The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-05-18
AN ABORIGINAL DUDE.
WIJun,Jon's Season In Washington and
the Tragic Outcome Of II.

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III tne ,a'hn coAev''oho Va A'u'a" P"-
lures III tue Na''ona, 'nu'e"li; says
Washington letter TO the st. Louis Globe
Democrat, Is one before which the faces of
visitors EXPAND into broad grins. 'wi-
;,,,-,o,, Cn,,, 90 aud Returning from
yayasr.u.n"i .ha ,;,,a o;yon g. ,ho
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uoupie skeVch' Inc arts, ~ no. ic' nu,
morous fancy play with MS pallet ana
brush as many have supposed. George
Catlin prided himself OH being true to
life. Nothinu hurt him worse than TO
have sono ono uucstion the accuracy or
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"'ei's VI my i"'''
pictures 49,
Wi-jun-jon was an CHIEF.
He went In all of his Indian forgery to see
the great father at Washington. He re-
turned In the Yellowstone country outfit
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he stopped AT ~. LOUIS anu rci'ctahtiy
yielded To Catlin's request To DE permitted
To paint linn. During the ordeal, for such
II was In the Indian, he stood '.sullcn as
death Asa model he was perfect. hut
$500 ov;d.n, ,I,, tho s,r,goIo for elf
m.a ans, 100 mn"h ,ar h;n,
.oh"o' "es "'"ioe' ~ M" mn
lbs was the young chieis nrst vlsi, 20
CIVILIZATION. ne ana nus hau
comc down the Missouri river from
the mouth Oh ~ enowstone
when thcy anne III sieht OF tne set,ie-
inents they ',dopted I'M iuea OF taking
tiiat tlcy co'ilu report on ,nem wneh they
got home. Az hrst lhey uia TINS Dy max
ing a notch III n ripesteih LOT every mouse
their Mcckinaw boat passed: BUT soon
the pipe stem was fuii. Ihe handle OF a
war club also gave out. Then Wi-jun-jon
ana ms associa!e wen. afn3re anuEo. sey-
erai sticks ana kept up thelr hoIch regis.
ter. Stick after SUCK was uiied: Az
length they Heated dow IN front OF ~.
Louis, which was then a great CITY OF d.
OOO people. thc Indians looked IN aston.
ishmentat the rows of houses. consulted
together earnestly Tor Few moments,ahd
threw the notcheu Sticks ihto the river,
When Wi-jun-jon stood before Catlin
for his first portrait ne wore ms ieggins
and shirt oil mountain goatskin.. Quills
OF p%orcupine were worked into the skin
and the edges OF the garment wereirihged
with scalps. Above ms head was the
dress OF Ieathers. over MS
shoulders was thrown the skin OF n young
buffalo, with drawings to illustrate the
feats he had acnieved. His nair, IN long
plaits. hung down below his waist. He
carried his shield OF the skin OF q bufialo's
neck, his bow and arrows, n his pipe OF
peace. He was the picturesque savage
complete in all details.
The Indian went 7 washington. The
artist remained i'm 81. Louis that winter OF
lsSl-S. Artist and Indian met In the
spring. They yer fellow passengers on
the first steamboat which cen the
Missouri, the Yellowstone, commissioned
by the American Fur company. Wi-jun-
jon made his appearance as the boat was
about to start. What a transformation!
During his winter in Washington he had
been a social lion. He had seen every
body ana everything. He had been COM
pletely c~aptivated by civilization. And here
was the result. Every article OF his In
wardrobe had been discarded. HE
wore u suit OF blue broadclpth. On his
shoulders were epaulets. His coat aud
trousers were trimmed with gold lace i'm
profusion. Moccasins had given place to
high hcelcd boots. His hat was IA tall
beaver, and above II nodded a long, red
plume. The hat band was of silver lace.
A broad, blue ribbon around the neck sup
ported n big silver medal. White kid
gloves, a blue umbrella, and a fan COM
pleted the unfortunate Indians outfit.
Wi,jnn-ion had learned to smoke cigars
ton had loosened his tongue. He was
proud Of his clothes and OF his accom-.
.plishments. He never tired of talking of
what he had seen in Washington.
IL was "a great day among the Assina-
BONES when their Travelled indian re-
turned. But the second day after his return
the dismantling began. The flowing
skirts of his ~broadcloth coat went first.
With their gold lace trimming they made
a pair OF gahdy leggings for Mrs. Wi-jun.
jon. The rest of the coat the returned
chief bestowed upon his brother. The
band OF silver lace disappeared from the
hat and made its appearance M n
squaw's leg. The third day found the
chief In moccasins and bIckskin leggings,
above which n line linen shirt, with studs
and sleevc-buttons. was displayed. In a
week Wi-jun-jon had exhausted the stock
Of ilrewater brought all the way
from Washington, and had given away
everything he had brought with him ex-
ccpt the blue umbrella. To that he chung.
tail what ne hau seen. ne ucscribeu IN