Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-03-07

love.
Lieut. Livingstone insisted on mar
riage according to both the rites of the
church and the red man, and according
to the testimony OF those who knew the
parties it was consummated. In the
meantime rumor, with her thousand
tongues, spread the story far and wide
till it reached the homes OF the Living.
stones in New York. The Lieutenant's
mother was plunged into an excess Of
shame and indignation at her sons con-
duct the father had a fit of most un-
aristocratic rage, and the valiant old
man started for the West, determined
to push on for Fort Laramie, whatever
lions or Indians lay in his path, and pre-
vent this most unnatural and dangerous
liaison from going further. Out on the
plains dreadful stories of Indian massa-
cres and border troubles came to his
ears, and the old fellow hurried back to
govt and civilization.
Beyond the Rocky mountains the
Fort Laramie idyl was nearing its end.
A few months of happiness went by, the
old chief loving the young man as his
son, the daughter evidently finding an
earthly paradise with her solder lover.
Here we touch the shadow Of great
mystery. Was her husband true or
false? All the soldiers know is that he
suddenly left the garrison with scout
ing party. Was 1t to obey the call of
duty, or had he tired Of his Indian bridef
For the rest the old chief saw that his
beautiful prairie flower was fading, The
rest is soon told. In few short months,
in giving birth to beautiful child with
the sanctity Of great sorrow resting OH
its little brow, Pauline died. And about
three weeks after the young life persisted
too. In the meantime, many of the
soldiers had left to quell some Indian
disturbances that were occurring at the
lime, and the whole story Of Pauline's
death was unknown to them. 1t was in
the beautiful days Of early autumn, and
the rare enchantment of the matchless
Indian summer lay over everything. In
the dying glories of rarely beautiful
day in the fall of 1867 the soldiers were
returning to the garrison. As they ap.
preached its familiar surroundings they
we're surprised at seeing a large con-
curse of other soldiers in the garrison
mustered around some object. Later
hey discovered that many Indians were
in the party, and thought that some
hing of an unusual character must be
'ranspiring.
A nearer approach and a few moments
observation and inquiry revealed the
significance of the scene. Spotted Tail
nd his whole band with all the soldiers
the garrison had turned out to cele.
brate with the most solemn Indian rites
the funeral of the old chiefs daughter
and her child. The blue coats and gild-
ed buttons of the soldiers, mingled WITH
the fantastic attire and picturesque dis
play of color shown by the braves, the
wailing Of the Indian women, and the
funeral rites, made all the more solemn
and impressive to the mind of the sol
diers from the novelty and mystery con-
nected with them. These ceremonies
were celebrated on a small elevation Or
q mound. In the soldiers ceremony at
Fort Laramie Spotted Tail and his
whole band, the old chief riding ahead,
followed by all his warriors, and the
whole company uttering frightful moan
ings. The squaws, many of them mount
ed on ponies, came with their hair dis.
heveled and hanging loosely over their
shoulders and the front of their persons.
Looking around them the soldiers soon
saw the place designed for Pauline's
sepulcher. On the top Of four upright
posts the warriors placed plain white
box about four feet wide, nine feet long,
and four feet deep. Thi, box contained
Pauline, and in it the Indians placed
various articles for the young woman's
use in her journey to the happy hunting
grounds. Among these articles were
buffalo robes, various kinds Of furs and
skins, two saddles, and two dirks with
elegantly-ornamented handles. There
were also three bows and bunch Of
arrows, made after the fashion OF the
Cheyenne tribe, of which Spotted Tail
and his family were members.
The box being filed and placed on the
poles, the chief made q signal that il
should be brought forward. A number
of ponies from outside Of the cemetery
were brought in. Out Of all that grea
Z herd there was selected one beautiful
animal. They then Placed on the pom.
| their choicest Indian gear, spotted RIB
= bons, beads, feathers, etc. Spotted
Tail then got down from his pony, which
was similarly decorated. The first pony
q from the care bestowed in its selection
, was supposed to be the best in the per
. ty, and the other, as it belonged to tn
Q chief, was, of course, thought not +
rank far behind it in excellence. Thes
!. ponies we're, according to the Indian
o theology, designed for Pauline's us
8 during the long journey she would hav
y to make before reaching the happ
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