Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-06-03
SAM HOUSTON'S WIFE.
Tho Romantic Story Related by a
Venerable Squaw.
How tho Great Hunter TrIcIled M Indian
Rival In Order to Secure His indian
Bride - His Loyalty to
tho Estate.


Il tour of the reservations of the Kiowas.
Comanchcs and Wichitas in that part of
the Indian territory adjacent to the
Panhandle, made the acquaintance of
Granny Houston" venerable Indian
woman who claims to be the widow of
Gen. * ~ Houston, the Texas patriot.
I'VE %I-C U3hcrcd," says the CORE
spondcrt, "into n small vi,.~a,n. in the
center of which sat the oldest living
representative CT the southwestern
tribes, Il small. shrivclcd creature.
those skin rescmblcd q bag of leather,
hut whose eyes contained a surprising
luster, considering that she had reached
her one hundred and ninth year. She
extended her hand when we entered.
hut did not attempt to rise from the
wcll-worn panther hide upon which she
rested. Granny Houston is influential
among the Wichitas. and makes heap
good medicine although it is pretty
Generally believed that she is Cherokee
by birth, and was adopted in her youth
by the hostile Wichitas, who carried
her off on one of their raids.
AT my desire, Cora Caruth, full
bloodcd Wichita maiden who had been
educated in the east. piled the old lady
with questions and interpreted the an
S,"crS for our benefit. From Cora s inter
probation we framed the following
STORY. commencing from the time that
white Moon, as she was then called,
says she met the Texas patriot, when
campcd wiCh the tribe on the Canadian
river, close to the present site of Web
hers Falls:
The braves were over in Texas on n
biz hunt, and White Moon was III front
OF the old chiefs wigwam stretching
and otherwise curing various assert
mcnt of hides and furs for her father
The head chief YVES Il great hunter. ana
kept his only daughter III constant crl.
ploymcnt One forenoon, when thus
Engaged. large white boat, contain
Ing one white man and three ChcrOl1ecS.
landed within few PAGES of Whit"
EIoon. The former was dressed in buck
skin, and had long hair and bright eyes
When he observed the girl he left his.
companions, and. smiling upon her, adj
dressed her in Cherokee.
The other siluaws then came for
ward to greet the strange Indians, and
soon cooked large meal of turtle ant
door meat which the visitors appeared
White Canoe, as hc was called by hi
Cherokee comrades, placed IL gold chai'
around White Moons neck and callc,
hcr his little wife. Two days after
ward the white man took the India!
girl in his boat on Il hunting and GShin.
trip.
But there was Il rival to Whit
Moons hand in the person of Lit:lp
Wolf. an unsc-uDulCu5 savage. Tho
old chief. to settle the dispute in y
r"acGaBlG manner, and ANXIOUS u keep
on friendly terms with the youny war.
r;or who had great influence in hi
TIDE, made the following proposition.
which was in every respect unfavorablC
10 White Canoe.
Each contestant was to go to wal
alone against the Chcycnnes with
whom thc Wichitas were ut variance
and the first who returned with tho
cncmy's scalp and arrows would thcr
aNd there wed the chicitain's daughter
Little Wolf yelled with triumph; Inc
know that White Canoe would not be
likely to take u scalp even under tho
circumstances. White Canoe rcmcm
h"rcd to have passed through settle
EcIlt CT CnCrOkGeS some Weeks prcVl
",Is, Gmong whom nc had observed
v,.rious war trophies captured from The
CAcy@nncS and Arapahocs. lie rod>
directly to the point and purchased ;
full paraphcrnalia, including what II,
ait"rward represented to the OLD chic
aS a. dead Indians war horse B2for'
the return of Little Wolf, White Moo;
nNd White Canoe danced on the bul
hide and were united.
Granny Houston then told the stor,
Of their welded bliss, low they passc;
iA"0Y moons toTrth"r-Whitc Cano
h.t1ting and fishing, while she made
l,,.lA for BIN in their wigwam IL,
this l. tcn was suddenly broken int
by whi.a strangers. who cana to to
NoAStol Of the outrages of the Mcxicau
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