The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-01-14

Warrington, that they may be awed by the
power OF the people that has conquered
ths1l While the captured potentates are
II tbs daze consequent en- strange sights and
strong liquors, treaties are made highly ad
TantAgeous 70 the civilized party, OF the
arss part, and damaging TO the untutored
party, of the second part.
doubt whether this policy Is of much
avail 70 che governments practicing It. As
we descend the scale Of intelligence. we find
corresponding ascent in cunning In the
end, civilized diplomacy finds itself out
Bitted In the most hu1niliating way. The
seVages wined and dined-escorted to and
fro. liks 'EBrer RABBITS tah-baby say
nothtn," but they have their own views ell
the same and take in all the good things
with q pretty clear conclusion as TO the
purpose. that is not complimentary to the
entertainments
Said chief once, at Washington, s'Great
father, big chief, much fighters, big guns,
way Out--no good then-wbip 'em all timen
When General Mannypenny, of Ohio, was
Indian commissioner he had the strange
belief that Indians were human beings, and
ssnght to civilize them through cooking
stoves and kind treatment. He was de.
eeated by border rufians. The borders are
made up OF criminals escaping conviction
and convicts escaping punishment. They
steal from the Indians to sell to the whites,
and from the whites to sell to the Indians.
When they trade their medium of exchange
e bad whisky. that does not make man
Crank, It makes him insane
remember Mannypenny brought on
delegation Of Indians from the then ar West
They were guileless children of the plains.
Abe first tunnel they were plunged in on the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, they DIRE = their
knives and uttered the most fearful. yells.
On emerging into daylight the women, on the
Grain were observed clasping with both
bands their back hair with an expression Of
mingled fsar and resolution comical to con.
template.
At Washington they were CHARTERED In
. hotel The day after the proprietor
81 that ornate indigestion demonstrated. He
told the commissioner that those Indians
were beasts. and never left their rooms save
Scr the purpose of running down the cham.
Sermaids, and robbing them of their false
hair. and otherwise abusing those foolish
virgins
The commissioner repaired to the hotel,
and gave the heads of the nation, through
- th0 UsAges OF civilized society at that
Aotsl.
The next day the wards got drunk and
tasew the servants, male and female, from
eAs front windows. Fortunately, the avn
tnSs below saved the poor creatures from
severe harm Brown called in the police,
rallied his boarders, and drove the children
% the plans to the street. The commissioner
gathered the delegation together, and quar-
tered them in boarding houses.
The Indians were at first delighted with
their quarters, but soon learned; that a
Washington boarding house was portion
o1 that punishment awarded the wicked
Hereafter. Mrs. Surratt was hanged by a
court uia-tial for keeping Washington
boarding house. At least ne yer could find
on what else the poor woman was convicted
The day came when these wards were to
take leave of their great father, and depart
for their home upon the plains. They were
I'll III, and walked with difficulty into the
prssAnce OF the president. The usual
speeches were made, md the Indians lin.
ssred It was evident they had more to say.
The interpreter shook his head at them. He
positively declined TO say it. AT last chief
stepped forward. pointing majestically to
The president, and then with seorn at the
commission said:
"Rig father, little father, be dam"
Then, with a deep grunt of satisfaction,
they all moved OFF,
1happsned at London when that ignorant,
brutal, vulgar barbarian, the Shah of Per-
sia, was being ovated by designing Englth
politicians and their snobbish followers
lid not take much interest In the Persian
allow. The polygamous potentate of Persia
was TO all save England, that had designs o.
him and his provinces, o very HEnitel pro
duction of far less interest to ME than Pri-
Yate Dalzell, Eli Perkins, or Ward and
Grant. however heard some stories about
the clubs that were somewhat amusing.
1leaFned that all the precious jewels with
which his royal person was covered were
false stones bought of the house of bondage,
run by Moses & Sons, pawnbrUkers.
The most entertaining, however, was g
story OF how His Royal Scorbutic Majesty
1sli in love with the ballet of the opera.
he loved all the ballet, for the heart of your
Persian monarch is sort of an omnibus
and always has room for few more. After
each performances this son of the sun and
broEher Of the moon would pace7to and fre
Fnbbing his royal hands. and between Per
sian cries OF delight call all his divinities &c
witness, that he had never seen such ravish
tng fcrms-the art of manufacturing legs
Ger public exhibition had not yet reached
EerSia--nor such rapturous jumping. He
esnt h;s prime minister, and barber, with &
wroposition to the ballet. 1t was to add the
satire corps to his seraglio. The gay young
sFoupe treated the proposition with con
ssrnpt Why. each one had little seraglic
e Ter own, and, besides, they all were un
DIR contract with their manager, and there
voull be the mischief to pay IL that werC
broken; for ea~b member believed, in bel
terpsichorean heart, that she was the bright
particular star OF the troupe, and anon jeal
eHs e0nspiracies would give way and sh'
beam ont as star.
One little girl, however, and the brfghtes
Of all, lent willing ear to the proposal
Egar real name was Susan Powers, but sho
Urote It Susetts Violanti This little blond,
drove contract with the tonsorial minister
% the effect that his master was to deposi
Ry.OOO In theBank of London to her account
and added several stipulstions such as sug
mne themselves to the common ballet mfad.
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