The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-06-25
MRS. cHAsKA's MISTAKE.
Miss Cora Belle Fellows Romance II
called by Her Application for Divorce.


called by Her Application for Divorce.
WASHINGTON, June 24.-The latest
chapter in the dramatic history Of Mrs.
Cora Belle Fellows Chaska has caused
something OF sensation in Washing
ton, where she is well-known.
Her reported endeavor to get q di-
yorce from her Indian husband is look
cd on as the natural sequel Of q mar
riage that shocked her society friends
and brought sorrow to the home OF her
friends.
Miss Cora Belle Fellows was the
bright, attractive daughter Of Homer
Fellows, u clerk in the Surgeon
Generals office in the War Department.
She had been well educated, and had
adopted school teaching as aprofession.
She was a member OF DR.. Sunderland's
Presbyterian church, where President
and Mrs. Cleveland were Communi-
cants, and took quito prominent
and active part in church work.
Socially she was great fayorite,
and had many friends among the old
resident class OF Washington. She
made quite study OF the Indian ques-
ton and became possessed OF desire
to devote her life to the red man as his
teacher. Her parents tried to dissuade
her from burying herself in an Indian
mission, and her friends added their en-
treaties to stay in Washington and con-
tinue to adorn the social circle in which
she was SO brilliant an ornament, but
Miss Cora turned deaf ear to these
arguments. She believed her mission
in lie was to instruct the savage, and
she set her face toward the DGkotas.
Finally Miss Cora secured an appoint
ment as teacher at one OF the Sioux
agencies in South Dakota, and was not
long in establishing herself in her new
work. She was popular teacher. Not
only was her school room filed with lit
tie Indian girls and boys, but young
braves, old enough to use the toma-
hawk and wear war paint and feathers,
came to the wigwam Of the white squGw
and received their elementary instruc.
ton. The school would have prospered
had not Cupid entered and caused
hi3 usual discord. Among the
pupils OF higher grade was Sam
Uhaska, q full-blooded Sioux, but
who seemed anxious to adopt
the white mans mode OF life and to gain
white mans education. Chaska and
his fair teacher fingered oft over vulgar
fractions, and together entered the ole
mentary branch OF natural philosophy
Miss Cora finally grew SO indispensable
to the young chief that he concluded to
ask her to enter his wigwam and be-
come his wife. With all his native elo-
ouence he pleaded his cause. Cora al-
lowed her enthusiasm in the Indian
work to overcome her, and she consent
ed TO marry Chaska, the ceremony being
performed according to the conventional
form.
Hardly had the marriage taken place
before the bride realized her mistake.
Chaska did not prove the magnificent
specimen OF natures true nobleman
that she had pictured him to be. He
inherited the Indians natural aversion
to earn q livelihood and supporting a
family. When next heard from the
Chaskas were represented in numerous
dispatches as figuring on the stago Of
dime museum. 1t is but fair to say that
the accounts Of their having exhibited
themselves in cheap shows were never
absolutely confirmed. The next chap
ter opens with the advent OF little
Chaska, for n copper-hued pappoose has
raised its infantile whoop in the lodge
OF Sam. This news is. followed by the
report from Chamberlain, s. D., yester-
day, that Mrs. Chaska has decided to
apply for divorce from Sam.
The causes which lead to the applica-
ton for . divorce are not given, butthey
can readily be traced to dissimilarity
OF race, temperament and education.
Mr.. Homer Fellows, the father OF Mrs.
Chaska, denied having any knowledge
of his daughters action. About year
ago, he said, she left home in huff on
account OF her parents opposition toh her
marriage with IN Indian. Since then
none OF her relatives have heard from
her. Mr.. Fellows was very much agita-
ted when speaking about his daughter,
and said that he and his family feltmost
keenly the disgrace that had come upon
them.