Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-03-14
AN INDIANS ROMANCE.

Pretty Girls Marriage O q Well.
Known Comanche Chief.
correspondent Of the st. Louis Globe.
democrat was in the Union depot at Fort
Worth, Tex, the other morning, and saw
lady who. a few years ago, was the
heroine OF a very peculiar romance, that
1t the time created good deal of com.
ment among those who were cognizant of
its facts. In the latter part of the sum-
mer and early fall of 1888 the Kiowa and
Comanche Indians made frequent visits
10 Wichita Falls for the purpose of trad
ing and to meet stockmen who wanted to
secure lease privileges In this country.
Among these Indians, and one of the
most frequent visitors of the place. was
Permancer, or, as he was better known.
Captain Jack, who. while not a chief
among the tribe, was a Lieutenant of the
Indian police, and was very fine speci.
man OF the noble red man.
He was a member of Touchpony,s band
of "coacf a toker" (buffalo- eaters) Com-
anches, and was, perhaps, the most earn
est and influential man on the reservation.
In favor of leasing their lands for grazing
purposes. He could speak the English
language fairly well, and was employed
oy one OF the stockmen holding cattle on
this reservation.
About this time Miss Lou Culbertson
came to reside at Wichita Falls. She
saw Jack, and seemed to fall desperately
In love with him. Size was about 20
years old and very fine looking woman.
being the perfection of female develop
ment. She was fairly educated and was
well connected, having been reared by an
uncle who was wealthy. She made
Jacks acquaintance.
When told that Jack already had A
squaw, she did not seem abashed in her
desire to unite her fortunes with the hand.
some Comanche, and made no secret Of
her attachment and willingness to marry
Jack.
When the affair became known, many
friends of the young lady tried every way
possible to dissuade her from linking her.
self to an Indian, but Jack to her eyes
seemed to be perfection, and he soon be-
came as anxious to consuinmate matters
as she was. Colonel p. B. Hunt. who was
at that time agent of these Indians, made
inquiry as to the character Of the girl,
and, as her record was good and her
family OF the best, he performed the cere-
mony that united them in marriage. For
a time Jack was as devoted husband as
could be wished by any woman, and
treated his pale-faced wife with due con-
sideration.
Scarce two months had passed, when
she being somewhat indisposed, the
agency doctor was called. Without inyes-
tigation as to the truth or falsity OF the
doctors report, Jack announced that ha
was not going to live with his wife any
longer. She went TO Fort Sill and lived
with the family of the Post Surgeon for
about year as one of the domestics of
the doctors household, still hoping to se-
cure recognition Of her rights as a member
Of the Comanche people. Failing in this,
she then came TO Texas again and has
lived in several towns in the northern
part of the State. She is now proposing
to secnre recognition OF her rights as a
member of the tribe by virtue Of her mar.
riage with Jack. He has tried to induce
her to return and live with him, and sho
has recently promised to do %.