Chapter XXVIII

Eleven Ojibbeway Indians arrive from London--Their
exhibitions in the Author's Collection--Portraits and
description of--Their amusements--Their pledge to
sobriety--_Chickabobboo_ explained to them--Birth of a
_Pappoose_--M. Gudin; Indians and the Author dine with
him--His kind lady--The Author breakfasts with the Royal
Family in the palace at St. Cloud--Two Kings and two
Queens at the table--The Author presented to the King
and Queen of the Belgians by Louis Philippe, in the
salon--Count de Paris--Duc de Brabant--Recollects the
Indian pipe and mocassins presented to him by the Author
in the Egyptian Hall--Duchess of Orleans--The Princess
Adelaide--The King relates anecdotes of his life in
America--Washington's farewell address--Losing his dog in
the Seneca village--Crossing Buffalo Creek--Descending the
Tioga and Susquehana rivers in an Indian canoe to Wyoming,
the Author's native valley--The King desires the Author to
arrange his whole Collection in the Louvre for the private
views of the Royal Family--He also appoints a day to see
the Ojibbeways in the Park at St. Cloud--Great rejoicing
of the Indians--A _dog-feast_--The Indians and the Author
dine a second time at M. Gudin's 278