The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-30
MISS FELLows.s MARRIAGE.

Her Love is Paie-Face with a Few Drop
of Indian Blood in His Veins.
Washington Special to Chicago News.
The Post this morning says Mr.. Homer Eel
lows the father of Miss Fellows. smoke as fol-
lows to Post reporter last night, upon being
shown the above dispatch:
s'My family and myself have been made the
subject Of unpleasant public notice through the
malicious dispatches sent out from Pierre, d.
T., regarding my daughters wedding / have
remained silent, wishing with perfect confidence
to hear from her. Letters have finally arrived
tonight. from my daughter and one from
her intended husband, Mr.. Samuel Campbell.
The letters dated March IL, and announce
that the marriage would be solemnizsd at the
Episcopal church on the reservation. March 16.
I'm my daughters letter she describes Mr..
Campbell, not Indian, but tall. fair.
and intelligent, the nephew of Rev. DR.. Han
ford, the Episcopal rector. He owns a farm in
Nebraska, but is now in the employ of the bu-
reau of Indian affairs. and Is stationed at Fort
Bennett. My daughter met Mr. Campbell while
she was teaching at Fort Bennett, and became
engaged on the oath of August last Mr. Camp
bell, in his letter TO me, says he has a slight
trace of Indian blood In his veins, and from this
frail foundation has been built up the tissue of
furnished the material for the sensational arti-
c1es which have appeared illustrated by pictures
OF full blooded Sioux Indian, pretending to be
pictures of Mr.. Campbell"
Mr.. Fellows showed the letters to the reporter.
They were written evidently before the writers
had any knowledge of the dispatches which had
been sent out over the country. Miss Fellows
lays her heart bare to her father, and asks his
blessing upon their union. She has said nothing
to her family in regard to her marriage; that
she expected to be able TO return home and be
married in her fathers house, but her lover be-
came impatient of delay, and though man of
substantial means, did not feel able to make
the expensive journey East. hence she has
finally consented to be married In the Episcopal
church on the reservation.
She asks forgiveness If she has not acted WISE
II in being married away from home. After
much thought she acted as she thought best.
She prays for the continued love of her family,
and expresses the hope of being able to visit
them in June. when she has her vacation. She
says that she will continue to teach, and finish
up years work, when she will go with her
husband to lis farm in Nebraska.
Mr. CamDbels letter to his father-in- law-eeck
is straightforward statement of the He
loves Miss Fellows, and is loved in return. They
reason why the nuptials should be longer de-
layed. He fails to state why the family has
been given such short notice to make it inn
possible for any one of them TO reach the scene,
sired He says he is a man Of prop
erty, owns farm in Nebraska,
which is stocked and under cultivation.
He admits that he has some slight mixture of
that why he should not marry Miss Fellows and
make her true husband. He says that he will
live with his wife at her home. and that she viii
continue her labors for the present, as the de-
partment is willing, and he will be occupied IN
making her happy.
The announcement of their daughters mar
rage to Mr.. Campbell is almost as much a sur
prise to Mr.. and Mrs. Fellows as her marriage
TO Chaska would have been. AS she has never
expressed her anxiety about getting the clothes
she bad ordered, or given her family the slight
est.warning of the sensational news which was
flashed over the wires . month ago of her mar
riage to Indian, they were led 10 contradict
hatly the story that Miss Fellows was to be mar
ried A. all.