The weekly Placer herald., 1853-11-12
A. AnecdOte of a Fat Man.

ouantity Of soap-grease you have
aot here. We can get plenty of soap for
s, and we must exchange it for some
HVotch for the fat man, and when he
comes along tell him want to speak to
him"
eyes num-" said Bridget.
All that morning, Bridget between each
xhisk of her dish cloth, kept bright
lookout of the kitchen window, and no
moving creature escaped her watchful
oaze. At last her industry seemed about
70 he rewarded, for down the street came
a large portly gentleman, flourlshing a
cana, and looking the \ cry picture of good
bumor. Sure there's the fat man now,
thought Bridget-and when he was in
front of the house, ont she flew and in
formed him that her mistress wished to
speak to him.
"Speak to me, my good grip replied
the old gentleman.
eyes, sir, wants to speak to you, and
saws won't you be good enoug h to walk
in sir?"
This request, so direct, was not to be
refused; so in state of some wonder
ment, up the steps went the old gentle
man, and up the stairs went Bridget, and
knocking at her mistress door put her
head in and exclaimed, "Fat gentleman's
in the parlor, num-"
So saying she instantly withdrew to the
lower regions.
In the pcrlour thought the lady. What
can it mean? Bridget must have blum
dered. Down to the parlour she went,
and up rose our fat friend, with his bland
est smile and most graceful bow.
"Your servant informed me, madam,
that you would like to speak to meat
your service madam.
The mortified mistress saw the state of
things Immediately, and smile wreathed
Itself about her mouth in spite of herself,
as she said, ,"WilI you pardon the terrible
blunder of raw Irish girl, mydear sir?
| told her to call in the fat man to take
away the soap grease, when she saw him
and she has made mistake you see."
The jolly fat gentleman leaned back in
his chair, and laughed such hearty ha
ha ha as never comes from any OF your
lean gentry.
"No apologies needed, madam" said
ne. "It is decidedly the best joke Of the
season. fla! hal ha! so she took me for
she soap-grease man, did she? 1t will
keep me laughing for month. Such
good ioken' And all up the street, and
around the corner, was heard thu merry
ha! ha! ha! Of the Old, gentleman as he
brought down his cane every now and
then, and exclaimed, "such Joke"
The TERRITORY OF NERLAsKA-As
the white immigrants into the Indian
territory have organised a provisional
government in Nebraska; and are about
10 send IA delegate to Congress, and the
question of the legality of their acts will
probably come before Congress, at its
next session, the following facts, from tlIe
New York Express, are interesting:
Nebraska is that region of the country
which, after Gen. Jackson's onset upon
the Cherokee and other Indians, in 1929
so, was consecrated for ar indian refuge
IA perpetual Indian home for all tire
and through all ages. This onset, the
history of it, the excitement about 1t, and
the treaties after it, every reader OF Amerl
can history must know. The result was
the conservation of Nebraska to the In
dians forever and forever. There are al
together twenty-four tribes Of greater or
less extent, now on this land. They are
the Delawares under treaty of 1880;
Shawnees, of Mo-, Osages, Senecas and
Shawnees, Senecas, Ottawas Shawnese
of Ohio, Kaskias. Peorias, Wears and
IiaHKeSaWS, Miss, OdcS anu OXeS, hlcK-
apoos, Quanpaws, Cherokees, Iowas,
Sacs and Foxes of Mo-, Mams, Kansas
and PotawatomieS. The various treaties
with these tribes, commenced in 1918 and
closed in 1916. In almost every treaty,
shere is this or simear clause on the
part of the United States:
"Will grant by patent or fee simple to
them or their heirs forever, as long as
they shall remain a nation.'' &c.
In several of the treaties there is an
express guarantee that there shall never
be in the country so ceded, any territorial
government, and that 'the same shall
never become subject to any State au-
thority or laws" The amount of land
thus conveyed, amounts to several mil
lions of acres.
We never supposed, and we do not now
suppose, that these were treaties to be
kept, as stipulated; bat we have never
supposed, and will never suppose other
wise, till we are compelled, that they will
he broken without consent, without re-
numeration, without fair and full agree
ment. AS the Indians must perish, let US
strip them with grace.
A Provisional Territorial Government,
we see, is organised in Nebraska, in des-
plte OF these treaties. Settlers are going