The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-08-22

neart ana doce1tful tongue. They make
great noise, bnt they mean very little, or they
mean nothing at all
'Among ourselves great takers have always
been looked upon as foolish and trifing per-
sons. Tell me then in few words what thy
mind thinks and what thy heart feels. Speak
to me clearly: my ears are open to listen to
thee. Let simplicity be in thy heart and
truth upon thy lips A true and warm talk
gladdens the heart as the light of the rising
sun gladdens the earth. We Red Men have
such contempt for liars that we have sent
one Of our great chiefs to desert place, and
stigmatized him with the name of 1.-THE
lying Chief" (Chef Menteur) or Mink Olabi.
Let thy talk therefore be as clear as thy skin.
"Speak little, and speak truly"
Our last quotation will be made from an
address made some years ago to Father Rou-
quette by one of his Chahta friends:
Pishah 10 Chahta.Ima.
ITO thee, our father, whom we have named
Chahta lima, because thou art like one of our
have sent me here What 1 am going to utter
is the utterance of all the people of the viii
lage represent. In hearing me thou nearest
all my people.
II am the offspring of an old chief and
warrior, Shikapo-Houma to whom the Span
iards gave silver medal as token of friend
shp and mark of distinction. The father
of my grandfather was an Englishman, who
had come hither from New York city. He
was like thyself, pale face; he was white
man. My grand father, my father, all my
near relations, are dead. I remain alone.
My heart is sad. my heart is borne down by
the weight of the woe have to bear in my
loneliness.
"Tell me how is it that thou, who didst
call thyself our Father; thou, who hast
81 oxen such glad words to us; thou, who
usedst to come SO often amongst us; thou, in
whom we have such confidence, and whom
we love SO much; tell me why hast thou for
saken us Why hast thou ceased to speak to
us gladdening wordsl Why hast thou let US
meet in last feasts without gladdening US with
thy presence? Why has thy absence saddened
us so much, whilst thy presence would have
brought such joy to our heart? Have we
wronged thee in any way? Has any one of our
people said or done anything that may have
grieved or wounded thee?
"Answer me, and let thy cheering answer
chase away, as the wind chases the black
clouds, the doubt and uneasiness, the sad
ness and anxiety that weigh SO heavily upon
my peoples hearts.
"Dost thou not know that we love thee as
our father; that we have full confidence in
thee; that thy presence rejoices our village
that thy life is linked to our lives, and that
death alone can separate us from thee, il
death indeed separates those who have been
friends in life ,"
"Come then; come again among US; re-
turn to live among us, to address us such
good words as those we have heard so often
fall from thy lips. speak to thee, I entreat
thee, in the name of my whole people. My
heart has been upon my lips; thou hast heard
the truth which my mouth has uttered; thy
ears have heard it, and thy heart shall not for
ever be for thee. Tell me, what words of hope
and love shall 1 bring to those who are ex.
pecting thy answer and longing for thy re.
turn? The wind is moaning in the forest, the
camp fires are burning more darkly, and
| everything around the village and the wig
vans is sad and cold as winter. Give me ar
answer"
1t is scarcely necessary to add that Pishah's
| touching appeal was successful, and that
Chahta-Ima-who had been prevented from
so doing by causes beyond his control-soon
resumed his labor of love among his red
faced children.
| And now that we have brought this very
imperfect sketch to an end, will our readers
forgive US if we renew the appeal we made in
our first article in behalf of the last remnant
of the aboriginal inhabitants Of Louisiana
Will not our generous and humane fellow
citizens who have the means Of SO doing de.
vote small portion of their charities to the
material and moral improvement of these
poor, unsophishcated children of the forest, fol
whose present misery we are all at least vica-
riously responsible We have endeavored in
our own humble way to do our share of the
work by pointing out the road to those who
are better able than we are to follow it, anc
we sincerely hope and trust that willing hearts
and potent hands will hereafter take charge O.
| the noble task.
Literary Culture in the British Army
| A knowledge of the works of Chaucer is
recommended as part of the English educa
cation of young men who desire 10 become
officers in the British army. This recon-
mendation was discussed the other night by
the House of Lords, some peers fearing thai
the study of any poetry tended to soften the
mind and make the officer unfit for his
robust military duties. On the other hand, il
| is said that Alexander the Great was passion