The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1907-10-26
NEW ORLEANS LETTER.
A Bright Yotng Chap from AlasEa-Fins
Specimen of the Far-North Indian
Race-rhsatres, Weather
and Business.
New Orleans, La, Oct. q, 1907.
STAFF Correspondence of Thn Chief.

II Artnur Howard Evans by name, j al
anese In type, and ''pure Indian {
d ne will arehly inform you himself, b
birth. He is just fige.and. a half wear
S Old and twice that many years INTEL
!. gent, and he is quite the best bred an
It most charming youngster / have me
J. IN a long time. Arthur's history is
4 very unique one. Brought to th
: Christ Church Mission at Anvik, AL
aska, when but feW-months. old bah
and Ia practically dying condition
) the little fellow was resigned to th
care OF Mrs. Florinda Butler Evans
one OF the noble women engaged II
, Episcopal missionary work in Alaska
Fhe child's mother had been lost un
der the Ice while employed in some r a,
tive pursuit, and the fame of Mrs
Evans tender motherliness with the
mission children having travelled afar,
compassionate Indian woman under.
took to bring the infant TO Anyik,
bearing him upon her back for dis.
tance of thirty miles through ice and
snow. ssThe child's condition was
more than pitiful when he came TO
me, !" Mrs. Evans says. His little
body was one mass of eruption and
irritation brought on by the pressure
OF the tight skin garment that is worn
by native babies, and for two weeks ]
kept him wrapped up in absorbent
cotton and Vaseline. It was not be-
l1eved that he would live the NIGHT
through when he was first put In my
care. At the end of two weeks, however.
ne was like different being; his small
body was almost completely healed,
and, dressing him up in dainty little
| white rope, took him to the mission
chapel and had him christened sAr
thur Howard after one ofmy brothers. y
The little chap has been in Mrs. Evans
possession from that time on, and loves
her with devotion that is almost pa,
thetic. He is brighter and more apt
than many American children OF far
older years; can read, spell, aud re-
peat the Episcopal service from begin
Ing to end without single mistake. !
He talks excellent English and with
most engaging accent-laughs with an
accent, too, something like the sound
| fancy the Yukon must make when it
rnshes through its icy barriers in the
sprtngtime; and SO altogether captIya-
ting is the little chap that I half wish
that Icould be an Indian woman for a
little while SO that might ''kiss him
Ia his own language At the Epis-
copal triennial convention in Rich
mond this month, which was distin-
guished by the presence of the Lord |
Bishop OF London and many other
clerical personages OF note, little Ar |
thur was singularly honored and
made much Of, aud his story told and
retold many times in illu stration OF the
great good that can be accomplished
through the medium of missionary
work. He is thoroughly manly little
fellow, sweet and Well-mannered as
every child should be and so many of
them aren It. He is likewise gifted with a
most retentive memory and remembers
names, faces and places with a COR
rectness that is remarkable. His
bump of locality is SO we'll developed
that Mrs. Evans has no fear ofhis being
to End his way back should he in
advertently be eparated from her any
where. Sunday he accompanied her
TO st. Georges church in ST. Charles
avenue, which is quite sixteen blocks,
all told, from the Bentley home. Al
Ter services, Mrs. Evans, not entirely
clear as TO the way home, left the mat
5sr to i've nd-a-half-year. Arthur,
who safely guided her back, remem,
bering every street and turn with un-
failing exactness. Mrs. Evans and
ner little charge will probably be in
,he States six or eight months before
returning to their far-away homeland
Of ice and snow. +
Otis Skinner Ia at the Tulane this
Feek, appearing IN brilliant comedy,
The Honor OF His Family" adapted
rom Balzae novel. Mr.. Skinner's
eading woman is Miss Percy Haswell,
an actress OF great charm and ability,
Who formerly starred in 1.-THE Darling
If the Gods" and "A Roya Family, .
q which plays she achieved her pres
mt histrionic reputation. The AL.
}. Fields minstrels are at the Cresbent
Ind fair vaudeville bill is to be seen
1t the Orpheum this week, headed BY
Anna Eva Fay with sens ationaI spir-
tualistic act. Miss Fay is clearly
axe, of course, but it is too bad that
he's go short on youth and looks that
he can't even prove a charming one.
October continues TO jolly the ther- {
nometer along with the coquetry of
April. Business rather languishes I
lnder such weather conditions, and
he merchants are hourly longing for
;older days. f..
Just received, a beautiful stock OF
all and winter goods, comprising the !.
sery latest styles and fnest qualities.
Prices cheaper than ever. A cordial