Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-05-27

the young lady. The only friend the yolrg
couple had In their love affair was the gir.s
mother, Mrs. Gould, who finding her daughters
affections were fixed on her Indian lover,
gave her Ountenance to their engagement.
After crosses enough TO make mp the staple OF
q three volume novel they were married; the
wife left home and home comforts TO follow her
husband to his wigwam; and unpromising as
the prospect might seem, the union was happy
one. John Ridge, too, had his love affair while
at school, and married Miss Northrup, OF Con
necticut, an accomplished and beautiful girl.
John Ross, the late chief Of the Cherosees,
married a Miss Stapler, Philadelphia On sker-
ess; and the second wife Of Lewis Downing.
who succeeded Ross as chief, was a Miss Eyre.
a Philadelphia lady Of wealth and high social
position, who, full of enthusiasm for the noble
red man. voluntarily abandoned civaized life
to seek home amongst the CEerokees, and on
the death Of Downings wife she married him
children.
OF the six children born from the arm age OF
Elias Boudinot to Harriet Gould, two are now
living-William Penn BOudinot, who publishes
the Cherokee Advocate, at Talequa, the head
not, who, as above stated, heads the movement
OF progress amongst the Indians. The Adro-
cate is printed partly in the Cherokee alphabet,
invented By George SuesssmSsga.yas, and which
also started the Advocate first in Georgia.
Elias @. Boudinot was educated at Burr Semi
nary, Vermont. Afterwards studied law In Ar
kansas, and took q leading practice at the
United States courts at Van Buren, in that
state. OF late years he has practced in the
United States courts at Washington, and it has
country on account Of the enmity invoked
against him because OF his progressive doc
uines.
INDIAN SECRET SOCIETY.
The Cherokees have closely organized secret
society called Keetoo,cah, but which out
siders style 50 The Pins" from the fact that the
members at first wore pin Of peculiar shape i'm
the front Of their hunting shirts. This society,
it is alleged, has DANTE" feature, under
which II assumes to pass upon human life
obnoxious to the order. In voting upon the life
of victim, the district councils first take
action, and this has to be indorsed BY a two
thirds vote Of the supreme council. A COM
mittee to execute the sentence is then appointed
BoudinOt (E. CO. who is of our party, has been
warned that his death has been decreed by
:" The Pins" and dispatch was sent to him up
the road from Vinita by friend, advising him
to turn back, as a committee" OF the Keetoo,oah
were looking for him. consequently there was a
little ripple OF excitement when the stoppage
was made at that point and various squads OF
Indans-full-bloods and others-were seen
about the station waiting for the arrival OF the
men Of manhood, with a noble head and cour-
age0us eye, stepped out upon the platform, and
was surrounded by his personal friends who
seemed to be tolerably well armed, according
to the custom OF the country, and il was evident
that If there was any knitting or shooting to be
done, IL would not be confined to one side
Nothing occurred, however, of a belligerent
nature. Among the Indians met here were
several full-blOOds, and these all expressed hos
tiiity to railroads The following is the tenor OF
conversation:
g,ess a do you object to railroads
Red Non.,we don't want them. Some may
like them, but we don't.
Congressman you get better prices for
a
Red Mdn.-No; we got better prices before the
railroad was built. Produce is brought in on
the road cheaper than we can raise it.
CoRgressmaa.-How is that? You nav no
taxes, have nothing to pay for the land which
seems to be wonderfully rich; and you are right
on the ground How is it that the people of
and ten per cent. on their investment as we'll as
transportation charges, can send in their pro-
duce and underseI you?
Red Mdn.-We don't like to work in the same
way the white man does; and our law does not
allow US to hire white men to work for us. Be
fore the railroads we could sell all we raised at
good prices 70 the travellers passing between
Kansas and Texas. We could sell corn then for
- bushel, now it only brings so cents. We
could sell prairie hay then for a cent a pound
now it doesn't pay for cutting. This is what
the railroad has done for us.
--t vINfTA,
(named for Winnie Ream, the sculptures, by
some Of her admirers i'm her native west,) Is At
the junction of the Atlantic and Pacific rail-
road, and the Missouri, Kansas and Tex as road,
and promises to be point Of no little import
ance when the Indian country Is opened up Tor
settlement At present, with the restrictions
upon white occupancy, Except Of whites who
have married Indian wives, and are thus held
to be Indians,) Ii now consists OF Q station
house, store house, and two or three small
buildings. Standing upon q noble swell Of
ground, skirted by water-courses, fringed with
timber, q fine view of perhaps forty miles i'm
very much that Of English park scenery in the
appearance Of rich green lawns, dotted with
clumps Of trees Of Q deeper green. In fact. all
through the Indian territory there has been a
general expression Of wonder and delight at the
beauty and richness of the country. n.