New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-11-03
A Civilized Chief.

A Civilized Chief
| Capt. Parker, Chief of the Six Nations and
grandson OF Red Jacket, is lawyer in good prac-
lce IN Gaena, ILL.,, and is moreover, one of the
best practical architects and engineers in the North
west: The Dubuque Herald of the 18th inst says :
VI. Saptan Parker started this morning for New
York He goes on to Buffalo to nav his annual
visit to the Six Nations. He goes every year di.
vests himself of the habiments of civilization nuts
On the sarb OF the red man, and, as their chief,
listens 70 their complaints, adjusts their grievances
ana harmonizes their diverse grievances CAPTAIN
Parker looks about halfand-half Indian: he is
portly, as if fed upon turtle SOUP has dark but
pleasant eye, long straight hair, the copper com
PleSion, lightly sottened with white and generally
| does moi present any appearance suggestive Of
tomahawks or scalping knives. The number OF
the SIX Nations now remaining amounts to little
over S00O.''
We had the pleasure Of meeting few weeks
since with Mr.. Parker. He is indeed gentleman
OF great intelligence and learning, an excellent
speaker, a man of thought, study and refinement.
He Is Free Mason, and was present at the Ma
some banquet gwen to the members of the General
Grand Chapter and the Grand Encampment of the
United States With happy propriety, he was
called upon to respond to toast" The Univer-
salty OF Masonry and he performed that duty
with an eloquence of feeling that captivated every
heart His ausions to the red men, gradually dis
appearing from their old hunting grounds, and
gong down with the sun in the far West-increased
IN IN tIe ef1ect as they were, by his own presence
and can do for the 1ndian-were full of touching
| pathos.
MIR. Parker wears upon his person, attached to a
long string OF ancient wampum, the medal that was
gwen by George Washington to Red Jacket and
which he holds by inheritance as the present Chief
OF the Six Nations. 1t is a silver medal of oval
shape about six inches in length. 1t is inscribed
on on pom sides. Upon one is a representation of
washington and Red Jacket meeting. The medal
bears the date if we remember rightly of 1882
MIR. Parker graduated, we believe at Princeton,
New jersey, and with very high and distinguished
honors; We should judge him to be about 81 years
| old.-(Natchez Courier.
HIRED GIRLs.-Taylor, of the Chicago Journal,
Is at home on all subjects in his line of writing.
He can turn from gorgeous description of the
Northern Lights,'' and utter "a few words ;,
about so matter-of-fact, unromantic a thing as
hired girls" He says of these all but indispen-
sable articles of the present day:
But as it is now, what dignity invests :" our
hired girl She is the calico " tie that binds two
willing hearts in one, and be she blessed forever
Think that the red-armed barbarian who rules the
roost and the house together, when she smooths
your linen bosom, is freeing your eshy breast from
care and ironing out a wrinkle from the brow re-
member when OF frosty mornings, she lights fire
whereby you make your toilet, that by the same
| sign she is repenishing the flame of love- and the
feeblest of fancies will transform her into priest
of domestic affection.
Had Adam been modern, there would have
been :" hired girl :" in Paradise to raise Cain, y
and look after the little Abel. She would have
hung the dis-cloth on the roses that Eve in tears
Dent over, that never would in other gardens
grow" and tear the fg-leaf aprons all to pieces on
washing days. Adam must bring water from the
Euphrates, for her use before he went to "lop the
wanton growth y of clustering vines: she must sit
between the gardner and his wife at dinner; if
angel vsitants, sometimes, on business bound did
call, till the stars were filled to light them home
heaven, she leaves the work, smooths the hair and
entertains the strangers, quite aware; and by and
by old Adam-easy soul and his fair wife would
live with Bridget, and Bridget would be the occu-
pant of Eden. Happy would Adam be if when she
leaves, she will give hin. " a character" and not
like Sampson Z" bear away the gates of peace"
SESoRITA MARIA, 'LA PETITE DANsEusE'-We
are to be favored, during early stage of the sea
son, and on the boards of Theatre d d'Orleans, we
are informed with a sight of the famous little
dancer Senorita Maria, whose nimble limbs and
genius-inspired toes have been creating terpsi-
chorean excitement among the admirers of the art
in the capitals of Europe and Northern cities To
Prof Vegas belongs the credit of having taught
this brilliant young idea how to shoot through the
graceful and fascinating evoutions of "the mazy,''
to use Swivellerism; and this fact will increase
the interest which is felt in the young prodigy
this popular professor.
The AMPHlTHEATER-The performance tonight
is for the benefit of G. Swaine Buckley a famous
fellow in various departments of the ramified sci
ence of professional Etliopics and burntcorkologi-
cal exhibition, as all will allow who ever saw him
in his sooty glory. On this extraordinary occasion
lie will open his original budget of banjo solos,
besides other unique funnities and comicisns. The
burlesque opera, Lucy Did Lam-her Moor will
be the dessert of the entertainments.
WASHINGTON ARTILLERY.-Capt. Walton's Artl-
lerists are called upon to be at the Arsenal at 3
O'Clock this afternoon, fully equipped as infantry,
in order to perform their part in the quarterly
inspection and review, which is to take place at
Lafayette Square. The Captains orders are Of
ficially announced in another column, and every
member is expected to be on hand, punctually at
the hour.
CorARrNERsu1r NorlcE.-Messrs. Wm. p Hollo-
way and Henry Fl. Lonsdale announce that they
have entered into copartnership relations with a
view to transacting cotton factorage and COM
mission business the title of the firm to be Hollo-
way & Lonsdale.
SARDNEs are notified to awake by the Grand
Whale through A. Shrimp, Secretary, whose no.
tice please see in another column.
MASS MEETING OF THE AMERICAN AND OPPosI-
TIoN PARrY.-The Opposition and American party
will hold mass meeting on Canal street, on Sat
urday evening next, when addresses will be de-
livered by Col. Thomas J. Durant, J. Y Blocker,
Col. A. p. Field, and others.
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