Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-02-27
PenM's Treaty.

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The Indian chiefs = ggcsted that the council
be held under shed near by hut William Penn,
he ipvNtor " pens, andsa good pen lip self, re-
jected the Idea, AMI said treaty should be held
under tree, or IL wouldn't be u freely; so he
selected very nice large elm, which promised
to stand many hundred years and tell the story
Urdsr this treA they sat ,ina circle; the pipe
Of peace went round In pen-sive silence until 1t
came 70 Penn, who swallowed much smoke and
The I'D chiefs slyly nudsed each other, but
said pothlng.
v lillian them addressed them
"Gentlemen and iellow-Citizeus: | do not
come among you Ia take your scalps or to leave
,nu,e, yu, ~ llNe, aul.;g yuu Pe,csably, Ia huA
u small loi ami settle down ani grow up with
the country, as the venerable Horace has SAID
In good Latin. do not come to conquer you
| and jerk your lard OUT from under you, for AM
motif you will pardon the puil--a steoi penn"
| (Cries Of 'brdrO" from all the chiefs, who tos-
sea up their hats, got out their note books and |
put that joke down TO Transmit IL To later genera
lions aintuio Philadelphia press), Mo, my |
fellow citizens, shall pay you government piices
tyr ypnr hands, aud pay you oobly, too l want
| to purchase this land which we are now, and
found the yrea: city ~ Btul,erly Love, with its
tine Chestnut ,treet, the FaiiIn,ilut water
works. independence Hall, etc. We came here
to enjoy free religion free speech and free luilclis.
word; they said they had nothing TO eat for
week, and earnestly asked II Penn wasn't going
To open saluOn). "Now, gentlrinpn,' con-
tinued Penn, "in Til, trunk aud that carpet bag
; have rare treasures, AMI all you who have any
land 10 dispose Of We will be ready to accom-
MEDIATE, and uou't come too fast"
For tract of six hundred and forty acres All
old chief was offered pair Of socks the bargain
would have been closed right ohbut he saw that
. there vert holes in both heels, and that they
were not mates. lie pointed with eloquent in-
dignity to the rents and asked Penn how those
, were for high. MY friend" sad Penn, "those
holes hurt nothing in those socks. Would those
l holes be worth anything If they were out Of the
socks? Certainly no,. Besides, We charge you
Y nothing extra for them, 50 what's the use OF
, Igrowling?"
/ Three yards Ut old rag carpet bought one
hundred and eighty acres VI very desirable lithd.
+ The chief wanted carpet for blanket -.
l. state, and he was heard whispering To the othria
d that he had got the advantage over thi Whites
T.; ia that trade.
:, Thee old shot guns without locks brought
r, quarter section. After good deal of hard bar
= gaining and backing OUT and coming roam,
IL again, u tract Of several miles square was In a.
Ne y purchased for sixteen copper cents, Three ave
al dollar Continental bills, One-Lollu wild "a
l. Kentucky bill, and a monkey wrench.
1. Whenever ali old chief would sell tract %
" land he would sign his uaine t. the deed b,
rr making his landmark.
Is red uudershirt which brought On, hindyc,
III acres, was fastened to pole, and used as ban
Ut | ncr, aud pair Ui pants was divided bel wee
IN two chiefs.
d Three cid sho,elhai,llrs, one h,o skirt All
IL bohilet purchased the main part oi i'hiltir
lie pima. Tbs lrlhc.pil chi,i moie the lr"p ski
We ever IT az ~, stat ",'a,iu IS liii uoiu. ~,
~ lhi y iuSi,i tlii {, VIA had receive, tlhr
NJ, OuNrs NJ bl,,,kiig 10 a irHd, eat them az,
~ | inu IL relish, ilie spit.
O,G hiusu, that u,,,i Ia have hlsilr, m,
cl coulh that L. III uv teel l.,,h Therefore - II
lie | da"tei"''s, beiis uW account uu bite -- ;.
.es straw hat lin, old Uool-top, paper III /
.nt pliis and haudfl Vi blind U,ltons--,helr ry'
is, wer o't were the pii'e Of the whole easter
part ~ The cty, and nothing extra was Ghaig,
for al these beautiful blocks Of buildings Al
,li- the wliarves and steeet railways. The Peep
l,e now a,lays have got particular that y,
ain couldn't get enough land there to-day ~ SEAS,
IS, a Ia, biscuit with for more than twice I'll
es. Enormous sum.
die he treaty the, entered iuto aite, the whit
en- had treated was this:
the No Indian should come over and steal chic
i'm ems Of the whites.
no. No Indian should be debarred from ridi
say In street cars And onluoses rs long is lac did,
as spit tobacco7juiee OH ladies' trails.
AIDE Indians We're to be allowed to vote at MUM
re- cipal elections, according TO the fourteen
avs anleud..snt, and run tire engines.
lice M white man should shoot at all lm!i
unless lie presented good mark
,or- The wooden part OF their tribe were to V
our unieer To do duty at the city tobacco stores
a of Nolndian TO be permitted to start brewe
bills No white nau to steal Indian corn, nor
i'm. All Indian corned.
gers M Indian barber -an 10 uIrldle with wll
ms ia.h locks with teloniuus latent.
the lmdiAus ~ keep on their reese. valivns u
Of keep II little reserved.
lers Indians to keep on friendly terms with
the Whites, or they would be kept several irien
INV; terms in the Penu-itentiaiy-a place where Il
men manufacture pens.
pro- No Indians allowed to run for Congress,
dis get drunk on the streets.
nor They must sell their lands at reasonable ra,
Is In and not be too hard Oh a white man in a ira
nee Indians ~ receive annual presents to IN.
the their absence, and they will not BE- allowed
eem insult tue whites by calling themselves e
here lnjun'
meet (Siyned,J WILLIAM Penn.
int,c UoKEY PoKEY.
amy BULLY 10y Wlll-GI,A>s ENi
and FULL ASA GOOSE.
vel HoLE-IN-THE-wALL
ytrI MAS-WirH- "A sUIiE-NUsE.
lone dnd numerous other rli,i,