaws making
embroidery or sewing. A rather odd In
oidert occurred in one of the tepees. A
visitor entered who CHANGED to wear
glass eye. When the canvas door was
raised there was the usual cry from the
door-tender, "Five cent, :" and the visitor
responded by giving the dirty-looking
souaw dime and telling her to keep the
change.
This paved the way for most hospita-
BILE welcome. 4 young squaw, ap-
parsntly about 90, and rather more
comely than the average, arose and
epreada blanket, to which she motioned
the visitor, and brave who had been
sitting in the corner rose and made some
signs of welcome with his hands, which
he raised and lowered several times. The
seat was accepted and one Of the. old
squaws, apparently so years old, about
as large one way as another and with
face that looked good-natured in spite OF
dirt and wrinkles, filed long red pipe
and handed it to the visitor, who crossed
his legs before the fire and .puffed the
smoke ike any Of the braves. There
were eight or ten4ndians in the tepee,
scattered about in the usual confusion
and in all sorts of postures. One Of the
old sGuaws, had been downtown shop
ping, and she unpacked her purchases
and submitted them to the visitor,
evidently expecting them to be admired.
They consisted of several pieces OF calico
OF bright colors and cake of Rabbits
soap in red paper. After due admiration
ON the part of the visitor there was
general conversation with such as could
talk English, interrupted frequently by
tho iabbering in the Indian dialect as
they interpreted for the benefit OF
others. They said they had not been
cold during the severe weather of last
week, that they were having a good time
and getting some money. :.
There was one little squaw about 10
or 70 years old who was unusually
bright, and she informed the visitor that
she could read in "the Second reader"
After a time the comely squaw came
over and sat down beside the visitor
and held up a dog, sleek-looking pup,
that was very playful, for his admira-
ton. She said the dogs name was
"Fanny" and was year old and be-
loneed to her. The dog was duly ad-
uired and allowed to poke its cold nose
against the visitors hands. For nearly
half an hour the call was prolonged, and
at length the conversation Jagged. The
old squaws were apparently going to
sleep, and the braves were talking
among themselves. It came over the
visitor that perhaps he had not been
furnishing his part of the entertainment,
and it occurred to him that his hosts
might be interested in inspecting his
glass eye. Speaking to the young squaw,
he called her attention to the fact that
he could place his finger upon it with
out apparent pam. She WIS Interested
at once, and with degree of familiarity
that was unexpected, she insisted on
poking her own cinamon-colored fingers
into it. She called attention to the en-
tire tent full to the strange circumstance,
and they looked with admiration and
some degree of astonishment. As they
were looking intently the visitor quickly
erasped the eye with his thumb and
forefinger and, removing it, helu it out
TO the young squaw for inspection.
Christopher Columbus when he showed
them the eclipse nor Henry Hudson when
he gave them the fre-water never saw
more completely paralyzed set of Indians.
The squaw looked first at the eye as It's
owner held 1t in his hand and then at the
place from which he had taken it, at the
same time making 70 sort os halt
frightened cry. Apparently the entire
party thought the visitor eon1sibig medi-
cine man, or q, direct, agent of the Great
Spirit, and. they fairly itried q sort OF
Worshift. Thresr Of r;thena got, on, their
Knees before the visitor! end, holding up
both hands, ;ths palms outward: they
began passing them up and down and
OYER the, head Of the visitor as he sat on
The. tent floor. while they made 8 noise
chat can not, well be described, a sort Of
long, low sound in which, all joined.
While this was going on. the, owner of
the;eye. quickly replaced it,. This, seemed
to, astonizh! them even more, and they
csaaed their noise, but continued on: their
knees and kept up their motions with
their hands. The old, fat squaw evil
IDENTIFY thought it must hurt the, strange
visitor, for in her wrinkled old face there
was. a sort Of pitying look and she
reached out to take hold C the visitors
hand. Again the eye was -emoved and
again they began their noise.
- Don't. get excited" said the visitor,
"it's nothing but glass eye, that cost
$40 in Chicago. I'm not medicine