Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-11-30
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circles the question. lis marriage q
ia lurep" is beginning to attract a
great. deal of attention.
Mr.. Soiled Dog opened up the dis
cuss en- 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 of the
yoke.
Many are i'm favor of the simple and
touching custom that has for centuries
| obtained among the natives of New
South Wales In that country when
| native wants n wife. according to a
lady who visited New South Wales
quite recently, "he falls upon some
young woman, chokes her so she CAN
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 tr, be until the expi-
ration Cf this period. When he does
take her back. if she utters no COM
plant OF hunger against him-that is.
If she does rot show that he has utter
ly failed to supply her with suflic ent
worms. kangaroo meat and snakes
he can keep her. But for year no
for if they catch him they will kill him
and take the young woman back. The
sign of the married state adopted by
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 tho deft and ingenious
method Of attracting the attention OF
one we love by choking her instead 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
II be adopted generally 1t is thought
that IT will encourage athletics and
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 tribe should the custom
prevail the loud "honk" of the chok.
ing maiden and the low PUNK of the
little finger joints falling upon the
frozen ground would ill the air.
Costumes for autumn, both among
Sioux ladies and gentlemen, are found
TO have undergone very little change.
House slippers, consist NO of one
coffee sack for each foot. held in place
with wool twines. are growing in
favor. Knit underwear trimmed with
fur, makes a striking costume for
street wear.
Probably nothing ut an evening
gathering so far has attracted more at
tention than the Directore costume OF
oward McWalloper. the soc al leader.
ut the select hurrah and feed held by
the Messrs. and Mcsdames Shacknasty
Pete He wore his hair reached be.
hind and beaded in front, while across
his brow he wore tho pelt of a prairie
dog.
The balance of his costume consist
of health corset with lambrequin of
new-mown hay around the base.
A straw ride will be given on Friday
by Pu-ma-le -at-te-we-wan- TX e-ge-ke, or
The Early Dwarf Cylone that pulls
out-artes with lis teeth. pro.
vided he can borrow team. Bal
Aye, ia NeD York World.