The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-05-10
ROMANTIC MARRIAGE.
Haiohe, Handle. ,he Beautiful Indian
 Maiden. Mar. White Man

Mr. George Iess Il had often read ot beautiful Indian rsai dens. and how fathers ne9uently gave white sons.in.law barrels oi money llr I-g>cn. upon at- rNing ,n Nrkan saw was somcwhai in need ', mane' Al embarrassing oon- aiaan whether nan be m Arkaa>aw oi in Any o;eet Stlsr ..ad n sies oi an ch- teipuse waiea had been long con templaied by hin, he de. lded te lepalt a; once to the Indian Territory and throw his stock on the matrimonial nal- ke,. \, tott smith he was told ,hai several ( hoeta~ glrls he.ng d short a,s. tame from that fly. particularly desired marriage to vt men. and that ,heu fathers. in of cementiny eternal friendship between the two races, weie altesna,ely dancing on the heel and toe ot eApe, ian }.
 - eo4 CT eueh. sad Mt Legson. "I have been refused several tunes on !, oant of poverty, ana l wlil show the v.in gifis of otVilis ation iha, out III the Indian wlids there are pure maldens nlsh affection untainished by greed for gold .
 Several days afterwards. Mir. Legson sffived Il ihe cabin of Bow-Leg lohn, an old ChootAw noted for hts fiiendlincss towards the whites. He was delighted to see Mir. egson, and grasplng him by Il hand. invited hln into Inc house
 :" You remind me of Logan. ch,ei of the Mingoes." sad the vis,ior. who though, tha, hls hos, must be well up Tn Indian classics.
 " He Uni,e'. states deputy marshal >' asked Inc old man.
 Logan Oh, no. He was gfea, Indian and made spec hes"
 And told hecp lies = man"
 The sisltor saw that the old man had noi re .d Inc old sc hool books. and hanged the ,Hpleci ,o enc winch the noble red man could understand. He had heard oi the beauty and accomplishments of old Johns daughter Would the old man gve her to hlm. res, he would 4 hln, concerning john financial standing was answered shrewdiy, and the visitor, de lighted al the prospects. asked for ,he maiden. She came. The visitor was rather shoe ked. She had thick lips, gre.; awkward hands, was pigeon .,oed, and snii:ied A, though a perpetual cold had settled m her nose. Looks. though m view of such virtue, such innocence of worldly avaroe, amounted ,o nothing The name of the beautiful creature was Ha,che, Handle. This was objection able, bu, he could change n 4 few weeks of married life would effect great l reform
 Hsiches Handle" sad Sir. legson, l have come iAr b see you. In my home among the distant ....'s, across many rivers, heard of your goodness and-and beauty. loved you then and 1 love you now and wan, ,o marry you"
 Hatchet Handle sniffied, blew her ol- factory plug, arose and kicked dog. Thn was unlady-like behavior, bu, Dushel of money descended from a re- mote chief, had much influence. She vas not fluent of speech, bu, she gave her wooer to Hnders,and tha, she would mary him at the drop of 6 straw hat, and ina, article of is.d-2ear would be dropped at once.
 The ceremony vas unossenfztIous. The i bride wore the larger par ,f q calico dress
 The next morning Legson thought th a, | he would speak to the old man concern ing the money. The old fellow sad ugh and told the son-tn-law that a 1 mule and plox awaited him. The poor sei.o~, dece:yed and slnos. hear.b,ok.n, ran away. but party oi Indians followed him 10 Fon Smith and consigned him to the care Of his father-in-lzw. He now1 wears pair of copperas breeches and hickory shin, and, report says, IS com peiled to do the washing and cooking for the family.