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. , t. CHIEF JOHNSON. iniT< sting 111,101 y of Hi- Life and i< hit- 1 i-iin m A LONG LIFE OF USEFULNESS. ttforts to Ameliorate the the Indian*. Condition of gent youth of tbat nation to interpret bu exaortatiuus to bm bearers. Youug Qaorge J ,uu. u wan recommended fur ibis office, and luua bud tbe good fortune to find him eelt CONTESTS WITH WH.TE MARAUDERS (from the Uatailne of American History The career of thin eminent Mohawk chief , who did more perhaps than a-jy other n dividual of oor lime for the eletuu and adTaooemeol of bu kindred of tbe red raoe, datervee a mora permanent record than thtl of a newspaper obuury. Hu bio- graphy form* Ibe latest aud by no meaoe tbe least intereelmg chapter In tbe annals of that f amooe Iroq jois confederacy, which hae held an important place in tbe history of tbe failed States and Canada from tbe era if Cbamplain almoet to oar own day. At be claimed a descent from a oompaoijo and fellow ojuueellor of tbe great founder of tbe league, tbe brave bat peace-loving law-giver Hiawatha, eo bu character and bu ac . recall eomelbmg of tbe traite aad Ibe deed* wbiobaatbeotia tradition ascribes to laal no longer mythic*! hero. Tne death ol tbe obief occurred on tbe I'.'.h of February, ltii. at his residence, Chiefawoad, on tbe Grand Uiver Reserve, in tbe Province of Outario, a few mile* Irom tbe city of Brantford. Though be attatued tbe a<e of 67, bi death inut bi deemed premature. He belonged to a long lived raoe and family. II n venerable father, CUIUT JOBII B-kE JJBJI OS, f )t many yeare Speaker of the Biz Nations Council, ia wbiob be ie known by bu truly poeiiaal ladian name of b*ftayeukwaragb- too, or " Disappearing Mut," i* cull living, ia TiKoroui heaita of mind and body, at tbe age of 92 Tbe ou-e whio a enfeebled tbe stalwart frame of hit more noted aoo, and made bie lael illnesit fatal, were uudoubl edly tbe injjrie* wliib be reotived lu bie endeavors to protect tbe morale and tbe properly ol bn people fioji tbe white out- laws and deeperadje* who formerly infected tbe Reeerve. It i* aomewbil remarkable tbat an Iro.juois chief ehould, in oar peacjful time aud among the quiet aad lAW-respeeliog pet p'.e of Canada, die from tbe effect of wound* received from hie eoemiee of European race, ae doubtless many of bie predeoeeeore bad died in tbe fiercer day* of old. Bat tbe conditions were etrangely reveratd. Thi co. II ol wae a till one of civilisation with barbarism ; bot in tbie caee ludian oivi.uttion etcod at bay before wli;*, savagery, and oocqaered in the) end, though at the expense of a noble life. i HIF 01)101 BBT HAITI* ;OHKS> ae hie name n recorded in fall wae born on tbe 7.b of Ojwber, 1816, at what u now known ae Bow Park, tben a part of tbe Orand River Reserve, where hie parente reeided. Of bie father, au eminent war- cbief and orator of tbe Six Natione, woo bore a notable part ai a military leader ia tbe war of IHl'J, aome mention has already been made. Ua tbe mother's tide the boy lineage wae, according to Indian notion*, till more distinguished. 11 )r family bad taken the Koglien name of Martin, and bad eome etrain of Koropean blood, derived from tbe marriage of an Indian obief, in former de>)e, with a captive white itirl, adopted in a Mohawk boneebold. None tbe leee it wae kaown ae one of tbe fifty noble famtliee of the IroquiU confederacy, deeoended from the fifty great obiefe who, about tba middle of Ibe fifteenth century, under tbe leadership of Hiawatha, framed that confederacy, and tbne founded an Indian elate which wee for a I JDK time tbe dominant power on oar oootineLt north of Mencj. During the American war of Independence, tbie confederacy, in the olaeb of ttronger forme, wae for a time broken up. At the oloee of that war Brant and bie follower', oomprimng tbe greater portion of tbe Iroqjois people, left their ancient abodee on tie south aide of tbe lakei, and withdrew to Canada. Tbe Gov- ernment for which they bad long foujhl gave them lande along the Orand River, from ite source to lie mouth, AM HIE*, JC8I * BCMDBID THEM Ami, tbey re-established their league and re- kindled ile council fire. The lawe and policy framed by Hiawatha and hie asso- ciate*, more than four oenturiee sg>, are -tll in force among their dssoendante in tbii duinc ,. Tne territory bae shrunk, by many sale*, made at tbe well-meant ineuncj of the protecting Government, to an extent of little more taan 60,000 acrea, with a population of some 8000 touts. But iu this small domain tbe chiefs are still, elected, tbe councils areetill conducted, and tbe oivil policy ia decided, M nearly ae pie- nible, by the rulee of their ancient league. Not many pereons are aware tbat tbere existe in tbe heart of Canada tbie telio of tbe oldest constitutional government of Amer- icaa free commonwealth, older even than auy io Europe, except tboeeof England and Switzerland and perbape two small semi- independent republics wbicb lurk ia tbe f aetneeeee of tbe Pyreneee and Apennines. Obief John B. Johnson wae in hie way an educated man. He bad learned to resd and write, bat only in the Mohawk lan- guage, ae it WM written by tbe mission- aries. He WM determined that bie too should have better advantages than be ud d j >)ed, and accordingly sent him lor a time to tbe school in tbe tben small fron- tier village of Branif jrd. Here tbe lad bowed an intelligence and apvitude for learning which fortunately attracted tba attention of a newly arrived missionary Tbie wae tbe late Rev. Adam E Hot, a clergyman of the Eulieh Cburob, wh j for many years devoted bimeelt with untiring /sal lo tbe religion* instruction of the Ir > '1 ji u converts. lie fjund tbeir language which is a peculiarly complex speech, aud ie broken up into sevxral dialect* not easy to mauler. A* tbe Mihawk (or Ctniengs) idiom was spoken by the largest number if tbe people, and wae generally understood by the others, it occurred to him tbat bii beet course would be to train up an intelli- IXbTAl.LKli IN MB. E14.I Jl's as at onoe bis pupil and hit assistant. He was etill but a lad, and the iue'.ruo.ion aud practice which be ute Jed to quality him for bin reupjori jle duty oooupiea aeveral years. To trauelate readily tbe recondite reason- '""" ' *" *' X' 1 " sermon into a lacguige of sucb a different type an tbe Iroquois Was a tak of ne small ditluulty. That be ti ially mattered ttti* art, and was able to ooovey to an Indisn audienoe, promptly and accurately, tbe meaning of the moot complicated passage of an Euglish speech, ihr t.iaiMi Hirer was admitted by all amonK hie hearers wbo Mrarrve. were sx<j jainted witb both language*. In tranelatiug rapidly from I oquoia into Eag- lieh be WM not alwaye eo happy. In hu childhood be bad spoken and thought only iu Mohawk. Euglib alwaye remained to him, in a measure, a foreign speech ; and a certain hesitation wa* aometimee apparent in finding the right word, which, however, aioally earn* at last. Bat in bu own lan- guage he wa* always ready, and could, when hie feelings were stirred, rise into the elcquei.oe proper to hie raoe. Iu 1840 yoaog Jobneon WM formally appointed to tbe offioe of interpreter for Ibe English Cburob MUIIOO on the Reserve, an offiie which brought witb it a small salary, and no little toil aud exposure. Ha WM tba ojnstant companion of tbe miasiouary io bia ride* or drivea through tbe Reaerve, over roade which tben were bogs io the spring and autjmu. and were commonly piled with ecowdrifla iu tbe winter. He bad often to make long trips by himaelf, on horseback or on foot, by night M well M by day, to carry annonuoemenla, tj resd the services, and to vnit the sick, when tbe missionary WM otherwise engaged. But tba work eeeuied light to him, f jr be WM young aud hardy, and 1 n heart wae entirely in il. Hit religious fuelinga were fervent ; bia a;tc UuiaLt t ) tbe Kaglisb Church wa* em cere, and Lie affection tor nil people amounted to a passion. MAST Or TI'ESI WEBI PAOAMS, M eome unfortunately still remain. Young Johnson saw, or thought be eaw, no hope f or tbeee, either io tbie world or in tbe uext, except in becoming Christian*. Oa oue occasion bia zjal for their oonveraiou led him beyond tbe bounds of prudence, though happily with no ill rcault. Amoug tbe luditus on tbe Reserve WM a email band of IMawares.au intelligent brt highly oontarvative race, wbo for tbe moat part still adhered to tbtir heathen belief. Tbey bad formerly been oacqiered by tbe Iro quois, but bad lately beeu elevated by them to the posnun of members of tbeoufed- eraoy. Tbe Indian i of tbe United 8. ate* and Canada, M ia well known, bad in gen- eral uo idole ; but tbe DelawarM bad advanced, M some ethnologists would say, to to* status of idolattrs. Tbey bed carved a poet into a rod* image of tbe human form, aod around it performed their reh giooe dances. When tbe young Mohawk neophyte beard of tbeee awful ritee, be mused until tbe fire burned in hie heart. Beiz.ug an axe, be mads hi* solitary way through tbs foreet to tb* distant ontakiri wbiob had been allotted to tbe Delawaree. Uere be a-jddeUy appeared before them, a ad after haranguing them, to the beet of bis ability, on tbe monstrous nature of taeir irligion and ite ceremonies, demanded lo be allowed to deetroy tbe imags. Tbe people listened sullenly, ready al a word to ru-li upon tbe intruder and fell him to tbe earth But tbeir chief was a well informed and prudent men, possibly half a convsrt in hie heart. He knew that the youth belonged to au influential family in the dominant Mohawk t ibf, and tbat any injury done to him would meet with con- dign punishment. He gave a asemingly reluctant consent, and at the word tbe axe deeoeoded, aad TIIK OSMoXIOPe IMAOE BDOH LAT IN rBAOMKNTJ. The triumphant iconoclast carried cff tbe bead M a trophy, which is etill preserved. Not long stterwarde tne conversion of all ta* LMewaree wa* announced, aud ai this day they are among tbe moel steady atteudauta upon tbe mission services on tbe Reerve. Tb* proceeding which has juit been related will doobtl.ee elicit a emile from eome reader*, wbo may be reminded by it of tbe wh ileeale military conversions of the middle agee. ( uef Johnson himself, in after days, would have eared little for a o .invert who bad been gained otherwise tn an by reMonmg and tbe influence of reli- gion. By nature be WM one of tba moel reasonable aod tolerant of men. In later life he counted among hit moet valaed friende many wboee oplrione on political and religious q jeationa differed very widely from hi. own. I lie marriage WM an event which exer- cised a strong influence on bie character and foituoee. He we* married on tbe 27 .b of Augnat, Ir 1 .').', to MIB8 IMILT M -ANNA BOWELLS, a muter of tb* wife of bia mis-nonary patron and teacher, tbe Rev. Mr. Elliot. Coming of a good family io tbe ancient Euglish city of Briatol, Miss Uowells bad many iuar relatives in diitinguisbed professional and political positions, both In Canada and in tbe United States, including tbe late able and eli qaent American Consul in Toronto, tbe H.iu. Win. C Hawelle, and tbe emi- nent author, Mr. W. D. II iwells. At may be readily imagined, the oompani onebip and influence of a refined and accomplished lady, belonging to a family noted for liter- ary tattee and ttleut, did much to develop tbe huiband a naturally good capacity, and to fit him not only for tbe work in which be was tben employed, but also for tbe wider ii Od of usefulness which WM tooa to open to bim. Wbile be WM engaged In bit duties M Cburob interpreter, be wae called to take i art in tbe civil government of hi* people. Oae of tbe associates of Hiawatha WM a Mnbawk chief, wbo bore tbe designation of Tetoubt bkon, or " D luble Life." He was, as has been eaid, one of tbe fifty great chiefs wbo composed tbe first Federal Cjunoil of the Fire Nations. His name devoended to bis MuicMf.ru, like tne title of an Ejgln-u peerage. It bad been last borne byGdorge's maternal uncle, whose English name WM Henry Marliu. Ou Ibe dtatb of a obief, the duly of nominating his flncormior wbo must be oae of his kinsmen i u IIIH mo .her's side devolves by Ire qu >i law upon tbe oldest matron of tbe family, who is o uu- chief WM h :ld by George'* mother, who, after due oooitideraiion aud consultation, named btr eon for the i lace. Bach a nomi- nation, to be valid, must be approved and confirmed both by tbi tribe to which ilu candidate belongs and by the Great 1'ouuotl of which be ia to be a member. In the preeeut case tbie ojiiflrmalion WM speedily given, and tbe young chief took bis place ae one i f tbe legislators of bie people. By a singular chance, which illustrated alike tbe Ircquau institution* and tbe character of ins race, hi WM not Ijng allowed to bold tbie position undisturbed. Hie ability a* interpreter, and hie charac- ter for energy aud probity, bad attracted Ibe attention of a newly appointed " Vieil- ing Superintendent" M tbe ctfioer is styled who represent* tbe Canadian Gov- ernment on the Ream.-. Through the nomination of COL. OILkl.JN who now fo: mo:* than twenty year* bM filled this responsible offije to thj satisfac- tion alike of tbe Government and o' bia Indian wards Chief G.o-ge Johneon wae ap|o.nttd to the poet ol Government Inter- preter for tbe Bii Natioae. A m ad**l salary attached to the office formed an aooeptable addition to hie iuocme ; but the post WM ohitfly prixad by him fo: tbe large orpir- tuuiiiee wh oh il offered him of benefiting bu people. Tbe bomble title of tbe office gave no idea of tbe da ties and power* attached to it, or rather, it sLoJi be said, which quickly annexed themselves to it when held by tbe new incumbent, lu strict- UCM, pirhape, hi h .d only to iuttip *l between tbe aipirintendeut and ciuooil, and also m count o! jastiee, when Indian witnessee w. re called, a jd to attend at the semi-annual distribution of the annuities which accrued to the ludiAn* from tbe eals of tbeir lauds. But a* tb* interpreter was necessarily tbe chief aasialaut of the super- lutendenl, and u powere and reepooeibili- tiae naturallj flow to the capable and the willing, it WM not long bclore be found himeelf the obief execut.ve itti-er on the Raaerve, charged with tbe duty of carrying into execution bath the laws enacted by tbe council and the regulation framed by tbe protecting Government. He became, ia fact, and wae often etyled, rax wABbKM cr Till UXHEBVB. It WM a pool higbly oongeaial to his di-po itiou, aud be Miumtd ite duties with bis a ual energy. But be bad hardly entered up in them wbeu an unexpected diffuulty arose. WM it oousisteui with tb* principle* of the Iroquois constitution thai a salaried (fficial of Ibe Colonial Government should b* a member of tne Legislative Council ? Tbe question wa* warmly discussed. Tbe oaea wa* new, and there WM no precedent to nerve for a guiie. Tbe general opinion WM unfavorable , and at length il WM under ttjod tbat at tbe next meeting of tbe council tbe new Teyoubebkon would on this ground be displaced from bis chieftainship. Bat tbe councillors had reckoned without tbeir boetee*. The chief matron, when she 1 tamed of tbe indignity, ae aba deemed il, which wae about to be inflated on her eon and tbe chief of her choice, WM greatly moved. Tn* Iroqooi* women have always been noted for tneir high epirit and tbeir turn for public aflUra. In this initawoe the matron, wbo WM BOTH TBB WIFE AND T8B HIMTE* of A CUIEf, understood or believed aha understood the principles of tbtir government better than the councillor* thi-mielvee. Tbere wae no doubt of the right of tbe great conn- duties than he renewed bis crusade against tbe law breakers with aa muob energy ae ever. The liquor vendors bad beeu outii- oieully alarmed aud cowed. Tbe timber plunderers, wbo belonged to a tamewhat higher olaee, and who aitad wit'j. the con- uivanoeof many Indian oeufednrales, were more difficult to deal witb. Against them be waged a troublesome oouteei of watch- ing, warning*, leisure* and prosecutions for several yeare, and acquired ibeir deadly hostility. In the ordinary interconree of society the chief wa* always gentle, our teoue and uuaaaumiug ; bat in deshug wita tbe oorruptere and despoilera of hi* people hie manner totally changed. HJ knew them to be men ctlerly csllooe and nuacrn- polooa, and only to be subdued by tbe strong baud and tbe terrors of tbe law. To them he wa* etero aud imperious, ai if tbe spirit and temper of twenty generations of tb* great chiefs, hie aoceetors, bad been concentrated iu his tone and manner. This deportment in " an Indian" filled the mea- sure of tbeir wratb to overflowing. At length tbeir rage bad it> outbreak. In Ootjber, 1878, the chief WM *uo>untered on a lonely road al midnight by six men, wbo f Kin ON am im BLUIIOK m, knocked him down, breaking two of bis ribs and a floger, and finally ebol him with a i*Tolveraud left him for dead. Recover- ing, however, be wa* able lo orawl bom* ; and onoe more, after a long illness, bis wonderful vitality triumphed. Hi regained bie *lrengtb, bat bie c men uti< u was irre- trievably abattered. Ha became subject to frequent attacks of neuralgia e>nd eryeipe- las, which at times incapacitated him for work. Bat in the interval, of these attacks be continued ae alert and resolute M ever iu tbe performance cf bisdntie*. Then* duties, however, no longer included the war witb lawlte? and degraded wbite men. Tbe la*t mnrderoui t .ck upon bim bad aroused afUrne of popular iudignation. All o astes.wbites and Indians alike, shared in tue sentiment aud iu tbe determination to crush tbe mieobief. Before tbie blscaof public wralb the vile oonijiraoy shrivelled at once, M if eamtan by ligbtiing. Tbe malefactors were bunted down, and expi- ated ili >ir crime either in ptiton or by flight and eelf-bauicbment. From tbat day tbe Ktuerve ha* been a* *afe and ate free from open violaliune of tb* law M any part of Cauada. While the obief wae waging the war against lawlessness wbiob wan thai al last concluded, be Lai been active in other poaitiout, p :of esMonitl and commercial, in Oiuadaauu tb United B:tes, e>re duple>y- ' lug tbe aouuieu aud eucrgy of inuir remark- ably lutelleotusvl roe. Tba oLitf WM of MU **ut by hi* people as delrgale to bring tbeir ueed*, aud oooe>- ibeir reuioneinaLOea, to tbe atten- tion of tbe Gjvemaiaol. if DOI in s>U assee euooesnfal in s>uub misiaioni, bio appearance and addriuis always secured bioi attention and reepcoi. Qaveruorc *>ad stateemen received him with courtesy aad iuterekt At Ooverameat Hoose audsver/. wbere in society be wen a welcome visiloc. At publioeuieituuoituw H1B rill Kip ^LfONIC riOOEl AMI) fAS*, eet cff By the ludiau ooatume, which oc suob oooaiion* be f ceq neatly assumed, c him centre of attraction, whiob hu qeiset dignity of mvoinsr aod a happy styM erf oonvenauon, combining good eenss with bomor, and mskde more piquant by a I foreign accent, WM weJl calculated W eu bauo*. Ai home be WM the moel |*eu*J aud kindly of men. Tbeallraotionsaf tete place) *>nd of tb* boueehold broogtat siaeijr visitor*, who >!! earn* away deluxui.d w . sh a reception in wbiob ludian bospilaitey had combined with KogUib courtesy a*d refluemeuttj make tbe gueste feel teeesv selve* plsaeaotly al borne. AnenMai toariet* wbo visited Brentford esgeci* sought su inviittioa tj Cbiefewood, aad somttiineiigava to tbe public, through the jjornoleof t .e Bjutberu aodEaaterueisiee. an aoooaut of tbeir agreeable experience* the elegant aud tasteful Indian borne IB run TKKB-XHBOWaJUUl Mm 1 II , ovsrlookuig tbe wide aod winding ri jr. tke oordiaj and di^oiiiid ouief, tb* gvntle San lisb matron, aud tba graceful and toeosn- cil to eject oae of it* members ; but Ibie, il WM well known, muet be done for a goad oause. 1 1 bad never kxlire been done except for some delinquency of tbe ejected person himself. To deprive a councillor of MI offioe, not for anything he bad done, bat for something which they feared be might do, was, ah* acutely reasoned, not ouly unprecedented, hot uijunt. Uiiog her privilege M a peeress, ebe preeented nerrelf plans for tbe benefit aud improvement of bie people. Il waa bia way to proceed rather by example than bypreoepl. A for luuate venture, into wbioh a mercantile friend had persuaded him, bad yielded a good profit aud put him in funds. Tbe Indiana on tbe Reserve had for tbe moet part lived o i tbtir eoatterad farms in tbe email log obioe wbiob bad tt placed their earlier bark-boill habitation*. A few attempts at a bttter stylo of residence bad been made ; but tbat an Indian abould compete witb the wealthy wnilee io this way wa* not expected. Tb* obief, wbo bad a natural taste and talent for architecture, erected on bie farm evfore the council at tbeir end there delivered bar next meetiagi mind. After sonodly rating tbe member* for tbeir unconstitutional and arbitrary purpose, she ended by declaring tbat it tbey deprived her sou of hi* obief tainabip fcr no misoon- dnot of hit own, she would uevjr nominate a eanciiate to fill hi* place eo long M she should live. Tbie threat tTABTLXD IB! If it were carried out, tbe Mobawka, who formed the leading nalijn of tbe confed- eracy, would lose one of tbeir tiiue repre- aenlativte in tbe council. Tbe matter wae reconsidered, and a conclusion WM finally reached wbiob eatiified all scruples. Chief George WM to retain hi* till* and hie seat iu the eon oil, bat so long M h* remained a ealaried official, a resolution of tbe o juuoil (*biob naually required a unanimous vote) should be valid wubout bis Meant. Thus j ialouKly did tbeee freeborn rone of tbe foreel guard tbe independence of their par- liament. Tbe obief, now firmly eatabliabed in hie new offioe, et about tbe measures which he bad lotg had in view for tbe benefit of bii people. Tbe firel and moet important ol tbete WM to get rid of tbe gange of white ruffi tui wbo tben bang about tbe Reserve ( irrupting aud impoverishing tbe Indians by tbe illicit sale of liquor, and by oambin- ing with tbe more ignurant among them to rob tba Reeerve of it* valuable store ol timber. It WM an evil of long atandmg, against wbiob all effort* bad hitherto seemed fruitless It remained to be seen what could be dona by au tffiaient super in leaden! and a iialoo* native warden. Oue prosecution after another, leading usually M flues aod imprisonment, wa* brought against the dealers in illicit whiekey, Al length tbey became thoroughly alarmed. Tboir Mtive and resolute pursuer must be disposed of. t*o men RNC I-NTIMD TUI cnutr BAI.KINO AI.ONI. CUE Or TUX FINEST DWBU.IKOI III TH C I NTT. A white itucoxd building, of two lofty btorieeand a epaciom aod imp Ming front, rose, elegant and stately, apuu a terraced eminence overlooking tbe Gravid River, in tbe midst of a psralike grove, in wbioh almost every variety of tba native woods wa* represented. The example proved inftoiuus. Tba traveller crossing tbe Kseerve eee* already, here and thsre, tbe new and comfortable dwelliugs of frame or briek, wbiob are gradually replacing tbe rude log tenements of former days. Toe houee, u may be added, obtained for ite pjfsaseor tb* Indian personal name by wniob | >part from hi* hereditary designa- tion lu the ooaooil) be wan beet knowu tbat of Ouwanoneyslion " He wbo uae tbe great mansion." Tbe Iroq lot* have aJ ways been an agri- cultural people. Taeir extensive planta- tion* of maize, beaoe and pnmpkintexoited tbe admiration of tbe firel explorers. Biuoe tbeir removal to Canada their industry ana ep.itude as farmers have been notable. Tb* */n*e,t market of Brantford hae for many year* been largely supplied from tb* Reeerve. To direct tbie ibdaatry into tbe beet channel*, and t j furnish it witb to* latent scientific aide, wae a moet desirable obj ot. Tb* chief took a lealone part in establiehiug au agricultural society on tb* Reservs. An older obief, wnoee influence would be useful, WM mede president, while Obief George ansumed tbe humbler bat more important duties of secretary. Tbe annual exbibi ions of tbe society, beginning on a modest aoale, now rival those of tbe neigh- boring townnbipe. Of tbe l-BOOHIM WBICB AOBICOLTCaX HIS MAPI on tbe Reserve, of late years, a ju.-'guent may be formed from a tingle fsol. A visitor, not long sgo, paesing tbrongbapart plisbed yoaug "Indian princesses" making a piotura M cb arming as U wae novel and unexpected. Tb* btallu of the cbief , never very gead since be received hii injuries, began latterly to tail peroep.ibly. Hi* final illuess, how- ever, was brief. An attack of erysipsla*, fallowirgs IOUK drive in a drenching rain, seemed at flret so slight u to cause no apprehension. Af Mr a few days, however. In malady toak an unfavorable turn. Fynoiia,or "bluoj-poitojing," eel in, aad tue pitiiint ftrsdually sank, loaing oon- soiouaneee partitlly toward tbe lael, but retaining always his kindly and cheerful manner so long as b* was oapabl* of speaking. BE 1>ISI) WITHOUT FAH. Tbe family aud Insuda wbosurroundid bis bed ware not for a time aw.r j tbal ha bad oeased to live. There ware other anxioo* watobere outside, for ttie newe of hie pre- oarion* condition had apread tbroogb the Rsaerv* and caused muen uneaeiuees. BoeV dsuly aloud, wailing ory rose, in a single note, high, prolonged and qiavermg, froen the river bank below tbe booaei. itwa* repeatod on the opposite ahor*. The w*U- kuowu signal pasttd, in the etill wiatar nigbt, from lip ta lip, from lonely cabin to ctbin. from farm to farm, lo every direc- tion, until within an hour all tb* tribe* of the BIX Mstijne on the Reserve knew that a great ebief of tbtir ouuneil away. In tbe abnrobyard of the ancient Ma- hawk Obaroh near Brantford, buUi bf Brant aud bie fsllaw -convert* a oentevjr ago, tbe remeuoa of tbis noble M .saw* obief aud Gnrialiao geotlemau restbiaide tbe gravel of bie f jrsfatben. Hie msaory will long be oberiebed by maltitudee of both tbe rsoee t > wuioh he belonged, and lor wboee oommon welfare be labored aad may b* eaid to nave died. Few have deete mor* than be aooompli*bed in hi* hoeibee sphere, in breaking down the abord and wioked pnj jdioee of raoe, and proving tbe essin lal unity and brotherhood of the human family. BUM. Oue day iu January, 1865, While one of them drew hie attention by some remark, the other suddenly struck aim on the bead from behind, with the heavy hall of a whip. He fell insensible, and a* he lay wae beaten In a moat brutal manner, resulting ID fractured bones and nternal iujaries. Hi) Mssilaate believed bim to b* oead, or at least disabled for life. After be WM brought home, be lay for five daye unootir< i >UH. A long i JnesH followed, but bis strong ooaetiintio i finally tri- umphed, He recovered, but bore till bis k tth the di-fl:uri>ment and tbe enfeebling fleets nf bis ii juries. Of the criminals one ) rl and enoaptr), tbe other nerved a term of ii 'e the of tbe Reserve, wanted lu hit niornmx'* drive five tirat ling maabinee at work, all owned aud managed by Itdian*. Ibe obief wa* a member of tb* I'roviu- cial Horticultaral Aisoeiation, and fre- quently alteuded it< meetiuge, wbere bie judicious remarks were always beard With pleaeure and respect by hii ueociatee. Uie own grounde showed a choice neleotion of fruit trees and the beet variety of iha grape. In tbit respect, aleo, bie txample ba* proved inspiring and neeful. Tb* care of tbe Mieeion Bxiiaty and tbe Government ba* provided the Rei-erva witb schools, inoluding one of ainpior stamp, the Mohawk Institute in Brantford. Ae WM to be expected, tbe ludian* were for a long time alow to perceive tbe advantages of tbeee tchoole. The t jaohing. whioh was now conducted entirely in Enghab, saemed to them anything but attractive. Buoh an education migbl enit tbe children of wnite people, bat not theirs. The obief took tbe beat pomibie method of dupjlling tbeae ideae. Ha secured for hie own obildreu two boys and two girl* tbe beet eduoation wbiob the loboolt and college* of Brant- ford and London could give. Tbi* prescient care bae speedily baen rtptid. Hie tjne have already, at an unoeually early age, gained petitions of much tiust in 1 respon- sibility, the eldeat, Ml. HKNHT UIVBBT ET WIIS8 ., keirg cssbier < f tbe New Y irk Life Insur- ance (''in.ptuy for ili" IJ trniiiii n of Censda, aud tlie yotii OMt, Mr. Allen W. Jabosou, oldiug a g Mid tnercintile eituatiou in Hamilton. Tbey are not alone in main- 'estiuft to tbeir peip'e tbe advantage* of suob a trailing. Heveral itber educated members of tbe Irtquois tribee, in various Onmlmg Uraiu ike Veileir*. A u.au In China endowed witb mnoh forethought can make eome provision f*r his own luture comfort Tbe prices! have considerately organised a bank for the spirit warld. To tbie ili i provident may remit large sum* during their lifetime, and oao draw on tbe hank M soon ae they resoa the dark country. The prioupen- odioally annonoc* their intention of remit- ting money on at certain day, aod invite ell wbo have any to depoait lo bring It, AU who feel doubtful of tbe generoeity of their next be ire accordingly eome aud buy from IbeprieettM muob M they can afford of the tinfoil paper money which U currant among the *piiitt. It ii an exoelleut iuveetment, a* for a handful brae* each, altogttber woitb about ont penny, they will receive ay eee, it., the toat-shaped Mock* cf silvery looking tinfoil, beam {a spiritual value of 130. Paper bouses, form lure and olotae* may in like manner bepar- obssed and stored beforehand in tbe happy security that neither moth nor rum eball oorrupt them, ueitber shall thieves break through aud steal. When the depositor (probably a poor ooilly or an aged beggar) nae invented bie little aavinin in this pre oiuus rubbish iu Iha eooletiaatioal beatar be delivem ii to tbe prie*l, together with a tarn of reI money ae oommieeion. For tbia tbe prleet givee a written receipt. AU tbie din le thrown Into a large boat. Il t* a framework of reeda witb bambao niMt, and ite ssile and planking are of paper. When all tbe depositor* bsva made ibeir payment*, tbe priaate walk aeverej tlraee aroand tbe boat, chanting some incantation. then aimallaneouely set fire to bolb ends. i J the ppir fabric vanUhn in a flub of dime. Tho pricets bid tbe dapoeitora ke< p tbeir certifloitia with all oare, and give tliem to some trottworthy parson to burn afttr tbeir deoeaae, wberenpoa tbe certificates will reach them safely. A n.rr-.n.kr '. Jost one mile from wbere I write, eaya a note from J. B. Warner.of Ji>neeboro,Tenn.. a bold *priog iuuaa from under a rook a*d aenda out io oonniderable a ttream thai it afiorde power f >r aa old faebioued H w mill three-fourths of* mile from the spring. Just a few rode from where I am writing li<h eight to ten inohea ia length are caught u they come up etream. Lul year I aaw a water-snake leaving the oreek witb a fUb about five Inches In length, jjl as described bv Mr. Nyeio "Fien Com million Bulletin, 1883," page 106. I killed the inskr, re<oued tbe flxh and returned it to the water, but it seemed to be too badly wounded to reoovar. Tbe snake was making way (or a place of aaftty where it aiixht devour lie prey, Tbe p -r m n r r t popula* ion of Waehiogton ii estiiuatod nt 212,OM,aud tbe tratisleul in town at 10,000.