Alexandria Gazette

A Chief's Disgrace.

The Hamilton Spectator, of a recent date, says: Fortunately, there were not many people in the court house this morning to witness the grief and shame of George Buck, the old and respected chief of the Mohawk tribe of the Six Nations, at the conviction of his only child of horse stealing. The chief appeared deeply affected, and stood by his son in the dock as if he would fain defend him from the officers of the law. His son offered several times to speak to him, but the proud old chief maintained a dignified silence, and refused even to notice his son, although he stood close to him. He seemed to feel his position keenly, and face and eyes showed evidence of weeping. When he was put in the witness box, the judge asked him if he would disinherit, or treat his son differently on account of his crime. The chief remained silent for several seconds, he hung his head, his bosom heaved, and it was evident that in his heart, a father's affection was struggling with a father's honor for the mastery. Finally, he looked up, and with a glance full of meaning, at his son he replied: "I love my own blood." When the sentence of six months in the Central prison was passed upon the boy, the chief advanced, whispered something to his son, and then with his wife, moved slowly out of court.