invited a number of chiefs, who were then in the
city, to breakfast, they came to the house rather
earlier than the servants expected, accompanied by
their interpreter. However they were introduced
into the breakfast room, where a servant was en-
gaged in brightening up some of the brass work
about the fire-place, and were desired to sit down
until her master made his appearance. They had
not sat long, before one of the Indians made an
observation in his own language, which the inter-
preter was desired to put into English; but this he
objected to, alledging that what the Indian had
said was a matter of indifference, and not worth
repeating. On being closely pressed to keep back
nothing the Indians might say, as every thing from
them would be interesting, he complied, and said
that the remark which the Indian made was this:
Look, said he to his fellow Indians, at that ser-
vant, how she labours at those andirons. I dare say,
if we had come yesterday, we should have found her
at the same employment; and if we come to-
morrow morning it is ten to one but we shall still
find her at the same work. How foolish these
white people are! thus to labour and toil about
things which can answer no good purpose; cer-
tainly these white people must be fools! Thus
the Indians judge the civilized part of the world;
and what is called the civilized world, is not behind
in judging the Indians; so apt are we to judge
one another.