Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-19

her friends were upon the opposite side. ]
sat at her left, and translated to her the
fowery phraseology of the Indians impaired
through the interpreter, who in turn trans
lated into the Indian tongue the questions
and remarks of the artist after l had rem
dered them in English. The Indians were
constant source of study to the artist
Rocky Bear watched carefully the move
ments of everyone, and used his knife and
fork with perfect correctness A glance told
him anything that he wished to know con-
cerning table etiquette, while Red Shirt had
In his previous visits to Europe acquired a
very correct knowledge Of what constituted
good table manners.
They Completely Captured Rosa.
They appeared so dignifed, so gracious
and so easy that Mile. Bonheur was con-
stantly breaking out into calculations of ad-
miration.
'These," said she, "are real men. They
are not the simpering, gossiping. bowine
animal of to-day. These are grave, digni-
fed, austere men with the perfectly simple
manners which belong to the true children
OF nature. They remind me of the French
men of the days of Charlemagne whom we
read about. How have men degenerated
under civilization in comparison with these
noble specimens seated opposite me! No
royal prince could have better manners and
no king could be more 'digniied and more
composed than Monsieur Rocky Bear"
She also admired to an extravagant de-
gree the melancholy dropping lines of the
interpreters face. She said that he re-
minded her SO much OF the face of the ideal
Don Qai1ote. 1 did not venture to trans
late any of these extravagant compliments
after barely limiting to the interpreter what
was being said. He was so amused at her
idea of the Indians that he could hardly
preserve his traditional gravity of cornten-
ance, and when suggested to him that she
was also an admirer Of his features as o
type of severe melancholy and majestic
grace, he nearly swooned with embarrass-
ment. He was far from being an heroic
character, and he would have died of mortif-
cation if Mile. Bonheur's estimate of him
could have been made known to his asso-
ciates in the camp. They would have per-
secuted him into an early grave with ridi-
Compiments in Pantomime.
One of the interesting events of thebreak-
fast was the carrying on of conversation
in the language Of signs between the two
Indian chiefs. This language is really very
more picturesque than when they were en-
gagged in making the symbols of this mute
but most expressive language. This made
the most profound impression upon Mile.
It was in this graceful panto-
mime that they pictured out fdr the artist
q compliment truly Indian in character.
They said that she saw with the eyes of
the Great Father the beauties of the world
and through her art enabled the humber
ones to see the same-thing. At least this is
what the translator said their signs meant,
and they possessed more gifts in the way of
compliment than the sluggish
minded interpreter.
Mile. Bonheur spoke with regret that she
had never been able to visit America. She
had always been anxious to see its broad
pra1ries, its high mountains and the free
life of the West. She had longed to study
close at hand the gracious and simple types
Of our children of nature.
A Pen Picture Of tho Artist.
At the close of the breakfast she bade the
Indians adieu with almost affection. Stand
ing in the light Of warm midday sun, her
ing contrast to the blanket draped, stalwart
forms of the Indians Her costume was
strange combination of the dress of the two
sexes. She was entirely in black. Her
skirt was made of comfortable walking
length. Over this she wore loose, slightly
fitted coat of the same material trimmed
with broad black braid and falling away
from rather long, mannish looking vest.
In the buttonhole of her vest was fastened
= mans gold watch chain. and the watch at
he end was larger than the watch usually
carried by lady.
Perched upon her short gray hair was a
very plain black bonnet of the shape usually
worn by old ladies. A veil fell away from
he top of this bonnet over her right shoul-
ler. Her face and head, free from woman
y adornments, would suggest those of q re-
ined, self-contained, dignifed man.
T. C. CRAWFORD