The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-09
CHIEF FRED Big TOP
VISITS THE 8 BEARS
BlackfOOt Lullabies and Little
Ones Laughter at Artist
Deming's Lodge.
TWINS WANT "WIFLES"
Carlisle Brave Promises Tepee
Too When They Go on Trip
to Glacier Park.

the L0dgo OF me Eient bears. AT
6 Macdoueal alley. sometimes known as
Artist Edwin Willard Deming's studio
dwelling. was lighted later than usual
last night while Billie and Hall. the Dem
ing twins. John and Henrietta, and the
older Bears sat around Chief Fred Big
Top. a stalwart. dark eyed Blackfoot
who recently hit the trail for the land
OF big tepeee to visit his brother Run
ming Antelope--that's Mr.. Deming. you
recail--and arrange FOR the Bears com
ing trip to Glacier National Park.
Fred Big Top held the twins, one on
each knee. and their bedtime passed to
the strains OF the Crow tepee song. a
good night Indian lullaby. A stranger
passing tho alley heard the unfamiliar
sounds OF a Pueblo drum mixed in with
the Crow and Blackfoot songs. and once
in while a cry that sounded like that
" coyote. always ending In childish
laughter. as Fred Big Top finished his
entertainment and looked down ut John
and Henrietta for approval.
The chief came east few days ago
from Carlisle. where he has been study
| ing to fit himself for the guidance OF the
bears In Montana and to interpret the
Indian songs and stories He Ia the son
o. Chief Eagle Feet and killed-in-thc-
Night and his grandfather was Calf-in-
the Distance. who handed down his chief
dom and made Fred Big Top keeper OF
the Blackfoot traditions. He saw New
York "a year ago and Is now the guest
OF his white brother. Running Antelope.
ana the idol OF Eight Bears Lodge.
Billie and Hall, John and Henrietta are
/ in ecstscies of delight; Fred Big Top told
| the twins he wouiG give each one real
| Ipl o.. VIII land OF
/ the Blackfoot and teach them now 10
| shoot better than they 10 how-which Is
| going some. OF course as MI. Deming is
an adopted member 81 the tribe. The other
/ Bears are too. but John says they have
no tribal name yet and even Alden
! and Kathryn. the older Deming daughters,
will be pleased to have one.
Fred Big Top entertained the Bears
| last night with recital OF Blackfoot
| songs ard stories which made Billie and
| Hall sigh for that summer trip with
\ ponies and tepees and ''wihes" and heap
| Dig game. He also donned buffalo robe
and headdress of eagle feathers and
i gave illustrations OF sauaw dance.
/ scalp dance aad Blackfoot war dances,
4 which maybe accounted for the late bright
| light In Macdougal alley and the strange
sounds coming from No 8.
| And there We're other dances too that
| Kathryn and Alden might have liked 10
I try. but Henrietta told them they'd better
wait until they reach the BlAckfoot reser-
walton and have more room than the lodge
OF the Eight Bears affords. Henrietta,
by the way. took note OF the Crazy Dog
! dance. which didn't remind her OF Bun.
Johns long lost Airedale pal. but she
: thinks that when she sees the BlaGkfoot
! chiefs perform il out West she may lind
} them In proper humor 10 listen 10 re-
/ quest for a substitute for Buff. Henrietta
/ says she has heard that Indian dogs are
/ wild. but she knows she can tame on
! that will just suit John ana IN. twins
/ She took note of other dances too. bu,
/ that was merely for her dolls dancing
! class. which Fred Big Top watched with
, intense Interest
Fred Big Top likes the birds and AMI.
mails In Central Park tho best OF any
thing in the city. and next IN. big tepees
Oh broadway. He Ia also impressed with
the strolling crowds Of the city OF hear
big wigwams.
He visited the Hippodrome Friday ana
the Sportsmen's Snow yesterday and to-
day Running Antelope. and maybe John
will take him to tho New York Zoo snC
to the Museum OF Natural History 10 see
the exhibits OF Indian Hall He leaves tc
resume his studies at Carlisle tomorrow
for he wants to be ready 10 put all tht
color and sentiment Into his transia t!on'
Of Indian tales and legends for the Eigh
Bears, who 20 to his tribe in the summer
The Biackfoot chief. who Is a big s!y
foot fellow just entering middle ME- has
promised the younger Dem'ngs to lei
them bag some four footed bears arount
ST. Marys Lake on the Western trip
while Mr.. Drming Is busy with his In
dian panels for the indian hall at fh'
Museum Of Natura, History He vii
Introduce them to his friends lazy Boy
and Dawn Mist. an indian princess. anC
10 Three Pears. a friend Of Mr. Deming' s