The Republican journal., 1872-04-11
Savage Matrimony.


SAVAGE Matrimony.
remarkable instance of the ettocb.
ment of a forest maid 70 q wb;te msn i
worthy of relation. An army offiner h., 4
a very fine horse. of which he was very
tond and far which q nettv Crow chi,,f
took fancy. The Crow offered the Oil
Ger twice the value of He animal Inn
having use for him the officer ,,nnId moi
sell. As a last resort. the Indian said
INV sister is the most beau1i,ul oirl III nh
tribe, and | will give Won her ana one
hundred beaver skins (2I5m for vour
horse The officer srrIlr, with tho
novelty of the offer and tearino. tb4 Tndt-
an would steal his horse if he did MOI sell
him. accepted The Girl was with q dis
tant portion of her tribe. Ana lhe chief 81
once set out to find her. In tvo week, n
returned accompanied by y taU we'll
for.ued Young womaL. whom he Introduced
10 the officer As His sister The horse wa,
delivered and the chief bid the Girl re-
main with her proper owner but bv =
special ARRANGEMENT She was allowed "a
depart with her brother. the officer SAVING
he would call for her by-and.nv n. M
doubt THOUGHT he had done = ,neritorious
act and pra1ihed the girl butthe spnueI tn
the affair proved otherwise.
In a few DAYS the chief called 10 deliver
the beaver kius4nd say that his sis-a,..gr.s
anxious TO see her future husband N,
please her. and at the same time Ia qn,l-
ooiZe for his seeming NEGLECT the officer
bought at the sutler's store 4 .arCe oIan.
titv Of beads and several yar5. II .nnaw
cloth and red flannel. and seut. Them tn tha
Indian girl bv her brother So nlp,ssd
was she by these presents that She sent a
special runner 10 the fort IA thank ha. f..
ture lord for his kind thought of her The
officer now fancled that he was rid Of her
and had DISCHARGED all obligations M.
could possibly have upon bin Imagine
then his surprise a few eyeninos afior-
ward. when he was ridjno near the INDIAN
camp, a fine. tall glrl. dressed In s. rnh4
ornamented with profuSion Of rod hIn.
and black beads. Suddenly appear45 j., I'M.
road in front of his horse and halte5 lii,
Addressing the officer. she said ,For
many DAYS have waited for Won Int von
have not come for me Acc1rdinrr 10 No
laws of our tribe am vopr VIII IN +
have no husband Nv hro.har LIN. r,o
the white man has laws Of bis own. AMI
that when YOU are pleased YOU VIII send
for me; but the votlug women Iaugh AZ
me and say YOU think am defarned or
no longer a maid See, She said. sud1au-
ly removing her robe and drawjno II
around her loins. ''thev have lied an,
not deformed, and nv brother and onr
whole tribe can testify that | am a maid :
The sight which greeted his eyes was
not a modest one, but The enid Of tb.
forest seemed all unconsciou, Of bcr
shame As she stood there, her beaD-y
glowing IN the rays OF The setting sun, he
thought he had never seen more perfect
picture OF female loneliness. Her bosom
heavlng with excitement, her eyes shining
Ike diamonds, the mock pearls around
her neck and bead-bands on her wrists
and rounded arms made her seem a saw
age Nenus, as with unblushing etfr0nterv
she exposed her voluptuOus figure to the
eyes OF man. Poor child of nature she
knew no harm. and driven to madness by
the taunts Of her companions, who told
her her future husband believed her de
formed, took this extraordinary method
of convincing him that she was a pertect
woman
Quickly throwing the robe over her
shoulders, she darted into the woods. and
a moment afterward he saw her black
tresses cleaning among the trees As she
FASTENED to the village. PERHAPS she az
pected her husband to follow her and
claim her as his bride, as is often done
among Indians, who have 10 catch Nor
wives after MARRIAGE. but II so she was
doomed to disappointment. for he gallon.
ed back to the tort deeply perpleYed IF
the trouble he had got himself into
Tn q few dave tho obiof oo1Iaa -
officer ~ lea~a he ;,taot;o r'''Iou on ,ne
sister The chief said 49, b;s I+ .o"a'u MS
dnct had hronrh, d;srro,a - I0,i-
army and he nreraJ7 +aa 4fior '1!o "ioie
his bride or Owe so,oa ea+;sfa,,. " ei'iiii
nlanation n 5;s daIa,- i, 1850 o'ois eA-
nortant Tho ofs;cor saia j. 800 ~ ii'i-
Tho rnIas If No "o' a2dluSt
wivas and bo co,ld ~, 10y. ~ nave lh@lah
On fna OIL oorn ~ .lilnA 9 1 ilakl"g
nart NJ rho orfr,,,, Got'd ~ me lHtter
ironrosO no 800 ilir"o Gl9 no' particularly
unrn daliuer;no 10 " lr;r, ''.iu ne INSISTED
ownar sar;ng ~ off ~ - her proper
he pleased with her atterward F'o, 10y a.
a d;rnro $1,000 u';io i'e ~ "i,ei "aIo. Even as
honor in bor tr;ho b,'t 0Glu nave some
Stains Che could pa,t 2uu ~ ner present
given in maria 90 10 INV o rnaliy hof De
An old frontie7sm ~ a Wb on r,e el'e,
to. finally solved the n .lo - apPeaied
that under the rnles Of a tbe Il oeclarlng
Ger conld himself Soll th ,a' ;li ~ Tue ON
he might wish. as indian WV wiye az ANY one
the oiri and tho otiaor as Wy loho OF
~ tsto hi, Iad;ou ~ Appeared 70 MN
~ 80, mn. VIC oh MS hands