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•fulthethelln-Uldorills-ror its ycany appearance as conuuenoy Riibi;m-auIred a a thet*ral ent-th© oaU r»ry : re-171qlt;• Iw-iheUeytteelieu.ism,iteriterI*«*■MGas ho awaits the return of spring. In Missoula, Mon., one of our regular si amis, fully one-half of the audience U | i«I made up of Indians. They come from |»l as far as 2»X mile* on horseback and even on foot, starting on their long Journey days liefore the circus date and dsb arriving promptly on the morning of pJf the day of exhibition. .*of lt;4GB circus day It Is a case of lt;‘vcry j man for himself vrltti the Indians. The lord of the tepee brings enough trinkets In the shape of moccasins and hows nml arrows to peddle around town and In tills way gets money for his own admission ticket. Ills squaw brings willow baskets and has to hustle for her own ticket. They generally come in couples astride of a iwiny, and If the |J1 market is overcrowded with Indian rcl- !i‘les they will sell the nag.“When the show trains arrive in these western towns early In the morning *3X1 and 800 tents have already t*eenpitched by the Indians, some of which | jjhnvo arrived the night liefore. Their little colony Is almost as Interesting us the circus Itself. It Is a veritable bazaar of relies and papoose exhibitions. While the old squaws are getting breakfast the children are playing games and the chiefs are taking their knlekknacka to the market. They are the Cist ones after the doors of the big tents are opened to laud on the Lluo nor- piank„ They fill a good part of the rlt;y arena, and they never move uurlng the entire performance. Applause la unknown to them. They make as little show of enthusiasm as their brothers In wood In front of the white man’s cigar stores.’ If the trick elephant were to climb the center polo, they would no doubt enjoy the performance, but they been would make no more show of surprise The than if they were molded from clay. If nres the performing mule were to walk out face on the hippodrome track and make n t all concert announcement In the Indian bles. tongue, they would only grunt the “After the show Is over the chief! little proceed to fill their skins with the In n white man’s firewater, and tb squaws tical with the papooses wait on the lumber mm- piles till the gray streaks begin to i we sprout over the hills, when the un-, are steady train winds out of town over thetraO.“Along tbo Pacific coast the Chinamen are among the firm friends of themveonlyioustberIt ofrain*iven-Aft —
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Wilmington Evening Journal
Wilmington, Delaware, US
Mon, Aug 12, 1901
Page 5
Full Page
Clipped by
Fred P.
OH, USA 08 Jul 2020
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