Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-02-14
AN INDIANS LOVE.
Pathetic Story of Rain-iu-the-Face
and HIS Child.

IL sometimes seems hat love and
tenderness are strangers to the fierce
and warlike characters of the world
who have acquired their fame through
most bloody and heartless deeds. To
a whose mind turns from war and
slaughter with the impression that all
concerning il Is terrible. brutal and in
human. the assertion that the warrior
especially IL he be n dusky saw
age-has a heart which il touched by
the subtle influences of affection.
sounds like the driveling OF a senti-
mentalist
Yet those who have studied the lives
OF these grim and savage warriors
who have stripped the better being OF
it, coarse and hardened exterior-haye
found the fires OF affection warm aglow.
In every human being Is an instinct
waich. although dormant. alas, too
much of the time. is admirable and
noble when aroused.
have never known n more touching
career than that of Rain-in-the-Face.
one Of the most notorious OF the sioux
chiefs. whose record during the ate
Indian wars excited horror among the
whites and envy among his savage
rivals. Rain-in-the-Face il to-day the
most famous Of the Sioux. with the
exceptions OF Sitting Bull and Gall.
1t was he who. while under arrest at
Fort Lincoln for n crime which wouId
have nsured his death on conviction.
broke from the guard-house and es-
capped. although the guards were keen
Ing careful watch about the building.
Tall. handsome. fierce and daring. he
was the pride OF his followers. He
knew no fear and recognized no dan
ger Always ready for the war-path.
ne was looked upon by the Indians AS
an ideal chief; and by his vigorous
prosecution Of the war which ended so
d~isastrously to the immortal Custer.
he gained a worldwide reputation.
But to turn from war to the story d,
his domestic life. With the admira,
ton OF the chiefs warriors came the
love of a maiden-one of the most
beautiful of another. but friendly.
tribe Rain-in-the-Face returned the
love. and accepted the object of his
ahection for his bride The marriage
was an event Of great Importance
among the Indians. and many were the
giits bestowed upon the envied pair.
With his fame as a warrior and his
loving bride, the daring chief seemed
to have reaped the full eward of an
active n Tin the Indian mind) a noble
career.
Lille was filled with happiness fo-
Rain-in-the-Faee. The sun never kissed
a happier pair. Without the cares and
burdens oil society, with no exactino
rules OF etiquette. with only the whis-
pering wind for music and the starry
heaven for a roof. the Indian bride
and groom could drink the full and
lavish sweetness of their love.
But wherever found, whether In the
palace of the King or the wigwam of
the savage. love is inconstant. After
period OF true devotion to his wife.
a sudden change came over Rain-in-
the-tace. He learned that the maiden
whom he had taken unto himself was
not the object upon which his love
could center. He still regarded her
with kindness. but his affections were
transferred to another-not another
maiden but to the chubby boy who had
come to crown his life with pride and
glory.
Inc babe was yet a bit of tawny.
ex~pressionless flesh. when he saw in
Hs minds y pictures Of greatness foe