The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-15
JEALOUS zUNI WOMEN.
The Beauties of Washington seriously
Disturbing Their Peace OF Mind.
That the society and influences Of this

DlstuFulnS lHclf lcaCt OF Mihu.
That the society and influences OF thi:
brilliant capital have proved enticing and
bewildering 10 more than one man whost
affections had not wandered beyond his
own heartnstone before visiting Washington
is well-known fact, but it's effects have
lately been felt in remote quarter, which
might have been suppose TO be exempt from
all outside influence, and especially from The
destinations OF Washington's society and It's
ladies. 1t is even rumored that divorce,
or its equivalent, in the customs Of the peo-
pie of the most ancient race on our CONT
nent, may occur in high life among the
Iuni Indians in consequence OF the visit the
chief men OF the tribe paid to Washington
last spring.
Those who have read "Gulliyer's Tray
els have seen nothing therein more iu-
credible than the Zuni Indians have found
the stories told by the aged Pedro Pine and
others OF their tribe who visited Washington
last spring. When Mr.. Steven
son, of the bureau Of ethnology,
and his wife, his inestimable,
helpmeet IN his researches, visited Zuni in
the early autumn they did ~ see Pedro,
who, in spite OF his nearly iOurscore and
ten years, was out of the town at work on
his farm. They, however, hearcsthose who
had stayed at home saying that Pedro had
talked necessarily since he came back and
had told many les" He had told them OF
the wator he mad seen run in the bath
rooms, and the gas and of the fine things
in the Washington houses, and they would
not believe word OF it all
Worse than all, he hsd told the Zuni
women that the plainest white woman he
saw in Washington was handsOiner than
the prettest Huni woman. This naturally
aroused their indignation, which they ex-
pressed freely TO Mrs. Stevenson, asking
her II II could be true. The vile of Pedros
son, THE governor" is passionately in love
with her husband, ard anxi0&ly asked
Mrs. Stevenson If he fell in love with any
Washington ladies, as his father said they
were so beautiful.
The handsome young Moqui, who had
quite career as "masher" in Washing
ton, and thosght he had undoubtedly won
the heart OF certain young girl whom he
calls Meenie-Minnie being her name-is
married man, and besought Mrs. Stevenson
TO be silent as TO his career in Washington,
especially in his wife's presence. When
asked what had become of the tripkets la.
dies in Washington had given him, which nc
had worn when he left and while here, he
admitted, with some show of feeling. that
his wife had tax IN them from him. after he
got nonenld ahe heard what old Pedro
said OF the beauty of the ladies ht had seen
In Washington, and their attentions TO him.
10 was also told by Mr. Stevenson that since
his wife heard all this from Pedro, the
Moqui's domestic relations had boon decid-
edly unpleasant.
Pedro it seems, had not intended 10
make mischief, but merely being carried
away himself by The force Of the facts he
had TO nerrate, wished TO impress his peo-
pie as strongly as possible with the stlpe-
riority OF those he had met in his travels,
aud the warmth of the reception given him
and his companions by such superior be.
ings, which, of course, added greatly to his
own Importance. 1t does seem sorae-
what ludicrous to think OF Wash
ington society having had dis
turblng influence upon that of distant
luni, n town unlike any other in the world,
and differing in manners, language, and
race from the inhabitants OF any other.
Pedros own wife is old, like himself, and
has not apparently thought of his making
any conquess while absent, or of his aflec.
ions straying after white ladies' but the
other married women whose husbands were
acre, viii not be willingto have them travel
,oon agiain;--I Washington dispatch to N.
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