Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-03-14
A SINGULAR ROMANCE.

A remarkable instance of the attach
ment of a forest maid to a white man is
worthy of relation /: An army officer had
a very fine horse. Of which he was very
fond. and for which petty Grow chief
took fancy The Grow offered the Off
Ger twice the value of the animal, but,
having use for him. the officer would not
sell. As last resort, the Indian said !:
my sister is the most beautiful girl Of
her tribe. and will give you her and one
hundred beaver skins (S15O for your
horse" The officer. struck with the nov
city Of the offer, and fearing the Indian
would steal his horse IL he did not sell
him. accepted. The girl was with dis
tant portion Of her tribe. and the chief at
once set out to find her In two weeks
he returned, accompanied by tall, we'll
formed young woman, whom he intro
duced to the officer as his sister. The
horse was delivered. and the chief bid the
girl remain with her proper owner, but BY
. special arrangement she was allowed 10
depart with her brother, the officer saying he
would call for her by-and-by He no doub,
thought he had done meritorious act and
gratiicd the girl. but the sequel to the at.
fair proved otherwise.
In a few days the chief called to deliv.
er the beaver skins and say that his sister
Twas anxious to see her future husband. y
To please her, and at the same time apol-
fogize for his seeming neglect, the officer
bought at the suffers store large guam.
tity Of beads aud several yards Of squau
cloth and red flannel, and sent them to the
Indian girl by her brother. So pleased
was she by these presents that she sent a
special runner to the fort to thank her fu.
ture lord for his kind thought Of her
The officer now fancied he was rid Of her
and had discharged all obligations she
could possibly have upon him. Imagine
then his surprise few evenings afterward
when he was riding near the Indian camp
a fine, tall girl, dressed in a robe orna
meuted with profusion of red. blue ant
black beads, suddenly appeared in the roat
in front Of his horse. aud halted him
Addressing the officer, she said: "Fo'
many days l have waited for you, but 70,
have not come for me. According to III,
laws Of our tribe I am your wife, but
have no husband. My brother tells M
the white man has laws Of his own, an,
that when you are pleased you win sent
for me; but the young women Of the vii
lage laugh at me and say you think I IN
defcrmed or no longer maid. See" sh
said. suddenly removing her robe an,
drawing it around her loins. .'they bav
lied l am not deiormed, aud my broth
sr and our whole tribe can testify that
am q maid" ..--t-
The sight which greeted his eyes wa
no, modes; one, bat the child Of the for
est seemed all UNCONSCIOUS Of her shame
As she stood there. her beauty glowing i
the rays Of the setting sun, he thonght d
had never seen more perfect picture 1
female loneliness. Her bosom .heaviu
With excitement, her eyes shining ik
diamonds. the mock pearl around her nee
and bead-bands on Der wrists and round
ed arms made her seem . savage -yenu.
IS With unblushing efron,efy she expose
her voluptuons 6gure TO the eyes Of a mar
Poor child Of nature she knew no haru
and driven 10 madness By the taun,s Of he
comrsniols. who told her her future hn.
band believed her defos,ncd, took hi. Z J