The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-08-18
SAVAGE LOVERS.
4 Romantic Indian wedding cefenor
? From the New York Telegram.

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A Romantic Indian wedding Ceremony,
From the New York Telegram. .5s
Alderney park was yesterday the
scene of wedding. Not the kind of
wedding one reads of in novels, but
of the description that takes place in
the wigwam of the noble red menp
of the celebrated Lo family, whose
houses are supposed to be somewhere
near the setting sun. A lodge of tee
totallers went to the above named
park for days fun, and were accom-
panied by a mock tribe of Indians
yclept the Manhattan" These latter
were also favored by the company of
some genuine Indians, and among
them were two of ahnorous iinciina-
tions who were bent on showing the
pale-faces how to "get splieed" -ac-
cording to aboriginal notions. The
brave belongs to the Iroduois tribe
and is named Blouw. The cEild of
the forest whom said brave was brave
enough to marry was ndmed Serik
Kalsilsavowkwsa, which, it is said,
took four people to spell, each COM
mencing where the other left off, when
exhausted. The name, of this lovely
creature, when translated, means the
* maid with the merry eye" which
name is said to be decidedly aPpro-
pirate inasmuch as her twinklersa are
said to rival thestars in %a-twinkliRg.' ?
The marriage ceremony was begun
BY the performance Of the courting
dance. The bride and groom remained
| in tent-probably discontent-while
some braves beat number of drums
in another tent. This drum head
court-martial seemed very trying to
the waiting couple, for they soon be-
came drummed out and d after the
bride had made the groom a wedding
present, and the marriage settlement
had all been arranged, three warriors,
who had been witnesses, came out OF
the tent, spread a blanket, around
which the whole tribe walked, singing
again the ceurting song,iui tssq3
The young couple then came out oi
the tent and sat back to back on ths
blanket, and nudged each other with
their elbows, as a sort of accenlpani-
ment to thecrude chant of the tribe
which danced and capered around
them in a ridiculously solemn mannel
occasionally grinningI through theil
red paint like playfulIpoleeats. ID Th'
happy pair seemed to be a little SHY
and felt relieved when this. courtins
business was ended After the sons
and dance were finished, ,ithey repairet
again to the tent to prepare for tn
wedding, and then a.97cefemony of /
secret nature was performed in pres
ence of the, three warriorss.E1Khen al
was ready the head chief opened th
door Of the tent, and in a solemn
imposing manner headed the process
ion to the blanket which served as a
altar. The tribe then walked aroun,
! again and sang marriage song sig
/ nifying that both were glad to- ge
{ married, as one. had now somebod
, to care for him and the other.Was sur
! of being. supported. The bridegroom
) appeared, followed by the bride, o
e the ending Of the song, and botl
f.: standing side by side, faced the trib'
The prince of the Iroquois tribe the
|. stepped. before them, and..in q formuI
r much resembling that of the whit
e asked the bridegroom if he took tt
q woman to be his welded wife, IL
i prince then put a similar question
d the bride, and both gave the. affirm
4 tive, answer e hon hon. He had o
it dered them to join hands; aud duriI
e the questioning waved his tomahaW
e over their clasped hands; When Il
:, bride answered !" hon hon. he Isepar'
o ted them with the tomahawk and Il
I triheIthen took another walk afoun
o after which the prince called i
n bridegroom and ordered him to. Ii
l. the bride. This completed the Ger
l. mony, and the hewly-Inarried pa
W then walked around with the rest
fe the tribe until they came to the do
fe of, the tent, into which they both Q
tered. After the knot was tied t
ne tribe gave the green corn and, raft
zel snake dances, which. resemble q col
10 binationfof, the laHcers, AN Irish j
d. and a. plantation ibreak-do wn. Il II
or. excursionists enjoyed themselves e
i'd ceedingly under the able manageme
,ir of the YaEioAs comRitteess who h
ur made the best p6ssiblBI preparation
d; and in the evening, after the arrival
I'd the harges in this city, two fu1l7blot
20 ed Indians Of the Bepeekal tribe,
a. siding on reservation insthe Westt
"a part of this state, were initiated in
cir the Manhattan tribe. I ,;Ii, 'i,'Ssi',i' -: s a
ill, .1si HOW TO TREAT sLANDER.l
'r- We enee heard q story told OF I
~ men who started together one mo-
lp- ing fora whole days journey. o I'll
pie soonabecame separated, the one rea
~ cd his destination before the sun
On sunk behind the, yestenn hills, bwh
he made himself comfortable at
inn. His only trouble was conc
ing for his laggard companion. He
rel sure some evil must have befal
in him. "a. stod -,;,;,5,,, /.
TX Long after dark his fellow comp
ith ion arrived When asked the ga
.ncs ~ b;s dolox, ha rnnlind,