, 1893-09-20

esting exhibit of the Worlds Fair, from that
fruitful country. His intelligence and his
excellent English render him popular with
the visitors to the agriculture building, MIR.
Daniel has had a life If adventure and Is
skilled in observation lie has reason to be
proud Of the high rank taken in professional
and mercantile pursuits by Indians in British
Guiana. and he nnds much TO interest and
amuse him in tie peculiar customs Of Notth
Americans. At The Records request lie has
written down some of his Impressions OF h
cage people and of Exposition visitors gener-
ally. These me given below.
Il am an Indian by race and q Brlton by
nationality. There are about twelve tribes
Of Indians III British Guiana. Each tribe
adopted a name tor its head or chief. There.
fore. l must introduce myself as an Arrawuo
Indian.
II remember going to al Indian primary
school for one and two days at a time. Willis
in my esteemed forest home | went to school
for six months. During that period | read
about adventures, Shipwrecks and disasters at
sea. All these sowed the seeds Of ambition
in the heart Of the little Arrawao Indian,
until he could bear it no longer. So he ran
away from school at the expiration OF six
months and cut himself loose In the world.
Consequently he arrived in Chicago for the
World's Fair.
Il reached Chicago on the morning of
Wednesday, Feb. 10 last. One day in April
/ was going home from the Worlds Fair
grounds. On Stony Island avenue I met a
group of boys and girls, who, when
they saw me, all shouted 'EsquimauP 1t
happened at the very time an old lady was
passing by. and when she heard the shout,
without hesitation, she cried Where and
with a bound she got to the other side of the
,troa4 b,t Io. ,~ootoo1oo faIl O,k nc bor hand
and broke to a thousand pieces.
THAT wild and once desolats woman
almost unknown to the world, whose home
is situated betweeR the ATTITUDES of | and 3
degrees north of the equator, on the north
eastern point of the South American cOntl-
nent, aud whose name is Guiana, which
means wild or savage. That once savage
woman joiued IN the Worlds Fair, arrayed
in ali her simplicity. She made her tempo
rery abode in the northwest corner of the
agriculture building she has brought one of
her sons with her, there to DC seen and
recognised MS of British Guiana. Az a son Of
Guiana | must write andspeak Of my personal
experience in the British Guiana section.
Since the opening day we have been
almost overcrowded daily by visitors, who, as
they enter the great building, look up to our
sign and read it in my presence, IS follows
DIItibu Ge6~cS-u5d i
"OtheFs more expert in reading, walk right
in and simply cast a glance at our sign and
say
British Guiana
Others follow. They read
i" itish Gee o. ana =
"Eto, etc, etc.
THE first question they ask Is; Who is
in charge of this exhibit? Who will tell us
about this country?
zone will say There is the man be ia
a native of that country. Come, let US go to
him and ask him
"Most frequently the answer comes in this
"'Oh, he is q Jap He is a Malay-Cey-
lonese-an Esquimau.. What does he know
about the country? q He is too ugly to speak
American. Can he speak American
ITO the above l listen with the greatest
interest, aud often oomfOrt myself by saying:
'You people shall know hereafter
81 think I have said enough for the time
being. Therefore permit me to show you the
other side of my simple picture.
There are young ladies' whom | recognised
worthy of honour, w~hoIhave respect for them
selves, and with respectable smiling looks
they address the South American Indian
without f~oolishly asking, 'Can he speak
American p With a courtesy they often
thank the Indian and treat him. with rasDact