Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-12-04

Last year at the Pocahontas and
Piute Patriarch balls young lady |
from the Uncompahgre Agency, who
was at the Standing Rock Agency on
visit in the home OF her uncle, Pu-
ma le- at. te- we wan ke-ge-ke, or The
Early Dwarf Cyclone That Pulls
Out Artesian- w ellis With His Teeth,
undertook to dress little differently
from what the rules had been there.
wearing on one occasion a complete
costume of pink tulle, simply gathered
at the throat and falling to her feet,
beng only caught back here and
there by a nail or knot in the Hoor.
Nothing like it had ever been heard
of by the Sioux Nation, and the beau
tiful Young Utess, who had been at
one time Sabbath school scholar
near Ouray, where she learned to Ou-
ray for civilization, babe fair to cap
tnre the entire Sioux tribe, so far as
the young men were concerned.
| Sward McWalloper sent her a
note written on an old piece of
bark with pokeberry juice and paint
brush in which, by the means OF va
rlous Indian characters characters
which nobody need feel proud Of,
either - that he had learned from
what he considered good authority
that she had purchased the material
for her costume by selling berries
which she had picked for that pur-
pose.
So she was ostracized. In Sioux
circles, "Is marriage failure?' is
| beginning to attract great deal OF
attention.
Mr.. Soiled Dog opened up the dis
cussion and has called for an express
sion Of opinion. He finds a growing
sentiment, both at the Sioux aud 9TH
er agencies, in favor of more elastic
marriage law among them. Too
often, when it is too late, parties find
they are too mean to live together
and then they desire to throw off the
yoke.
Many are in favor of the simple
and touching custom that has fol-
centuries obtained among the natives
t of Now South Wales. In that coun
try when a native wants a wife, &C
j cording to lady who visited New
e South Wales quite recently, she falls
i. upon some young woman, chokes he
t. so she cannot cry out, aud runs will
l. her into the bush. There he mus
d stay with her for three or fou
l. months. He cannot return to his owl
IS tribe until the expiration OF this pc
z Rod. When he does take her back
t, if she utters no complaint of hunge
., against him-that is, il she does no
y show that no has utterly failed to sup
ply her with sufficient worms, kanga
q roo meat and snakes-he can keel
, her. But for year he must stay on
70 of the way of her tribe, for if the
4 catch him they will kill him and tax
# the young woman back. The sign o
It the married state adopted by the wo
" men is the pulling out of one from
,. tooth. When the male becomes
% benedict he indicates the joyful fac
is by cutting off the little finger of hi
n right hand at the first joint" Som
:, changes may be made in this custom
o but ia the main it is growing in ia
l. vor, especially the deft and ingeniou
Q method of attracting the attention q
q one we love by choking her first in
5. stead Of wedding her first and tho
t. choking her afterwards.
Should the above rule be sdopte
t. generally, an effort of course will b
It made to strike out the word "kanga
Al roo" and insert the word "coyote" in
II stead.
d The Social Chief of the Cut-O
Al Band, Sward New alloper, is dom
Is all he can to advance this custor
n among those who belong to his Sc
10 Should it be adopted generally it
) thought that it will encourage athlet
r les aud more widespread enthus
D. asm among both young and old in tn
or direction of physical training and tn
rs growth of muscular strength. On
o. young warrior said that in his trib,
a should the custom prevail, the lou
ic ''honk" of the choking maiden an
IN the low PUNK of the little finger join
st falling upon the frozen ground woul
fill the air.
ut Costumes for autumn, both anon
,g Sioux ladies and gentlemen, are foun
of to have undergone but very lit
to change.
e. House slippers, consisting of OF