Connecticut western news., 1881-01-26
AN INDIAN SOCIETY scANk.sL.

been tried at the Rosebud Agency gives
 rise to some considerations which will
 deeply interest metaphysicians and other persons who make the acts and lms of
 mankind their study. The ssa an has
 always been remarkable for the laxity of his ideas as regard aae,ins ct st,ssu,a.
 To his peccant frame hls neighbours
 blanket was as warm and comfortable
 as his own. When he sat down to a
 friendly game of poker he took every
 opportunity to appropris5e ths chips
 of any careless player But ke drew
 the Hne ct his, neie 1bor's wiss. She
 was as sacred as tl5e cigar from whiol, this friend had bitter the end, and fl he
 happened to feel any desire to possess her he entered into friendly trade,
 swapping of hlhnket or | pssma of
 meal for the object of his affection. But
 since the Introduction of bad whisky
 and volume of Goethe's ElectiUe
 4 A6ieSties among the noble red men,
 there has been 8 change in their moral
 ideas. They began to perplex their
 minds with the abstruse problems which
 civilization suggested to them. How
 ever, no great scandal occurred until
 lately, and although there have been
 whispers relating to the foolish conduct
 of Mrs. Grey Horse with MT. Yellow
 Dog, no charge has ever been brought
 before the courts until now.
 It appeared from the evidence in this
 interesting case that MT. Stranger
 Horse had, somewhat selfshly, only
 married one squaw. She was obliged
 to perform all the menial as we'll as out door work of his mansion, as |" hired help". is unknown on the Rosebud.
 MT. Stranger Horse was of an indolent nature, and the counsel for the defence
 insisted with great force that he had by his own acts conduced to the lamenta-
 ble occurrence and should therefore be
 considered out of court. MT. and Mrs.
 Stranger Horse, being of high rank,
 were constant guests at the Indian
 White House, where Spotted Tail and
 wife dispensed an elegant and plenteous
 hospitality. There, bravest among the
 brave. was MT. Spotted Tail, Jr., who
 was naturally much attracted by the fine figure and charming manners of Mrs. Stranger Horse. As they circled in the lascivious waltz or threaded the mazy steps of the labyrinthine lancers, sly pressures of the hand and bright glances of the eye would have awakened the suspicious of more careful hus-
 band. But truth to tell, Stranger
 Horse was usually at the 6u6et or in the card room, where he .begu1led the hours with ecarte and the choicest brands of champagne and Havana cigars, until his wife was ready to dance her gdlop Jinale. Meantime, there were shakings of heads and waggings of tongues among the gossips, and every one said that they were not bit surprised when it was rumored that Spotted Tail, Jr. and Mrs. Stranger Horse had eloped' to- gether, taking advantage of MT. Stranger Horses absence upon hunting party.
 When the wronged husband returned home, loaded with the spells of the chase, thinking of what an excellent haunch of venison he would have for supper, he found the fire out in the kitchen range and Mrs. Stranger Horse absent. The thought flashed through his brain like lightning that he was be- trayed, and only hesitating for mo- ment to return to his rife the cartridges which his wife always insisted upon his drawing before he, entered the home stead, he set forth in pursuit of Mrs. Stranger Horse. He had not far to seek, for he had scarcely crossed the threshold ere an old busybody remarked, /" Is it Mollie ye're looking for !? Shure she's gone up. Main Strate in young Spotty's bran new Brewster wagon p The maddened husband at first thought he would beard the seducer in hls den and wreak summary vengeance upon him, but, as he hAstened along, his eye was caught by the shingle of his family solicitor. He hesitated for a moment, then entered, and, before he left, an action for crim. con-, with exemplary damages, was begun against Spotted Tail, Jr. s t5
 When the case came on for trial the correspondent was seen to be very nerv- ous while upon the witness stand and under severe cross ss-examination. It that he had attempted to drown his remorse by excessive drinking and by reading the Bible. Unfortunately, his education was somewhat faulty and he had been unable to master anything except the story of Adam and Eve. This narrative had made deep impression on his repentant spirit, and when he was asked how he could have acted so base ly, he stammeringly replied: :" The woman did tempt me and I did eat. !" There was not dry eye in Court as the youth made this touching con- fession, and not sound was heard ex- cept the sobs of the guilty wife and her injured spouse. As soon as the latter had recovered his equanimity he dried his eyes with 8 corner of his blanket, and said that he would take Mrs. Stran- ger Horse home with shim and fSrgive everything, provided that Spotted Tail, IT,, made some financial arrangement to appease his wounded honor. After good deal of huckstering it was agreed that the damages should consist of sev- eral articles of value, among which the most valuable was ci-deva,st car-horse from New York, much prized among the bloods on the Rosebud for his habit of stopping short whenever bell was rung. In this way one of the most seri-