The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-01-08

w0oing gov Saeoeeg inc iauy, W
makes ap6licatfon to her mother, and At
a cAa6Ail the price is fixed upon. II the
girl specially pretty, her mother will
denhda gun, two horses and q lot OF
prosi rs, blankets and cloth. A gun
isH at $50, a horse at 800, and he
mus, arnish material to bring the
smJ u1kfnm 600 70 sl5O. Then
he tdS 1t Ne dame down, and II
he Ec8ax1e Knows there is some res-
son br IL A sktg2 i not he I'M
den u laaG Ne As making a good
choM.SThe e6drtskip Is left entirely to
the mother. She communicates the in.
telliseace to tho bride ELECT, who duti-'
fully Sets upon preparing the lodge for
the pyptak., Relatives and friends con-
gre4Se td1l D circle, pound adrum and
hayek &s4, ahtfle conclusion OF which
the man and girl stand up. A blanket
is thrown over their heads, under which
they exchange, Vows of fidelity, after
wh;chf6S = sisar bnsss thsm and the
cerelnSly 81 complete But it fares
badly with man who plentifully stocks
his wedding lodge. His wife will give
away everything he gives her, and stores
intended to last month will disappear |
in an hour. He, if he be cautious, will
give her barely enough to eat until ne
teaches econoMy, s "a lesson which once
thoroughly learned she never forgets.
For soma latte time, after the wedding
the newly-made relatives haunt the
happy aeage, sdsnpsdmg that they be
feas.ed md scArM bf. Woe unto him
who accedes in the slightest. A firm
refusal, well perseyered in, is all that
will save him life of misery.
Ia.NstArn Montana and up through
the northwest territory, on the Domin-
ION side. j{A.VbAlal ahtiOp Of people who
have sprung from such alliances. In the
early day. the'Frendh explorers who set
tied down had their two dusky wives
unto III INCHES end liyed and died in =
pientitudeE Of home scpmforts: Their
offspring fAAsk Of thAmercariA dispoa
sition Of their fathers and the gregari-
GUS nature of their mothers. They live
,tosst7ier ahd hiatry And intermarty and
though they have No notion Of civilized
life, they are far sbgve the Indians ip
their habits and customs. - They speak
French, a little English aud all the Indian
dialects, isy foqqes7sss ,s ha \.
families They are the best plainsmeIy
on the prairies, and in a fight vii
soundly whip any Indian bandthat doe
not outnumber them. The dread ii
which they are held by their more say
agantishbors ttey have honestly earned
for, while they arc, not more brave il
warfare than the Indian, they are NOR
skilitul and crafty. Approximately j. til
ugliness OF the men and the rare beaut
Of some of the women, I'm cplorj the
are light to dark brown, with blac
eyesNsnd straight mir The complexio
Of the women is soft, fairer than that (
the men, and the features are more re!
ul,c and the expression pleasan
ill.,. th4avlsi,a a sY)f in Ivy carts s a,
living in tents. they have
education, but in their nlires and bea
ing are cordial and courteous, and ID
strapgeuon the prairie are hospitable a.
geneeousi They wilt brave any dang
to see . horse,race, and are invatera
gamblers. As hunters they have Il
equal, aud. consequently are thorough
hated, for where they are there is I
game for others. fai,'l ss. go. Ia,
The progeny Of the agency "squs
man." on the contrary, takes but liz
afte> bis mQshet. IA hslf,breed, j
nun 'Hs41T9Elfs aH4 = e ssqte 21s
the com panionship of the whites. NJ
to his kind he hates an Indian, and
' .ssSs. ';HB'3Ink sa|s r. &c ss,sF
Idle, worthless, vagabond, spurned by t
savages aid only tolerated by the pa
faces. 0Vh04 he'll 9eschef6'
and un "A S ,yt se Pie :. Of
who may have been true as steel. T
a%s,33,ll|9HlRtREaSf i ,Is:sa e & I
casional exceptional case turns up
make the deficiencies of the rest {
more conspicuous. Whether these Z
fortuHN EM4tlhg trace their htu'
to some peculiar condition founded
the mixture, or whether the Indian g
or the white man has degenerat
since the day 1t French settler and ca
prairie m.iden, is q matter OF sew,
=specu!stipns Ii ,xYllit,1fay II
According to prairie law, It is disr,
'utable in white man to abandon
dusky wife pntil shs, has grown top
to work for him. Then he may &c
her back 70 her tribe i be, 90 elect.
may not d6seft The husband for 4notl
white man, but she may leave him
an IadiauqsAo,Vnt8 to psrpyah9, p
.vided she have 10 chldrsn. II . SOU
desires to abandon her husband,
IRilsan Of hek aci6ice must pay back
price originally paid to her mother.
may aba.aH, ,ptos title, and it is
sucn payment that the divorce is I
1ecied. She thea becomes . sir
n II