The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-03-27

The stock raiser pulled quart bottle,
with an outline of Pixies peak blown IN on
one side oil Il, from his Overcoat pocket,
took drink, passed it on, and when 1t
came back to him took another drink and
said 'I'm pretty much a newcomer IN
this country. Most OF my ilfe rs cattle
man has been pass IN western Kansas
and Nebraska where | know every inch of
the land from Medicine Lodge TO Fort
Robinson our story reminds me of some
thing that happened in northwestern Ne
braska about four years ago. Old Man
Norris owned q big ranch out there, and
when he got his house built he made his
two daughters 90 out and hive in 1t. Ihey
were delicate girls, and II was terrible
place to put them Indians were roaming
around freely, and the white men they saw
were a good deal more savage than the
Indians. The girls had been iairly educa-
ted and they had tastes which made their
life on the ranch extremely irRsOme. One
of them was romantic girl who saw
possible lover or knight in every man who
came along. white or red but the other
refused to be interested in anything, and
before very long sickened and died. It so
happened that a young Indian from Fort
Robinson, named Lone Crow, was at the
house on the day of the funeral, and, see
ing the young girl in tears, he spoke to her
pleasantly and sympathetically- he was
a pretty good looking fellow, II he was a
redslrir1 and when she gaZed upon his
stalwart frame and handsome features
she took as much interest in him as he In
her He managed TO get around that way
Frequently after that until II became the
talk among the cowboys that the girl had
an Iniun lover. The white men often
talked of resentinl his familiarity, and
on one occasion, when a few of them had
a good deal OF whisky aboard, they tried
to maui him but he threw one of them
against a tree and broke his leg, and cut
another one in the lip 50 he can't talk
plain TO this day.
Finding that things were approaching
crisis. Mr.. Crow proposed and was ac-
cppted As the facilities for getting mar
ried were not very good, it became neces-
sary to ask the old mans consent. Al
first he StOrmed and SwOre, and threatened
to whip the girl and her lover. He ordered
the girl to her room, and told the Indian
that if he ever came around Lhat way
again he would brain him. This made
/ Crow ugly. and, after a good deal of talk,
he attacked the old man and gave him the
worst thraShuG a white man ever received
from an Indian. The girl, hearing the
disturbance, peeked in at the door and
gave Grow word OF ehcourae3S h5ehI
When the old man spied her he yelled:
q liza. ] cave Take the savage away
before ! Kill him. l can't make HIM under
stand
al liza ran up and seiziug Crow by tht
arm, led him of N hen the old gentleman
got up and recovered his breath, he said
'HOu can have him, liza. but on one cOndl
tion, and that is that the miserable Gus
wears United States clothes and leaves M
alone. ! want peace in the family. but l
he ever jumps on me again Ill carve mn
into saudwiChcsn
'The conditions We're agreed TO and tn
wedding took place as soon as the old MAJ
could get n missionary. Crow makes
very good husband and his wife seems Z
enjoy lie Since she had 10 lead sem
savage sort of a life, why not have a say
f age husband, yn