Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-12-06

So she was ostracized. In Sioux
circles the question. lis marriage q
fa lureP" is beginning to attract
great deal of attention.
Mr. Soiled Dog opened up the dis
cuss on and has called for an express
SION of opinion. He finds growing
sentiment, both at the Sioux aud other
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 for centuries
obtained among the natives of New
South Wales In that country when
a native wants wife. according to
lady who visited New South Wales
quito recently. 'he falls upon some
young woman, chokes her SO she cam
not cry out, and runs with her into the
bush. There he must stay with her
for three or four months He cannot
return to his own TT be until the eXpi-
ration If this period. When he does
take her back, if she alters no com.
plant OF hunger against him-that is.
If she does not show that he has utter
~ failed to supply her with suflic ent
worms. kangaroo meat and snakes
he can keep her. But for year he
must stay out of the way of her tribe,
for if they catch him they will Kill him
and take the young woman back. The
sign of the married state adopted bv
the women is the pulling out of one
front tooth. When the male becomes
Benedict he Indicates the joyful fact
by cutting off the little finger of his
ght hand at the first joint" Some
changes may be made IN this custom,
but in the main il is growing in favor.
especially the def aud ingenious
method of attracting the attention OF
wedd ng her first and then choking
her afterwards.
Should the above rule be adopted
generally, an effort will Of course be
made TO strike out the word "kang-
aroo and insert the word ''coyOte"
instead.
The Social Chief of the Cut-On
Band, Sward McWalloper, is doing all
he can to advance this custom among
those who belong to his set Should
4 be adopted generally 1t is thought
that It will encourage athletics and II
more widespread enthusiasm among
both young and old in the direction of
physical training and the growth of
muscular strength. One young warrior
said that in his tr be shoud The custom
prevail tho loud "honk' Of the chOk-
ING maiden aud the low PUNK of the
little liuger joints falling upon the
frozen ground would I'LL the air.
Costumes for autumn, both among
Sioux ladies aud gentlemen. are found
to have undergone very little change.
House slippers, consist NC of one
coffee sack for each foot, held in place
with wool twincs. are growing in
favor. Knit underwear trimmed with
fur. makes II striking costume for
street wear.
Probably nothing ut an evening
gathering so far has attracted more at
tention than the Directoire costume of
Sward McWalloper, the soc al leader
at the select hurrah and feed held by
the Messrs. and MesdamcS Shacknasty
Pete. He wore his hair reached be.
hind and beaded in front, while across
his brow he wore the pelt of prairie
dog.
The balance of his costume consist
of a health corset with lambrequin of
new-mown hay around the base.
A straw ride will he given on Friday
by Pu-ma-e -at-tewe wan Ike ge-ke, or
The Early Dwarf Cylone- that pulls
s-with-his-teeth, pro.
vided he can borrow team. -BHI
Me-, in N,W York World.