Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-04-23
IWRITTEN FOR The STAR.
OLD LEVY AND TIE SQUAW KING.

The accession Of Queen Victoria to the throne
Of England was the occasion of immense reJolc-
fngs, not only in the island home of Her Males
ty but throughout all her North American pos
sessions. Her loyal subjects in the province ol
New Brunswick in particular, were exceedingly
enthusiastic in their demonstrations Oh JOY over
the happy event day for general re)oiclhg
was set apart by the authorities, wherein all ar
tifcial distinctions between the dlnerent classes
of the people were ignored, and the occasion
celebrated upon genuine democratic Prihcipies,
with mirth. feStiyity and song
On the day alluded to, the writer chanced to
be in St Stephen. a small but hOurishing vii
Iage situated on the east bank of the st. Croix,
and directly opposite the thriving town of Calais,
in the State Of Maine, and acting upon the old
adage, to be Roman when among Romans, re-
solved to join our provincial neighbors in their
ovatiOns TO the Virgin Queen.
The occasion drew together one Of those mot
ley crowds never seen anywhere but on q pro-
vincal tour; bully Englishmen, frisky French
men, fighting Irishmen, jolly Dutchmen. sedate
ScOtchmen, prying Yankees, jealous Bluenoses,
&c. Music, PROFESSIONS, firing Of cannon and
drinking were the order of the day, and bon
fires illuminatiOns, music and dancing the role
for the night.
Among the rest was an old Indian by the
name of = Levy, ''-"Old Levy as he was IA
miliarly called. Levy was about seventy years
old, straight a hickory pole, and noted for
his attachment for whiskey, and his contempt
for "petticOat authority" He was a genuine
American, and carried the Declaration of Inde-
Pendence on his forehead He used to say that
Queen skin um.' Squaw no rule Ingen, but
white squaw rule Bluenoses 80
From his frequent pOtatiOnS Of whiSkey,
Lewy's tongue was unleosed pretty early in the
day, and was altogether too prOdigal of epithets
not very complimentary, either to the Queen or
her subjects. Partly to punish him, and partly
10 try his mettle, il was agreed upon by num-
ber of the " baser sort to arrest him in the
Queen name, for setting at nOught her august
PrerOgatives. Accordingly, score or two of
the rabble surrounded the native, marched
him of into a shed, and put him on his trial for
sundry alleged expressions against the Queen,
her kingdom and crown. 1t was a serious mo-
ment for Old Levy but he passed through the
nery ordeal like brave man and a tried hero.
The Judge, after hearing the evidence, with
great gravity addressed the prisoner upon the
Nervousness of his offence concluding by SEN
tencing the culprit to be confined in prison
during the pleasure of the court. The sentence
was Immediately executed by taking Levy of,
and locking him up in an old barn, which he
was made to believe was the provincial prison.
As night approached, party Of Americans,
by arrangement, repaired clandestinely to the
barn, broke it open, rescued the prisoner from
his confinement, and hurried him with all Dos
sible speed across the bridge, to the American
side.
As soon "a Lewy's foot touched Yankee soil
he desired his lberatOrs To halt. His ire was
obviously up. and he wanted to free his mind
He regarded the white squaw' as the author
of his indignities, and was bound to give her u
shot to remember him by. Pointing to the op-
pO-ite shore. he asked
Ne safe now, BROTHER
All safe now Levy"
Sartin I''
Sartin''
'' Den tam nm SInauc King"