The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1851-09-25
ROMANCE and Reality.


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Romance and Reality.
The following interesting narrative IS from
. New York PAPER. The Indian alluded to,
according to the Delta, is half-blood negro,
Fho, under the name of Carey, was noted in
New Orleans as a musician. Heweat nortaj
and gave a concert in Philadelp hia under
deception, which, being discovered, he disap
peared,
The n. o, Courier says Of It: When the
editor of this paper was student in the law
Office Of Gen. Quitman, at Natchez, Mingo
Okah Tubbee was his boot-black and Grand
boy. fashionable mulatto, borni Match
ez, his name being Warner Carey. His broth.
er Bob, a popular barber, still lives there, and
his sister Kitty was the beauty and belleOf
her class. Warner picked up his lingo from
the Choctaws who, in those days, traded at
Natchez. lie has much musical talent, and
was the ffer Of the Natchez Fencibles-a
gallant corps, still in existence, and whose
members have left their bones on every bat
tle-fcld in Texas, Mexico and Cuba"
There is some consolation left, Mrs. Tubbee
will now have time to repent Musical IN
dams, as well as foreign Dons and Counts,
should be asked for certificates Of character
before they arc fallen in love with.
Oar village has been in state Of ferment
for q few days past, IN consequence Of 4 re-
cent a1tir OF love, romance and natrinony,
the prominent actor, or rather actress, IN
which, IS not unknown in this vicinity
/ We have not room for 4 detailed history Of
the matter, but give the prominent facts IS
they were related to Us by an eye and car Wit
ness.
DR.. Okah Tubbec. chief in tie Chocta1
nation of Indians, in Arkansas, IS distin-
! guished performer on the flute, and has been
giving musical entertainments in this SECTION
of country for some time past. He is thoE-
ioughly educated, is the master Of seventeen
different languages, and plays on ever chs
! hundred different instruments. A few Gays
/ since q lady of respectable connexions resi-
J, Ding in this place stepped on board the PACK
ct, at this village, with the intentiol Of
7isi.ii friends Ia &c he cz.
nal.
Ga entering the cabin she met DR.. Tubbee,
whom she had heard of but had never befoTa
seen. Fond of music, and having heard Of
the ChoctaW' remarkable performances on
the flute, she ventured to ask him to play.
, The Indian complied, and the lady was charm
ed with his music. She conversed with him,
: and was moro delighted with the music Of
: his voice than the silver notes of his famous
flute The boat arrived at the point where
sie was to meet her friends, but sic corclu-
ded not to leave; and, before their meeting
had been prolonged to SINGLE hour, their
' mutual esteem had Tipened with such amazing
: rapidly, that the lady now fully given over
: to the fates, declared, in the most passionate
language, thatshe loved the chief With uneon-
j. Iquerable fondness, and gave proof Ct heT Sin.
r ceiity in a food Of tears.
1 The Indian, in return, fell upon lis knoes
: and assured the trembling girl that her love
E was reciprocated. He told her that 7 years
e ago that very day he had q dream, in which
9 he saw beautiful woman who was presented
= to him as his wife. Since then he had been
T wandering up and down the earth II search
e of her, bat to no purpose, until this pToTidea-
It Htial meeting had brought him face to faco With
it the identical image which he had seen ia his
!, dream.
e At5Iiddlcport the parties ezeaaa ze5 cards;
e and the enamored woman left the bost 90
a make suitable preparations to follow her taF.
Y ny la4erto NIAGARA Falls onthe following day.
it st the Falls they again met, when the cla:-
rimonial alliance was fully completed, and il
Y the presence of tue laundering waterfall seal
; I'd With a kiss. it was agreed that tie cere-
oftmony should take place on the bank of the
s river, under the blue arch of Heaven, ana il
n the majestic presence Of the great cataract
n Friends were invited and clergyman secured
to and atthe appointed tiinet1e nasr.monis
I'd group we're standing on the bTinlsof the gres
&c precipiee, on grassy prominence near thf
ert American kali, waiting tho arrival Ct ii.
IS man Of God to ofieiate IN uniting the ts7Tn,
NJ chief with bis fair betrothed IN tue ilel bond
a Of Eedleck. After much delay be made IS
al appearance clad IN the robes Of his sacred CT
PC ice. 1imi1ly be approached the conraay
IN gazed wildly at the swarthY Chocta@5 cast
n hastY dance Of the fair woman with . brida
Az wreath, peepad cautiously over she prec;picc
al. - 9i-5
M out Under the circumstances be dared 70
"a marry them.
at lie tried 70 persuade tic matrimonial csa
dc slidasas 70 postpone their marriage for a =
90 days until hey had consulted friends; bfls
8 no purpose 8 eleFgynllaof better pirc
vas eIeRleyed who protested sorthrIsh nth
nleRIa ceremonies pr les lsere MS
S. risd and the priest received Tor his series
s. twenty dollars ii gald ssosn she bard q s.
elz fair BRIDE
81 Al1s luhbse rssarned 8 CTR li1ee ID
~ day succeeding taat ii her marriage. and r,
s. maine bara until "Wednesday, Rslan. Sc Ia
5 her husband for Rochester De. Oh
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INN Europe IA a fss days
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ng ea 5oKE be Adrian u hiese
sfit Is rospgn 5le tog the following
led a tall keen-eyed country nan sseppo3 81
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lng fiag le progress q the kailFod
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