St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-10

scattered about in the usual confusion and
in all sorts of postures- One of the old
squaws had been down town shopping, and
she unpacked her purchases and submitted
them to the visitor, evidently expecting
them to be admired. They con-
sisted Of several pieces of calico
of bright colOrs and cake of Babbitt's
soap in red paper. After due admiration
on the part of the visitors there was gen.
eral conversation with such as could talk
English.
INTERRUPTED FREQUENTLY
by the jabbering in the Indian dialect as
they interpreted for the benefit of others.
They said they had not been cold during
the severe weather last week. that they
were having good time and getting some
money. There was one little squaw about
10 or 10 years old who was unusually
bright. and she informed the visitor that
she could read ''in the Second reader"
After time the comely squaw came over
and sat down beside the visitor and held up
a dog. leek-loOking pup that was very
playful for his admiration. She said the
dogs name was Fanny" and was year
old and belonged to her. The dog was
duly admired 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 1t came
over the visitor that perhaps he had not
been furnishing his part OF the entertain
ment 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
She was Interested at once, and with de-
gree of familiarity that was unexpected,
she insisted on peking her own cinnamon
colored fingers into it. She called attention
OF the entire tent full to the strange eircun-
stance, and they looked with admiration
and some degree of astonishment. AS they
were looking intently the visitor quickly
grasped the eye with his thumb and fore
finger and, removing it held il out to the
young squaw for inspection.
Christopher Columbus when he showed
them the eclipse, nor Henry Hudson when
he gave them the FIRE water never saw a
more completely paralyzed set of Indians.
The squaw looked frst at the eye as its
owner held it in his hand. and then at the
place from which he had taken it, at the
same making a sort OF half frightened
cry. Apparently the entire party thought
the visitor some big medicine man. or a
direct agent Of the Great Spirit, and they
fairly tried
A SORT OF WORSHIP.
Three of them got on their knees before the
visitor and, holding up both hands, the
palms outward. they began passing them
| up and down and over the head of the Wis
itor as he sat on the tent floor. while they
made q noise that cannot well be described.
/ a sort of long low sound in which al
| Joined. While this was going on the owner
OF the eye quickly replaced it. This seemed
to astonish them even more and they ceased
their noise. but continued on their knees
and kept up their motions with their hands.
| The old fat squaw evidently thought II
must burt the strange visitor, for in hel
wrikled old face there was sort of pityiDe
look and she reached out to take hold OF
the visitors hand. Again the eye was re
moved and again they began their noise.
Don't get excited" said the visitor. lit:
nothing but glass eye that cost $40 in Chi
cago. I'm not msdicine man and. so fal
as know, the Great Spirit has got nothing
in particular against you. l simply thought
YOU might like to look at some of the curl
ous things the white folks make"
ugh, great" said two or three at once
and that was all they would say. Appar
| entity they had never heard of any sucf
things and no explanation could persuad.
them that there was not something marvel
Gus. and during the visit they kept up thet
attentions. As the visitor arosl
to go they all arose. One held the canva
door up as he went and as soon as he wa
out an unusual jabbering and the beating O
drums could be heard coming through tn
cloth walls of their smoky houses.