The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-12
TRUE TO HER DU9KY LOVER.
A Washington Belle Engaged to a
Young Choctaw Chief

AOO0G SlAOOAoW SAA4CAs
WASHINGTON, March 10.-A press
dispatch from Pierre, Oak, mar
rating the engagement of a Wash
ington girl to Chaska, a worthless full
blooded Sioux Indian of that town, draws
attention to a romantic story slowly un-
travelling here in Washington Miss Belle
Cora Fellows, the heroine of the Dakota
story, Is not known here, but she has her
prototype in one Of the bellies of the carital.
Connecticut avenue Is the favorite prone
made of the crowds Of worshippers who at
tend the veSper services of the chapels in
the West End on Sunday afternoon, and it
Is quite the correct thing upon coming from
church 10 Join the stream of pedestrians
slowly stroling out to the Chinese Embassy
and back. Among the young people who
thronged the avenue last Sunday no one
failed to notice a handsome, graceful bru-
nette, stylishly attred, walking with tall,
wel-made youth whose SwarthY complex
ion indicat d that he was certainly not
Caucasian. His costume at once proclaimed
his race. Though wearing a full SUIT of
glistening broadcoth. his calves were in
cssed in embroidered leggings deliberately
fringed, and upon his head he wore a wide
sonb ero. His face, however, was ex-
trenely intelligent and the handsome
couple elected many admiring comments.
The young lady is the daughter Of a
prominent Washington family and the IN
dian youth is a full-blooded Choctaw. Two
years ago the young lady and her father
VINO Is a very eccentric gentleman and has
journeyed half the world over with no other
companion than his daughter, travelled
through the Indian Territory. While on
the Settlements Of the Choctaw Nation the
old gentleman was stricken with fever
and laid for weeks between life and death
He and his daughter had taken up their
abode with an aged squaw, the widow of
once powerful chief, a contemporary of old
Col. Pitchlynn, chief of the Choctaws, who
for many seasons was a familiar figure
about Washington, where he spent the last
years of his life in a vain effort 70 secure
the payment of claim of 81 600 900 Tor
stores and supplies furnished by his tribe 70
the Union army during the late war
IhlS OH squaw had an only son. who in
herited considerable estate from his father
and possessed great influence in the Choc-
taw nation. He had enjoyed unusual eiu-
cational advantages and IS SAID 70 have
spent year or 50 in the Indian school al
Hampton. The romantic fancy OF the girl
at once fastened upon this young IndIan
chieftain, and with no eye but that Of the
old SQuaW u,on them their OPPORTUNITIES
for quiet little tete-a-:etes were numerous
Finally after weeks OF uatient nursing and
anxious watching, the Old man became con-
valescent aud left for the East. taking with
him his daughter, who parted from her In
dian lover with many tears.
Her father, who had discovered his
daughters penchant for the young Iudisn.
forbade any correspondence between Che
pair, and for two years the girl never heard
from her dusky lover except Indirectly.
About month ago, however, the young
Indian came on to Washington to attend t.
certain details in the prosecution Of a
Choctaw claim before the courts. The case
has been in litigation for many years. aud
Is now in a fair way to be favorablv Ge-
cided, the Supreme Court of the Unit. /
States having already rendered. a verdict
IN favor of the claimants On the most i'm
portant points involved The chief conten-
tion has been over the loyalty Of the Choc.
taws to the Union cause
Cpon arriving here lie sought ont his
dark-eyed lady love and seCu ed several in
terviews with her before her father stIs-
pected hs presence in thu cl.v. Ii is sa I'd
thai. touched by hi, daughters constancy
70 her dusky lover, he has given a reluctant
consent 20 their engagement. with the I'M
Outstanding tlat they snail 1derso another
probationary term Of at least a year. The
young mans share If the Choctaw claim is
said TO be about $4,000.