Show WIGWAM DINNER IN COURSES How an Indian Chief Returned Washington Hospitality Youths Companion Years ago Colonel Crocker a doughty Indian fighter peacemaker as well among the soldiers and inhabitants Inhabitants inhabitants tants of the hiPs nils of Nebraska became came the object of an old chiefs sincere ad admiration admiration admiration The chief has long since passed to the happy hunting ground Colonel Crocker was a gentleman to the manner born and punctilious to the time furthest de degree degre degree gree gre whether r on the trail of a band ban I of redskin marauders in the camp on the plains at the army post or at a social gathering in Washington On one occasion while the colonel was in Washington the old chief who so ao ad admired admired admired mired him was the Indian guests invited to the city of the tho White Father The old chief soon found his old friend and former foe and at once attached himself to the officer The colonel was not averse to the time attention a indeed he ho enjoyed hobnobbing with his ancient ene enemy ne nemy nemy my of the plains and valleys of o Neb as aska ka kat and bethought himself how he might best entertain ent the old chief Why not give a n dinner to the old chief do things a la In mode and give him food for thought to take back to his wigwam under the foothills I f IThe The spread was most fastidious the viands were all that could be desired the dinner was served in seven courses and was just as the colonel intended it should be beThe beThe beThe The old chief ate in silence and seemed to pay attention to nothing so much as the ed waiter who came and went like an an automaton during the meal After Uter it was over the chief grunted as ashe ashe ashe he rubbed his stomach Heap good eat Big man make much fuss free four seben time After the colonel colon l returned to his post he was approached by the old chief who invited him to his wigwam for big eat cat Colonel Crocker often told about the epi episode episode episode sode Times had not treated the old chief well the hunting season had failed to tostock tostock tostock stock his larder with the good things of ot the chase There was not an ounce of deer or bear or buffalo meat In the wigwam wig wigwam warn The place was poorly lighted smoke curled from the small fire tire in the back and slowly floated from the opening at the top The colonel found the old chief already seated at his plain board table He pointed to the block opposite and the colonel seated himself The old mans squaw came in and placed before each of them a dish of mush and molasses After eating the chief uttered in a loud voice Here em squaw take em away squaw squa The creature took the dishes away Here em squaw bring em back squaw Again the squaw entered with the dishes mush and molasses as before Again they cleared the dishes and again the old chief ordered Here em squaw take em away squaw This strange proceeding took place pre precisely precisely seven times Not another word was passed between the chief and the colonel The tawdry old squaw waitress was as one graven from stone the si silence silence silence lence of it all was only broken by the command Here Her em squaw take em away squaw here em squaw bring em cm back squaw |