The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-07-04
bonds and ties reminds some Of us OF

! anOCner, equally silly u1dl.
Years and years ago a well-born
young Frenchman left his own
country, and lived in pioneer fashion
on the western frontier of the United
States. in a small settlement called
Fort Dearborn. He traded with the
| Indians. lived maritally with squaw.
and saw spring up about him family
of low-complexioned children.
The eldest. bright, handsome boy,
was separated in infancy from his
savage mother. and sent to France,
where he was received by his fathers
| family. and educated to all the man.
ners and ideas of a wealthy Partisan.
He lived abroad till he grew to man
hood. and was as highly educated and
wonted to as dainty refinements OF
life as had he been a prince OF the
reigning house. At Il he
RETURNED TO FORT DEARBORN.
then no longer known by its original
name, where he became the leading
lion and the most perfect gentleman
of the rapidly increasing community.
! His clothes were always ordered IN
| Paris; his horses and carriages were
the most costly and elegant the State
had ever seen; his manners and his
dark beauty were the alteration Of the
| bellies and the envy of the beaux,
though all the wide country for which
the former had just become the
metropolis. He was courted by all
| who wished to draw about them the
mystic circle called society, for the
Indian-trading father had gained a
1 70 oyol Tho mother
diving had ceased to live in people
memory. Finally. this dark young
Beau Brunei married one of the bellies
of the young city, and although still
wearing Partisan clothes, and still
driving housekeeping steeds and
drinking rare. foreign wines as other
people drank water, seemed to settle
into quite a domestic and proper
young husband. A daughter was
born to him. upon whom he lavished
unlimited love. and for whom he
dreamed the most ambitious dreams.
Yet it was noticed that with every
returning springtime the young
husband and father became strangely
reckless and distracted. He took Tor
weeks no interest in his usual pursuits
and absented himself for days and
nights from his family. 1t was known
that he spent these days and nights
somewhere away from the town al
though it WAS not known till long
afterwards that he spent them in
AIMLEs> MOODY ROAMING OVER THE
OPEN PRAIRIE.
For four or five years this ineXplica-
. !. IL. v.occaccnH h / q a
counted for it to nobody, and became
enraged il questioned concerning 1t.
Then one spring day when the prairie
stretched away into a sea of golden
mystery and hither and thither were
almost one. He disappeared entirely
leaving s young wife. and his many
friends tormented with the strange
ness Of his taking off. He remained
away II year. Then he returned
came again to his family and friends
rs if he had not left them for a day
gave no explanation of his conduct
and for another year until another
spring time. lived as sober and com
monplace life as any rich young
benedict in town. But with the next
spring came
THE SAME DISAPPEARANCE. WITH
RETURN TWO YEARS LATER.
This time he remained with his fam
liz only few weeks. and the strange
restlessness and moodiness never
left him while he remained. After
his next disappearance he never re
turned. and nothing was heard of hin
for years Then. after many years
L., H., Il Nl,te,
divorce and married a prominent busI
ness man of the city. he was heard o
from far beyond the western rivers
living with his mothers tribe No
madic savage life. and in blanket
feathers and war paint, declaring him
: self happier than he had ever been ii
Partisan broadcloth and gloves of tn
most exquisite fit. The daughte
took her stepfather shame and. grow
,, to womanhood. married and then dl
vorced husband. whose name is s.
, common in that western city. that /
might be like smith. Jones, or Brown
without affecting its dignity in TIL
: least.
Some years ago, certain tribes o
western Indians sent deprtation t
: urge ttleiF WRONGS upon tue bitts
! Father at " ashington. Their leade
and spokesman WAS chosen because o
: his superior and commanding INTEL
= gence. and because of his perfect CON
: mand of the languag in which til
Great Father clothes his ideal.
THIS INDIAN LEADER.
who had been educated in France
/. passed through the western town. no
grown to be a famous and populor
!. city. and during his stay herein sougf
: out his daughter. She refused TO sc
= him. and it is said FOR better reaso
+. than anger for his desertioa OF he
mother. whom. by the way. he Ia
: left with all his fortune For. ever
" spring. when the warm earth
: pierced through and through wit
;, sharp young blades Of freshest gras
: and the golden mists sweep low iii
= dreams upon the wide prairies. sh
too. is pos sessed of a strange unrest.
yearning. and pain. that she won
+ die rather than confess. Then ST
struggles with the awakened natul
II within her. and would flee her faith,
as she would flee pestilenee. lest st
- follow him.
VI MARGARET RRETA